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`From:
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`To:
`Cc:
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`Subject:
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`Max.Grant@lw.com
`Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:03 PM
`Devitt, William E.; RJREDVA; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; Maiorana, David M.
`Jennifer.Koh@lw.com; Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com; Matthew.Moore@lw.com;
`Amy.Thomas@lw.com; Clement.Naples@lw.com
`RE: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC - Case No. 1:20-cv-00393-
`LO-TCB (E.D. Va.)
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`** External mail **
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`Bill – I understand your proposal but appreciate the clarification nonetheless.  The problem with your proposal is that, 
`assuming it were possible to take just 2 business days to read and absorb the expert reports, that would only leave 1 
`week/5 days to complete all the expert depositions on five different patents, which is insufficient and which will 
`prejudice our clients. More realistically ‐ assuming it takes a week to read/absorb the expert reports and prepare a 
`deposition outline – that leaves just 2 days for the parties to conduct ALL the expert depositions.   That is unworkable.  It 
`also effectively forecloses any follow up on existing fact discovery after reports, and unduly compresses the time for 
`dispositive motions. 
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`Separately, it is inconsistent with the Court’s schedule and inconsistent with the explicit directions Judge Buchanan 
`directed to Reynolds in open court:  
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`I expect counsel for the plaintiffs to be ready to file that
`within the same time period, once the stay is lifted. So, if
`it's due in ten days, I expect, once the stay is lifted, you'll
`file it in ten days. Okay? 
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`I’m sympathetic to the problem of expert schedules, but once we filed our motion to lift the stay you should have 
`engaged with your experts just in case our motion turned out to be well founded, as we did with the Court’s express 
`directions of December 4 in mind.  This schedule was not unforeseeable, it was the opposite.  
` 
`If you want to push the expert report dates to February 24 and March 24, we will not oppose a motion by Plaintiffs to do 
`that. Any more delay than that will unduly prejudice our clients.  
` 
`I’m open chat at 8pm tonight, and at 830am or 11am tomorrow.  Send me the number where I can reach you and your 
`preferred time.    
`                
`Thanks.  
`               Max 
` 
` 
`From: Devitt, William E. <wdevitt@jonesday.com>  
`Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 5:41 PM 
`To: Grant, Max (NY‐DC) <Max.Grant@lw.com>; RJREDVA <RJREDVA@jonesday.com>; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; 
`Maiorana, David M. <dmaiorana@JonesDay.com> 
`Cc: Koh, Jennifer (SD) <Jennifer.Koh@lw.com>; Gotts, Larry (DC) <Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com>; Moore, Matthew (DC) 
`<Matthew.Moore@lw.com>; Thomas, Amy (DC) <Amy.Thomas@lw.com>; Naples, Clement (NY) 
`<Clement.Naples@lw.com> 
`Subject: RE: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC ‐ Case No. 1:20‐cv‐00393‐LO‐TCB (E.D. Va.)  
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`Max:
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`To be clear, we are only proposing to move the date for exchange of expert reports 10 days in order to
`accommodate our experts’ schedules. These dates would not affect any other dates in the schedule you
`proposed.
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`We are prepared to move forward with litigation as the Court ordered, but we also wanted to avoid unnecessary
`Motion practice with the Court on the schedule if possible.
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`If Altria and PM do not agree to our proposed dates, let me know if you are available for a meet and confer
`tonight or early tomorrow, so that we can file our motion before the end of the day tomorrow.
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`Regards.
`
`Bill
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`
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`From: Max.Grant@lw.com <Max.Grant@lw.com>  
`Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:16 PM 
`To: Devitt, William E. <wdevitt@jonesday.com>; RJREDVA <RJREDVA@jonesday.com>; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; 
`Maiorana, David M. <dmaiorana@JonesDay.com> 
`Cc: Jennifer.Koh@lw.com; Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com; Matthew.Moore@lw.com; Amy.Thomas@lw.com; 
`Clement.Naples@lw.com 
`Subject: RE: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC ‐ Case No. 1:20‐cv‐00393‐LO‐TCB (E.D. Va.)  
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`** External mail **
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`Bill – your proposed change to the Court’s existing schedule is not acceptable.  That does not provide anything close to 
`enough time to complete the rest of what needs to be done by the Court’s April 16 deadline for the final pretrial 
`conference.  Everyone has had plenty of notice.  I’ve been on trial with your partners and you and the JoneDay EDVa 
`team has not (it also has functionally no overlap with the JonesDay ITC team).  We’re ready and we assume you are too.  
` 
`Sincerely,  
`               Max 
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` 
`From: Devitt, William E. <wdevitt@jonesday.com>  
`Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 5:06 PM 
`To: Grant, Max (NY‐DC) <Max.Grant@lw.com>; RJREDVA <RJREDVA@jonesday.com>; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; 
`Maiorana, David M. <dmaiorana@JonesDay.com> 
`Cc: Koh, Jennifer (SD) <Jennifer.Koh@lw.com>; Gotts, Larry (DC) <Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com>; Moore, Matthew (DC) 
`<Matthew.Moore@lw.com>; Thomas, Amy (DC) <Amy.Thomas@lw.com>; Naples, Clement (NY) 
`<Clement.Naples@lw.com> 
`Subject: RE: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC ‐ Case No. 1:20‐cv‐00393‐LO‐TCB (E.D. Va.)  
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`Max:
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`Thanks for your response. We appreciate what the Court stated at the December 4 hearing. But you will recall
`that the Court also stated that it expected the parties to work out a timeline that makes sense in view of all the
`things that need to be completed.
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`Accordingly, we propose exchanging Opening Expert Reports on March 3, and Responsive Expert Reports on
`March 31. Let us know if that is acceptable. If Altria and PM are unwilling to agree, Reynolds intends to file a
`Motion with the Court.
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`Regards.
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`Bill
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`From: Max.Grant@lw.com <Max.Grant@lw.com>  
`Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 3:03 PM 
`To: Devitt, William E. <wdevitt@jonesday.com>; RJREDVA <RJREDVA@jonesday.com>; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; 
`Maiorana, David M. <dmaiorana@JonesDay.com> 
`Cc: Jennifer.Koh@lw.com; Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com; Matthew.Moore@lw.com; Amy.Thomas@lw.com; 
`Clement.Naples@lw.com 
`Subject: RE: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC ‐ Case No. 1:20‐cv‐00393‐LO‐TCB (E.D. Va.)  
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`** External mail **
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`Thanks Bill.  Our view is the Court made itself very clear and said where we’d be picking up precisely where we left 
`off.  The Court said that expressly and it has been known by the parties and their counsel for the last 10 weeks.  We’re 
`not inclined to pushing the dates at all. In our view, the parties are subject to an existing court order the requires service 
`of reports on Monday.   
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`If Reynolds intends to seek relief, it needs to do so in an expedited manner. 
` 
`Sincerely,  
`               Max 
` 
`From: Devitt, William E. <wdevitt@jonesday.com>  
`Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 3:55 PM 
`To: Grant, Max (NY‐DC) <Max.Grant@lw.com>; RJREDVA <RJREDVA@jonesday.com>; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; 
`Maiorana, David M. <dmaiorana@JonesDay.com> 
`Cc: Koh, Jennifer (SD) <Jennifer.Koh@lw.com>; Gotts, Larry (DC) <Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com>; Moore, Matthew (DC) 
`<Matthew.Moore@lw.com>; Thomas, Amy (DC) <Amy.Thomas@lw.com> 
`Subject: RE: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC ‐ Case No. 1:20‐cv‐00393‐LO‐TCB (E.D. Va.)  
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`Max:
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`Thanks for the proposed schedule. Our initial thought is that some of dates look a little tight. Please let us
`know if Altria/Philip Morris is amenable to pushing the dates out a little bit, at a minimum the Opening and
`Responsive Expert Reports in order to the give the experts a little more time to re-engage. Several of our
`experts/university professors have been very busy with the new semester and the accompanying COVID issues
`on campus.
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`Please advise.
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`Regards.
`
`Bill
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`William E. Devitt
`Partner
`JONES DAY® - One Firm Worldwide℠
`77 West Wacker, Suite 3500
`Chicago, Illinois 60601-1692
`Office: +1.312.269.4240
`wdevitt@jonesday.com
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`From: Max.Grant@lw.com <Max.Grant@lw.com>  
`Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 11:48 AM 
`To: RJREDVA <RJREDVA@jonesday.com>; cmolster@molsterlaw.com; Maiorana, David M. <dmaiorana@JonesDay.com> 
`Cc: Jennifer.Koh@lw.com; Lawrence.Gotts@lw.com; Matthew.Moore@lw.com; Amy.Thomas@lw.com 
`Subject: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. v. Altria Client Services LLC ‐ Case No. 1:20‐cv‐00393‐LO‐TCB (E.D. Va.)  
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`** External mail **
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`Counsel – Consistent with the Court’s order of yesterday granting our motion to lift the stay, and the 
`December 4, 2020 hearing (Tr. at 11‐12), please confirm RJR will serve its burden of proof expert reports no 
`later than 5:00 p.m., February 22, 2021.  To the extent you dispute that they are due at that time, please 
`provide your position by the close of business today so we can jointly approach the Court to confirm that due 
`date and the following schedule.   
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`If we do not hear from you today we will understand you are confirming our understanding of the below 
`schedule and will serve your expert reports by 5:00 p.m. on Monday. 
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`Opening Expert Reports
`Responsive Expert Reports
`Close of Discovery
`Last Day to File Dispositive
`Motions
`Oppositions to Dispositive
`Motions
`Parties file pre-trial disclosures
`Exhibit List, Witness List, Written
`Stipulation of Uncontested Facts
`Final Pretrial Conference
`File Objections to Trial Exhibits
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`Monday, Feb. 22
`Monday, March 22
`Monday, April 12
`Friday, April 16
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`Friday, April 30
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`Friday, April 16
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`Friday, April 16
`Monday, April 26
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` I
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` also presume since we are now the putative plaintiff that you agree the trial presentation will proceed in that 
`manner with us as the plaintiff and Reynolds as the defendant. If not, we need to confer on that as well, 
`though there is less urgency on that.  
` 
`Thank you.  
` 
`Maximilian A. Grant
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