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

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AMENDED [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03264-JD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE CAPACITORS ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION

Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD

AMENDED [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING TAKING OF DEPOSITION OF 

MR. MASAHIRO UMEDA AT THE UNITED

STATES EMBASSY IN TOKYO, JAPAN

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:

 ALL ACTIONS

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AMENDED [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03264-JD 1

TO ANY CONSUL OR VICE CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES ASSIGNED 

TO TOKYO, JAPAN: 

WHEREAS, the above-captioned coordinated proceedings are pending before this Court; 

WHEREAS the Plaintiffs allege that Defendants engaged in anticompetitive conduct 

concerning the pricing of electrolytic and film capacitors;

WHERAS discovery is currently ongoing; 

WHERAS the Plaintiffs reserved a deposition room at the United States Embassy in 

Tokyo, Japan for taking the deposition from May 31, 2016-June 1, 2016.

On stipulation and pursuant to Article 17 of The United States-Japan Consular Convention 

of 1963, 15 U.S.T. 768, 

IT IS ORDERED that the deposition of the following witness, who will appear 

voluntarily, be taken in the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan: 

Name: Mr. Masahiro Umeda

Current Employer: Unknown (formerly employed by Panasonic Sanyo, specifically 

Panasonic Electronic Devices, Co., Ltd.)

Address: Unknown

The deposition will commence on or about May 31, 2016 at 9:00am (local time) and will 

conclude on or about June 1, 2016 at 5:00pm (local time). 

Counsel for the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs who will participate in the said deposition are 

W. Joseph Bruckner and Adam J. Zapala.

Counsel for the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs who will participate in the said deposition are 

Andrew M. Purdy and C. Andrew Dirksen.

Counsel for Plaintiff Flextronics who will participate in the said deposition is Charles E. 

Tompkins. 

Counsel for Defendant Panasonic Sanyo and for the deponent who will participate in the 

said deposition include one or more of the following: Mollie C. Richardson, Jeffery L. Kessler

and Tatsuya Mochizuki. 

The proceedings will be reported by a court reporter provided by Veritext Corporation. 

The primary court reporter will be Leslie Rockwood. The back-up court reporter will be Renee 

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AMENDED [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-03264-JD 2

Zepezauer. 

The proceedings will be recorded on video by a videographer provided by Veritext 

Corporation. The primary videographer will be Yusuf Sukru Eroglu. The back-up videographers 

will be Jason Butko and Frank Quirarte.

The deposition will be translated by an interpreter provided by Veritext Corporation. The 

primary interpreter will be Noriko Fukui. The back-up interpreter will be Cory Blandford.

The transcript of the deposition will be prepared and distributed among the interested 

parties by the court reporter without further involvement by the Consulate General. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 22, 2016 __________________________________________

Honorable James Donato

United States District Judge

[COURT SEAL]

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