UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

MARK HANSEN, and JASON BUFFER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:20-cv-02142

Hon. Thomas M. Durkin

Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert

AGREED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEFS IN EXCESS OF PAGE LIMIT

Defendant United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) and Plaintiffs Mark Hansen and Jason Buffer 

(collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their attorneys, respectfully request leave to file briefs

in excess of the page limit imposed by Local Rule 7.1 for United’s reply in support of its Motion 

for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 174) and Plaintiffs’ reply in support of their Motion for Class 

Certification (Dkt. 171). In support thereof the Parties state as follows:

1. On July 14, 2023, United filed its Motion for Summary Judgement as to Plaintiffs’ 

Individual Claims (Dkt. 174), and Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 171).

2. On September 8, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Response in Opposition to United’s 

Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkts. 186 (redacted) and 188 (sealed)), and United filed its 

Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Dkts. 184 (redacted) and 185 (sealed)).

3. Pursuant to the Court’s July 18, 2023 Minute Entry (Dkt. 179), United’s reply brief 

in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of their 

Motion for Class Certification are due to be filed on October 6, 2023. 

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4. In accordance with Local Rule 7.1, United respectfully requests leave to file a reply 

brief in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment of no more than twenty-five (25) pages.

5. Plaintiffs, for their part, and also in accordance with Local Rule 7.1, respectfully 

request leave to file a reply brief in support of its Motion for Class Certification of no more than 

twenty-five (25) pages.

6. Good cause exists for granting the Parties their requested relief. The Parties require

additional pages to address the arguments raised in each other’s briefs and, although the Parties

have endeavored to be as succinct as possible, the facts and circumstances of this case necessitate

more than the limit contemplated by Local Rule 7.1 to adequately address the issues raised and 

arguments made in the Parties’ respective responses.

7. In accordance with Local Rule 7.1, both Parties’ reply briefs will include a table of 

contents as well as a table of authorities. 

8. Counsel for both Parties have conferred and have agreed to jointly seek the relief 

sought herein.

WHEREFORE, for the reasons provided above and for good cause shown, the Parties 

respectfully request that the Court grant this motion and grant all such other and further relief that 

the Court deems necessary and proper.

Dated: October 3, 2023

/s/ Daniel J. Kurowski /s/ Sondra A. Hemeryck

Steve W. Berman

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

1301 Second Ave, Suite 2000

Seattle, WA 98101

T: (206) 623-7292

steve@hbsslaw.com

Daniel J. Kurowski

Patricia Brown Holmes

Sondra A. Hemeryck

Eli J. Litoff

Brendan J. Gerdes

RILEY SAFER HOLMES & CANCILA LLP

70 W. Madison Street, Suite 2900

Chicago, IL 60602

Tel. 312-471-8700

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Whitney K. Siehl

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 2410

Chicago, IL 60611

T: (708) 628-4949

dank@hbsslaw.com

whitney@hbsslaw.com

Interim Co-Lead Counsel and Proposed Class 

Counsel

Fax 312-471-8701

pholmes@rshc-law.com

shemeryck@rshc-law.com

elitoff@rshc-law.com

bgerdes@rshc-law.com

Attorneys for Defendant United Airlines, 

Inc.

/s/ Daniel O. Herrera

Daniel O. Herrera

Nickolas J. Hagman

CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER & 

SPRENGEL LLP

136 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 3210

Chicago, IL 60603

T: (312) 782-4880

F: (318 782-4485

dherrera@caffertyclobes.com

nhagman@caffertyclobes.com

Interim Co-Lead Counsel and Proposed Class 

Counsel

-withJoseph G. Sauder

Joseph B. Kenney

SAUDER SCHELKOPF LLC

1109 Lancaster Ave.

Berwyn, PA 19312

Telephone: (888)-711-9975

Facsimile: (610) 421-1326

jgs@sstriallawyers.com

jbk@sstriallawyers.com

Additional Counsel for Plaintiff

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