Federal Trade Commission et al v. Amazon.com Inc

Filing 313

ORDER granting Parties' 312 Stipulated MOTION Regarding Privilege Logging. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)

THE HONORABLE JOHN H. CHUN

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
AMAZON.COM, INC., a corporation,
Defendant.

CASE NO.: 2:23-cv-01495-JHC
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING PRIVILEGE
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NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR:
October 25, 2024

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The Court’s June 11, 2024 Order Regarding Discovery of Electronically Stored

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Information (the “ESI Order”) directed the parties to “meet and confer regarding the scope of

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logging for internal Federal Trade Commission communications, internal Plaintiff State

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communications, and internal Defendant Amazon communications.” Dkt. #256 ¶ E.8.

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Having met and conferred pursuant to the ESI Order, the parties, by and through their

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respective attorneys of record, hereby stipulate and agree that the following privileged or

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otherwise protected communications need not be placed on a privilege log: Email, notes, drafts,

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communications, memoranda, documents, or other work product produced by or exchanged

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solely among and between:

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a.

Outside counsel for Amazon;

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b.

Outside counsel for Amazon (for this Action and Related Actions) 1 and

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Amazon employees, as long as such communications are related directly

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to the representation of Amazon in the pre-Complaint investigation,

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litigation of this Action, or Related Actions;
c.

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Amazon’s In-House Counsel who are members of Amazon’s Competition

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team and its Litigation Regulatory team, identified herein, 2 involved in

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this Action and the Related Actions as long as such communications are

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related directly to the representation of Amazon in the pre-Complaint
investigation, litigation of this Action, or the Related Actions;

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d.

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Amazon’s In-House Counsel who are Designated In-House Counsel under

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Paragraph 5.3 of the Protective Order in this Action or Designated In-

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House Counsel under corresponding provisions of the Protective Orders in

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Related Actions, 3 and Amazon employees, as long as such

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For purposes of this stipulation, “Action” refers to the above-captioned case, Federal Trade Commission v.

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Frame-Wilson v. Amazon.com, Inc., No 2:20-cv-00424 (W.D. Wash.); De Coster v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-

17 00693 (W.D. Wash.); Hogan v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00996 (W.D. Wash.); Hopper v. Amazon.com, Inc.,
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No. 2:23-cv-01523 (W.D. Wash.); Zulily, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-01900 (W.D. Wash.); People of the
State of California v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. CGC-22-601826 (Cal. Super. Ct.); District of Columbia v.
Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2021 CA 001775 B (D.C. Super. Ct.); Mbadiwe et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 1:22-cv09542 (S.D.N.Y.); Taylor v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-00169 (W.D. Wash.); Brown v. Amazon.com, Inc., No.
22-cv-00965 (W.D. Wash.); State of Arizona v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. CV2024-012081 (Ariz. Super. Ct. Maricopa
Cnty.); and any and all actions filed after the effective date of this Stipulation and Order that All Parties agree and/or
the Court determines meet the criteria of Local Civil Rules 3(g)&(h).
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The Amazon In-House Counsel referenced in subparagraph (c) and (d) are limited to: Nate Sutton, Bryson

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Caroline Jones, Erna Mamikonyan, Lee Roach, Aaron Ross, Stelios Xenakis, Elisa Perlman, Larry Reicher, Alexis
Collins, Zach Jackson, Jeffrey Goldberg, Ashley Boizelle, Brad Elias, Ben Langner, Serena Orloff, Chris Pickett,
Tanisha Creed, Kevin Kramer, David Metcalf, Robert Miller, Brian Buckley, Lauren Rothenberg, Sarah
Eichenberger, Mike Macko, and Kyle Maurer.
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Stipulation and Protective Order ¶ 20(b), People of the State of California v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. CGC-22-

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communications are related directly to the representation of Amazon in the

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pre-Complaint investigation, litigation of this Action, or the Related

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Actions;

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Counsel for the Federal Trade Commission involved in litigating this

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Action or in the pre-Complaint investigation, persons employed by or

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contracted with the Federal Trade Commission involved in litigating this

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Action or in the pre-Complaint investigation, or Commissioners, as long

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as such communications are related directly to the pre-Complaint

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investigation, litigation of this Action, or the Related Actions;

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f.

Counsel for each Plaintiff State involved in litigating this Action or in the

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pre-Complaint investigation, persons employed by or contracted with that

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State’s Office of the Attorney General involved in litigating this Action or

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in the pre-Complaint investigation, or that State’s Attorney General, as

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long as such communications are related directly to the pre-Complaint

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investigation, litigation of this Action, or the Related Actions;

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The individuals described in subparagraph (e) and (f), above, as long as

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such communications are related directly to the pre-Complaint

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investigation, litigation of this Action, or Related Actions; and

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h.

The individuals described in subparagraphs (e) and (f), above, and outside

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counsel, counsel, employees, or contractors for a plaintiff or other State

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(or that State’s Attorney General) where the parties to the communication

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00424 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 27, 2023); Stipulated Motion and Protective Order ¶ 5.3(g), De Coster v. Amazon.com,
Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00693 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 15, 2023); Amended Stipulated Protective Order ¶ 5.3(g) Brown v.
Amazon.com, Inc., No. 22-cv-00965 (W.D. Wash. July 29, 2024); Amended Stipulated Protective Order ¶ 5.3(g),
Mbadiwe et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 1:22-cv-09542 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2024).
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shared a common legal interest, as long as such communications are

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related directly to the pre-Complaint investigation, litigation of this

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Action, or Related Actions.

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Stipulated to and respectfully submitted this 25th day of October, 2024, by:

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s/ J. Wells Harrell
SUSAN A. MUSSER (DC Bar # 1531486)
EDWARD H. TAKASHIMA (DC Bar # 1001641)
J. WELLS HARRELL (DC Bar # 995368)
SHIRA STEINBERG (NY Reg. # 5695580)
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
Tel.: [phone] (Musser)
[phone] (Takashima)
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission

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s/ Michael Jo
Michael Jo (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Bureau
New York State Office of the Attorney
General
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of New York

s/ Timothy D. Smith
Timothy D. Smith, WSBA No. 44583
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Antitrust and False Claims Unit
Oregon Department of Justice
100 SW Market St
Portland, OR 97201
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Oregon

s/ Rahul A. Darwar
Rahul A. Darwar (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06016
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Connecticut

s/ Jennifer A. Thomson
Jennifer A. Thomson (admitted pro hac vice)
Senior Deputy Attorney General
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Strawberry Square, 14th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania

s/ Alexandra C. Sosnowski
Alexandra C. Sosnowski (admitted pro hac
vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau
New Hampshire Department of Justice
Office of the Attorney General
One Granite Place South
Concord, NH 03301
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of New Hampshire
s/ Robert J. Carlson
Robert J. Carlson (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General
15 West 6th Street, Suite 1000
Tulsa, OK 74119
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Oklahoma

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s/ Michael A. Undorf
Michael A. Undorf (admitted pro hac vice)
Deputy Attorney General
Delaware Department of Justice
820 N. French St., 5th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Delaware
s/ Christina M. Moylan
Christina M. Moylan (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Chief, Consumer Protection Division
Office of the Maine Attorney General
6 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0006
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Maine

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s/ Gary Honick
Gary Honick (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Deputy Chief, Antitrust Division
Office of the Maryland Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Maryland
s/ Katherine W. Krems
Katherine W. Krems (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
One Ashburton Place, 18th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
s/ Scott A. Mertens
Scott A. Mertens (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Michigan Department of Attorney General
525 West Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI 48933
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Michigan
s/ Zach Biesanz
Zach Biesanz (admitted pro hac vice)
Senior Enforcement Counsel
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1400
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Minnesota

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s/ Lucas J. Tucker
Lucas J. Tucker (admitted pro hac vice)
Senior Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Nevada Attorney General
100 N. Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Nevada
s/ Andrew Esoldi
Andrew Esoldi (admitted pro hac vice)
Deputy Attorney General
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
124 Halsey Street, 5th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of New Jersey
s/ Jeffrey Herrera
Jeffrey Herrera (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
New Mexico Office of the Attorney General
408 Galisteo St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of New Mexico
s/ Zulma Carrasquillo Almena
Zulma Carrasquillo Almena (admitted pro hac
vice)
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
P.O. Box 9020192
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-0192
Telephone: [phone], Ext. 1211
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico

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s/ Stephen N. Provazza
Stephen N. Provazza (admitted pro hac vice)
Special Assistant Attorney General
Chief, Consumer and Economic Justice Unit
Department of the Attorney General
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Rhode Island
s/ Sarah L.J. Aceves
Sarah L.J. Aceves (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Public Protection Division
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Vermont
s/ Laura E. McFarlane
Laura E. McFarlane (admitted pro hac vice)
Assistant Attorney General
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Post Office Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff State of Wisconsin

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MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

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By: s/ Patty A. Eakes
Patty A. Eakes, WSBA #18888
Molly A. Terwilliger, WSBA #28449
1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2800
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

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Heidi K. Hubbard (pro hac vice)
John E. Schmidtlein (pro hac vice)
Kevin M. Hodges (pro hac vice)
Jonathan B. Pitt (pro hac vice)
Carl R. Metz (pro hac vice)
Carol J. Pruski (pro hac vice)
Katherine Trefz (pro hac vice)
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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Thomas O. Barnett (pro hac vice)
Katherine Mitchell-Tombras (pro hac vice)
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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WILKINSON STEKLOFF LLP

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Kosta S. Stojilkovic (pro hac vice)
2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Amazon.com, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 25th day of October, 2024.

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JOHN H. CHUN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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