Hall et al v. Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company, LLC et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Tex Hall et al., 	)
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Plaintiffs, 	) 	ORDER
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vs. 	)
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Tesoro High Plains Pipeline 	)
Company, LLC, Tesoro Logistics 	)
GP, LLC, Tesoro Companies, Inc. 	)
(Tesoro) a/k/a Andeavor, and 	) 	Case no. 1:18-cv-217
Andeavor Logisticis, LP, 	)
)
Defendants. 	)
On )HEUXDU\ 0, 2020, the parties filed a “Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated
Briefing 	Schedule 	for 	Plaintiffs’ 	Motion 	for 	Class 	Certification, 	to 	Appoint 	Class
Representative, and toAppoint Class Counsel.”
The court GRANTS the motion (Doc. No. 47). Should the Motion to Dismiss grounds be
denied such that this matter proceeds past the dispositive motion stage, the parties will meet and
confer pursuant to Rule 26(f) within fourteen (14) days of the Court’s ruling on the Motion to
Dismiss, and will submit a Proposed Scheduling Order within twenty-one (21) days of the Court’s
ruling. The Proposed Scheduling Order will further provide for:
a. 	a period for disclosures and depositions of experts on class certification issues to
include:
i. 	Plaintiffs’ expert disclosures for class certification required by
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2), including Plaintiffs’ expert
reports, due at least six months after the Court’s ruling on the Motion
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to Dismiss,
ii. 	Defendants’ expert disclosures for class certification required by
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2), including Defendants’
expert reports, due 45 days after Plaintiffs’ expert disclosure
deadline, and
iii. 	Expert depositions to be completed within 30 days after the
respective expert disclosure deadlines;
b. 	a briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ Certification Motion to include:
i. 	Plaintiffs’ deadline to file any supplements or amendments to its Certification
Motion to coincide with Plaintiffs’ deadline to complete class certification
expert depositions,
ii. 	Defendants’ deadline to file a response to the Certification Motion (and any
supplements or amendments thereto) within 60 days after Plaintiffs’ deadline
to file any such supplements or amendments, and
iii. 	Plaintiffs’ deadline to file a reply in support of its Certification Motion within
30 days after Defendants’ deadline to file a response to such motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 21st day of February, 2020.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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