FUJIFILM CORPORATION et al v. SONY CORPORATION et al

Filing 1

MOTION (Application) for the Issuance of a Deposition Order/Commission Upon Recommendation of the U.S. International Trade Commission by FUJIFILM CORPORATION, FUJIFILM RECORDING MEDIA U.S.A., INC. (tth)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FUJIFILM Corporation, et al.
7-3 Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-0052, Japan,
Misc. Action No. 18-mc-______

Complainants,
v.

(On Application from U.S. International
Trade Commission Investigation No.
337-TA-1012 (Enforcement Proceeding))

Sony Corporation, et al.
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075, Japan,
Respondents.

UNOPPOSED APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
A DEPOSITION ORDER / COMMISSION
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. (collectively,
“FUJIFILM”), the complainants in the above-captioned United States International Trade
Commission (“U.S.I.T.C.”) Investigation, hereby apply, unopposed, for the issuance of an
Order/Commission on behalf of both FUJIFILM to obtain deposition testimony from employees
of Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Storage Media
Solutions Corporation, Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corporation, Sony DADC US Inc.,
and Sony Latin America Inc. (collectively, “Sony”), the respondents in the above-captioned
U.S.I.T.C. Investigation in Osaka, Japan. A Proposed Order is attached.
FUJIFILM moved the Honorable David P. Shaw, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)
in the above-captioned U.S.I.T.C. Investigation, to issue an order recommending that this Court
issue the requested Deposition Order/Commission for the Taking of Depositions in Japan,
requiring depositions of the stated individuals at the United States Consulate in Osaka, Japan. A
copy of FUJIFILM’s Unopposed Motion for Recommendation to the District Court for the

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District of Columbia to Issue an Order / Commission for the Taking of Depositions in Osaka,
Japan (“Motion”) is attached as Exhibit I. ALJ Shaw granted the Motion in Order No. 38. A
signed copy of Order No. 38 is attached as Exhibit II.
The requested Order/Commission permits any consul or vice consul of the United States
to take and transcribe the requested depositions in the United States Consulate in Osaka, Japan,
and is necessary because the government of Japan strictly interprets Article 17 of the U.S. Japan Consular Convention (see Consular Convention & Protocol, T.I.A.S. No. 5602, Art.
17(1)(e)(ii)-(iii) (Aug. 1, 1964)) as requiring a commission to be issued by a court in the United
States. See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 28(b)(2). This Court has the authority to issue the requested
Order/Commission pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651. See also In the Matter of
Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridge Containing the Same, Misc. Action No.
1:16-mc-01887 (D.D.C. Sept. 7, 2016); In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes
and Cartridge Containing the Same, Misc. Action No. 1:16-mc-91272-FDS (D. Mass. Sept. 15,
2016).
FUJIFILM respectfully requests that this Court issue an Order/Commission on an
expedited basis, in substantially the form of the enclosed Proposed Order. The urgency for the
requested Order/Commission is necessitated by the deadlines within which the U.S. Consulate in
Japan requires receipt of same, as well as the time frame within which international travel visas
need to be applied for and secured.

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Dated: July 20, 2018
Respectfully submitted,

Thomas C. Martin (D.C. Bar No. 986,325)
Lisa M. Kattan
Katharine Burke
Baker Botts L.L.P.
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-2400
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Robert C. Scheinfeld
Robert L. Maier
Jennifer C. Tempesta
Eric Faragi
Jessica W. Lin
Frank Zhu
Baker Botts L.L.P.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Syed Fareed
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
98 San Jacinto Boulevard
Suite 1500
Austin, TX 78701-4078
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Complainants
FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM
Recording Media U.S.A., Inc.

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EXHIBIT I

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Before the Honorable David P. Shaw
Administrative Law Judge
In the Matter of
Investigation No. 337-TA-1012
(Enforcement Proceeding)

CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA
STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES
CONTAINING THE SAME

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ISSUE AN ORDER / COMMISSION
FOR THE TAKING OF DEPOSITIONS IN OSAKA, JAPAN
Pursuant to 19 C.F.R. §§ 210.26 and 210.28, Complainants FUJIFILM Corporation and
FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. (collectively “Fujifilm” or “Complainants”) move for
the Administrative Law Judge to issue the attached Recommendation (Attachment A), that the
District Court for the District of Columbia issue an Order / Commission on behalf of Fujifilm to
obtain deposition testimony from current employees of Respondents Sony Corporation, Sony
Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Storage Media Solutions Corporation, Sony
Storage Media Manufacturing Corporation, Sony DADC US Inc., and Sony Latin America Inc.
(collectively “Sony” or “Respondents”). Sony and the Staff have indicated they do not oppose
this motion.
The Osaka depositions are scheduled to begin on or about August 27, 2018, at the U.S.
Consulate in Osaka, Japan and are scheduled to take place until on or about September 11, 2018.

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Fujifilm requests assistance in obtaining deposition testimony from:
Seisuke Goto
Atsushi Kato
Eiji Nakashio
Atsushi Yamaguchi
This deposition testimony is relevant to this case and unobtainable absent an order from a
district court that the depositions take place at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Japan. In the past,
the International Trade Commission has issued such requests for judicial assistance based on
similar requests by the same Parties. See In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes
and Cartridges Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1012, Order Nos. 13 and 14 (Sept, 13,
2016).
Fujifilm respectfully requests that this motion for the attached Recommendation be
granted. A proposed Recommendation is attached as Attachment A, and a proposed Order is
attached as Attachment B. In light of the difficulty in obtaining embassy/consulate space for
depositions during the limited discovery period of this investigation, Fujifilm further respectfully
request prompt resolution of this motion.

Date: July 18, 2018

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Robert C. Scheinfeld
Robert C. Scheinfeld
Robert L. Maier
Jennifer C. Tempesta
Eric J. Faragi
Jessica W. Lin
Frank Zhu
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Lisa M. Kattan
Thomas C. Martin
Katharine Burke
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
The Warner
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2400
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Syed Fareed
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Suite 1500
Austin, TX 78701-4078
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Complainants
FUJIFILM Corporation and
FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc.

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ATTACHMENT A

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Before the Honorable David P. Shaw
Administrative Law Judge
In the Matter of
CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA
STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES
CONTAINING THE SAME

Investigation No. 337-TA-1012
(Enforcement Proceeding)

RECOMMENDATION TO THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ISSUE AN
ORDER / COMMISSION FOR THE TAKING OF DEPOSITIONS IN OSAKA, JAPAN
On July 18, 2018, Complainants FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM Recording Media
U.S.A., Inc. (collectively “Fujifilm” or “Complainants”) filed with the United States International
Trade Commission an application for a recommendation to the District Court for the District of
Columbia to issue an Order / Commission requiring depositions of current and former employees
of Respondents Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony
Storage Media Solutions Corporation, Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corporation, Sony
DADC US Inc., and Sony Latin America Inc. (collectively “Sony” or “Respondents”).
Fujifilm requests assistance in obtaining deposition testimony from:
Seisuke Goto
Atsushi Kato
Eiji Nakashio
Atsushi Yamaguchi
each of Respondents Sony, to be taken in Osaka, Japan, on or about August 27, 2018, and
continuing through September 11, 2018, in response to a Notice of Deposition.
It is requested that the District Court grant the motion for an Order / Commission to obtain
the above depositions in connection with discovery of the above-identified Investigation at the

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U.S. International Trade Commission. It is also recommended to the District Court that an Order
/ Commission of the scope requested by Fujifilm be granted.
A proposed Deposition Order / Commission is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
Dated:

Honorable David P. Shaw
Administrative Law Judge
United States International Trade
Commission 500 F. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20436

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EXHIBIT 1

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
In the Matter of

Misc. Civ. No. 17-

CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA
STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES
CONTAINING THE SAME (Enforcement)

ORDER TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS
IN OSAKA, JAPAN

DEPOSITION ORDER / COMMISSION
TO:

Any Consul or Vice Consul of the United States of America
Chief, American Citizen Services Unit
U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe
11-5 Nishitenma 2 chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543 Japan
Upon Motion by Complainants FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM Recording Media

U.S.A., Inc. (collectively “Fujifilm” or “Complainants”), and pursuant to Article 17 of the United
States-Japan Consular Convention, it is hereby
ORDERED that the depositions on notice of the following individuals be taken at the
U.S. Consulate in Osaka, Japan, commencing on or about August 27, 2018, and continuing until
on or about September 11, 2018, and that the marking of any documentary exhibits in connection
therewith be permitted:
Seisuke Goto
Atsushi Kato
Eiji Nakashio
Atsushi Yamaguchi
Listed below are the names of counsel who may participate in these depositions, together
with other persons who may attend or assist with these depositions.
For Complainant Fujifilm
Robert C. Scheinfeld (counsel)
Robert L. Maier (counsel)
Jennifer C. Tempesta (counsel)
Lisa Kattan (counsel)

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Syed K. Fareed (counsel)
Thomas Martin (counsel)
Eric J. Faragi (counsel)
Jessica Weili Lin (counsel)
Frank Zhu (counsel)
Katharine Burke (counsel)
Bruce Holcombe (interpreter)
Teresa Sumiyoshi (interpreter)
Yutaka Araki (interpreter)
Lisa Feissner (court reporter)
Leslie Anne Todd (court reporter)
Renee Michele Kelch (court reporter)
Lisa Ann Knight (court reporter)
Susan Dena Wasilewski (court reporter)
Michelle Lynne Michaud (court reporter)
Giselle Marsha Mitchell (court reporter)
Anne Marie Torreano (court reporter)
Charlotte Lacey (court reporter)
Jason Thomas Meadors III (court reporter)
Thomas Kinsey Feissner (videographer)
Ralna Ramse (videographer)
Luis Alejandro Lopez (videographer)
Kevin Wayne Cranford Jr. (videographer)
Anthony James Vorndran (videographer)
Debby Elaine Cavazos (videographer)
Nathan James LeMaster (videographer)
Christie Jeon (videographer)
Joseph Donahoe (videographer)
For Complainant Sony
Gregory F. Corbett (counsel)
Randy J. Pritzker (counsel)
Charles T. Steenburg (counsel)
Hunter D. Keeton (counsel)
Chelsea A. Loughran (counsel)
Jason W. Balich (counsel)
Elizabeth A. DiMarco (counsel)
Claire E. Schuster (counsel)
Elizabeth A. Hudson (counsel)
Elica Funatsu (interpreter)
Ai Miyake (interpreter)
Toyu Yazaki (interpreter)
Satomi Nishimuro (interpreter)
Junko Salmon (interpreter)
Asami Isomichi (interpreter)

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Takuya Fukuoka (observer)
Koichi Kishida (observer)
Shun Sakata (observer)
Yusuke Houji (observer)
Tetsuhiro Shiomi (observer)
Yoshimi Kurata (observer)
Kakutaro Koyama (observer)
Akira Kumagai (observer)
Mino Tanaka (observer)
Motoyuki Koike (observer)
For U.S. International Trade Commission OUII Staff
Whitney Winston (staff attorney)
The depositions will be reported, videotaped, and/or interpreted by Planet Depos –
American Realtime Court Reporters.
Please cause the testimony of said witness to be recorded by video and reduced to writing;
the deposition to be signed by said witness; said deposition testimony to be annexed to your
Commission and closed under your seal; and make return of these materials to this Court with all
convenient speed.
WITNESS, The Honorable ______________________, United States District Judge of
the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, this ___________ day of
_____________, 2018.
United States District Judge
District of Columbia

I hereby certify that the signature above is that of the Honorable
United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Clerk of the Court
Date

,

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Deputy Clerk:
Seal:

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ATTACHMENT B

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Before the Honorable David P. Shaw
Administrative Law Judge
In the Matter of
CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA
STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES
CONTAINING THE SAME

Investigation No. 337-TA-1012
(Enforcement Proceeding)

[PROPOSED] ORDER NO. __: GRANTING
MOTION FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ISSUE A DEPOSITION
ORDER / COMMISSION FOR THE TAKING OF DEPOSITION IN OSAKA, JAPAN
On July 18, 2018, Complainants FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM Recording Media
U.S.A., Inc. (collectively “Fujifilm” or “Complainants”) filed a motion seeking issuance of the
attached Recommendation that the District Court of the District of Columbia issue an Order /
Commission on behalf of Fujifilm to obtain deposition testimony from employees of Sony.
The motion is hereby GRANTED. The recommendation is attached to this order.
SO ORDERED:
Honorable David P. Shaw
Administrative Law Judge
Dated: ____________________________

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EXHIBIT II

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMNIISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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In the Matter of
CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA
STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES
CONTAINING THE SAME

II1v-N0- 337-TA-1012
(Enforcement/Proceeding)

Order N0.38

On July 18, 2018, complainants FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM Recording Media

U.S.A., Inc. (collectively, “Fujifilm”) filed an unopposed motion seeking a recommendation to

the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issue an order/commission on behalf

of Fujifilm to obtain deposition testimony from current employees of the Sony respondents.‘
Motion Docket No. 1012-045. Specifically, Fujifilm seeks to obtain deposition testimony from:
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Seisuke Goto,

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Mot. at 2. Fujifilm argues that the deposition testimony it seeks “is relevant to this case and
unobtainable absent an order from a district court that the depositions take place at a U.S.

Embassy or Consulate in Japan.” Id. Fujifilm intends to conduct the depositions between
August 27 and September 7, 2018, at the U.S. Consulate in Osaka, Japan. Id. at 1.

1The “Sony” respondents are Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics
1nc., Sony Storage Media Solutions Corporation, Sony Storage Media Manufacturing
Corporation, Sony DADC US Inc., and Sony Latin America Inc.

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Motion No. 1012-045 is granted.

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Accordingly, it is respectfully recommended that the District Court issue an

order/commission on behalf of Fujifilm, as described above.

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David P. Shaw i
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Administrative Law Judge

Issued: July 19, 2018

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CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES CONTAINING
THE SAME
INV. NO. 337-TA-1012

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(Enforcement Proceeding)

PUBLIC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I, Lisa R. Barton, hereby certify that the attached Order No. 38 has been served by hand upon
the Commission Investigative Attorney, Whitney Winston, Esq., and the following parties as
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Lisa R. Barton, ecretar;
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U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street SW, Room 112A
Washington, DC 20436

FOR COMPLAINANTS FUJTFILM CORPORATION AND FUJIFILM RECORDING
MEDIA U.S.A., INC.:
Lisa M. Kattan
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2400

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that I am causing this document to be filed by hand on July 20, 2018. I further
certify that I am causing to be served a copy of this document via email to counsel for the other
parties in the above-captioned United States International Trade Commission Investigation, per
the agreement of counsel.

Thomas C. Martin

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
In the Matter of

Misc. Civ. No. 17-

CERTAIN MAGNETIC DATA
STORAGE TAPES AND CARTRIDGES
CONTAINING THE SAME (Enforcement)

ORDER TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS
IN OSAKA, JAPAN

DEPOSITION ORDER / COMMISSION
TO:

Any Consul or Vice Consul of the United States of America
Chief, American Citizen Services Unit
U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe
11-5 Nishitenma 2 chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8543 Japan
Upon Motion by Complainants FUJIFILM Corporation and FUJIFILM Recording Media

U.S.A., Inc. (collectively “Fujifilm” or “Complainants”), and pursuant to Article 17 of the United
States-Japan Consular Convention, it is hereby
ORDERED that the depositions on notice of the following individuals be taken at the
U.S. Consulate in Osaka, Japan, commencing on or about August 27, 2018, and continuing until
on or about September 11, 2018, and that the marking of any documentary exhibits in connection
therewith be permitted:
Seisuke Goto
Atsushi Kato
Eiji Nakashio
Atsushi Yamaguchi
Listed below are the names of counsel who may participate in these depositions, together
with other persons who may attend or assist with these depositions.
For Complainant Fujifilm
Robert C. Scheinfeld (counsel)
Robert L. Maier (counsel)
Jennifer C. Tempesta (counsel)
Lisa Kattan (counsel)

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Syed K. Fareed (counsel)
Thomas Martin (counsel)
Eric J. Faragi (counsel)
Jessica Weili Lin (counsel)
Frank Zhu (counsel)
Katharine Burke (counsel)
Bruce Holcombe (interpreter)
Teresa Sumiyoshi (interpreter)
Yutaka Araki (interpreter)
Lisa Feissner (court reporter)
Leslie Anne Todd (court reporter)
Renee Michele Kelch (court reporter)
Lisa Ann Knight (court reporter)
Susan Dena Wasilewski (court reporter)
Michelle Lynne Michaud (court reporter)
Giselle Marsha Mitchell (court reporter)
Anne Marie Torreano (court reporter)
Charlotte Lacey (court reporter)
Jason Thomas Meadors III (court reporter)
Thomas Kinsey Feissner (videographer)
Ralna Ramse (videographer)
Luis Alejandro Lopez (videographer)
Kevin Wayne Cranford Jr. (videographer)
Anthony James Vorndran (videographer)
Debby Elaine Cavazos (videographer)
Nathan James LeMaster (videographer)
Christie Jeon (videographer)
Joseph Donahoe (videographer)
For Complainant Sony
Gregory F. Corbett (counsel)
Randy J. Pritzker (counsel)
Charles T. Steenburg (counsel)
Hunter D. Keeton (counsel)
Chelsea A. Loughran (counsel)
Jason W. Balich (counsel)
Elizabeth A. DiMarco (counsel)
Claire E. Schuster (counsel)
Elizabeth A. Hudson (counsel)
Elica Funatsu (interpreter)
Ai Miyake (interpreter)
Toyu Yazaki (interpreter)
Satomi Nishimuro (interpreter)
Junko Salmon (interpreter)
Asami Isomichi (interpreter)

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Takuya Fukuoka (observer)
Koichi Kishida (observer)
Shun Sakata (observer)
Yusuke Houji (observer)
Tetsuhiro Shiomi (observer)
Yoshimi Kurata (observer)
Kakutaro Koyama (observer)
Akira Kumagai (observer)
Mino Tanaka (observer)
Motoyuki Koike (observer)
For U.S. International Trade Commission OUII Staff
Whitney Winston (staff attorney)
The depositions will be reported, videotaped, and/or interpreted by Planet Depos –
American Realtime Court Reporters.
Please cause the testimony of said witness to be recorded by video and reduced to writing;
the deposition to be signed by said witness; said deposition testimony to be annexed to your
Commission and closed under your seal; and make return of these materials to this Court with all
convenient speed.
WITNESS, The Honorable ______________________, United States District Judge of
the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, this ___________ day of
_____________, 2018.
United States District Judge
District of Columbia

I hereby certify that the signature above is that of the Honorable
United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Clerk of the Court
Date

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Deputy Clerk:
Seal: