Best Buy Co., Inc. et al v. AU Optronics Corp. et al

Filing 449

ORDER by Judge Susan Illston granting (8229) Stipulation in case 3:07-md-01827-SI STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER CONCERNING PRESENCE OF WITNESSES IN THE COURTROOM (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/9/2013)

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CHRISTOPHER A. NEDEAU (CA SBN 81297)
CARL L. BLUMENSTEIN (CA SBN 124158)
FARSCHAD FARZAN (CA SBN 215194)
NATASHA A. SAGGAR SHETH (CA SBN 282896)
NOSSAMAN LLP
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:
Best Buy v. AU Optronics Corp. et al,
Case No. 10-CV-4572,

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
CONCERNING PRESENCE OF
WITNESSES IN THE COURTROOM

Best Buy v. Toshiba Corp. et al
Case No. 12-CV-4114
Eastman Kodak Company v. Epson Imaging
Devices Corp. et al., Case No. 10-CV-5452
Target Corp, et. al., v. AU Optronics Corp. et
al.,Case No. 10-CV-4945

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INTRODUCTION

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Defendants AU Optronics Corporation and AU Optronics Corporation America (“AUO”);

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Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba America Electronic

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Components, Inc., and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (“Toshiba”); HannStar Display

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Corporation (“HannStar”); and LG Display America, Inc. and LG Display Co. Ltd. (“LG”) (together,

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“Defendants”) on the one hand, and Plaintiffs’ Best Buy Co., Inc., Best Buy Purchasing LLC, Best Buy

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Enterprise Services, Inc., Best Buy Stores, L.P.; Bestbuy.com, L.L.C., and Magnolia Hi-Fi, Inc. (“Best

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Buy”); Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”); and Target Corporation, Sears, Roebuck & Co; Kmart

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Corp., RadioShack Corp., Old Comp, Inc., Newegg, Inc., and Good Guys Inc. (“Target”) (together

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“Plaintiffs”), on the other hand, (collectively, the “Parties”), through their counsel of record, do hereby

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stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude percipient witnesses, except for
one party representative, from the courtroom unless testifying (Dkt. No. 8144, MIL No. 19);
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Parties as follows:
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Each party may have a maximum of one (1) witness that is designated as a party

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representative and who may later testify at trial present in the courtroom when proceedings related to the

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trial are in session at any time prior to his or her testimony. Any other percipient witnesses that may

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testify at trial may not be present in the courtroom when proceedings related to the trial are in session at

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any time prior to his or her testimony.

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2.

This limitation does not extend to any expert witnesses.

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3.

There is no limitation on the number of non-testifying party representatives in the

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courtroom during trial.

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DATED: July 2, 2013

NOSSAMAN LLP

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By:

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/s/ Carl L. Blumenstein
CARL L. BLUMENSTEIN

Christopher A. Nedeau (SBN 81297)
Carl L. Blumenstein (SBN 124158)
Farschad Farzan (SBN 215194)
Natasha A. Saggar Sheth (SBN 282896)
NOSSAMAN LLP
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants AU Optronics Corporation and AU
Optronics Corporation America

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DATED: July 1, 2013
FREITAS TSENG & KAUFMAN LLP

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By:

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/s/ Robert E. Freitas
Robert E. Freitas

Robert E. Freitas (SBN 80948)
Jason S. Angell (SBN 221607)
Jessica N. Leal (SBN 267232)
FREITAS TSENG & KAUFMAN LLP
100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
jleal@ftklaw

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Attorneys for Defendant
HannStar Display Corporation

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DATED: July 2, 2013

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

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By:

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/s/ Jerome C. Roth
Jerome C. Roth

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Brad D. Brian (SBN 079001)
Stuart N. Senator (SBN 148009)
Truc T. Do (SBN 191845)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
Jerome C. Roth (SBN 159483)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
560 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2907
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants LG Display Co., Ltd. and
LG Display America, Inc.

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DATED: July 2, 2013
By:

/s/ Christopher M. Curran
Christopher M. Curran

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Christopher M. Curran (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
J. Mark Gidley (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Martin M. Toto (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
John H. Chung (pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]

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1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Toshiba Corporation,
Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.,
Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc., and Toshiba
America Information Systems, Inc.

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CROWELL & MORING LLP

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DATED: July 2, 2013
/s/ Janet I. Levine
Janet I. Levine (CA Bar No. 94255)
Jason C. Murray (CA Bar No. 169806)
Joshua C. Stokes (CA Bar No. 220214)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
515 South Flower St., 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 213-622-2690
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Jeffrey H. Howard (pro hac vice)
Jerome A. Murphy (pro hac vice)
Matthew J. McBurney (pro hac vice)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202-628-5116
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Target Corporation; Sears,
Roebuck & Co; Kmart Corp.; RadioShack Corp., Old
Comp, Inc.; Newegg, Inc., and Good Guys Inc.

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ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
DATED: July 2, 2013

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/s/ Roman M. Silberfeld
Roman M. Silberfeld, Bar No. 62783
David Martinez, Bar No. 193183
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3208
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310-229-5800
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Laura E. Nelson, Bar No. 231856
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
800 LaSalle Avenue
2800 LaSalle Plaza
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 612-339-4181
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys For Plaintiffs Best Buy Co., Inc.; Best
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Buy Purchasing LLC; Best Buy Enterprise
Services, Inc.; Best Buy Stores, L.P.;
BESTBUY.COM, L.L.C.;
and Magnolia HI-FI, INC

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/s/ Karl D. Belgum
Karl D. Belgum (State Bar No. 122752)
John R. Foote (State Bar No. 99674)
Blaire Z. Russell (State Bar No. 271693)
NIXON PEABODY LLP
One Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3600
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Eastman Kodak Company

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ATTESTATION: Pursuant to General Order 45, Part X-B, the filer attests that concurrence in the

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filing of this document has been obtained from each of the signatories.

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

7/8/13
The Honorable Susan Illston
United States District Court Judge

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