Filed: Apr. 16, 2018
Latest Update: Apr. 16, 2018
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE DEADLINE (SECOND REQUEST) CAM FERENBACH , Magistrate Judge . Defendants, OMICS GROUP INC., IMEDPUB LLC, CONFERENCE SERIES LLC, and SRINUBABU GEDELA, by and through counsel of record, D. Neal Tomlinson and Kristina R. Kleist, and Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through counsel of record, Gregory A. Ashe and Michael E. Tankersley, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 1. On March 23, 2018, Plaintiff filed its Motion to for Sanctions Rega
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE DEADLINE (SECOND REQUEST) CAM FERENBACH , Magistrate Judge . Defendants, OMICS GROUP INC., IMEDPUB LLC, CONFERENCE SERIES LLC, and SRINUBABU GEDELA, by and through counsel of record, D. Neal Tomlinson and Kristina R. Kleist, and Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through counsel of record, Gregory A. Ashe and Michael E. Tankersley, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 1. On March 23, 2018, Plaintiff filed its Motion to for Sanctions Regar..
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE DEADLINE
(SECOND REQUEST)
CAM FERENBACH, Magistrate Judge.
Defendants, OMICS GROUP INC., IMEDPUB LLC, CONFERENCE SERIES LLC, and SRINUBABU GEDELA, by and through counsel of record, D. Neal Tomlinson and Kristina R. Kleist, and Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through counsel of record, Gregory A. Ashe and Michael E. Tankersley, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
1. On March 23, 2018, Plaintiff filed its Motion to for Sanctions Regarding Solicitation Evidence (Dkt. No. 72).
2. On April 2, 2018, a hearing took place on Plaintiff's Motion to Compel (Dkt. No. 63) and Motion to Compel to Determine the Sufficiency of Answers to Requests for Admissions (Dkt. No. 66).
3. On April 4, 2018, a Minute Order was issued granting Plaintiff's Motions and requiring Defendants to provide complete responses.
4. Additionally, pursuant to the Minute Order, the parties are required to file a joint status report concerning any outstanding discovery by April 23, 2018 and thereafter a hearing will be set on Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions.
5. Following the hearing, a conference was held between Plaintiff's counsel, Defendants' counsel, and Mr. Kishore Vattikoti, Defendants' Indian counsel, to identify and discuss all discovery issues.
6. While Mr. Vattikoti was in the United States, Defendants and counsel reviewed and provided revised responses to Plaintiff's discovery requests as required by the Order and as discussed in the conference which took place thereafter.
7. As a professional courtesy and in accommodation of Defendants' and their counsel addressing the Order on Plaintiff's Motions, and other discovery issues identified by Plaintiff, Plaintiff's counsel agreed to an extension of the April 6, 2018 response deadline for the Motion to for Sanctions Regarding Solicitation Evidence (Dkt. No. 72) which was granted by this Court (Dkt. No. 75).
8. Plaintiff provided Defendants with a letter on April 10, 2018 regarding Defendants' revised responses.
9. As a professional courtesy, Plaintiff's counsel will accommodate an additional extension request due to Defendants' continued efforts to address all of Plaintiff's concerns regarding discovery.
10. The parties have agreed that Defendants will file their response no later than April 20, 2018.
11. This Stipulation is being made in good faith between and at the request of both Parties, and not for purposes of delay.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
