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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 

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For the Northern District of California 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT)

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

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MDL No. 1917 

Case No. C-07-5944-SC 

ORDER REQUESTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSIONS ON 

DIFFERENT LAW APPLICABLE TO 

MOTIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE 

CASE STATUS CONFERENCE 

This Order Relates To: 

ALL ACTIONS 

 On August 7, 2015, the parties will meet for a case status 

conference. The Court is in receipt of responses in satisfaction 

of prior requests made by the Court at ECF Nos. 3515, 3887. 

In reviewing the submissions and finalizing its preparation 

for the upcoming status conference, the Court is concerned about 

those certain still-pending motions relating to the Foreign Trade 

Antitrust Improvements Act ("FTAIA") which may require resolution 

by the Court. The Court is cognizant that there are legal issues 

in connection with the FTAIA that have divided appellate courts. 

While it is part of the Court's normal role to decide FTAIA motions 

for the eight cases that will remain in this judicial district for 

trial, the Court is also tasked with making certain pre-trial 

decisions on motions for cases that will be remanded elsewhere. 

Yet deciding these motions under the law of the Ninth Circuit -- as 

the Court is required to do -- could result in successful appeals 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

within other judicial districts where the relevant appellate court 

has a contrary precedent. 

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the relevant parties to jointly 

file a single table or list, sorted by case, of all pending motions 

where the above legal concerns regarding the FTAIA apply. ECF No. 

3920-1 includes some, but perhaps not all, of this information. 

Include the motions' ECF Numbers, the jurisdiction to which the 

case will be transferred, and the Circuit wherein the jurisdiction 

sits. Parties need not list cases that will remain within this 

judicial district, but should list other cases that will remain in 

the Ninth Circuit upon remand. Also note any other motion that is 

likely to encounter similar problems due to differing circuit law. 

The Court ORDERS this information to be provided no later than 

August 5, 2015. As the deadline is very close in time to the date 

of this order, the Court does not require any new legal research as 

to how various appellate courts might rule. The Court seeks to 

minimize any hasty legal research done to produce this purely 

informational list. That said, insofar as parties have citation 

information already readily available and jointly agree that a 

specific case from a relevant appellate court is binding, 

instructive, or otherwise helpful to the Court in deciding whether 

to decide or remand the motion, it may be included. Do not include 

arguments. 

This information will allow the Court to better evaluate 

whether or not to decide the motions prior to remanding the cases. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: July 31, 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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