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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING

PAGE LIMITS OF OBJECTIONS TO AND 

MOTIONS TO ADOPT SPECIAL MASTER’S 

MAY 2, 2013 REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION ON MOTIONS TO 

DISMISS DIRECT ACTION COMPLAINTS

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(Stipulating Parties Listed on Signature Pages)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION)

IN RE: CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT)

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Case No. 07-5944 SC

MDL No. 1917

This Document Relates to: 

Electrograph Systems, Inc., et al. v. Hitachi,

Ltd., et al., No. 11-cv-01656;

Stoebner, et al. v. LG Electronics, et al., 

No. 11-cv-05381;

Siegel v. Hitachi, Ltd., et al., No. 11-cv05502;

Best Buy Co., Inc., et al. v. Hitachi, Ltd., et 

al., No. 11-cv-05513;

Target Corp, et al. v. Chunghwa Picture 

Tubes, Ltd., et al., No. 11-cv-05514;

Interbond Corporation of America v. 

Hitachi, et al., No. 11-cv-06275;

Office Depot, Inc. v. Hitachi Ltd., et al.,

No. 11-cv-06276;

CompuCom Systems, Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd., et 

al., No. 11-cv-06396;

Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Hitachi, 

Ltd., et al., No. 11-cv-06397;

P.C. Richard & Son Long Island 

Corporation, et al., v. Hitachi, Ltd., et al., 

No. 12-cv-02648;

Schultze Agency Services, LLC, et al. v.

Hitachi, Ltd., et al., No. 12-cv-02649.

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING PAGE LIMITS OF 

OBJECTIONS TO AND MOTIONS TO 

ADOPT SPECIAL MASTER’S MAY 2, 

2013 REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION ON MOTIONS 

TO DISMISS DIRECT ACTION 

COMPLAINTS

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WHEREAS, on August 17, 2012, the undersigned Defendants jointly moved to dismiss 

various claims asserted in the complaints filed by Direct Action Plaintiffs (“DAPs”) (Dkt. Nos. 

1317 & 1318);

WHEREAS, on September 28, 2012, DAPs filed papers opposing the Defendants’ Joint 

Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 1384);

WHEREAS, on October 26, 2012, Defendants filed reply papers in support of the Motions 

to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 1422);

WHEREAS, on February 14, 2013, Special Master Charles A. Legge heard argument on 

the Motions to Dismiss;

WHEREAS, on February 22, 2013, DAPs filed a letter brief to Special Master Legge 

(Dkt. No. 1580); 

WHEREAS, on February 22, 2013, Defendants filed a letter brief to Special Master Legge 

(Dkt. No. 1581); 

WHEREAS, on May 2, 2013, Special Master Legge issued a Report and Recommendation 

Regarding the Motions to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 1664) (“R&R”);

WHEREAS, the Motion to Dismiss and subsequent R&R cover a large number of legal 

issues that span both DAPs’ federal claims and claims brought under the laws of 17 different

states;

WHEREAS, Defendants and DAPs (collectively “the Parties”) intend to move to adopt or

object to various portions of the R&R;

WHEREAS, the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District 

of California, Civil Local Rules 7-2 and 7-4, would otherwise govern the page limits for the 

opening briefs, the responsive briefs, and the reply briefs in connection with the parties’ motions 

to adopt, and objections to, the R&R. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between counsel for the DAPs 

and counsel for the Defendants in the above-captioned actions, as follows:

1. The Parties’ opening briefs shall be limited to no more than 30 pages of text; 

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2. The Parties’ responsive briefs shall be limited to no more than 45 pages of text;

3. The Parties’ reply brief shall be limited to no more than 20 pages of text. 

Dated: May 31, 2013

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Lucius B. Lau

CHRISTOPHER M. CURRAN (pro hac vice)

ccurran@whitecase.com

LUCIUS B. LAU (pro hac vice)

alau@whitecase.com

DANA E. FOSTER (pro hac vice)

defoster@whitecase.com

WHITE & CASE LLP

701 Thirteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

Telephone: (202) 626-3600

Facsimile: (202) 639-9355

Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation, 

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Toshiba 

America Consumer Products, L.L.C., and Toshiba 

America Electronic Components, Inc.

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Ian Simmons

IAN SIMMONS (pro hac vice)

isimmons@omm.com

BENJAMIN G. BRADSHAW (SBN 189925)

bbradshaw@omm.com

KEVIN D. FEDER (SBN 252347)

kfeder@omm.com

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

Telephone: (202) 383-5300

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414

Attorneys for Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., 

Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler

JEFFREY L. KESSLER (pro hac vice)

JKessler@winston.com

A. PAUL VICTOR (pro hac vice)

PVictor@winston.com

ALDO A. BADINI (SBN 257086)

ABadini@winston.com

EVA W. COLE (pro hac vice)

EWCole@winston.com

MOLLY M. DONOVAN

MMDonovan@winston.com

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Telephone: (212) 294-6700

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

STEVEN A. REISS (pro hac vice)

steven.reiss@weil.com

DAVID L. YOHAI (pro hac vice)

david.yohai@weil.com

ADAM C. HEMLOCK (pro hac vice)

adam.hemlock@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153-0119

Telephone: (212) 310-8000

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007

Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation (f/k/a 

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), Panasonic 

Corporation of North America, MT Picture Display 

Co., Ltd.

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

By: /s/ Kent M. Roger

KENT M. ROGER (SBN 95987)

kroger@morganlewis.com

MICHELLE PARK CHIU (SBN 248421)

mchiu@morganlewis.com

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

One Market, Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, California 94105-1126

Telephone: (415) 442-1000

Facsimile: (415) 442-1001

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J. CLAYTON EVERETT, JR. (pro hac vice)

jeverett@morganlewis.com

SCOTT A. STEMPEL (pro hac vice)

sstempel@morganlewis.com

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: (202) 739-3000

Facsimile: (202) 739-3001

Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi 

Displays, Ltd. (n/k/a Japan Display East, Inc.), Hitachi 

Asia, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., and Hitachi 

Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

By: /s/ Hojoon Hwang

HOJOON HWANG (SBN 184950)

Hojoon.Hwang@mto.com

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

560 Mission Street, Twenty-Seventh Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2907

Telephone: (415) 512-4000

Facsimile: (415) 512-4077

WILLIAM D. TEMKO (SBN 098858)

William.Temko@mto.com

JONATHAN E. ALTMAN (SBN 170607)

Jonathan.Altman@mto.com

BETHANY W. KRISTOVICH (SBN 241891)

Bethany.Kristovich@mto.com

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, Thirty-Fifth Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560

Telephone: (213) 683-9100

Facsimile: (213) 687-3702

Attorneys for Defendants LG Electronics, Inc.; LG, LG 

Electronics USA, Inc.; and LG Electronics Taiwan 

Taipei Co., Ltd.

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

By: /s/ Gary L. Halling

GARY L. HALLING (SBN 66087)

ghalling@sheppardmullin.com

JAMES L. MCGINNIS (SBN 95788)

jmcginnis@sheppardmullin.com

MICHAEL W. SCARBOROUGH (SBN 203524)

mscarborough@sheppardmullin.com

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 434-9100

Facsimile: (415) 434-3947

Attorneys for Defendants Samsung SDI America, Inc.; 

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Samsung SDI (Malaysia) SDN. 

BHD.; Samsung SDI Mexico S.A. DE C.V.; Samsung 

SDI Brasil Ltda.; Shenzen Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and 

Tianjin Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

BAKER BOTTS LLP

By: /s/ Jon V. Swenson

JON V. SWENSON (SBN 233054)

jon.swenson@bakerbotts.com

BAKER BOTTS LLP

1001 Page Mill Road

Building One, Suite 200

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 739-7500

Facsimile: (650) 739-7699

E-mail: jon.swenson@bakerbotts.com

JOHN M. TALADAY (pro hac vice)

john.taladay@bakerbotts.com

JOSEPH OSTOYICH (pro hac vice)

joseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com

BAKER BOTTS LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, DC 20004-2400

Telephone: (202) 639-7700

Facsimile: (202) 639-7890

Attorneys for Defendants Koninklijke Philips 

Electronics N.V. and Philips Electronics North 

America Corporation

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

By: /s/ Rachel S. Brass

Rachel S. Brass (SBN 219301)

rbrass@gibsondunn.com

Joel S. Sanders (SBN 107234)

jsanders@gibsondunn.com

Austin V. Schwing (SBN 211696)

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000

San Francisco, California 94105

Tel: (415) 393-8200

Fax: (415) 393-8306

Attorneys for Defendant Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. 

and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Malaysia) as to the 

Target Am. Compl., P.C. Richard Compl., Tweeter 

Compl., CompuCom Compl., Interbond Compl., Costco 

Compl., Office Depo Compl. and Best Buy Compl. only

PERKINS COIE LLP

By: /s/ David J. Burman

DAVID J. BURMAN (pro hac vice)

DBurman@perkinscoie.com

CORI G. MOORE (pro hac vice)

CGMoore@perkisncoie.com

ERIC J. WEISS (pro hac vice)

EWeiss@perkinscoie.com

NICHOLAS H. HESTERBERG (pro hac vice)

NHesterberg@perkinscoie.com

PERKINS COIE LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

Seattle, WA 98101-3099

Telephone: 206.359.8000

Facsimile: 206.359.9000

JOREN BASS (Bar No. 208143)

JBass@perkinscoie.com

PERKINS COIE LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400

San Francisco, CA 94111-4131

Telephone: 415.344.7120

Facsimile: 415.344.7320

Attorneys for Plaintiff Costco Wholesale Corporation

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BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

By: /s/ Philip J. Iovieno

PHILIP J. IOVIENO

piovieno@bsfllp.com

ANNE M. NARDACCI

anardacci@bsfllp.com

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

10 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor

Albany, NY 12207

Telephone: (518) 434-0600

Facsimile: (518) 434-0665

WILLIAM A. ISAACSON

wisaacson@bsfllp.com

JENNIFER MILICI

jmilici@bsfllp.com

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

5301 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20015

Telephone: (202) 237-2727

Facsimile: (202) 237-6131

STUART SINGER

ssinger@bsfllp.com

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

401 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Telephone: (954) 356-0011

Facsimile: (954) 356-0022

Liaison Counsel for Direct Action Plaintiffs and 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Electrograph Systems, Inc., 

Electrograph Technologies, Corp., Office Depot, Inc., 

Compucom Systems, Inc., Interbond Corporation of 

America, P.C. Richard & Son Long Island 

Corporation, Marta Cooperative of America, Inc., ABC 

Appliance, Inc., Schultze Agency Services LLC on 

behalf of Tweeter Opco, LLC and Tweeter Newco, LLC

ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.

By: /s/ Roman M. Silberfeld

ROMAN M. SILBERFELD (SBN 62783)

RMSilberfeld@rkmc.com

DAVID MARTINEZ (SBN 193183)

DMartinez@rkmc.com

ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3208

Telephone: (310) 552-0130

Facsimile: (310) 229-5800

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Attorneys For Plaintiffs Best Buy Co., Inc, Best Buy 

Purchasing LLC, Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., 

Best Buy Stores, L.P., Bestbuy.com, L.L.C., and 

Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC

SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.

By: /s/ Kenneth S. Marks

H. LEE GODFREY

lgodfrey@sumangodfrey.com

KENNETH S. MARKS

kmarks@susmangodfrey.com

JONATHAN J. ROSS

jross@susmangodfrey.com

JOHNNY W. CARTER

jcarter@susmangodfrey.com

DAVID M. PETERSON

dpeterson@susmangodfrey.com

SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100

Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 651-9366

Facsimile: (713) 654-6666

PARKER C. FOLSE III

pfolse@susmangodfrey.com

RACHEL S. BLACK

rblack@susmangodfrey.com

JORDAN CONNORS

jconnors@susmangodfrey.com

SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800

Seattle, Washington 98101-3000

Telephone: (206) 516-3880

Facsimile: (206) 516-3883

Attorneys for Plaintiff Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee of 

the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust

CROWELL & MORING LLP

By: /s/ Jason C. Murray

JASON C. MURRAY (CA Bar No. 169806)

jmurray@crowell.com

CROWELL & MORING LLP

515 South Flower St., 40th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 443-5582

Facsimile: (213) 622-2690

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JEROME A. MURPHY (pro hac vice)

jmurphy@crowell.com

ASTOR H.L. HEAVEN (pro hac vice)

aheaven@crowell.com

CROWELL & MORING LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

Telephone: (202) 624-2500

Facsimile: (202) 628-5116

Attorneys for Target Corp. and RadioShack Corp.

KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A.

By: /s/ Richard Alan Arnold

RICHARD ALAN ARNOLD

rarnold@knpa.com

WILLIAM J. BLECHMAN

wblechman@knpa.com

KEVIN J. MURRAY

kmurray@knpa.com

KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A.

201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1100

Miami, FL 33131

Tel: (305) 373-1000

Fax: (305) 372-1861

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sears, Roebuck and Co. and 

Kmart Corp.

LINDQUIST & VENNUM P.L.L.P.

By: /s/ Jessica L. Meyer 

Jessica L. Meyer (SBN: 249064)

jmeyer@lindquist.com

James M. Lockhart (pro hac vice)

jlockhart@lindquist.com

James P. McCarthy (pro hac vice)

jmccarthy@lindquist.com

Kelly G. Laudon (pro hac vice)

klaudon@lindquist.com

LINDQUIST & VENNUM P.L.L.P.

4200 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: (612) 371-3211

Facsimile: (612) 371-3207

Attorneys for Plaintiffs John R. Stoebner, as Chapter 7 

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Trustee for PBE Consumer Electronics, LLC and 

Related Entities; and Douglas A. Kelley, as Chapter 11 

Trustee for Petters Company, Inc. and Related Entities, 

and as Receiver for Petters Company, LLC and Related 

Entities

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

Hon. Samuel Conti

United States District Judge

June 7, 2013

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