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

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MDL NO. 2143 DEFENDANTS PANASONIC CORP.’S AND PANASONIC CORP. OF NORTH AMERICA’S AND 

PLAINTIFFS INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S STIPULATION TO AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

DEADLINES FOR INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S FINAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND 

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JEFFREY L. KESSLER (admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Email: jkessler@winston.com

A. PAUL VICTOR (admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Email: pvictor@winston.com

DAVID L. GREENSPAN (admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Email: dgreenspan@winston.com

GEORGE E. MASTORIS (admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Email: gmastoris@winston.com

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

Telephone: (212) 294-6700

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation

and Panasonic Corporation of North America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE 

PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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

This document relates to:

Ingram Micro Inc., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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LG Electronics, Inc., et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 3:13-cv-05372-RS-JCS

DEFENDANTS PANASONIC 

CORPORATION’S AND PANASONIC 

CORPORATION OF NORTH 

AMERICA’S AND PLAINTIFFS 

INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND 

SYNNEX CORP.’S STIPULATION TO

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

DEADLINES FOR INGRAM MICRO. 

INC’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S FINAL 

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 

AND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES 

TO INTERROGATORIES 

Hon. Richard Seeborg

Hon. Joseph C. Spero, Magistrate Judge

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PLAINTIFFS INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S STIPULATION TO AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

DEADLINES FOR INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S FINAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND 

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WHEREAS, Defendant Sony Corporation served Plaintiffs Ingram Micro Inc. (“Ingram”) 

and SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) with its first set of 

interrogatories and requests for production (collectively, “Sony Requests”) on April 4, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant Sony Corporation agreed to search terms and 

custodians in response to the Sony Requests on or around August 11, 2016; 

WHEREAS, following confirmation from SYNNEX that one of the custodians previously 

negotiated with Sony did not hold a relevant position during the Relevant Time Period, and none 

had any responsibility for purchasing ODD Products during the Relevant Time Period, Defendants 

Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North America (collectively, “Panasonic”) 

requested three replacement document custodians from SYNNEX in response to the Sony Requests 

on or around October 13, 2016;

WHEREAS, Panasonic served Plaintiffs with its first set of contention interrogatories (the 

“Interrogatories”) and requests for production (the “Requests”) on August 30, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs served responses and objections to the Interrogatories on October 3, 

2016; 

WHEREAS, Panasonic and Plaintiffs met and conferred to discuss Panasonic’s position that 

Plaintiffs’ responses to the Interrogatories were not sufficient, and Plaintiffs agreed to provide 

substantive answers by Friday, October 28, 2016;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs requested a provisional extension for their responses to Interrogatory 

Nos. 21, 22, and 23 to November 4, 2016, and Panasonic agreed to entertain a request for an 

extension to November 4, 2016 upon good cause shown for any delay;

WHEREAS, Ingram served its supplemental responses to all Interrogatories on Friday, 

October 28, 2016, and SYNNEX served its supplemental responses to Interrogatory Nos. 1 through 

20 on October 28, 2016;

WHEREAS, SYNNEX served its supplemental responses to Interrogatory Nos. 21, 22, and 

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MDL NO. 2143 DEFENDANTS PANASONIC CORP.’S AND PANASONIC CORP. OF NORTH AMERICA’S AND 

PLAINTIFFS INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S STIPULATION TO AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

DEADLINES FOR INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S FINAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND 

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23 on November 11, 2016;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have agreed to provide further supplemental responses to the 

Interrogatories;

WHEREAS, Panasonic and Plaintiffs agreed that Plaintiffs would respond to the Requests 

(including the Sony Requests) through a rolling production of documents with a final production 

deadline of November 4, 2016;

WHEREAS, SYNNEX’s production of documents from the files of one new document 

custodian requested by Panasonic on or around October 13, 2016 was not complete as of November 

18, 2016;

WHEREAS, Panasonic and Plaintiffs met and conferred on November 18, 2016 concerning 

Plaintiffs’ supplemental interrogatory responses, document productions and depositions; 

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

counsel for the parties, that: 

1) By Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Plaintiffs will provide full and complete supplemental 

Interrogatory responses, based on information currently available to Plaintiffs, including a 

response to Interrogatory Nos. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 21, and 22; and

a. With respect to Interrogatory No. 1, Plaintiffs will include a chart or list of any specific 

meetings referenced in Paragraph 122 of Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint (ECF No. 

1298);

2) If Panasonic does not find those supplemental Interrogatory responses to be satisfactory, the 

parties will have a final meet-and-confer, and, if necessary, will exchange initial motion to 

compel inserts no later than Wednesday, December 21, 2016 with an exchange of final inserts 

the following day; and

3) SYNNEX will conclude its final production to Panasonic of any documents for any and all 

custodians with responsive documents to the Requests (including the Sony Requests) by 

Friday, December 2, 2016.

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PLAINTIFFS INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S STIPULATION TO AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

DEADLINES FOR INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S FINAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND 

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4) In the event that the parties are unable to confirm deposition dates for Plaintiffs’ and 

Panasonic’s fact and 30(b)(6) witnesses prior to the close of fact discovery on December 9, 

2016, the parties agree that depositions of Ingram Micro and SYNNEX requested by 

Panasonic or other Defendants, and the fact and 30(b)(6) depositions of Panasonic requested 

by Ingram Micro and SYNNEX, will occur following the close of fact discovery at times 

mutually agreed to by the parties. 

DATED: November 23, 2016

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler

JEFFREY L. KESSLER (admitted pro hac vice)

Email: jkessler@winston.com 

A. PAUL VICTOR (admitted pro hac vice)

Email: pvictor@winston.com 

DAVID L. GREENSPAN (admitted pro hac vice)

Email: dgreenspan@winston.com 

GEORGE E. MASTORIS (admitted pro hac vice)

Email: gmastoris@winston.com 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Telephone: (212) 294-6700 

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS PANASONIC 

CORPORATION AND PANASONIC 

CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA

By: /s/ Daniel A. Sasse

Daniel A. Sasse (CSB No. 236234)

dsasse@crowell.com

CROWELL & MORING LLP

3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor

Irvine, CA 92614-8505

Telephone: (949) 263-8400

Fax: (949) 263-8414

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Ingram Micro Inc. and Synnex 

Corporation

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MDL NO. 2143 DEFENDANTS PANASONIC CORP.’S AND PANASONIC CORP. OF NORTH AMERICA’S AND 

PLAINTIFFS INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S STIPULATION TO AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR

DEADLINES FOR INGRAM MICRO INC.’S AND SYNNEX CORP.’S FINAL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________________ ______________________________

Hon. Richard Seeborg

United States District Judge

12/8/16

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