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

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[SUBMITTING COUNSEL ON SIGNATURE 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE KOREAN RAMEN ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION

Case No. 3:13-cv-04115-WHO

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING BRIEFING AND HEARING 

SCHEDULE ON SANCTIONS MOTIONS

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STIPULATION

The Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs (together, “Plaintiffs”), 

and Defendants Ottogi America, Inc., Ottogi Company Ltd., Nongshim America, Inc., and Nongshim 

Co. Ltd. (together, “Defendants”), by and through their counsel of record, stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on September 8, 2016 Plaintiffs filed motions for sanctions (Dkt. 416 and Dkt. 

420) against the Defendants (collectively the “Motions”);

WHEREAS, the Motions were not filed 35 days before their noticed hearing date;

WHEREAS, Defendants requested some additional time to prepare their Oppositions due to 

various scheduling issues, including a multi-day Korean national holiday as well as the need to obtain 

declarations of witnesses in Korea including under Fed. R. Civ. P. 44.1 as to Korean law;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs thereafter made a request to Defendants pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 

43 (c), to make any such declarants available for cross-examination by counsel and the Court at the 

time of the hearing on the Motions so that the Court can properly judge the veracity of the witnesses;

WHEREAS, Defendants have represented that such an examination will be unnecessary 

and/or inappropriate because, inter alia, the declarants have already been deposed and/or would be 

providing declaration(s) on Korean law under Fed. R. Civ. P. 44.1; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs wish to accommodate Defendants’ request for additional time to 

prepare their Oppositions and, in light of Defendants’ various representations, Plaintiffs are presently 

not sure what Defendants’ factual proffer will be and, thus, are willing to reserve further 

consideration on the question of whether live testimony is warranted until such time as they have an 

opportunity to review the Oppositions to the Motions;

WHEREAS, the parties recognize that if a dispute arises about the appropriateness of 

Plaintiffs calling live witnesses at the hearing on the Motions, if they decide to do so after reviewing 

the Oppositions, there will be a very short window to resolve it, and to either arrange for travel in the 

event that live testimony is determined by the Court to be required or to schedule a further hearing 

date at a time when anyone whose presence the Court so determines is warranted can travel from 

Korea; and

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WHEREAS, the parties have continued to meet and confer since September 8, 2016 about a 

schedule for briefing and hearing on the Motions; 

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Defendants shall file their Oppositions to the Motions on September 28, 2016.

2. Plaintiffs shall file their Replies to Defendants’ Oppositions to the Motions on October 

5, 2016.

3. The hearing on the Motions shall be held on October 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., subject to 

such rescheduling (if any) as the Court may make following further application (if any) of the 

Plaintiffs regarding the question of whether or not any witnesses must appear.

4. In the event that the parties have a dispute about the attendance of witnesses at the 

hearing on the Motions following service of the Oppositions to the Motions, they shall bring it 

to the Court’s attention in a joint letter brief as soon as possible thereafter.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: September 15, 2016 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

By: /s/ Joel S. Sanders

Joel S. Sanders

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000

San Francisco, CA 94105-2933 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200

Facsimile: (415) 393-8206

E-Mail: jsanders@gibsondunn.com

Attorneys for Defendants Ottogi America, Inc. and 

Ottogi Company, Ltd.

DATED: September 15, 2016 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP

By: /s/ Mark C. Dosker

Mark C. Dosker

275 Battery Street, Suite 2600

Telephone: (415)954-0200

Facsimile: (415) 393-9887

E-Mail: mark.dosker@squirepb.com

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Attorneys for Defendants Nongshim America, Inc. and 

Nongshim Co. Ltd.

 

DATED: September 15, 2016 BRAMSON PLUTZIK MAHLER & BIRKHAEUSER, 

LLP

By: /s/ Alan R. Plutzik

Alan R. Plutzik

2125 Oak Grove Road, Suite 120

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Telephone: 925/945-0200

Fax: 925/945-8792

Email: aplutzik@bramsonplutzik.com

Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Indirect Purchaser 

Plaintiffs

 DATED: September 15, 2016 HAUSFELD LLP

 /s/ Christopher L. Lebsock 

Christopher L. Lebsock

44 Montgomery Street, 34th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

TEL: 415-633-1908

EMAIL: clebsock@hausfeld.com

Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Direct Purchaser 

Plaintiffs

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 20, 2016 ____________________________________

 The Honorable William H. Orrick 

 United States District Judge

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