ATS Claim, LLC v. Epson Electronics America, Inc. et al

Filing 121

ORDER Jury Selection set for 11/5/2012 08:30 AM before Hon. Susan Illston. Jury Trial set for 11/5/2012 08:30 AM before Hon. Susan Illston. Motion Hearing set for 8/15/2012 09:00 AM before Hon. Susan Illston. Pretrial Conference set for 10/9/2012 03:30 PM before Hon. Susan Illston. (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/14/2011) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/14/2011: # 1 Standing Order) (tf, COURT STAFF).

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
JOHN M. GRENFELL (CA Bar No. 88500)
[e-mail]
JACOB R. SORENSEN (CA Bar No. 209134)
[e-mail]
FUSAE NARA (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
ANDREW D. LANPHERE (CA Bar No. 191479)
[e-mail]
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
SHARP CORPORATION and
SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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IN RE: TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL)
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Master File No. 3:07-md-1827 SI
MDL No. 1827

This Document Relates To:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER MODIFYING PRETRIAL
SCHEDULE FOR “TRACK ONE”
DIRECT ACTION PLAINTIFF AND
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CASES

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ALL ACTIONS

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The Direct Action Plaintiffs, Attorneys General, and Defendants party to the belowlisted actions (collectively, “Parties”) hereby stipulate as follows:

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STIPULATION
WHEREAS the Parties have met and conferred regarding the schedule set in the
Court’s Order re: Pretrial and Trial Schedule (Dkt. 2165) (“Pretrial and Trial Schedule”);
WHEREAS the Parties agree to the extension of selected dates set in the Pretrial and
Trial Schedule in order to allow sufficient time for discovery and related work;

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WHEREAS the agreed upon revised pretrial schedule does not alter the dates set by
the Court for the last day for hearing dispositive motions, pretrial schedule, or trial(s);

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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, through their undersigned respective counsel,
stipulate and request that the Court order as follows:

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That the pretrial dates set forth in the Pretrial and Trial Schedule are amended,
solely as to the following cases:

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ATS Claim, LLC v. Epson Electronics America, Inc., et al., Case No. 09-cv-1115

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AT&T Mobility LLC, et al. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,

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Case No. 09-cv-4997
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Best Buy Co., Inc., et al. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 10-cv-4572

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Costco Wholesale Corporation v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 11-cv-0058

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Dell Inc., et al. v. Sharp Corporation, et al., Case No. 10-cv-1064

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Eastman Kodak Co. v. Epson Imaging Devices Corp., et al.,

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Case No. 10-cv-5452
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Electrograph Systems, Inc., et al. v. Epson Imaging Devices Corp., et al.,
Case No. 10-cv-01171

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Motorola, Inc. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al., Case No. 09-cv-5840

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Nokia Corporation, et al. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 09-cv-5609

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Target Corporation, et al. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 10-cv-4945

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TracFone Wireless, Inc. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 10-cv-3205

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This does not include the separate case, Electrograph Systems, Inc., et al. v. NEC
Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-01690 (E.D.N.Y.).

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State of Missouri, et al. v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 10-cv-3619

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State of Florida v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al., Case No. 10-cv-3517

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State of New York v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-cv-0711

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State of Oregon v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al., Case No. 10-cv-4346

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That the pretrial dates set forth in the Order re: Pretrial and Trial Schedule are

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amended as follows:

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Event

Dates Applicable to all Direct
Action Plaintiffs and all State
AG Plaintiffs (in cases on file by
12/1/10), per Pretrial and Trial
Schedule, Dkt. 2165

[Proposed] Revised
Dates

Disclosure of identities of
plaintiffs’ experts and one
paragraph description of
issues to be addressed by each
expert

July 1, 2011

October 3, 2011

Disclosure of identities of all
defendants’ experts and one
paragraph description of
issues to be addressed by each
expert

August 1, 2011

November 3, 2011

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Plaintiffs and defendants each January 27, 2012
to provide one paragraph
description of each issue/
subject of summary judgment
motions (copies to be provided
to the court)

March 1, 2012

Close of limited fact discovery September 2, 2011
unique to DAP and State AG
cases

December 8, 2011

Service of opening expert
reports for plaintiffs

September 9, 2011

December 15, 2011

Service of underlying data and
code

September 12, 2011

December 19, 2011

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Event

Dates Applicable to all Direct
Action Plaintiffs and all State
AG Plaintiffs (in cases on file by
12/1/10), per Pretrial and Trial
Schedule, Dkt. 2165

[Proposed] Revised
Dates

Parties to serve supplemental
disclosure with one paragraph
description of any additional
issues/topics of summary
judgment motions (copies to
be provided to the court)

March 2, 2012

April 2, 2012

Service of opposition expert
reports

November 8, 2011

February 20, 2012

Service of underlying data and
code

November 11, 2011

March 1, 2012

Service of reply expert reports

January 9, 2012

April 27, 2012

Service of underlying data and
code

January 12, 2012

April 30, 2012

Last day to file dispositive
motions

May 18, 2012

May 25, 2012

Close of expert discovery

February 15, 2012

May 18, 2012

Last day to file oppositions to
dispositive motions

June 15, 2012

June 22, 2012

Last day to file reply briefs in
support of dispositive motions

July 13, 2012

July 20, 2012

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Last day for hearing
dispositive motions

August 15, 2012

August 15, 2012

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Pretrial conference

October 9, 2012

October 9, 2012

Trial begins

November 5, 2012

November 5, 2012

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PROVIDED THAT, the Parties reserve their right to seek further adjustments to the
schedule of any specific case based on future developments upon good cause shown in that
particular case. Further, the foregoing is without prejudice of the right of any Defendants
and intervenors who have opposed a motion filed in any of the above-referenced actions for
leave to amend the complaint to add new defendants and/or causes of action to seek further

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extensions as appropriate in each case if such a motion is granted by the Court. Further,

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Defendants and intervenors continue to maintain their oppositions to any such motions

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pending before the Court.

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Dated: July 8, 2011.
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
JOHN M. GRENFELL
JACOB R. SORENSEN
FUSAE NARA
ANDREW D. LANPHERE
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

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By:

/s/ Jacob R. Sorensen
Jacob R. Sorensen

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Attorneys for Defendants SHARP
CORPORATION and SHARP ELECTRONICS
CORPORATION

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With the approval of counsel for AU Optronics
Corporation; AU Optronics Corporation America; Chi
Mei Corporation; Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc.;
Chimei Innolux Corporation (f/k/a Chi Mei
Optoelectronics Corp.); CMO Japan Co., Ltd.;
Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.; Epson Electronics
America, Inc.; Epson Imaging Devices Corporation;
HannStar Display Corporation; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi
Displays, Ltd.; Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.;
LG Display Co., Ltd.; LG Display America, Inc.;
Nexgen Mediatech, Inc.; Nexgen Mediatech USA, Inc.;
Philips Electronics North America Corporation;
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electronics
America, Inc.; Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.; Samsung
SDI America, Inc.; Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Seiko
Epson Corporation; Tatung Company of America, Inc.;
Tatung Company; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba
Mobile Display Co., Ltd.; Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc.; Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc.

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CROWELL & MORING LLP
Jerome A. Murphy (pro hac vice)
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-2595
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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By:

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/s/ Jerome A. Murphy
Jerome A. Murphy
Liaison Counsel for Direct Action Plaintiffs, on
behalf of the Direct Action Plaintiffs in the matters
listed above

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CHRIS KOSTER
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI
ANNE E. SCHNEIDER (pro hac vice)
ANDREW M. HARTNETT (pro hac vice)
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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By

/s/ Anne E. Schneider
Anne E. Schneider

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Co-Liaison Counsel for Attorneys General

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
FLORIDA
NICHOLAS J. WEILHAMMER (pro hac vice)
PL-0 1, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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By

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/s/ Nicholas J. Weilhammer
Nicholas J. Weilhammer
Co-Liaison Counsel for Attorneys General

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ATTESTATION: Pursuant to General Order 45, Part X-B, the filer attests that concurrence
in the filing of this document has been obtained from the above-named parties.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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July 12, 2011
The Honorable Susan Illston
District Court Judge

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