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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

HP AND SONY DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. 13-CV-05370 

SFACTIVE-904282979.1 

Beatrice B. Nguyen (CSB No. 172961)

 bbnguyen@crowell.com 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: 415.986.2800 

Facsimile: 415.986.2827 

Matthew J. McBurney (pro hac vice) 

 mmcburney@crowell.com 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Telephone: 202.624.2500 

Facsimile: 202.628.5116 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HP Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE PRODUCTS 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

MDL Docket No. 3:10-md-02143-RS-JCS

This document relates to: 

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Toshiba Corp., et 

al., No. 3:13-cv-05370-RS 

Case No. 3:13-cv-05370-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING HP AND SONY 

DISCOVERY 

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

HP AND SONY DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. 13-CV-05370 

SFACTIVE-904282979.1 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff HP Inc., formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”), 

and Defendants Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Optiarc Inc. (formerly known as 

Sony NEC Optiarc Inc.), and Sony Optiarc America Inc. (formerly known as Sony NEC Optiarc 

America Inc.) (collectively, “Sony”) wish to explore mediation and the potential settlement of 

HP’s claims against Sony in this case; 

WHEREAS, HP and Sony wish to pursue mediation, and HP prefers to do so in Houston, 

Texas, using a private mediator; 

WHEREAS, HP and Sony wish to avoid potentially unnecessary costs by deferring the 

remaining discovery between them pending mediation; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Scheduling Order entered on April 22, 2016 (Dkt. 

No. 1866), fact discovery is scheduled to close on December 9, 2016, prior to the first available 

date the mediator has available; 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the undersigned 

counsel for HP and Sony as follows: 

1. HP and Sony shall pursue mediation with Daryl Bristow in Houston, Texas on 

January 4, 2017. 

2. Pending such mediation, HP and Sony shall defer all remaining written and 

deposition discovery between them, subject to the agreement that if (and only if) HP and Sony do 

not agree to settle, such discovery – which consists solely of (1) the deposition of Masafumi 

Amino, (2) responses to pending written discovery issued to HP by Sony, and (3) responses to 

pending written discovery issued to Sony by HP – shall recommence as follows: 

a. The deposition of Masafumi Amino shall take place on January 30-31, 

2017, in San Francisco, California; and 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

HP AND SONY DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. 13-CV-05370 

SFACTIVE-904282979.1 

b. HP and Sony shall serve their responses to the remaining discovery served 

on the other on January 31, 2017. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: December 9, 2016 CROWELL & MORING LLP 

By: /s/ Beatrice B. Nguyen 

Beatrice B. Nguyen 

Matthew J. McBurney 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HP Inc. 

Dated: December 9, 2016 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 

By: /s/ Steven C. Holtzman 

Steven C. Holtzman 

Beko Reblitz-Richardson 

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: 510-874-1000 

sholtzman@bsfllp.com 

brichardson@bsfllp.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Sony Corporation; Sony Optiarc America, Inc.; 

Sony Optiarc, Inc.; and Sony Electronics Inc. 

 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

HP AND SONY DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. 13-CV-05370 

SFACTIVE-904282979.1 

FILER ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Rule 5-1(i)(3) of the Local Rules of Practice in Civil Proceedings Before the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of California, I, Beatrice B. Nguyen, hereby 

attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other 

signatories. 

Dated: December 9, 2016 CROWELL & MORING LLP 

By: /s/ Beatrice B. Nguyen 

Beatrice B. Nguyen 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HP Inc.

 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

HP AND SONY DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. 13-CV-05370 

SFACTIVE-904282979.1 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

Honorable Richard G. Seeborg 

United States District Judge

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