State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

Filing 93

ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME ON DEADLINES IN CASE SCHEDULE (#4341) (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/19/2011)

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CHRISTOPHER A. NEDEAU (SBN 81297)
[e-mail]
CARL L. BLUMENSTEIN (SBN 124158)
[e-mail]
JAMES A. NICKOVICH (SBN 244969)
[e-mail]
NOSSAMAN LLP
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4624
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants
AU Optronics Corporation and
AU Optronics Corporation America

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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In re TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL)
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Case No. 3:07-MD-1827 SI
MDL No. 1827

STATE OF MISSOURI, ex rel.
Chris Koster, Attorney General, et al.,
STATE OF ARKANSAS, ex rel.
Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General, et al.,

Case No. 3:10-cv-03619 SI

STATE OF MICHIGAN, ex rel.
Bill Schuette, Attorney General, et al.,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION
OF TIME ON DEADLINES IN CASE
SCHEDULE

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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ex rel.
Darrell McGraw, Attorney General, et al.,
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ex rel.
J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney General, et al.

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STATE OF FLORIDA, OFFICE OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF
LEGAL AFFAIRS,

Case No. 3:10-cv-03517 SI

Plaintiff,

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vs.

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AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al.

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Defendants.

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Case No. 3:07-md-1827 SI
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Case Nos. 3:10-cv-03619 SI and 3:10-cv-03517 SI
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WHEREAS, the States of Missouri, Arkansas, West Virginia, Michigan, and Wisconsin

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(collectively, the “5-States Plaintiffs”)and AU Optronics Corporation and AU Optronics Corporation

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America (collectively, “AUO”), LG Display Co., Ltd. and LG Display America, Inc. (collectively, “LG

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Display”)(AUO and LG Display collectively, the “5-States Defendants”), wish to extend certain

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deadlines entered in the Court’s July 14, 2011 Modifying Pretrial Schedule for Track One DAPs and AG

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Cases (Dkt No. 3110) for the purposes of the 5-States action, Case No. 3:10-cv-03619;

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WHEREAS, the State of Florida (the “Florida Plaintiff”) and Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba

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Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Toshiba America Information

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Systems, Inc. (collectively, the “Toshiba Entities”), and the 5-States Defendants (collectively, the

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“Defendants”) wish to extend certain deadlines entered in the Court’s July 14, 2011 Modifying Pretrial

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Schedule for Track One DAPs and AG Cases (Dkt No. 3110) for the purposes of the Florida action,

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Case No. 3:10-cv-03517, only;

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WHEREAS, the 5-States Plaintiffs and the Florida Plaintiff (collectively, the “States”) as well as

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the Defendants have negotiated in good faith regarding temporary extensions for certain fact and expert

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discovery deadlines, and wish to achieve a global resolution extending outstanding deadlines for

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motions to compel fact discovery, expert discovery and reports, and dispositive motions and related

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briefing,

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WHEREAS, the States and the Defendants intend to keep the November 5, 2012 trial date;

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NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate and agree as follows:

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The States’ and the Defendants’ mutual deadline for responding to pending fact discovery

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will be moved from December 8, 2011 to January 10, 2012. The parties maintain all objections and

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defenses in responding to fact discovery that they would have had in the absence of this stipulation. This

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stipulation will not preclude subpoenaed non-parties from producing responsive documents and

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information after January 10, 2012.

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This stipulation does not allow new fact discovery of any sort to be served beyond the

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current fact discovery cut-off date of December 8, 2012 (e.g., issuance of new written discovery

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requests, new nonparty subpoenas, more depositions, etc.). If there are particular state-specific issues

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(such as the Wisconsin deposition currently scheduled for December 21, 2012), then those issues may be
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worked out separately among the affected parties. Any such individual, state-specific stipulations

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regarding fact discovery between the States and the Defendants would take priority over this stipulation.

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The new period for completing fact discovery does not preclude the parties from moving

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to compel or otherwise seeking judicial intervention with respect to disputes about the pending

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discovery requests after January 10, 2012.

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All of the current deadlines as to the States and the Defendants in the Court’s July 14,

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2011 Modifying Pretrial Schedule for Track One DAPs and AG Cases (Dkt No. 3110), with the

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exception of the deadlines for the Pretrial Conference and Trial, are extended 30 days.

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Respectfully Submitted,
DATED: December 14, 2011

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Christopher A. Nedeau
Carl L. Blumenstein
James A. Nickovich
NOSSAMAN LLP
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
By:
/s/ Christopher A. Nedeau
Attorneys for Defendants AU Optronics Corporation
and AU Optronics Corporation America

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Christopher M. Curran (pro hac vice)
John H. Chung (pro hac vice)
Martin M. Toto (pro hac vice)
Kristen J. McAhren (pro hac vice)
WHITE & CASE LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
[phone] (telephone)
(212) 354-811 (facsimile)
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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By
/s/ Kristen J. McAhren
Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation,
Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba America
Electronic Components, Inc., and Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc.

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Michael R. Lazerwitz (pro hac vice)
Jeremy J. Caslyn (SBN 205062)
Lee F. Berger (SBN 222756)
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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By:
/s/ Michael R. Lazerwitz
Attorneys for Defendant LG Display Co. Ltd.
and LG Display America, Inc.

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Anne E. Schneider
Andrew M. Hartnett
OFFICE OF THE MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By
/s/ Anne E. Schneider
Attorneys for the State of Missouri

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David A. Curran
OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
323 Center Street, Suite 500
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By
/s/ David A. Curran
Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Arkansas

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M. Elizabeth Lippitt
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF MICHIGAN
525 West Ottawa Street, 6th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By
/s/ M. Elizabeth Lippitt
Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Michigan

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Douglas Davis
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
812 Quarrier Street, 1st Floor
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By
/s/ Douglas Davis
Attorneys for Plaintiff State of West Virginia

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Gwendolyn J. Cooley
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF WISCONSIN
P.O. Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By
/s/ Gwendolyn J. Cooley
Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Wisconsin

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R. Scott Palmer
Lizabeth A. Brady
Nicholas J. Weilhammer
Eli Friedman
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
NPL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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By
/s/ Nicholas J. Weilhammer
Attorneys for the State of Florida

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Attestation: Pursuant to General Order 45, Part X-B, the filer attests that concurrence in the
filing of this document have been obtained from each of the signatories.
ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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12/16/11

Dated:

The Honorable Susan Illston
Judge of the United States District Court

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