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<br />UNITED STAT~S DISTRICT C()URT <br />WESTERN DISTRICT OF tEXAs <br />SAN ANTONIO DIVISION <br /> <br />FILED <br /> <br />Def~ndants <br /> <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br />) <br /> <br />Qt..ERK, u.s, <br />\IIJE$TERN Dl <br />BY~ <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF SAN ANTONIO <br /> <br />Plaintiff <br /> <br />v; <br /> <br />CIVIL NO. SA..06..:CA-38i..OG <br /> <br />HOTELS~COM,etal <br /> <br />Order on Class Certification <br /> <br />PendingbefotetheCourt isPlain1iWs Motion for Cla.ss Certincatit)n CDkt. # 45). <br /> <br />Defendants filed a response (Dkt. # 55, 56) and Plaintiff filed a reply (Dkt#59). Plaintiff <br /> <br />arl1ended its corn plaint (Dkl:. # 74) and then supplemented itsmotionCDkt. #88). TheCourt <br /> <br />detetminedthattUscovety on class certification issues was hecessaty, and. th.e parties ehgagedill <br /> <br />rathetemeljS't've':pre-certificatiohdisQ0very. At the end of the discovery period, Plaintiff filed a <br /> <br />briefin support oflts supplemental motion (Dkt. # 152) and Defendal1tsfiIed their opposition to <br /> <br />Pla.intiff's supplementalmotlon for class certification (Dkt. # 163, 164). Pla.intiff then filed its <br /> <br />second supplementalbriefin support of class certification(Dkt. # 190). <br /> <br />011 May 16~ 17, 2007, the Gourt held an evidentiary hearihg on the motion for class <br /> <br />certification. The Court heardevideJ:1ceand legal arguments from all parties and, in the interest <br /> <br />ofjudicia.l economy; allowed certain evidence to be presented by submission. After the hearing, <br /> <br />Plaintlfffile:dits post-heating brief ili support of its supplemental motion for class certification <br /> <br />([>&1.. #217,218) and Defendants filed their post~heatii1g briefin opposition thereto (D1.1.. # 22(}). <br /> <br />The parties' experts, whotesrifiedat the class certification hearing, were also permitted to <br /> <br />supplement their reports. Their supplemental and rebuttal reports were filed along with the <br />