Opinion
Case No. 3:10-md-2143 RS (JCS)
03-13-2013
IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION This document relates to: ALL ACTIONS
Belinda S Lee LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Liaison Counsel on behalf of all Defendants Cadio Zirpoli Guido Saveri R. Alexander Saveri SAVERI & SAVERI, INC. Interim Lead Counsel for Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs Jeff D. Friedman Shana Scarlett HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP Interim Lead Counsel for Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs
[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: AMENDMENT
OF INTERROGATORY RESPONSES,
AND PAGE LIMITS FOR THE MOTION
TO COMPEL INDIRECT PURCHASER
PLAINTIFFS' DISCOVERY RESPONSES
On January 17, 2013, this Court held a discovery conference to address the issues raised in the parties' Joint Discovery Conference Statement filed January 10, 2013 (Dkt. 743). This Order memorializes the rulings on each of the discovery issues raised during the conference.
A. Amendment of Certain Interrogatory Responses
Defendants need only supplement and/or update their responses to Interrogatory Nos. 4, 5, to the extent those responses refer to or rely upon Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(d), twice during this action: (1) on March 15, 2013, and (2) at the close of fact discovery, once that date has been set.
B. Page Limit for Panasonic and Toshiba's Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses from Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs
The oral motion of defendant Panasonic Corporation to exceed the page limitation with respect to the joint letter brief in support of defendants Panasonic Corporation and Toshiba Corporation's motion to compel further discovery responses from the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs is granted. The page limit for each side shall be five pages, for a total of ten pages.
C. Next Scheduled Discovery Status Conference
This Court will hold the next Discovery Status Conference on February 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall submit a joint discovery conference statement by February 21, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Judge Joseph C. Spero
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Approved as to form: _____________________
Belinda S Lee
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Liaison Counsel on behalf of all Defendants
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Cadio Zirpoli
Guido Saveri
R. Alexander Saveri
SAVERI & SAVERI, INC.
Interim Lead Counsel for Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs _____________________
Jeff D. Friedman
Shana Scarlett
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
Interim Lead Counsel for Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs
ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE IN THE FILING
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule No. 5-1(i)(3), I declare that concurrence has been obtained from each of the above signatories to file this document with the Court.
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Belinda S Lee
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Brendan A. McShane, declare that I am over the age of eighteen (18) and not a party to the above-entitled entitled action. I am an associate with the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, and my office is located at 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, California 94111. On January 31, 2013, I caused to be filed the following:
[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: AMENDMENT OF INTERROGATORY RESPONSES, AND PAGE LIMITS FOR THE MOTION TO COMPEL INDIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS' DISCOVERY RESPONSESwith the Clerk of the Court using the Official Court Electronic Document Filing System which served copies on all interested parties registered for electronic filing. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.