In Re Sony PS3 "Other OS" Litigation

Filing 189

Declaration of Carter Ott in Support of 188 MOTION to Relate Case filed bySony Computer Entertainment America Inc, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Related document(s) 188 ) (Ott, Carter) (Filed on 12/27/2011)

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LUANNE SACKS, Bar No. 120811
[e-mail]
CARTER OTT, Bar No. 221660
[e-mail]
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
JOSEPH COLLINS
Appearing Pro Hac Vice
[e-mail]
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant SONY COMPUTER
ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC and NonParty SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT
INTERNATIONAL LLC.

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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 SONY PS3 OTHER OS
LITIGATION

Case No.: C 10-1811 RS

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DECLARATION OF CARTER OTT IN
SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER
CASES SHOULD BE RELATED

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(CIVIL LOCAL RULES 3-12 AND 7-11)

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HENRY GARCIA, on behalf of himself,
all others similarly situated and the general
public,

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Plaintiff,
v.
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT
AMERICA LLC and ACTIVISION
BLIZZARD, INC.,

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Case No.: C 11-2246 RS

Defendants.

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DLA P IPER LLP (US)
SAN FRANCISCO

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DECL. OF CARTER OTT ISO ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE ACTIONS
CASE NOS. C 10-1811 RS & C 11-02246 RS

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I, Carter Ott, hereby declare as follows:

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1.

I am an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California and authorized

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to practice before this Court. I am an associate with the law firm of DLA Piper LLP (US) and

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counsel for defendant Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (“SCEA”) in the above-

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captioned actions and for non-party Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (“SNEI”). I

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have personal knowledge of the matters contained herein and, if called as a witness, I could and

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would competently testify to the following.

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2.

This declaration is submitted in support of SCEA and SNEI’s Administrative

Motion to Relate Actions.
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Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of an order reassigning

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Garcia v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, et al., Case No. 3:11-cv-02246-RS to

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United States District Court Judge Richard Seeborg on May 16, 2011.

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4.

Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the Class Action

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Complaint filed in Garcia v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, et al. on May 6, 2011

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in the Northern District of California.

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5.

Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of the Class Action

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Complaint filed in Fineman v. Sony Network Entertainment International LLC, et al., Case No.

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11-cv-05680 on November 28, 2011 in the Northern District of California.

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

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foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that this Declaration is executed on

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December 22, 2011, at Sacramento, California.

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/s/ Carter Ott
CARTER OTT

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DLA P IPER LLP (US)
SAN FRANCISCO

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DECL. OF CARTER OTT ISO ADMIN. MOTION TO RELATE ACTIONS
CASE NOS. C 10-1811 RS & C 11-02246 RS