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In re Optical Disk Drive Prods. Antitrust Litig.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
Oct 27, 2011
MDL No. 3:10-md-2143 RS (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2011)

Opinion

MDL No. 3:10-md-2143 RS

10-27-2011

IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP JEFF D. FRIEDMAN Steve W. Berman (Pro Hac Vice) George W. Sampson (Pro Hac Vice) HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP Interim Lead Counsel for Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs Thomas V. Girardi (36603) Robert W. Finnerty (119775) GIRARDI & KEESE Charles E. Tompkins Robert E. Ditzion SHAPIRO HABER & URMY LLP Steve D. Larson Mark A. Friel STOLL STOLL BERNE LOKTING & SHLACHTER P.C. Additional Counsel for Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP DAVID L. GREENSPAN Jeffrey L. Kessler (admitted pro hac vice) A. Paul Victor (admitted pro hac vice) James F. Lerner (admitted pro hac vice) DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation of North America and Panasonic Corporation


Jeff D. Friedman (173886)

Shana E. Scarlett (217895)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

Steve W. Berman (Pro Hac Vice)

George W. Sampson (Pro Hac Vice)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

Interim Lead Counsel for Indirect

Purchaser Plaintiffs

[Additional Counsel Listed on

Signature Page]

This Document Relates to:

ALL INDIRECT PURCHASER ACTIONS

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING

SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANTS'

PANASONIC CORPORATION AND

PANASONIC CORPORATION OF

NORTH AMERICA MOTION TO

DISMISS


DATE ACTION FILED: Oct. 27, 2009

WHEREAS, the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint on September 23, 2011, and a Corrected Second Amended Class Action Complaint on October 18, 2011;

WHEREAS, on October 19, 2011, Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs and Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North America ("Panasonic Defendants") stipulated to a different briefing schedule;

WHEREAS, all Defendants, including the Panasonic Defendants filed motions to dismiss on October 24, 2011; and

WHEREAS, the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs request, and the Panasonic Defendants agree, that the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs and Panasonic Defendants will now follow the same briefing schedule as the other parties.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs and the Panasonic Defendants as follows:

• The deadline for Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs to file any opposition to the motion to dismiss filed by the Panasonic Defendants is November 21, 2011; and
• The deadline for the Panasonic Defendants to file a reply in support of their motion to dismiss is December 7, 2011.

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

JEFF D. FRIEDMAN

Steve W. Berman (Pro Hac Vice)

George W. Sampson (Pro Hac Vice)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

Interim Lead Counsel for Indirect

Purchaser Plaintiffs

Thomas V. Girardi (36603)

Robert W. Finnerty (119775)

GIRARDI & KEESE

Charles E. Tompkins

Robert E. Ditzion

SHAPIRO HABER & URMY LLP

Steve D. Larson

Mark A. Friel

STOLL STOLL BERNE LOKTING

& SHLACHTER P.C.

Additional Counsel for Indirect

Purchaser Plaintiffs

DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP

DAVID L. GREENSPAN

Jeffrey L. Kessler (admitted pro hac vice)

A. Paul Victor (admitted pro hac vice)

James F. Lerner (admitted pro hac vice)

DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP

Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation of

North America and Panasonic Corporation

I, Jeff D. Friedman, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DEFENDANTS' PANASONIC CORPORATION AND PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA MOTION TO DISMISS. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that all counsel listed above have concurred in this filing.

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on October 27, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail addresses registered, as denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List.

JEFF D. FRIEDMAN

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Summaries of

In re Optical Disk Drive Prods. Antitrust Litig.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
Oct 27, 2011
MDL No. 3:10-md-2143 RS (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2011)
Case details for

In re Optical Disk Drive Prods. Antitrust Litig.

Case Details

Full title:IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Date published: Oct 27, 2011

Citations

MDL No. 3:10-md-2143 RS (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2011)