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`Washington, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN VAPORIZER DEVICES,
`CARTRIDGES USED THEREWITH, AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`INV. NO. 337-TA-1368
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`ORDER NO. 13:
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`AMENDED PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
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`(January 2, 2024)
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`Complainants JUUL Labs, Inc.; and VMR Products LLC, and respondents NJOY, LLC;
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`NJOY Holdings, Inc.; Altria Group, Inc.; Altria Group Distribution Company; and Altria Client
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`Services LLC, and the Commission Investigative Staff filed a proposed amended procedural
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`schedule in response to Order No. 11. Joint Proposed Amended Procedural Schedule (EDIS Doc.
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`ID 811142). The remainder of this investigation will be conducted based on the following amended
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`schedule.
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`Event
`Deadline for motions to compel discovery
`Cut-off date for supplements to contention
`interrogatories on issues for which the responding party
`bears the burden of proof
`Cut-off date for supplements to contention
`interrogatories on issues for which the responding party
`does not bear the burden of proof
`Fact discovery cutoff and completion
`Monthly case management conference
`Exchange initial expert reports (identify
`tests/surveys/data)
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`Date
`January 19, 2024
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`January 19, 2024
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`January 26, 2024
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`January 26, 2024
`January 31, 2024, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`February 2, 2024
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`Exchange rebuttal expert reports
`Expert discovery cutoff and completion
`Deadline for filing summary determination motions
`Monthly case management conference
`Exchange of exhibit lists among the parties
`One-day mediation session
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`Submit joint report on mediation
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`Complainant and respondent serve proposed direct
`exhibits, including direct demonstrative exhibits, and
`identify physical exhibits
`Commission investigative attorney serves proposed
`direct exhibits, including direct demonstrative exhibits,
`and identifies physical exhibits
`Serve proposed rebuttal exhibits, including rebuttal
`demonstrative exhibits, and identify rebuttal physical
`exhibits
`Complainants and Respondents file pre-hearing
`statements and briefs
`File joint list of unopposed exhibits
`Deadline for motions in limine
`Commission investigative attorney files pre-hearing
`statement and brief
`File responses to motions in limine
`Final prehearing conference
`Evidentiary Hearing
`File final exhibit list
`All parties file initial post-hearing briefs and submit
`final exhibits (original set)
`All parties file responsive post-hearing briefs
`Final initial determination on violation
`Target date for completion of investigation (16-
`month target date)
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`February 14, 2024
`March 1, 2024
`March 1, 2024
`March 6, 2024, 1:00 p.m. ET
`March 20, 2024
`By March 22, 2024
`Within five business days after
`mediation
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`March 25, 2024
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`March 26, 2024
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`March 28, 2024
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`April 2, 2024
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`April 4, 2024
`April 9, 2024
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`April 16, 2024
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`April 18, 2024
`May 2, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET
`May 2-9, 2024
`May 16, 2024
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`May 23, 2024
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`June 5, 2024
`August 9, 2024
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`December 9, 2024
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`Doris Johnson
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`Hines
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Administrative LawJudge
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