County of San Mateo v. CSL Limited et al

Filing 71

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 70 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION PROTOCOL filed by Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association, CSL Limited, CSL Behring LLC, Baxter International Inc., County of San Mateo, CSL Plasma. Signed by Judge ARMSTRONG on 12/20/12. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/20/2012)

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Steven N. Williams (State Bar No. 175489)
[e-mail]
Adam J. Zapala (State Bar No. 245748)
[e-mail]
Gene W. Kim (State Bar No. 279549)
[e-mail]
Elizabeth Tran (State Bar No. 280502)
[e-mail]
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP
840 Malcolm Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for County of San Mateo

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND DIVISION

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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING DEPOSITION
PROTOCOL

CSL LIMITED; CSL BEHRING LLC;
CSL PLASMA; BAXTER
INTERNATIONAL INC.; and PLASMA
PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS
ASSOCIATION,

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Case No. 4:10-cv-05686-SBA

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION PROTOCOL; Case No. 4:10-cv05686-SBA

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WHEREAS, the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs and Defendants in the

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related Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) action in the Northern District of

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Illinois (Case No. 1:09-cv-07666) have stipulated to a deposition protocol in

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an effort to streamline the scheduling of depositions (Docket No. 534);

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WHEREAS, in an effort to continue the coordination of discovery with

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the related MDL action and prevent any duplication or inefficiency, all

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Parties agree that the MDL action’s deposition protocol should be adopted

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here; and

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WHEREAS, all Parties are in agreement on the proposed deposition
protocol;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by Counsel for Plaintiff County of San

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Mateo and Counsel for Defendants CSL Limited; CSL Behring LLC; CSL

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Plasma; Baxter International Inc.; and Plasma Protein Therapeutics

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Association that the deposition protocol stipulated to by the parties in the

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related MDL action in the Northern District of Illinois is adopted in this

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action. The parties stipulate to a deposition protocol as follows:

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1.

Counsel for Indirect and Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs will confer

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regarding proposed deposition dates and locations in advance of providing

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notice of proposed dates to Defendants, and Defendants will confer prior to

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providing notice of proposed dates to Plaintiffs;

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2.

The parties will endeavor, where practicable, to notify each other

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of which party deponents they wish to depose based upon the parties’

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knowledge of the current discovery record, and will attempt to identify party

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deponents for the upcoming month to assist with scheduling depositions;

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Counsel for the noticed party will respond to the party issuing

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notice within five (5) business days, and will identify three (3) dates on which

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the witness and his or her counsel will be available;
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Absent extenuating circumstances, the noticing party will accept

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one of the three proposed dates provided by the noticed party as a

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counterproposal to the original notice. If for some reason that is not

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practical, the parties will confer and reach agreement on a date for the

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deposition within three (3) business days of receipt of the alternate dates;
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If a party objects to producing a witness whose deposition has

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been requested, it must set forth its objections within five (5) business days

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of receiving such notice, and meet and confer with the noticing party

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promptly thereafter;
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For third party deponents, the noticing party will confer with the

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witness’s counsel to solicit three available dates for the deposition, all

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occurring two or more weeks in the future. The noticing party will confer

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with the other parties regarding a mutually convenient date and

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communicate the same to the third-party deponent; and
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That, for party depositions, if the noticing party and the noticed

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party have agreed upon a date, all other parties will make counsel available

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to attend the deposition absent extenuating circumstances which make the

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participation of all counsel from the firm(s) in question unavailable.

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Dated: Dec. 19, 2012

By: /s/ Steven N. Williams
Steven N. Williams
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui (pro hac vice)
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY,
LLP
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for County of San Mateo

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By: /s/ Daniel E. Laytin
Daniel E. Laytin (pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Baxter International Inc.

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By: /s/ Richard Milone

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Richard Milone (pro hac vice)
Stephen Freeland (pro hac vice)
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
Washington Harbour, Suite 400
3050 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-5108
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Keri Campbell
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Twenty-Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
[phone]
[e-mail]

By:
/s/ Kevin J. Arquit
Kevin J. Arquit
Michael Garvey (pro hac vice
pending)
Alan C. Turner (pro hac vice
pending)
SIMPSON THACHER &
BARTLETT LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
212-455-2000
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Harrison J. Frahn, IV
SIMPSON THACHER &
BARTLETT LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
650-251-5000
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants CSL
Limited, CSL Behring LLC and
CSL Plasma

Attorneys for Plasma Protein
Therapeutics Association

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 12/20/12

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The Honorable Sandra B. Armstrong
United States District Judge
Northern District of California

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