Opinion
Case No. C 10-00475 PJH
11-04-2011
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.
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI, L.L.P. By: 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) By: William H. Wright Steven J. Routh (pro hac vice) Sten A. Jensen (pro hac vice) E-mail: sjensen @orrick.com Trevor C. Hill (pro hac vice) T. Vann Pearce, Jr. (pro hac vice)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER/COMMISSION FOR DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN IN JAPAN
DEPONENT:
VICTOR COMPANY OF
JAPAN, LTD.
JOINT STIPULATION
Beginning December 6, 2011, TV Interactive Data Corp. ("TVI") will begin depositions of certain witnesses from Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. ("JVC") at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. TVI and JVC 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.
By: 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 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
By: William H. Wright
Steven J. Routh (pro hac vice)
Sten A. Jensen (pro hac vice)
E-mail: sjensen @orrick.com
Trevor C. Hill (pro hac vice)
T. Vann Pearce, Jr. (pro hac vice)
[PROPOSED] ORDER/COMMISSION FOR DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN IN JAPAN
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 Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.Potential witnesses for the Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. include the following:
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
12, Moriya-cho 3-chome, Kanagawa-ku,
Yokohama, 221-8528, Japan
Hiroki Osano
Masaru Hiyama
Naohiko Hiramatsu
Kenichi Yokomizo
Atushi Fukura
Masayuki Takami
Hidetoshi Ozaki
Susumu Sakakibara
Mr. Hasegawa
2. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(1) depositions of individuals
Potential witnesses for depositions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(1) include:
Hiroki Osano
Masaru Hiyama
Naohiko Hiramatsu
Kenichi Yokomizo
Atushi Fukura
Masayuki Takami
Hidetoshi Ozaki
Susumu Sakakibara
Mr. Hasegawa
Counsel for Defendant Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. who will participate in said depositions are William H. Wright, Steven J. Routh, Sten A. Jensen, Trevor C. Hill, T. Vann Pearce, Jr., and John R. Inge.
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.
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 T. Vann Pearce, Jr. 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
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:
Ronald J. Schutz (Pro Hac Vice),
Richard M. Martinez (Pro Hac Vice),
Sang Young A. Brodie (Pro Hac Vice),
Trevor J. Foster (Pro Hac Vice),
Victor C. Chan (Pro Hac Vice),
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
David Martinez, (CA Bar No. 193183),
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
TV INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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.
Case No. C 10-00475 PJH
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 4, 2011, I electronically filed
TV Interactive Data Corporation and Victor Company of Japan's Stipulation And
[Proposed] Order/Commission For Depositions To Be Take In Japan with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notice of such filing to the following attorneys:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Philip Barilovits Email: ¦John F. Bennett ¦ ¦pb@severson.com ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: jbennett@bakerlaw.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Jonathan A. David Email: ¦Eric Evans ¦ ¦jdavid@ldlkm.com ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: eevans@mayerbrown.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Mark Fowler ¦Erik Fuehrer ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: mark.fowler@dlapiper.com ¦Email: erik.fuehrer@dlapiper.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Gregory S. Gewirtz ¦Alan Grimaldi ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: ggewirtz@ldlkm.com ¦Email: agrimaldi@mayerbrown.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Matthew P. Hayden ¦Trevor C. Hill ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: mhayden@bakerlaw.com ¦Email: thill@orrick.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Kevin W. Kirsch ¦Fahd K. Majiduddin ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: kkirsch@bakerlaw.com ¦Email: fmajiduddin@ldlkm.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦David A. Mancino ¦Hayes F. Michel ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: dmancino@bakerlaw.com ¦Email: hmichel@bakerlaw.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦T. Vann Pearce, Jr. ¦Brian A. Rosenthal ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: vpearce@orrick.com ¦Email: brosenthal@mayerbrown.com ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Carrie Lynne Williamson ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦William Harrison Wright, III Email: ¦ ¦Email: ¦wwright@orrick.com ¦ ¦carrie.williamson@dlapiper.com ¦ ¦ +---------------------------------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Ronald Yin ¦Steven Yovits ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Email: ronald.yin@dlapiper.com ¦Email: syovits@mayerbrown.com ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ and that a true and correct copy of same was sent via email to:
Stan Anker Jensen
Steven J. Routh
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Washington, DC 20005
Robert E. McBride
Mayer Brown LLP
Washington, DC 20006-1101
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
By: Victor C. Chan (pro hac vice)
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
TV INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION