In re TRANSPACIFIC PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Filing 691

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE DEPOSITION LIMITS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 02/14/2013. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/14/2013)

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Joseph W. Cotchett (36324)
Steven N. Williams (175489)
Adam J. Zapala (245748)
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP
San Francisco Airport Office Center
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
Burlingame, CA 94010
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650-697-0577
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Michael D. Hausfeld
HAUSFELD LLP
1700 k Street, N.W., Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20006
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Michael P. Lehmann (77152)
Christopher L. Lebsock (184546)
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400
San Francisco CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
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Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
IN RE TRANSPACIFIC PASSENGER
AIR TRANSPORTATION ANTITRUST
LITIGATION

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This Document Relates to:

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All Actions

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Civil Case No. 3:07-cv-05634-CRB-DMR
MDL No. 1913
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
RE DEPOSITION LIMITS
Judge: Hon. Donna M. Ryu
Date: February 14, 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m.

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE DISCOVERY DEADLINES
CASE NO. 3:07-cv-05634 CRB-DMR

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WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred concerning limits on the number of
depositions to be taken in this case and have agreed as follows:
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Plaintiffs and Defendants may take a total of 90 depositions per side.

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No more than 10 (including 30(b)(6)) depositions may be conducted by one side of

deponents related to a single party on the opposing side, except that this limitation shall not apply
to any party which has pled guilty to violating the Sherman Act in relation to the provision of
Transpacific passenger air transportation or to former employees of a single party who are not
represented by counsel for the party. The limit on depositions related to a single party which has
pled guilty to violating the Sherman Act in relation to the provision of Transpacific passenger air
transportation shall be 15.
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Rule 30(a)(2)(A)(ii) and the seven hour presumptive limit of Rule 30(d)(1) shall

apply to all depositions, except that depositions for which interpreters are used shall have a nine
hour presumptive limit.
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The foregoing limitation of 90 depositions per side shall not include any

depositions of expert witnesses.
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Any limitations set forth above may be modified by agreement of the parties or

upon a showing of good cause to the Court after appropriate efforts to resolve disputes between
the parties have been made.

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Dated: February 13, 2013

Respectfully submitted,

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By:
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/s/ Steven N. Williams
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP
Joeseph W. Cotchett
Steven N. Williams
Adam J. Zapala

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Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE INTERIM DISCOVERY DEADLINES
CASE NO. 3:07-cv-05634 CRB-DMR

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By:

/s/ Michael P. Lehmann

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HAUSFELD, LLP
Michael D. Hausfeld
Michael P. Lehmann

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Christopher Lebsock

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Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs

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/s/ Michael J. Holland
CONDON & FORSYTH LLP
Michael J. Holland

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Counsel for Defendant Air New Zealand

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By:

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/s/ Jesse W. Markham
JESSE W. MARKHAM, JR.

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Counsel for Defendant All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

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/s/ Ankur Kapoor
CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP
Douglas E. Rosenthal
Ankur Kapoor
Gary J. Malone
Alysia Solow

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Counsel for Defendant All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

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By:

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/s/ David H. Bamberger
DLA PIPER LLP
David H. Bamberger
Deana L. Cairo

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Counsel for Defendant Cathay Pacific Airways

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By:

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Counsel for Defendant China Airlines

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/s/ James V. Dick
SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP
James V. Dick

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/s/ Richard S. Snyder
FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS
DERINGER US LLP
Richard S. Snyder (pro hac vice)
Counsel for Defendant Continental Airlines, Inc.

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/s/ Tammy Tsoumas
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
Tammy Tsoumas

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Counsel for Defendant EVA Airways

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Counsel for Defendant Malaysia Airline System
Berhad

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/s/ William R. Sherman
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
William R. Sherman
Ashley M. Bauer
Counsel for Defendant Singapore Airlines Limited

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/s/ W. Todd Miller
BAKER & MILLER PLLC
W. Todd Miller (pro hac vice)
Kimberly N. Shaw (pro hac vice)
Counsel for Defendant Qantas Airways Limited

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/s/ Shahzeb Lari
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER &
JACOBSON LLP
Bernard A. Nigro
Shahzeb Lari

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/s/ Anita Stork
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
Anita Stork

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Cousnel for Defendant Philippine Airlines

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/s/ Rowan D. Wilson
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
Rowan D. Wilson
Kavita Ramakrishnan
Counsel for Defendant Thai Airways International
Public Co., Ltd.

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/s/ Robert B. Hawk
HOGAN LOVELL US LLP
Robert B. Hawk

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Counsel for Defendant Vietnam Air Lines

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ATTESTATION OF FILING
I, Steven N. Williams, hereby attest, pursuant to Northern District of California, Local
Rule 5-1(i)(3), that concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each
signatory hereto.

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/s/ Steven N. Williams
Steven N. Williams

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Dated: February 14, 2013

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