Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
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STIPULATION AND ORDER CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 2. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/10/22. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2022)
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Michael M. Buchman (pro hac vice)
Michelle C. Clerkin (pro hac vice)
Jacob O. Onile-Ere (pro hac vice)
MOTLEY RICE LLC
777 Third Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 577-0050
mbuchman@motleyrice.com
mclerkin@motleyrice.com
jonlineere@motleyrice.com
Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the
Proposed Class
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[ADDITIONAL COUNSEL ON SIGNATURE PAGE]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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Ryan A. Shores (pro hac vice)
ryan.shores@shearman.com
SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
401 9th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 508-8000
Facsimile: (202) 508-8100
Attorneys for Sony Interactive Entertainment
LLC
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John F. Cove, Jr. (State Bar No. 212213)
john.cove@shearman.com
Patrick D. Robbins (State Bar No. 152288)
probbins@shearman.com
SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
535 Mission Street, 25th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: (415) 616-1100
Facsimile: (415) 616-1199
AGUSTIN CACCURI, ADRIAN CENDEJAS
and ALLEN NEUMARK on behalf of
themselves and all others similarly situated,
v.
Plaintiffs,
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LLC,
Defendant.
Case Nos. 3:21-cv-03361-RS
3:21-cv-03447-RS
3:21-cv-05031-RS
JOINT STIPULATION AND
CASE MANAGEMENT
ORDER NO. 2
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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
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WHEREAS, each of the named plaintiffs in the above-captioned action separately filed a
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class action alleging violations of antitrust laws in connection with the marketing, distribution
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and sale of digital PlayStation games: Caccuri v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Case No.
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21-cv-03361, ECF No. 1 (the “Caccuri Action”); Cendejas v. Sony Interactive Entertainment
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LLC et al., Case No. 21-cv-03447, ECF No. 1 (the “Cendejas Action”); Neumark v. Sony
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Interactive Entertainment LLC et al., Case No. 21-cv-05031, ECF No. 1 (the “Neumark
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Action”);
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WHEREAS, the Caccuri and Cendejas Plaintiffs and defendant Sony Interactive
Entertainment LLC (“Sony Interactive”) filed a Joint Stipulation And [Proposed] Case
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Management Order No. 1 (Caccuri Action, ECF No. 28; Cendejas Action, ECF No. 18), which
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the Court ordered (Caccuri Action, ECF No. 29; Cendejas Action, ECF No. 19), and which
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deferred responses to the above complaints pending the appointment of Interim Lead or Co-Lead
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Counsel and the filing of a single Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the “Consolidated
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Complaint”);
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Neumark and Sony Interactive filed a similar Joint Stipulation And
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[Proposed] Case Management Order in the Neumark Action (Neumark Action, ECF No. 17),
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which the Court ordered (Neumark Action, ECF No. 18), and which also deferred responses to
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the Neumark Complaint pending the appointment of Interim Lead or Co-Lead Counsel and the
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filing of the Consolidated Class Action Complaint encompassing all three actions;
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WHEREAS, on December 20, 2021, Plaintiffs filed the Consolidated Class Action
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Complaint in the above-captioned action (Caccuri Action, ECF No. 40) alleging violations of the
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antitrust law and other claims in the alleged market for digital PlayStation video game content;
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WHEREAS, no extension has been previously granted for Sony Interactive to respond to
the Consolidated Class Action Complaint;
WHEREAS, under Case Management Order No. 1, Sony Interactive’s current deadline to
respond to the Consolidated Class Action Complaint is January 19, 2022;
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WHEREAS, to provide Sony Interactive adequate time to evaluate the allegations set
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forth in the Consolidated Class Action Complaint, including in view of the intervening holidays,
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and to prepare a response, the undersigned Parties met and conferred and agreed to a thirty-day
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extension for Sony Interactive to respond to the Consolidated Class Action Complaint (from
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January 19, 2022 to February 18, 2022);
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WHEREAS, the undersigned Parties agree that this Stipulation and Proposed Order is not
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intended to bar Sony Interactive from filing any motion to compel arbitration or motion under
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 after February 18, 2022, that it would otherwise be permitted
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to file by law, nor intended to affect Plaintiffs’ ability to seek motion-related discovery in order
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to oppose any such motion, or Sony Interactive’s ability to oppose such discovery;
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WHEREAS, the undersigned Parties agree that the execution and filing of this Stipulation
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and Proposed Order does not waive or prejudice any right, claim or defense of any party to the
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above-captioned action;
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WHEREAS, the undersigned Parties agree that this Stipulation and Proposed Order does
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not preclude any further agreement between the Parties on scheduling or any request to the Court
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for additional orders related to scheduling;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Parties, through their counsel, hereby stipulate,
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agree and respectfully request the Court enter an Order setting the deadline for Sony Interactive
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to respond to the Consolidated Class Action Complaint (including by way of a motion to compel
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arbitration as to the named Plaintiffs or a motion to dismiss under Rule 12) to February 18, 2022,
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with appropriate adjustments to the briefing schedule set forth in the Proposed Order below.
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Dated: January 7, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
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SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
MOTLEY RICE LLC
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/s/ John F. Cove, Jr.
/s/ Michael M. Buchman
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John F. Cove, Jr. (SBN 212213)
Patrick D. Robbins (SBN 152288)
535 Mission Street, 25th Floor
Michael M. Buchman (pro hac vice)
Michelle C. Clerkin (pro hac vice)
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San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: (415) 616-1100
Facsimile: (415) 616-1199
john.cove@shearman.com
probbins@shearman.com
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Ryan A. Shores (pro hac vice)
401 9th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 508-8000
Facsimile: (202) 508-8100
ryan.shores@shearman.com
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SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
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Attorneys for Defendant Sony Interactive
Entertainment LLC
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Jacob O. Onile-Ere (pro hac vice)
MOTLEY RICE LLC
777 Third Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 577-0050
mbuchman@motleyrice.com
mclerkin@motleyrice.com
jonlineere@motleyrice.com
Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and
the Proposed Class
Jeff S. Westerman (SBN 94559)
WESTERMAN LAW CORP.
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 685
Encino, CA 91436
Tel: (310) 698-7450
jwesterman@jswlegal.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Agustin Caccuri
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Peggy J. Wedgworth (pro hac vice)
Elizabeth McKenna (pro hac vice)
Blake Yagman (pro hac vice)
MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON
PHILLIPS GROSSMAN, PLLC
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 500
Garden City, New York 11530
Tel: (212) 868-1229
pwedgworth@milberg.com
emckenna@milberg.com
byagman@milberg.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiff Allen Neumark
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Joseph R. Saveri (SBN 130064)
Steven N. Williams (SBN 175489)
Katharine Malone (SBN 290884)
Chris K.L. Young (SBN 318371)
Anupama K. Reddy (SBN 324873)
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: (415) 500-6800
jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com
swilliams@saverilawfirm.com
kmalone@saverilawfirm.com
cyoung@saverilawfirm.com
areddy@saverilawfirm.com
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JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff Adrian Cendejas
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E-Filing Attestation
I, John F. Cove, Jr., am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this
document. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that each signatory
identified above has concurred in this filing.
By:
/s/ John F. Cove, Jr.___
John F. Cove, Jr.
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ORDER
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The above Stipulation of the Parties is hereby approved. It is HEREBY ORDERED that
the case management schedule be revised as follows:
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EVENT
DEADLINE
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Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“Sony
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Interactive”) Response to Consolidated
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Complaint
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Opposition to Sony Interactive’s Motion
March 21, 2022
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Reply in Support of Sony Interactive’s
April 12, 2022
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Motion
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Hearing on Sony Interactive’s Motion
February 18, 2022
May 12, 2022 at 1:30 pm
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If Sony Interactive’s Motion is denied, the Parties will meet and confer within seven days of the
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Court’s order denying the Motion to discuss scheduling matters. Within 14 days of the order, the
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Parties shall submit an agreed-upon schedule, or, if they cannot agree, separate proposed
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schedules. No discovery or Rule 26 disclosures shall take place before the resolution of any motion
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to compel arbitration and/or any motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12
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absent good cause shown.
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Dated: January 10 2022
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HON. RICHARD G. SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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