Alfred H. Siegel v. Sony Corporation et al

Filing 23

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 2/3/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/3/2016)

KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, THIRTY-NINTH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
TELEPHONE: [phone]

David M. Stern (State Bar No. 67697)
1 Michael L. Tuchin (State Bar No. 150375)
Robert J. Pfister (State Bar No. 241370)
2 Colleen M. Keating (State Bar No. 261213)
Jonathan M. Weiss (State Bar No. 281217)
3 KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Thirty-Ninth Floor
4 Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone:
310-407-4000
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Steven T. Gubner (State Bar No. 156593)
9 Jason B. Komorsky (State Bar No. 155677)
Michael W. Davis (State Bar No. 274126)
10 BRUTZKUS GUBNER ROZANSKY SEROR WEBER LLP
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 500
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Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

19 IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE ANTITRUST
LITIGATION
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Case No. 3:15-cv-03248 RS

21 This document relates to:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT

22 Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee for the Circuit
City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust,
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Plaintiff,
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Sony Corporation, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Master File No. 3:10-md-2143 RS

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WHEREAS, on July 13, 2015, plaintiff Alfred H. Siegel, in his capacity as Trustee for the

2 Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust (“Plaintiff”), filed his Complaint for Damages [Docket
3 No. 1] (the “Original Complaint”) in the above-captioned action;
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WHEREAS, on August 6, 2015, the Court entered the Stipulation and Order Regarding

5 Service of Process and Deadlines to Respond to Complaint [Docket No. 11], under which
6 defendants had ninety (90) days from the date of service of process to answer or otherwise respond
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WHEREAS, on November 2, 2015, the Court entered the Stipulation and Order Regarding

9 Deadline to Respond to Complaint [Docket No. 16], which set a single date (November 13, 2015)
KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, THIRTY-NINTH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
TELEPHONE: [phone]

10 as the deadline for all defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Original Complaint, and
11 further provided that Plaintiff’s opposition to any motions to dismiss that were filed would be due
12 sixty (60) days after the filing of such motions, with replies due thirty (30) days thereafter;
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WHEREAS, on November 13, 2015, defendants filed motions to dismiss the Original

14 Complaint [Docket Nos. 17, 18, 19] (the “Motions to Dismiss”), with a specified hearing date of
15 February 18, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.;
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WHEREAS, on January 8, 2016, the Court entered the Stipulation and Order Regarding

17 Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss the Complaint [Docket No. 21], which provided that Plaintiff’s
18 opposition to the Motions to Dismiss is due on January 26, 2016 and replies in further support of
19 the Motions to Dismiss are due February 25, 2016, and further provided that a hearing on the
20 Motions to Dismiss would be held on the earliest date convenient to the Court;
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff has proposed to amend his Original Complaint, and Defendants

22 consent to such amendment, subject to their right to move to dismiss the amended pleading (the
23 “First Amended Complaint”);
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby STIPULATED and AGREED that:

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Plaintiff is granted leave to amend pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of

26 Civil Procedure. Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint shall be filed within five (5) days after
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STIPULATION RE FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT
Case No. 3:15-cv-03248 RS

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Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss [Docket Nos. 17, 18, 19] directed to the Original

2 Complaint are denied as moot, without prejudice to any renewed motion(s) directed to the First
3 Amended Complaint. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver by defendants of any defense,
4 including but not limited to those defenses provided under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil
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Defendants’ answer or other response shall be due ninety (90) days after the filing

7 of the First Amended Complaint. If defendants respond by moving to dismiss the First Amended
8 Complaint, Plaintiff’s opposition to any such motion(s) shall be due sixty (60) days thereafter, and
9 any reply brief(s) shall be due thirty (30) days thereafter.
KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, THIRTY-NINTH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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STIPULATION RE FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT
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DATED: January 26, 2016

KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP

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/s/ Colleen M. Keating

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Colleen M. Keating

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee for
the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust

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DATED: January 26, 2016

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

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KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
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/s/ Belinda S Lee
Belinda S Lee
Brendan A. McShane
505 Montgomery Street Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
Tel.: [phone]
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Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba
America Information Systems, Inc., Toshiba Samsung
Storage Technology Corp., and Toshiba Samsung
Storage Technology Korea Corp.

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COMPLAINT
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DATED: January 26, 2016

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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/s/ Ian Simmons
Ian Simmons
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-4001
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Attorneys for Defendants Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, THIRTY-NINTH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
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DATED: January 26, 2016

BAKER BOTTS LLP

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/s/ Evan Werbel
Evan Werbel
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-2400
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Attorneys for Defendants Lite-On IT Corp., Lite-On
Sales & Distribution Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V.,
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Philips
& Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp., and Philips & LiteOn Digital Solutions USA, Inc.

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DATED: January 26, 2016

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

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John F. Cove, Jr.
John F. Cove, Jr.
Steven C. Holtzman
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
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Attorneys for Defendants Sony Optiarc America Inc.,
Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation, and Sony
Optiarc Inc.

KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & STERN LLP
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, THIRTY-NINTH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
TELEPHONE: [phone]

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ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this

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DATED: January 26, 2016

/s/ Colleen M. Keating
Colleen M. Keating

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: _______________, 2016

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Hon. Richard Seeborg
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION RE FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT
Case No. 3:15-cv-03248 RS