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`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`Washington, D.C.
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`Before The Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
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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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`Investigation No. 337-TA-1372
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`JOINT MOTION TO TAKE FACT DEPOSITION OF NON-PARTY WILLIAM
`STEIGER OUT OF TIME AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED TREATMENT
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`Pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 210.15 and the Ground Rules in this Investigation, Complainant
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`NJOY, LLC (“Complainant”) and Respondent JUUL Labs, Inc. (“Respondent”) (collectively
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`“the Private Parties”) hereby jointly request leave to conduct the deposition of non-party fact
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`witness, Mr. William Steiger, taking place on March 29, 2024, after the close of fact discovery,
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`and respectfully request expedited treatment.
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`Ground Rule 5.1 Certification
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 5.1, counsel for Complainant and counsel for Respondent
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`certify that they have conferred with each other and the Staff prior to filing this motion. The
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`Staff does not oppose this motion.
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`Motion for Leave and Request for Expedited Treatment
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`Pursuant to Order No. 22, the date for the close of fact discovery is March 12, 2024.
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`Mr. William Steiger is a non-party who received a subpoena from Respondent JLI in connection
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`with his role as former employee and general counsel of non-party Fuma International LLC.
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`Mr. Steiger’s original deposition took place on March 5, 2024, which included objections and
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`instructions on the basis of privilege during the course of Mr. Steiger’s original deposition. The
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`Private Parties have conferred regarding the objections and instructions on the basis of
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`privilege. After conferring, the Private Parties have agreed to continue the deposition of non-
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`party Mr. Steiger solely for continuing of questions to address the issue relating to Mr. Steiger’s
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`recollection regarding WES_00040 without delving into any privileged attorney-client
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`communications. Due to the parties’ prior dispute over objections, meet and confers, and
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`subsequent conferring with counsel for Mr. Steiger on scheduling and availability, the parties
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`were not able to schedule Mr. Steiger’s follow-on deposition for March 29th until yesterday,
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`March 27th.
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`Yesterday, on March 27, 2024, counsel for Mr. Steiger informed the Private Parties that
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`Mr. Steiger is available to continue his deposition on Friday March 29, 2024, in a video
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`conference for a short duration.
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`The Private Parties have agreed to split the three-hour deposition time equally, with
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`each side having approximately one-and-a-half hours of deposition time, if needed.
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`For the foregoing reasons, Complainant and Respondent respectfully request that the ALJ
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`grant this motion to take the fact deposition of Mr. William Steiger out of time, and respectfully
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`request expedited treatment.
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`Dated: March 28, 2024
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`/s/ Michael T. Renaud
`Michael T. Renaud
`Adam S. Rizk
`William Meunier
`Marguerite McConihe
`Samuel Davenport
`Matthew A. Karambelas
`Catherine Xu
`James Thomson
`Courtney Herndon
`Paul Weinand
`Meena Seralathan
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Sutton Ansley
`Anish R. Desai
`Elizabeth S. Weiswasser
`Adam B. Banks
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`767 Fifth Avenue
`New York, NY 10153
`Telephone: (212) 310-8000
`Facsimile: (212) 310-8007
`anish.desai@weil.com
`elizabeth.weiswasser@weil.com
`adam.banks@weil.com
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`Tianyi Tan
`Hannah M. Edge
`Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris
`Glovsky and Popeo PC
`One Financial Center
`Boston, MA 02111
`Tel: (617) 542-6000
`Fax: (617) 542-2241
`David Hollander
`Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris
`Glovsky and Popeo PC
`555 12th Street NW, Suite 1100
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: (202) 434-7300
`Fax: (202) 434-7400
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`Reza Dokhanchy
`MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS
`GLOVSKY AND POPEO PC
`3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Tel: (858) 314-1596
`Fax: (858) 314-1501
`Mintz-JUUL-ITC-2@mintz.com
`Counsel to Respondent
`JUUL Labs, Inc.
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`Christopher Pepe
`W. Sutton Ansley
`Amanda K. Branch
`Matthew Sieger
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`2001 M Street, N.W., Suite 600
`Washington, D.C. 20036
`Telephone: (202) 682-7000
`Facsimile: (202) 857-0940
`christopher.pepe@weil.com
`sutton.ansley@weil.com
`amanda.branch@weil.com
`matthew.sieger@weil.com
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`Adrian Percer
`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Telephone: (650) 802-3000
`Facsimile: (650) 802-3100
`adrian.percer@weil.com
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`Beth Wilkinson
`Brian L. Stekloff
`James Rosenthal
`Alysha Bohanon
`Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
`2001 M Street N.W., 10th Floor
`Washington, DC 20036
`Telephone: (202) 847-4000
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`Counsel for Complainant NJOY, LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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` Via EDIS
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Federal Express (Overnight)
` Via Electronic Mail
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` Via EDIS
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Federal Express (Overnight)
` Via Electronic Mail
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` Via EDIS
` Via Hand Delivery
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`I, Megan A. De Renzis, hereby certify that on March 28, 2024, true and correct copies of
`the forgoing document were served on the parties as indicated below:
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`United States International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Room 112
`Washington, DC 20436
`The Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
`United States International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Room 317
`Washington, DC 20436
`JohnsonHines1372@usitc.gov
`Vu Bui, Esq.
`The Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`United States International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Room 317
`Washington, DC 20436
`Vu.Bui@usitc.gov
`Counsel for Complainant NJOY, LLC
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`Elizabeth S. Weiswasser
`Anish R. Desai
`WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`767 5th Avenue
`New York, NY 10153
`Telephone: (212) 310-8000
`W. Sutton Ansley
`Christopher M. Pepe
`Matthew D. Sieger
`WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`2001 M Street NW, Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20036
`Telephone: (202) 682-7000
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`Adrian C. Percer
`WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Telephone: (650) 802-3000
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`Beth Wilkinson
`Brian L. Stekloff
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` Via EDIS
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Federal Express
` Via Electronic Mail
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`United States International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Room 112
`Washington, DC 20436
`James Rosenthal
`Alysha Bohanon
`Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
`2001 M Street N.W., 10th Floor
`Washington, DC 20036
`Telephone: (202) 847-4000
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`NJOY.JUUL.ITC.1372@weil.com
`NJOY-JUUL-ITC@wilkinsonstekloff.com.
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` Via EDIS
` Via Hand Delivery
` Via Federal Express (Overnight)
` Via Electronic Mail
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`/s/Megan A. De Renzis
`Megan A. De Renzis
`Legal Specialist
`Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris
`Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
`555 12th Street NW, Suite 1100,
`Washington, DC 20004
`+1.202.434.7406
`MADeRenzis@mintz.com
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