SB Liquidation Trust v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

Filing 132

ORDER re: Certain Expert Depositions in Track 2. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 8/30/13. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/10/2013)

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William A. Isaacson (admitted pro hac vice)
Melissa Felder (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
5301 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20015
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Philip J. Iovieno (admitted pro hac vice)
Anne M. Nardacci (admitted pro hac vice)
Christopher Fenlon (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
10 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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[Additional counsel listed in signature page]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.; Office Depot, Inc.; Interbond Corporation of
America, Inc.; Schultze Agency Services, LLC; P.C. Richard & Son Long Island Corporation;
MARTA Cooperative of America, Inc.; ABC Appliance, Inc.; Tech Data Corporation and Tech
Data Product Management, Inc.; The AASI Creditor Liquidating Trust; CompuCom Systems,
Inc.; and NECO Alliance LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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IN RE: TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL)
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

CASE NO. M:07-md-01827-SI
MDL No. 1827

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This Document Relates to:
SB Liquidation Trust v. AU Optronics Corp., et
al., 3:10-cv-05458-SI
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. v. AU Optronics
Corp., et al., 3:11-cv-00829-SI
Office Depot, Inc. v. AU Optronics Corp., et
al., 3:11-cv-02225-SI

CASE NOS. 3:10-cv-05458-SI;
3:11-cv-0829-SI; 3:11-cv-02225-SI;
3:11-cv-02495-SI; 3:11-cv-03763-SI;
3:11-cv-03856-SI; 3:11-cv-04119-SI;
3:11-cv-05765-SI; 3:11-cv-05781-SI;
3:11-cv-06241-SI; 3:12-cv-00335-SI;
3:12-cv-01426-SI; 3:12-cv-02495-SI; and
3:10-cv-05625-SI
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING CERTAIN
EXPERT DEPOSITIONS IN TRACK 2

Jaco Electronics, Inc. v. AU Optronics Corp.,
et al., 3:11-cv-02495-SI

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Interbond Corp. of America v. AU Optronics
Corp., et al., 3:11-cv-03763-SI

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Schultze Agency Services, LLC, on behalf of
Tweeter Opco, LLC and Tweeter Newco, LLC,
v. AU Optronics Corp., et al.,
3:11-cv-03856-SI
P.C. Richard & Son Long Island Corp., et al. v.
AU Optronics Corp., et al., 3:11-cv-04119-SI

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Tech Data Corp., et al. v. AU Optronics Corp., et
al., 3:11-cv-05765-SI
The AASI Creditor Liquidating Trust, by and
through Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating Trustee v.
AU Optronics Corp., et al., 3:11-cv-05781-SI
CompuCom Systems, Inc. v. AU Optronics Corp.,
et al., 3:11-cv-06241-SI

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NECO Alliance LLC v. AU Optronics Corp., et
al., 3:12-cv-01426-SI
Rockwell Automation, Inc. v. AU Optronics
Corp., et al., 3:12-cv-02495-SI

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Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee of the Circuit City
Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust v. AU Optronics
Corp., et al., 3:10-cv-05625-SI

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Plaintiffs in the above-captioned cases (collectively, “Track 2 Cases”) and Defendants in

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the Track 2 Cases (respectively, “Plaintiffs” and “Defendants,” collectively, “Parties”) hereby

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stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, on June 13, 2013, Plaintiffs have submitted reports from B. Douglas

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Bernheim, Adam Fontecchio, David Stowell, and Leslie Marx (as to certain Plaintiffs only)

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(collectively, “Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Experts”), among others, in the Track 2 Cases (including any

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erratas, supplements, and amendments thereto, “June 2013 Reports”);

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Experts also appeared on behalf of plaintiffs in one or

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more of the following cases in this Multidistrict Litigation: AT&T Mobility LLC, et al. v. AU

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Optronics Corp., et al., Case No. 09-CV-4997-SI; ATS Claim, LLC v. Epson Electronics

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America, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:09-CV-01115-SI; Nokia Corp. and Nokia Inc. v. AU Optronics

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Corp., et al., Case No. 3:09-CV-05609; Costco Wholesale Corp. v. AU Optronics Corp., et al.,
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Case No. 11-CV-00058-SI; Best Buy v. AU Optronics Corp,. et al., Case No. 10-CV-04972-SI;
Electrograph Systems, Inc. v. Epson Imaging Devices Corp., et al., Case No. 10-CV-00017-SI;
Motorola Mobility Inc. v. AU Optronics Corp., et al., Case No. 09-CV-05840-SI, and Target
Corp., et al. v. AU Optronics Corp,. et al., Case No. 10-CV-04945-SI (collectively, “Track 1
Cases”);
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Experts sat for depositions in the Track 1 Cases;
WHEREAS the Parties want to avoid duplicative and repetitive questioning of Plaintiffs’
Track 1 Experts in depositions in the Track 2 Cases in light of their previous depositions and the
similarity between Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Experts’ reports in the Track 1 Cases and Plaintiffs’ Track
1 Experts’ reports in the Track 2 Cases, and to create efficiency in and limit the time of those
depositions; and
WHEREAS the Parties do not want to get bogged down in disputes over whether a
particular question is duplicative of a question asked of a Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Expert during the
Track 1 Cases;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among the
Parties through their undersigned counsel as follows:
1. Any testimony made at deposition by a Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Expert in a Track 1 Case
will have same legal and evidentiary effect as if noticed and taken in the Track 2 cases
concerning the June 2013 Reports and the Track 2 Plaintiffs.
2. Any deposition that Defendants take of a Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Expert in the Track 2
Cases regarding the June 2013 Reports will be limited to a seven hour period. This is
not a limitation on the deposition regarding any Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Expert’s reply
reports (which may not be duplicative of Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Experts’ reports in the
Track 1 Cases), or of any expert’s deposition other than Plaintiffs’ Track 1 Experts.
3. This stipulation does not give rise to an objection to questions as being duplicative of
questions asked during the Track 1 Cases.

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Dated: August 23, 2013

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Respectfully submitted,

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By:

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/s/ Philip J. Iovieno
William Isaacson (admitted pro hac vice)
Melissa Felder (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20015
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Philip J. Iovieno (admitted pro hac vice)
Anne M. Nardacci (admitted pro hac vice)
Christopher Fenlon (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
10 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Stuart H. Singer (admitted pro hac vice)
Meredith Schultz (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER, & FLEXNER LLP
401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1200
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.;
Office Depot, Inc.; Interbond Corp. of America;
Schultze Agency Services, LLC; P.C. Richard & Son
Long Island Corporation; MARTA Cooperative of
America, Inc.; ABC Appliance Inc.; Tech Data Corp.
and Tech Data Product Management, Inc.; The AASI
Creditor Liquidating Trust; CompuCom Systems, Inc.;
and NECO Alliance LLC

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/s/ Robert W. Turken
Robert W. Turken
Mitchell E. Widon
Scott N. Wagner
BILZIN SUMBERG BAENA PRICE & AXELROD
LLP
1450 Rickell Avenue, Suite 2300
Miami, FL 33131-3456
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Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Tech Data Corp. and Tech
Data Product Management, Inc. and The AASI
Creditor Liquidating Trust

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/s/ H. Lee Godfrey
H. Lee Godfrey
Kenneth S. Marks
Jonathan J. Ross
Johnny W. Carter
SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Parker C. Folse III
Rachel S. Black
Jordan Connors
SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101-3000
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee of
the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust

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/s/ Marc M. Seltzer
Marc M. Seltzer (54534)
Steven G. Sklaver (237612)
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 950
Los Angeles, CA 90067-6029
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Erica W. Harris
SUSMAN GODFREY LLP
1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77002-5096
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for SB Liquidation Trust
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/s/ Jerome A. Murphy
Jeffrey H. Howard (pro hac vice)
Jerome A. Murphy (pro hac vice)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jason C. Murray (CA Bar No. 169806)
Janet I. Levine (CA Bar No. 94255)
Joshua C. Stokes (CA Bar No. 220214)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
515 South Flower Street, 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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[e-mail]
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Kenneth L. Adams (pro hac vice)
R. Bruce Holcomb (pro hac vice)
Christopher T. Leonardo (pro hac vice)
ADAMS HOLCOMB LLP
1875 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs and Attorneys for
Plaintiffs Jaco Electronics, Inc. and Rockwell
Automation, Inc.

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*By:
/s/ Lee F. Berger
Holly A. House (State Bar No. 136045)
Kevin C. McCann (State Bar No. 120874)
Lee F. Berger (State Bar No. 222756)
Sean Unger (State Bar No. 231694)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street
Twenty-Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
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Brad D. Brian (State Bar No. 079001)
Jerome C. Roth (State Bar No. 159483)
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
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Attorneys for Defendants LG Display Co., Ltd. and LG
Display America, Inc.

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/s/ Stephen P. Freccero
Melvin R. Goldman (SBN 34097)
Stephen P. Freccero (SBN 131093)
Derek F. Foran (SBN 224569)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendants Epson Imaging Devices
Corporation and Epson Electronics America, Inc.

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/s/ Carl L. Blumenstein
Christopher A. Nedeau (State Bar No. 81297)
Carl L. Blumenstein (State Bar No. 124158)
Farschad Farzan (State Bar No. 215194)
NOSSAMAN LLP
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: ( 415) 398-2438
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Attorneys for Defendants AU Optronics Corporation
and AU Optronics Corporation America

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/s/ Christopher M. Curran
Christopher M. Curran (pro hac vice)
Martin M. Toto (pro hac vice)
John H. Chung (pro hac vice)
WHITE & CASE LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Mobile
Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc. and Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc.

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/s/ Neal A. Potischman
Neal A. Potischman (SBN 254862)
[e-mail]
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, California 94025
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Counsel for Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation
(n/k/a Innolux Corporation), CMO Japan Co., Ltd.,
and Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc. for the Office
Depot, Inc., Interbond Corp. of America, Schultze
Agency Services, LLC, P.C. Richard & Son Long
Island Corp., et al., Tech Data Corp., et al., The AASI
Creditor Liquidating Trust, CompuCom Systems, Inc.,
and NECO Alliance LLC Actions Only

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/s/ Michael R. Scott
Michael R. Scott (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Michael J. Ewart (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
HILLIS CLARK MARTIN & PETERSON P.S.
1221 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98101-2925
Telephone: [phone]
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Counsel for Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation
(n/k/a Innolux Corporation), CMO Japan Co., Ltd.,
and Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc. for the
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. Action Only

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/s/ William S. Farmer
William S. Farmer (SBN 46694)
David C. Brownstein (SBN 141929)
Jacob P. Alpren (SBN 235713)
Farmer Brownstein Jaeger LLP
235 Pine Street, Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Counsel for Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. in the
MetroPCS Wireless Actions Only

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/s/ Rachel S. Brass
Rachel S. Brass (SBN 219301)
Joel S. Sanders (SBN 107234)
Austin V. Schwing (SBN 211696
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, California 94105
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Attorneys for Defendants Chunghwa Picture Tubes,
Ltd. in the SB Trust, Office Depot, Jaco Electronics,
Interbond, Schultze Agency Services, PC Richard,
Tech Data, AASI Creditor Liquidating Trust,
CompuCom, Viewsonic, and NECO Alliance Actions
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/s/ Robert E. Freitas
Robert E. Freitas (SBN 80948)
Jason S. Angell (SBN 221607)
Jerry Chen (SBN 229318)
FREITAS TSENG & KAUFMAN LLP
100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendant HannStar Display
Corporation

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/s/ Jacob R. Sorensen
Jacob R. Sorensen (SBN 209134)
John M. Grenfell (SBN 88500)
Fusae Nara (pro hac vice)
Andrew D. Lanphere (SBN 191479)
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendants Sharp Corporation and
Sharp Electronics Corporation

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/s/ Michael W. Scarborough
Michael W. Scarborough (SBN 203524)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Attorneys for Defendants Samsung SDI America, Inc.
and Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

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/s/ Kent M. Roger
Kent M. Roger (Bar No. 95987)
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi
Displays, Ltd. (n/k/a Japan Display Inc.) and Hitachi
Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.

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/s/ Stephen Holbrook Sutro
George Dominic Niespolo
Stephen Holbrook Sutro
DUANE MORRIS LLP
One Market , Spear Tower, Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
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[e-mail]
Attorneys for NEC Corporation, NEC LCD
Technologies, Ltd., and Renesas Electronics America,
Inc.

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*Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X-B, the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this
document has been obtained from each of the above signatories.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

8/30/13

Hon. Susan Illston
United States District Judge

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