Exhibit A
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From: Medvene, Catherine <CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>

Sent: Monday, October 16, 2023 6:43 PM

To: Dayton, Lauren; Provance, Matthew D.; Weinstein, Lauren

Cc: Mayer, Mike (EXTERNAL CONTACT); carolyn.gurland@whitecase.com; Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL 

CONTACT); mtoto@whitecase.com; jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; 

dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, 

Britt M.; Deis, Greg; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT); amense@thompsoncoburn.com; Michelle 

Conston; Burke, Christopher; Lv, Kate; Carmen Medici; ML-FICOTeam; Karoomi, Maryana; McGahan, 

Patrick; hscherrer; Barbara Hart; Loureiro, Raul; FICO Plaintiffs

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Attachments: Joint Status Report (Final)(757821913_8).docx; Redline_Joint Status Report (12pm CT version to 5pm 

CT version).docx; FICO's Exs. A-F.pdf

Lauren – 

Please find attached the finalized joint status report, as well as a redline to the version Matt circulated at noon 

today. Given that this is a joint status report related to the case schedule, and there is no guidance on the order of each 

parties’ positions, we have left FICO’s statement first. In addition, we have attached the exhibits FICO intends to file with 

the JSR. 

Please let us know if we have sign-off to file the joint status report as attached. 

Thanks, 

Catherine 

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Catherine E. Medvene

Associate

Mayer Brown LLP 

1999 K Street NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

T +1 202 263 3126 | M +1 908 472 7026 

cmedvene@mayerbrown.com 

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From: Dayton, Lauren <ldayton@mololamken.com>  

Sent: Monday, October 16, 2023 6:13 PM

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Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>; Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT)

<jherbison@winston.com>; amense@thompsoncoburn.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐scott.com>; Burke,

Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen Medici <cmedici@scott‐

scott.com>; ML‐FICOTeam <ml‐ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana <MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>;

McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer <hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart

<bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine <CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul

<RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>; FICO Plaintiffs <FICOplaintiffs@scott‐scott.com>

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Matt,  

Thank you for your patience.  Please find attached the joint report with Plaintiffs’ section inserted.  The two comments

are from Lauren W.  

Best,

Lauren F. Dayton

MoloLamken LLP

300 N. LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60654

T:  (212) 607‐8176

M: (646) 477‐4203

*AdmiƩed in New York.  Not admiƩed in Illinois – pracƟcing under the supervision of Illinois bar members.

From: Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com>  

Sent: Monday, October 16, 2023 10:36 AM

To: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>

Cc: Mayer, Mike (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <MMayer@winston.com>; carolyn.gurland@whitecase.com; Milne, Robert

(EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com; jpace@whitecase.com;

bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com;

Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>; Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT)

<jherbison@winston.com>; amense@thompsoncoburn.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐scott.com>; Burke,

Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen Medici <cmedici@scott‐

scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana <MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan,

Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer <hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>;

Medvene, Catherine <CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>; FICO Plaintiffs

<FICOplaintiffs@scott‐scott.com>

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Yes, we can handle the filing today. Thanks. 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Matthew Provance

Partner 

Mayer Brown LLP 

71 S. Wacker Drive 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

T +1 312 701-8598 

LinkedIn | Twitter

mayerbrown.com
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From: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>  

Sent: Monday, October 16, 2023 10:34 AM

To: Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com>

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(EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com; jpace@whitecase.com;

bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com;

Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>; Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT)

<jherbison@winston.com>; amense@thompsoncoburn.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐scott.com>; Burke,

Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen Medici <cmedici@scott‐

scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana <MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan,

Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer <hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>;

Medvene, Catherine <CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>; FICO Plaintiffs

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Hi Matt,  

I’m in a moot right now. I will get back to you soon on the dates but I don’t foresee major issues. We are still set for a

12pm CT exchange. Are you able to handle the filing tonight (presuming we get you our final position by 5 CT as

planned)?

Lauren

On Oct 16, 2023, at 11:29 AM, Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com> wrote:

  

Lauren – 

I hope that you had a good weekend. We are following up to determine if the edits to the dates that we 

proposed below are acceptable, and if Plaintiffs still intend to exchange their 2-page statement about the 

disputed issues at 12:00 CT. If so, we can drop your section into the joint status report without further 

edits (other than formatting) and re-circulate along with ours, and that will become the operative version 

of the draft. 

Matt

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Matthew Provance

Partner 

Mayer Brown LLP 

71 S. Wacker Drive 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

T +1 312 701-8598 

LinkedIn | Twitter

mayerbrown.com

From: Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com>  

Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 6:08 PM

To: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>

Cc: Mayer, Mike (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <MMayer@winston.com>; carolyn.gurland@whitecase.com;

Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com;
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jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com;

jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>;

Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <jherbison@winston.com>;

amense@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐

scott.com>; Burke, Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen

Medici <cmedici@scott‐scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana

<MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer

<hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine

<CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>; FICO Plaintiffs

<FICOplaintiffs@scott‐scott.com>; FICO Plaintiffs <FICOplaintiffs@scott‐scott.com>

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Lauren –

Thank you for the proposed dates. Please see below for a summary of where we stand. We are largely 

agreed on most dates through the close of fact discovery, subject to a few modest proposed 

modifications which are reflected in the revised joint status report that is attached. We note, of course, 

that the parties are agreeing to dates at the outset before written discovery has been served, discovery 

disputes have been raised and resolved, etc., which may well impact the feasibility of interim dates or the 

schedule for completing fact discovery at-large. As the case develops we expect that Plaintiffs will be 

reasonable about the need for extensions should they arise.

As to the issues that are in dispute, we are OK with 2 pages per side and to an exchange of statements by 

12:00 CT on Monday, with a final exchange at 5:00 CT. Although we were not able to resolve all disputed 

issues, we sincerely appreciate the dialogue with your side and will keep the lines of communication open 

to the extent that we think of ways to narrow or bridge the gap. However, it appears that we are at issue 

on the items noted.

Thanks, 

Matt

Event Ps’ Proposed 

Deadline

FICO’s Proposed 

Deadline

New Proposed Deadline FICO response (10/13 5 

pm)

Fair Isaac’s Answers 

to the Complaints 

Due

October 23, 2023 October 23, 2023 October 23, 2023 Agreed

Plaintiffs to File 

Amended 

Complaints, if Any, 

as to Dismissed 

Claims

-- October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 Agreed

Serve Initial 

Requests for 

Production and 

Interrogatories

-- November 6, 2023 On or before November 

6, 2023

Agreed 

The JSR has been edited to 

state that this deadline is 

for the “Last Day to Serve 

Initial Requests for 

Production and 

Interrogatories”
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Event Ps’ Proposed 

Deadline

FICO’s Proposed 

Deadline

New Proposed Deadline FICO response (10/13 5 

pm)

Submit proposed 

ESI Order and 

Confidentiality 

Order[1]

-- November 6, 2023 November 6, 2023 Agreed

Exchange of Rule 

26(a)(1) Disclosures November 13, 2023 November 13, 2023 November 13, 2023 Agreed

Submit proposed 

Orders regarding 

Expert Discovery, 

Deposition Protocol, 

and Modifications 

to Discovery Limits[2]

-- January 16, 2024 December 15, 2023 Agreed

Substantial 

Completion of All 

Document Discovery

May 14, 2024 July 16, 2024 June 14, 2024 Agreed

Serve Any 

Additional Written 

Discovery 

Requests[3]

September 17, 2024 August 13, 2024

September 17, 2024 

We propose pushing this 

back ~1 month to account 

for any new matters arising 

during depositions, and 

have made a clarifying edit 

to the language in FN 3

Completion of All 

Fact Discovery August 14, 2024 January 15, 2025 December 20, 2024 Agreed

Expert Reports 

(consolidated merits 

and class 

certification reports)

Opening Reports:

October 3, 2024

Response Reports: 

November 19, 2024

Rebuttal Reports: 

December 19, 2024

Opening Reports: 

February 26, 2025

Response Reports: 

April 9, 2025

Rebuttal Reports: 

May 9, 2025 (class 

certification only)

Opening Reports: 

January 31, 2025

Response Reports: 

March 14, 2025

Rebuttal Reports: 

April 14, 2025

Our position on this 

remains unchanged; and 

we propose minor edits to 

these dates to avoid Friday 

deadlines

Opening Reports:

January 30, 2025

Response Reports:

March 13, 2025

Rebuttal Reports:

April 15, 2025

Expert Depositions February 4, 2025 June 20, 2025 May 31, 2025

May 30, 2025

5/31/2025 is a Saturday
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Event Ps’ Proposed 

Deadline

FICO’s Proposed 

Deadline

New Proposed Deadline FICO response (10/13 5 

pm)

Class Certification 

and

Daubert Motions

Motions: March 21, 

2025

Opposition Briefs: 

May 6, 2025

Reply Briefs: June 5, 

2025

Motions: 

July 31, 2025

Opposition Briefs: 

September 11, 2025

Reply Briefs: 

October 14, 2025

Motions: 

July 11, 2025

Opposition Briefs: 

August 22, 2025

Reply Briefs: 

September 23, 2025

We propose minor edits to 

these dates to avoid Friday 

deadlines

Motions: 

July 10, 2025 

Opposition Briefs: 

August 21, 2025 

Reply Briefs: 

September 23, 2025 

Dispositive 

Motions[4]

Motions: July 22, 

2025

Opposition Briefs: 

September 5, 2025

Reply Briefs: 

October 7, 2025

Within 21 days after the 

Court’s ruling on 

motions for class 

certification, the parties 

will meet and confer 

and submit a proposed 

schedule for merits 

expert discovery, 

dispositive motions, and 

Daubert motions for 

merits experts

Motions: November 7, 

2025

Opposition Briefs: 

December 16, 2025

Reply Briefs: January 23, 

2026

Our position remains that 

the dispositive motion 

deadline should be set 

after class; if deadlines are 

to be set now, over our 

objection, we propose 

minor edits to avoid Friday 

deadlines and to build an 

extra week into the parties’ 

reply deadlines to account 

for Christmas and New 

Year’s

Motions: 

November 6, 2025

Opposition Briefs:

December 18, 2025

Reply Briefs:

January 27, 2026

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Matthew Provance

Partner 

Mayer Brown LLP 

71 S. Wacker Drive 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

T +1 312 701-8598 

LinkedIn | Twitter

mayerbrown.com

From: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>  

Sent: Friday, October 13, 2023 4:11 PM

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Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com;

jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com;
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jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>;

Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <jherbison@winston.com>;

amense@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐

scott.com>; Burke, Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen

Medici <cmedici@scott‐scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana

<MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer

<hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine

<CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>; FICO Plaintiffs

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Hi Matt,

  

Just following up regarding FICO’s position on simultaneous class and merits expert discovery.  I am

hopeful we will not have a dispute, but, if we do, we need to know soon so that we can prepare our

submission for a Monday filing following the parameters we discussed yesterday.  Thanks.

  

Best regards,

  

Lauren

  

Lauren M. Weinstein

The Watergate, Suite 500

600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

T: (202) 556-2018;  M: (202) 748-6489

lweinstein@mololamken.com

www.mololamken.com

  

From: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>  

Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2023 3:31 PM

To: Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com>

Cc: Mayer, Mike (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <MMayer@winston.com>; carolyn.gurland@whitecase.com;

Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com;

jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com;

jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>;

Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <jherbison@winston.com>;

amense@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐

scott.com>; Burke, Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen

Medici <cmedici@scott‐scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana

<MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer

<hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine

<CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>; FICO Plaintiffs

<FICOplaintiffs@scott‐scott.com>

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Hi Matt,

  
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Great speaking with you earlier today.  As promised, see attached the authorities we pointed you to

regarding our position that class and merits expert discovery should occur simultaneously.  Please advise

us of your position as promptly as possible.  We are happy to have another conversation tomorrow if

that would be helpful.  We hope we can avoid burdening the Court with this dispute.

  

We will send you a revised case schedule with new dates where we discussed splitting the difference

between what we proposed and what you proposed.  You can expect that either this evening or

tomorrow morning.  Thanks.

  

Best regards,

  

Lauren

  

Lauren M. Weinstein

The Watergate, Suite 500

600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

T: (202) 556-2018;  M: (202) 748-6489

lweinstein@mololamken.com

www.mololamken.com

  

From: Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 9:50 AM

To: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>

Cc: Mayer, Mike (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <MMayer@winston.com>; carolyn.gurland@whitecase.com;

Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com;

jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com;

jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>;

Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <jherbison@winston.com>;

amense@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐

scott.com>; Burke, Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen

Medici <cmedici@scott‐scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana

<MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer

<hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine

<CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>

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Lauren –

Yes, that is our position, and we believe it is consistent with how the majority of courts in this district have 

approached expert discovery in antirust class actions. With that said we are of course willing to listen in 

good faith to plaintiffs’ rationale for why they believe class and merits expert discovery should be 

combined.

Thanks,

Matt

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Matthew Provance

Partner 

Mayer Brown LLP 
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Chicago, Illinois 60606 

T +1 312 701-8598 

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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 6:35 AM

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Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com;

jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com;

jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>;

Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <jherbison@winston.com>;

amense@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐

scott.com>; Burke, Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen

Medici <cmedici@scott‐scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana

<MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer

<hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine

<CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>

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Matt,

  

It was good speaking with you today.  Apologies, again, for leaving you off the email.  I’ll make sure to

copy you and your colleagues moving forward.  I agree it makes sense to create a distribution list in due

course.  We are glad to handle that.

  

We are reviewing your proposed revisions and will get back to you promptly.  To clarify, is it Fair Isaac’s

position that class and merits expert discovery should not be consolidated?  That is what we had

proposed as noted in our chart.  While you did not strike‐through that proposal, your note at the end

suggests that is your position.  Please let us know. Thanks.

  

Best regards,

  

Lauren  

  

Lauren M. Weinstein

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The Watergate, Suite 500

600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

T: (202) 556-2018;  M: (202) 748-6489

lweinstein@mololamken.com

www.mololamken.com

  

From: Provance, Matthew D. <MProvance@mayerbrown.com>  

Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 7:21 PM

To: Weinstein, Lauren <lweinstein@mololamken.com>

Cc: Mayer, Mike (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <MMayer@winston.com>; carolyn.gurland@whitecase.com;

Milne, Robert (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <rmilne@whitecase.com>; mtoto@whitecase.com;

jpace@whitecase.com; bgant@whitecase.com; dduffy@thompsoncoburn.com;
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jthorne@kellogghansen.com; lpope@kellogghansen.com; Miller, Britt M. <BMiller@mayerbrown.com>;

Deis, Greg <GDeis@mayerbrown.com>; Herbison, J (EXTERNAL CONTACT) <jherbison@winston.com>;

amense@thompsoncoburn.com; jthorne@kellogghansen.com; Michelle Conston <mconston@scott‐

scott.com>; Burke, Christopher <Cburke@koreintillery.com>; Lv, Kate <KLv@koreintillery.com>; Carmen

Medici <cmedici@scott‐scott.com>; FICOTeam <ficoteam@mololamken.com>; Karoomi, Maryana

<MKaroomi@koreintillery.com>; McGahan, Patrick <pmcgahan@scott‐scott.com>; hscherrer

<hscherrer@hausfeld.com>; Barbara Hart <bhart@gelaw.com>; Medvene, Catherine

<CMedvene@mayerbrown.com>; Loureiro, Raul <RLoureiro@mayerbrown.com>

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Lauren -

Thanks for speaking with me today, and thank you for circulating a proposed schedule. Please copy me 

on future correspondence as well as Catherine Medvene, and Raul Loureiro (both copied here) and the 

Mayer Brown attorneys that you included on your message below. Going forward I’m sure that we can 

explore the use of a service list for case-related correspondence.

FICO’s counter-proposal is noted below, presented next to plaintiffs’ dates. Where we have changed any 

of the text describing case events, we have noted that in red. We’re happy to discuss our thinking behind 

the modifications that we are proposing. We are generally available tomorrow between 2:00 and 4:00 and 

on Thursday morning (all times CT) to meet and confer. I’m also open to conferring about this with you 

directly, if your side is open to that approach. Let us know.

Event Plaintiffs’ Proposed 

Deadline

FICO’s Proposed Deadline

Fair Isaac’s Answers to the Complaints 

Due October 23, 2023 October 23, 2023

Plaintiffs to File Amended Complaints, if 

Any, as to Dismissed Claims -- October 30, 2023

Serve Initial Requests for Production and 

Interrogatories -- November 6, 2023

Submit proposed ESI Order and 

Confidentiality Order[1] -- November 6, 2023

Exchange of Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures November 13, 2023 November 13, 2023

Submit proposed Orders regarding Expert 

Discovery, Deposition Protocol, and 

Modifications to Discovery Limits[2]

-- January 16, 2024
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Event Plaintiffs’ Proposed 

Deadline

FICO’s Proposed Deadline

Substantial Completion of All Document 

Discovery May 14, 2024 July 16, 2024

Serve Any Additional Written Discovery 

Requests[3] -- September 17, 2024

Completion of All Fact Discovery August 14, 2024 January 15, 2025

Expert Reports (consolidated merits and 

class certification reports)

Opening Reports: 

October 3, 2024

Response Reports: 

November 19, 2024

Rebuttal Reports: December 

19, 2024

Opening Reports: 

February 26, 2025

Response Reports: 

April 9, 2025

Rebuttal Reports: 

May 9, 2025

(class certification only)

Expert Depositions February 4, 2025 June 20, 2025

Class Certification and 

Daubert Motions

Motions: 

March 21, 2025

Opposition Briefs: 

May 6, 2025

Reply Briefs: 

June 5, 2025

Motions: 

July 31, 2025

Opposition Briefs: 

September 11, 2025

Reply Briefs: 

October 14, 2025

Dispositive Motions[4]

Motions: 

July 22, 2025

Opposition Briefs: 

September 5, 2025

Reply Briefs: 

October 7, 2025

Within 21 days after the 

Court’s ruling on motions for 

class certification, the parties 

will meet and confer and 

submit a proposed schedule 

for merits expert discovery, 

dispositive motions, and 

Daubert motions for merits 

experts

[1] - If the proposed orders are not agreed, the parties may submit a joint status report identifying the 

areas of disagreement and briefly outlining their positions, with each side’s proposal attached as an 

exhibit.

[2] - See note 1, supra.
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[3] - Additional requests for production and interrogatories not previously served must be based on 

relevant matters that were not reasonably anticipated by the requesting party at the time that written 

discovery commenced.

[4] - The Parties will meet and confer regarding a schedule for an early motion for summary judgment 

should Fair Isaac believe that it has grounds for intend to bring such a motion after the completion of 

document discovery.

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Mayer Brown LLP 

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Subject: In re FICO Antitrust Litigation ‐ schedule/confi/ESI protocol

  

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Counsel,

  

Long time no talk.  I’m writing pursuant to Judge Chang’s Order entered on September 28, 2023.  As you

are aware, the parties were ordered to file a joint status report proposing discovery, certification‐

motion, and dispositive‐motion deadlines by October 16.  Please see attached a draft proposed schedule

for consideration.  Please advise when you are available to meet and confer Tuesday, Wednesday, or

Thursday next week regarding the schedule.

  

As you may recall, last Fall we had been negotiating a confidentiality order and ESI protocol.  As

reflected in the attached email, Defendants agreed to the terms of the ESI protocol.  I believe that is

ready to be submitted to the Court.   

  

We are close on the Confidentiality Order, though Sections 6(b)(9) and 6(c)(7) remain under

discussion.  To refresh your recollection, I attach Plaintiff’s further edits circulated on 10/20/2022 to

Defendants’ edits dated 10/14/2022.  Please advise whether Defendants will reconsider and accept

Plaintiffs’ proposed language, or if you have thought of a different solution.  We would like to avoid

burdening the Court from with this issue if possible.  Please advise if you would like to meet and confer

about the confidentiality order when we discuss the schedule.  

  
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Finally, I recognize there may have been staffing changes since last spoke.  My apologies if I missed

anyone who should be included on this chain.   

  

Best regards,

  

Lauren

  

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Subject: RE: In re FICO Antitrust Litigation - schedule/confi/ESI protocol

MaƩ,

We will be happy to explain our thinking during a meet and confer.  Let’s plan on 10am CT on Thursday, which I believe

works for you.  Chris Burke and I will be on for plainƟffs.  Do you mind sending an invitaƟon?  Thanks.

Best regards,

Lauren  

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600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.

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Subject: RE: In re FICO Antitrust Litigation ‐ schedule/confi/ESI protocol

Lauren – 

Yes, that is our position, and we believe it is consistent with how the majority of courts in this district have approached 
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Medvene, Catherine; Loureiro, Raul; FICO Plaintiffs

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Attachments: 2023-10-16 FICO Joint Proposed Schedule.docx

MaƩ,

Please find aƩached the revised case schedule with new dates that Lauren W. referenced in her email below.

Best,

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Subject: RE: In re FICO Antitrust Litigation ‐ schedule/confi/ESI protocol

Hi MaƩ,

Great speaking with you earlier today.  As promised, see aƩached the authoriƟes we pointed you to regarding our

posiƟon that class and merits expert discovery should occur simultaneously.  Please advise us of your posiƟon as