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Case 1:10-cv-00001-EJL-REB Document 409 Filed 08/16/13 Page 1 of 32 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF IDAHO L.J. GIBSON, BEAU BLIXSETH, AMY KOENIG, Case No.: CV 10-1-EJL-REB VERN JENNINGS, MARK MUSHKIN, MONIQUE LAFLEUR, and GRIFFEN REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION DEVELOPMENT, LLC, JUDY LAND, and RE: CHARLES DOMINGUEZ, each individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS Plaintiffs, (Docket No. 286) vs. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD’S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE CREDIT SUISSE AG, a Swiss corporation; EXPERT REPORT AND RELATED CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), LLC, a TESTIMONY OF RANDALL BELL Delaware limited liability company, CREDIT (Docket No. 319) SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, a Delaware limited liability corporation; CREDIT SUISSE CAYMAN ISLAND BRANCH, an entity of unknown type; CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., a Delaware corporation and DOES 1 through 100 inclusive, Defendants. Now pending before the Court are the following motions: (1) Plaintiffs’ Motion to Certify Class (Docket No. 286), and (2) Defendant Cushman and Wakefield, Inc.’s Motion to Exclude the Expert Report and Related Testimony of Randall Bell (Docket No. 319). Having carefully reviewed the record, participated in oral argument, and otherwise being fully advised, the undersigned enters the following Report and Recommendation: I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs purchased real property and homes in high-end, resort-style developments known as Lake Las Vegas, Tamarack, Ginn Sur Mer, and Yellowstone Club. This case has REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION - 1 Case 1:10-cv-00001-EJL-REB Document 409 Filed 08/16/13 Page 2 of 32 many moving parts; however, the general backdrop of Plaintiffs’ claims relates to the manner in which Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Credit Suisse Cayman Island Branch (collectively “Credit Suisse”), with appraisals prepared by Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
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