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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 [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING RELATED ACTION

3:10-MD-2143-RS 

Jeffrey A. LeVee (State Bar No. 125863)

jlevee@JonesDay.com 

Eric P. Enson (State Bar No. 204447) 

epenson@JonesDay.com 

Kathleen P. Wallace (State Bar No. 234949) 

kwallace@JonesDay.com 

Rachel H. Zernik (State Bar No. 281222) 

rzernik@JonesDay.com 

JONES DAY 

555 South Flower Street 

Fiftieth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071.2300 

Telephone: +1.213.489.3939 

Facsimile: +1.213.243.2539 

Attorneys for Defendants 

PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER HIGH 

FIDELITY TAIWAN CO., LTD., PIONEER NORTH 

AMERICA, INC. AND PIONEER ELECTRONICS 

(USA) INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE: OPTICAL DISK DRIVE 

PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

Case No. 3:10-md-2143-RS 

This Document Relates to: 

3:14-cv-03748, 

JLK SYSTEMS GROUP, INC., et al. 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PIONEER CORPORATION, et al., 

Defendants

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING SERVICE OF 

PROCESS, CONSOLIDATION AND 

DISCOVERY IN RELATED ACTION 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING RELATED ACTION

3:10-MD-2143-RS 

STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2010, Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs (“DPPs”) filed a 

consolidated complaint in this multi-district litigation against a number of defendants, in In re 

Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 3:10-MD-2143-RS (the “ODD 

Litigation”). (ODD Litigation, ECF No. 159.) 

WHEREAS, since that time, the ODD Litigation has proceeded. 

WHEREAS, on August 18, 2014, DPPs filed a separate class action complaint 

against defendants Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., Pioneer North 

America, Inc., and Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. (together, “Pioneer”) relating to the same 

claims set forth in the ODD Litigation, in JLK Systems Group, Inc., et al. v. Pioneer 

Corporation., et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-03748-LB (the “JLK Action”). 

WHEREAS, on August 25, 2014, this Court entered an order deeming the JLK 

Action related to the ODD Litigation and transferring the JLK Action to this Court. (ODD 

Litigation, ECF No. 1396.) 

WHEREAS, on September 2, 2014, Pioneer North America, Inc. and Pioneer 

Electronics (USA) Inc., were served with process in the JLK Action and their response to the JLK 

Action complaint is currently due on or before March 2, 2015. 

WHEREAS, Pioneer and DPPs have been meeting and conferring on several 

topics, such as the completion of service of process, consolidation and discovery. 

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

undersigned counsel for the parties as follows: 

1. With respect to service of process, as authorized by Pioneer, undersigned 

counsel for Pioneer agree to accept service of the JLK Action complaint and the parties agree that 

Pioneer’s response to the JLK Action complaint shall be due on or before March 2, 2015. 

2. With respect to consolidation, the JLK Action shall be fully consolidated 

with, and Pioneer shall be a defendant in, the ODD Litigation, with the following agreements 

between Pioneer and DPPs: (i) all filings including and/or relevant to Pioneer shall be filed in the 

ODD Litigation, rather than the JLK Action; (ii) consolidation of the JLK Action with the ODD 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING RELATED ACTION

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Litigation will not prevent Pioneer from seeking extensions of time to complete discovery, file 

summary judgment, prepare for trial or complete other work in the ODD Litigation due to their 

late entry into this matter, and DPPs will meet and confer in good faith with Pioneer regarding 

such extensions; and (iii) by agreeing to consolidation, Pioneer is not waiving any defenses, 

claims or arguments that Pioneer could otherwise assert in the separate JLK action. 

3. With respect to discovery, Pioneer and DPPs agree that any discovery 

served on Pioneer by DPPs shall be initially limited to the set of five Pioneer custodians 

previously agreed to by Pioneer and the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 11, 2015 JONES DAY

By: /S/ Eric P. Enson 

Eric P. Enson 

Attorneys for Defendants 

PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER 

HIGH FIDELITY TAIWAN CO., LTD., 

PIONEER NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND 

PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. 

Dated: February 11, 2015 SAVERI & SAVERI, INC. 

By: /S/ Cadio Zirpoli 

Cadio Zirpoli 

Executive Committee For 

DIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 2/12/2015 

RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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