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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 TO SHOW CAUSE RE: 

APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL 

MASTER PURSUANT TO MOTION 

OF CERTAIN PARTIES 

This Order Relates To: 

ALL ACTIONS 

On September 1, 2015, certain parties requested the Court 

appoint a Special Master to handle matters related to attorneys' 

fees in cases that have settled and where the Court retains 

oversight over distribution of such fees. See ECF No. 4032. The 

Court therefore intends to appoint Mr. Martin Quinn as Special 

Master and charge him to produce Reports and Recommendations 

("R&Rs") on final approval of the pending settlements, the 

aggregate award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to all Plaintiffs’ 

Counsel, and service awards to the named Plaintiffs, including 

objections to these matters, for the above captioned case. See Fed 

R. Civ. P. 53(a)(1)(C). The Court would authorize Mr. Quinn to 

hold hearings at his discretion should he believe doing so would be 

helpful in resolving a matter pending before him. The substance of 

an appointment order would be similar to the proposed order 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

attached to the motion to appoint Mr. Quinn, but will also include 

authority for Mr. Quinn to consider attorneys' fees in future 

settlements where appropriate. See ECF No. 4032-2. 

This appointment will allow the parties to complete important 

pending issues within approved settlements while allowing the Court 

to continue its own preparations to quickly proceed to trial once 

trial dates are announced during an upcoming trial setting 

conference. Any order appointing Mr. Quinn will be understood not 

to alter the appointment of Judge (Ret.) Vaughn R. Walker as 

Special Master or Magistrate Judge (Ret.) James Larson (subject to 

pending objections) over different subsets of motions in this case. 

Parties have not yet been given opportunity to be heard 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(b)(1), and therefore are hereby 

ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE, in writing, within 7 days of the date of 

this order should any have objections to the Court's appointment. 

No action is required should a party have no objection. Should the 

Court receive no objections, it will proceed with the appointment. 

Should the Court receive any objections, to ensure a full 

opportunity to be heard, the Court will consider permitting parties 

to appear at the hearing already scheduled for September 11, 2015. 

See ECF No. 4029. The Court does not set any hearing at this time, 

but rather shares this information for planning purposes only, as 

notice for said hearing would otherwise be short by the time 

objections are due. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: September 2, 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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