Opinion
Case No. C 10-00475 PJH
11-07-2011
TV INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION, a California Corporation, Plaintiff, v. SONY CORPORATION; SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.; SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, INC.; SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA; SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.; ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N. v. ; PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA AMERICA, INC.; TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, L.L.C.; VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.; JVC AMERICAS CORP.; FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; FUNAI CORPORATION, INC.; P&F USA, INC., Defendants.
FOR PLAINTIFF TV INTERACTIVE DATA CORP. ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI, L.L.P. Sang Young A. Brodie (pro hac vice) Richard M. Martinez (pro hac vice) Trevor J. Foster (pro hac vice) Victor C. Chan (pro hac vice) FOR DEFENDANT TOSHIBA CORPORATION DLA PIPER LLP Ronald L. Yin Mark D. Fowler Gerald T. Sekimura Erik R. Fuehrer Carrie Lynn Williamson
STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED]
ORDER/COMMISSION FOR
DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN IN
JAPAN
DEPONENT:
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
JOINT STIPULATION
Beginning December 6, 2011, TV Interactive Data Corp. ("TVI") will begin depositions of certain witnesses from Toshiba Corporation ("Toshiba") at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. TVI and Toshiba hereby submit and jointly stipulate to the following Proposed Order/Commission for Depositions to be Taken in Japan.
FOR PLAINTIFF TV INTERACTIVE DATA CORP.
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI,
L.L.P.
Sang Young A. Brodie (pro hac vice)
Richard M. Martinez (pro hac vice)
Trevor J. Foster (pro hac vice)
Victor C. Chan (pro hac vice)
FOR DEFENDANT TOSHIBA CORPORATION
DLA PIPER LLP
Ronald L. Yin
Mark D. Fowler
Gerald T. Sekimura
Erik R. Fuehrer
Carrie Lynn Williamson
I, Victor C. Chan, am the ECF user whose User ID and Password are being utilized in the electronic filing of the STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER/COMMISSION FOR DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN IN JAPAN. Pursuant to the Northern District of California's General Order 45(X)(B), I attest that concurrence in the filing has been obtained from Ronald L. Yin.
Victor C. Chan
TO: ANY CONSUL OR VICE CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT TOKYO, JAPAN
Upon the application of Complainant TV Interactive Data Corporation ("TVI"), in TVI Data Corp. v. Sony Corp., et al., Inv. No. 10-00475, before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and pursuant to Article 17 of the United States - Japan Consular Convention,
IT IS ORDERED THAT the depositions on notice of the following volunteering witnesses be taken at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan commencing on or about December 6, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. and terminating on or about December 22, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., and that any documentary exhibits in connection therewith be marked:
1. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition of Toshiba Corporation
Toshiba Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001, Japan
Potential witnesses for the Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition Toshiba Corporation include the following:
Reiko Kawachi
Tadayuki Tanie
Hajime Suda
Hiroyasu Oogo
Akira Takei
Nobumasu Naito
2. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(1) depositions of individuals
Potential witnesses for depositions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(1) include:
Reiko Kawachi
Tadayuki Tanie
Hajime Suda
Hiroyasu Oogo
Akira Takei
Nobumasu Naito
Counsel for Defendant Toshiba Corporation who will participate in said depositions are Ronald L. Yin, Mark D. Fowler, Gerald T. Sekimura, Erik R. Fuehrer, Carrie L. Williamson, and Saori Kaji.
Members of Toshiba Corporation's Intellectual Property Department that may attend the depositions include Yuriko Hiroko, Masatoshi Akimoto, Masatsugu Mukuge, Takeshi Tamashiro, and Minoru Asada.
Counsel for TVI who will participate in said depositions are Richard M. Martinez, Sang Young A. Brodie, Trevor J. Foster, and Victor C. Chan. In addition, Quynh Nguyen, James Tornes and Andrew Wolfe may attend on behalf of TVI.
Jared Taylor will act as interpreter.
The proceedings will be recorded by Christopher Sheppard Hanlon, Lee Anthony Bowry, Peter Wai Kwong Au, Jeffrey Marc Menton, Randell Buckler, Deborah Marshall, Jodi Harmon, Lawrence Paul Nelson, Melanie Louise Giamarco, Tracey LoCastro and/or Randi Birnhak with American Realtime Court Reporters & Videographers. Please cause the testimony of said witnesses to be recorded by video and reduced to writing; the depositions to be signed by said witnesses; said deposition testimony to be annexed to your Commission and closed under your seal; and the return of these materials to this Court with all convenient speed. WITNESS, the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton, United States Judge of the United States District Court, Northern District of California, this 8th day of November 2011.
Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton
United States Judge
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Oakland Courthouse, Courtroom 3 - 3rd Floor
1301 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
I hereby certify that the signature above is that of the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton, United States Judge of the United States District Court, Northern District of California.
___ Clerk of the Court
By: __________
Deputy Clerk: __________
Seal: