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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: RUBBER CHEMICALS ANTITRUST

LITIGATION

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MDL Docket No. C 04-1648 MJJ 

ALL CASES

AMENDED PRACTICE AND

PROCEDURE ORDER 

1. This Order shall govern the practice and procedure in those actions transferred to this Court

by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation pursuant to its Order of December 23, 2004

as well as all related actions originally filed in this Court or transferred or removed to this

Court. These actions are listed in Schedule A attached to this Order. This Order shall also

govern the practice and procedure in any tag-along actions transferred to this Court by the

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation pursuant to Rule 1 of the Rules of Procedure of

that Panel subsequent to the filing of the final transfer order by the Clerk of Court and any

related actions subsequently filed in this Court or otherwise transferred or removed to this

Court.

2. The actions described in paragraph 1 of this Order are coordinated or consolidated for

pretrial purposes.

3. A signed original of any pleading or paper shall be filed; no copies will be necessary. All

papers filed in these actions shall bear the identification “MDL Docket No. 04-1648 MJJ,”

 and when such papers relate to all actions, the MDL docket number shall be followed by

the notation “ALL CASES.” If such paper does not relate to all actions, the individual 

docket numbers assigned by the Clerk of Court (as listed in Schedule A) of the action to 

which the paper relates shall also be listed. If such paper relates to five or fewer actions, 

the abbreviated caption of each of the actions may be listed opposite its number.

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4. Any paper which is to be filed in any of these actions shall be filed with the Clerk of Court

and not with the transferor district court.

5. Counsel who appeared in the transferor district court prior to the transfer need not enter a

separate appearance before this Court.

6. Prior to the first pretrial conference, service of all papers shall be made on each of the

attorneys and on the Panel Attorney Service List, attached to this Order as Schedule L. 

Any attorney who wishes to have his name added to or deleted from this list may do so

upon request to the Clerk of Court with notice to all other persons on the service list. 

Service shall be deemed sufficient if made upon all attorneys on the Panel Attorney Service

List. The parties shall present to the Court, at the first pretrial conference, a list of

attorneys for purposes of service. Only one attorney for each party separately represented

shall be included on such list. 

7. Prior to the first pretrial conference, counsel for each group of parties whose interests are

similarly aligned shall designate liaison counsel, subject to the approval of the Court. 

Liaison counsel shall be authorized to receive orders and notices from the Court on behalf

of all parties within their liaison group and shall be responsible for the preparation and

transmittal of copies of such orders and notices to the parties in their liaison group. Liaison

counsel shall be required to maintain complete files with copies of all documents served

upon them and shall make such files available to all parties within their liaison group upon

request. Liaison counsel are also authorized to receive orders and notices from the Judicial

Panel on Multidistrict Litigation pursuant to Rule 8(e) of the Panel’s Rules of Procedure on

behalf of all parties within their liaison group and shall be responsible for the preparation

and transmittal of copies of such orders and notices to the parties in their liaison group.

8. Upon remand of any of these actions, the parties will be required to provide the Court with

copies of any necessary and relevant papers previously filed.

9. No parties to any of these actions shall be required to obtain local counsel in this district

and the requirements of Civil Local Rules 11-1, 11-3, and 11-8 of the Northern District of

California are waived as to any attorney appearing in these actions who is duly admitted to

practice before any United States Court.

10. Hearings shall not be held on any motions filed except by order of Court upon such notice

as the Court may direct.

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11. Any paper filed in any of these actions which is substantially identical to any other paper

filed in another of these actions shall be sufficient if it incorporates by reference the paper

to which it is substantially identical. Where counsel for more than one party plan to file

substantially identical papers, they shall join in the submission of such papers and shall file

only one paper on behalf of all so joined.

12. Any orders including protective orders previously entered by this Court or any transferor

district court shall remain in full force and effect unless modified by this Court upon

application.

13. All discovery proceedings in these actions are stayed until further order of the Court and

the time requirements to perform any acts or file any papers pursuant to Rules 26 through

37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are tolled until the first case management

conference at which time a discovery schedule will be established.

14. The Court will be guided by the Manual for Complex Litigation, Third, approved by the

Judicial Conference of the United States. Counsel are directed to familiarize themselves

with that publication.

15. All other matters will be discussed at the initial case management conference to be held on

March 9, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. By February 28, 2005, counsel shall furnish to the Court

suggestions for items to be included on the agenda for this conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 12, 2005 _______________________________

 MARTIN J. JENKINS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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SCHEDULE A

• C 04-01648 MJJ 

• C 05-00159 MJJ

• C 05-00211 MJJ

• C 04-00197 MJJ

• C 03-01496 MJJ

• C 03-01516 MJJ

• C 03-02477 MJJ

• C 03-02696 MJJ

• C 03-02805 MJJ

• C 03-03147 MJJ

• C 03-03418 MJJ

• C 05-02224 MJJ

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