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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 Case No. 07-5944

REGARDING SCHEDULING MDL NO. 1917

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re: CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT)

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

This Document Relates to:

ALL INDIRECT PURCHASER ACTIONS

Electrograph Sys., Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-

cv-01656;

Siegel v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-cv-05502;

Best Buy Co., Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-cv05513;

Target Corp. v. Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd., 

No. 11-cv-05514;

Interbond Corp. of Am. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-

cv-06275;

Office Depot, Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-cv06276;

CompuCom Sys., Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-cv06396;

Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 11-

cv-06397;

P.C. Richard & Son Long Island Corp. v. 

Hitachi, Ltd., No. 12-cv-02648;

Schultze Agency Servs., LLC v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 

12-cv-02649;

Tech Data Corp. v. Hitachi, Ltd, No. 13-cv00157;

Sharp Elecs. Corp. v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 13-cv01173;

Dell Inc. v. Hitachi Ltd., No. 13-cv-02171;

Sharp Elecs. Corp. v. Koninklijke Philips Elecs. 

N.V., No. 13-cv-02776.

Case No. 07-5944 SC

MDL No. 1917

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING SCHEDULING

(Stipulating Parties Listed on Signature Pages)

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Case No. 07-5944

REGARDING SCHEDULING MDL NO. 1917

WHEREAS, Indirect Purchaser Class Plaintiffs (“IPPs”), the Direct Action Plaintiffs 

(“DAPs”), and Defendants agree that a modification to the existing expert discovery schedule will 

aid in the efficient resolution of this litigation;

WHEREAS, the proposed modification will change the existing deadlines for serving 

expert reports, but will not change the existing fact discovery deadline (September 5, 2014) or the 

trial date (March 9, 2015) in this litigation;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between counsel for the IPPs, 

DAPs, and counsel for the undersigned Defendants1in the above-captioned actions as follows:

SCHEDULE

March 25, 2014* Last day for IPPs and DAPs to serve opening expert reports on the 

merits; last day for Defendants to serve opening expert reports on 

affirmative defenses;

June 24, 2014* Last day for Defendants to serve opposition expert reports on the 

merits; last day for IPPs and DAPs to serve opposition expert 

reports on affirmative defenses;

August 5, 2014 Last day for IPPs and DAPs to serve rebuttal expert reports on the 

merits; last day for Defendants to serve rebuttal expert reports on 

affirmative defenses;

September 12, 2014 Last day for IPPs, DAPs and Defendants to serve sur-rebuttal 

reports to any expert they are opposing and who serves a rebuttal 

report;

 

1 The following entities do not join in this stipulation: Technicolor SA (f/k/a Thomson SA), Technicolor USA, Inc. 

(f/k/a Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics 

America, Inc., and Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. (f/k/a Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics, USA, Inc.). In addition, on 

August 1, 2013, Special Master Legge entered an Order (Dkt. No. 1820) staying discovery against Thomson 

Consumer Electronics, Inc., so it is not participating in discovery.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Case No. 07-5944

REGARDING SCHEDULING MDL NO. 1917

*For any depositions that Plaintiffs have noticed, but have not yet taken, by March 25, 

2014, the IPPs, DAPs and Defendants may supplement their opening and opposition expert 

reports to the extent that the supplements are limited to evidence that is elicited during such 

depositions. Any such supplements must be served by July 11, 2014.

All parties reserve the right to seek modification of the schedule based on the number of 

expert reports, which is presently unknown.

***

The undersigned Parties jointly and respectfully request that the Court enter this 

stipulation as an order.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:___________________ ______________________________________

Hon. Samuel Conti

United States District Judge 

DATED: December 23, 2013

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

By: /s/ Eliot A. Adelson 

ELIOT A. ADELSON (SBN 205284)

Email: eadelson@kirkland.com

JAMES MAXWELL COOPER (SBN 284054)

max.cooper@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

555 California Street 

27th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 439-1400

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

JAMES H. MUTCHNIK, P.C. (pro hac vice)

jmutchnik@kirkland.com

KATE WHEATON (pro hac vice)

kate.wheaton@kirkland.com

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

300 North LaSalle

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Telephone: (312) 862-2000

Facsimile: (312) 862-2200

Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi 

Displays, Ltd. (n/k/a Japan Display Inc.), Hitachi 

Asia, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., and Hitachi 

Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.

January 3, 2014

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WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kessler

JEFFREY L. KESSLER (pro hac vice)

Email: JKessler@winston.com

A. PAUL VICTOR (pro hac vice)

Email: PVictor@winston.com 

ALDO A. BADINI (SBN 257086)

Email: ABadini@winston.com

EVA W. COLE (pro hac vice)

Email: EWCole@winston.com 

MOLLY M. DONOVAN

Email: MMDonovan@winston.com 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

200 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10166

Telephone: (212) 294-6700

Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

STEVEN A. REISS (pro hac vice)

Email: steven.reiss@weil.com

DAVID L. YOHAI (pro hac vice)

Email: david.yohai@weil.com

ADAM C. HEMLOCK (pro hac vice)

Email: adam.hemlock@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153-0119

Telephone: (212) 310-8000

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007

Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation 

(f/k/a Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), 

Panasonic Corporation of North America, MT 

Picture Display Co., Ltd.

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS

DERINGER US LLP

By: /s/ Richard Snyder

TERRY CALVANI (SBN 53260)

Email: terry.calvani@freshfields.com

CHRISTINE LACIAK(pro hac vice)

Email: christine.laciak@freshfields.com

RICHARD SNYDER (pro hac vice)

Email: richard.snyder@freshfields.com

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER US 

LLP

701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: (202) 777-4565

Facsimile: (202) 777-4555

Attorneys for Beijing-Matsushita Color CRT 

Company, Ltd.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Case No. 07-5944

REGARDING SCHEDULING MDL NO. 1917

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

By: /s/ Gary L. Halling

GARY L. HALLING (SBN 66087)

Email: ghalling@sheppardmullin.com

JAMES L. MCGINNIS (SBN 95788)

Email: jmcginnis@sheppardmullin.com

MICHAEL W. SCARBOROUGH, (SBN 203524)

Email: mscarborough@sheppardmullin.com

SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 434-9100

Facsimile: (415) 434-3947

Attorneys for Defendants Samsung SDI America, 

Inc.; Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Samsung SDI 

(Malaysia) SDN. BHD.; Samsung SDI Mexico S.A. 

DE C.V.; Samsung SDI Brasil Ltda.; Shenzen 

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Samsung SDI 

Co., Ltd.

WHITE & CASE LLP

By: /s/ Lucius B. Lau

CHRISTOPHER M. CURRAN (pro hac vice)

Email: ccurran@whitecase.com 

GEORGE L. PAUL (pro hac vice)

Email: gpaul@whitecase.com 

LUCIUS B. LAU (pro hac vice)

Email: alau@whitecase.com 

WHITE & CASE LLP

701 Thirteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

Telephone: (202) 626-3600

Facsimile: (202) 639-9355

Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation, 

Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information 

Systems, Inc., Toshiba America Consumer Products, 

L.L.C., and Toshiba America Electronic 

Components, Inc.

BAKER BOTTS LLP 

By: /s/ Jon V. Swenson

JON V. SWENSON (SBN 233054)

Email: jon.swenson@bakerbotts.com

1001 Page Mill Road

Building One, Suite 200

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Telephone: (650) 739-7500

Facsimile: (650) 739-7699

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JOHN M. TALADAY (pro hac vice)

Email: john.taladay@bakerbotts.com

JOSEPH OSTOYICH (pro hac vice)

Email: joseph.ostoyich@bakerbotts.com

ERIK T. KOONS (pro hac vice)

Email: erik.koons@bakerbotts.com

CHARLES M. MALAISE (pro hac vice)

Email: charles.malaise@bakerbotts.com

BAKER BOTTS LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC 20004-2400

Telephone: (202) 639-7700

Facsimile: (202) 639-7890

Attorneys for Defendants Koninklijke Philips N.V. 

and Philips Electronics North America Corporation

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

By: /s/ Rachel S. Brass

RACHEL S. BRASS (SBN 219301)

Email: rbrass@gibsondunn.com

JOEL S. SANDERS (SBN 107234)

Email: jsanders@gibsondunn.com

AUSTIN V. SCHWING (SBN 211696)

aschwing@gibsondunn.com

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000

San Francisco, California 94105

Tel: (415) 393-8200

Fax: (415) 393-8306

Attorneys for Defendants Chunghwa Picture Tubes, 

Ltd. and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Malaysia)

TRUMP, ALIOTO, TRUMP & PRESCOTT, LLP

By: /s/ Mario N. Alioto

MARIO N. ALIOTO (SBN 56433)

Email: malioto@tatp.com

LAUREN C. CAPURRO (SBN 241151)

Email: laurenrussell@tatp.com 

TRUMP, ALIOTO, TRUMP & PRESCOTT, 

LLP

2280 Union Street 

San Francisco, CA 94123

Telephone: (415) 563-7200

Facsimile: (415) 346-0679

Interim Lead Counsel for the

Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs

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BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

By: /s/ Philip J. Iovieno

PHILIP J. IOVIENO

Email: piovieno@bsfllp.com

ANNE M. NARDACCI

Email: anardacci@bsfllp.com

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

10 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor

Albany, NY 12207

Telephone: (518) 434-0600

Facsimile: (518) 434-0665

WILLIAM A. ISAACSON

Email: wisaacson@bsfllp.com

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

5301 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20015

Telephone: (202) 237-2727

Facsimile: (202) 237-6131

STUART SINGER

Email: ssinger@bsfllp.com

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

401 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Telephone: (954) 356-0011

Facsimile: (954) 356-0022

Liaison Counsel for Direct Action Plaintiffs and 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Electrograph Systems, Inc., 

Electrograph Technologies, Corp., Office Depot, 

Inc., Compucom Systems, Inc., Interbond 

Corporation of America, P.C. Richard & Son Long 

Island Corporation, Marta Cooperative of America, 

Inc., ABC Appliance, Inc., Schultze Agency Services 

LLC on behalf of Tweeter Opco, LLC and Tweeter 

Newco, LLC

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i), the filer attests that the concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the above signatories.

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