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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:53(b) - Prelim &amp; Perm Inj Relief &amp; other Equitable Relief

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Joint Statement and [Proposed] Order re Phased Discovery – 14-cv-04785-EMC 

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EVAN ROSE, Cal. Bar No. 253478

MATTHEW D. GOLD, N.Y. Bar No. 2073963

LAURA FREMONT, Cal. Bar No. 159670

ERIC EDMONDSON, D.C. Bar No. 450294

KERRY O’BRIEN, Cal. Bar No. 149264

DAVID M. NEWMAN, Cal. Bar No. 54218

LINDA K. BADGER, Cal. Bar No. 122209

LIN W. KAHN, Cal. Bar No. 261387

Address: Federal Trade Commission

901 Market Street, Suite 570

San Francisco, CA 94103

Email: erose@ftc.gov 

mgold@ftc.gov

lfremont@ftc.gov

eedmondson@ftc.gov 

kobrien@ftc.gov

dnewman@ftc.gov

lbadger@ftc.gov

lkahn@ftc.gov

Telephone: (415) 848-5100

Facsimile: (415) 848-5184

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

KELLOGG, HUBER, HANSEN, TODD, 

EVANS & FIGEL, P.L.L.C.

Michael K. Kellogg (pro hac vice)

Mark C. Hansen (pro hac vice)

Email: mkellogg@khhte.com

mhansen@khhte.com

1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 326-7900

Facsimile: (202) 326-7999

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

David L. Anderson, Cal. Bar No. 149604

Email: dlanderson@sidley.com

555 California Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 772-1200

Facsimile: (415) 772-7400

Attorneys for Defendant

AT&T MOBILITY LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Division

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

AT&T MOBILITY LLC, a limited liability 

company,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-04785-EMC

JOINT STATEMENT AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING PHASED 

DISCOVERY 

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The parties to the above-entitled action hereby submit this Joint Statement and 

[Proposed] Order Regarding Phased Discovery pursuant to the Court’s Order Denying 

Defendant’s Motion to Stay (Dkt. #89).

I. BACKGROUND

On August 18, 2015, Defendant AT&T Mobility LLC (“AT&T”) filed a motion to stay

proceedings pending resolution of an interlocutory appeal (“Motion to Stay”) (Dkt. #79). After 

briefing by AT&T and Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Court heard oral 

argument on September 24, 2015. During the hearing, and by written order on September 25,

2015 (Dkt. #89), the Court denied AT&T’s Motion to Stay but ordered that “the parties shall 

phase discovery, at least through the date of the next CMC,” set for January 21, 2016. The Court 

ordered that discovery shall proceed on the “go get” discovery requests discussed at the hearing, 

but not on the “monthly data” requests. The Court also ordered the parties to meet and confer as 

to how best to phase discovery of relevant custodians’ emails and other documents, including, 

for example, identifying the particular custodians whose documents shall be produced during this 

phase of discovery.

II. AGREEMENT ON PHASED DISCOVERY

Having met and conferred, the parties have reached the following agreement: 

A. AT&T shall produce, to the extent such documents exist and are reasonably 

accessible, documents responsive to the following requests in the FTC’s First Set of Requests for 

Production of Documents and Other Tangible Things, as memorialized and limited in 

correspondence between the parties or in AT&T’s document responses and objections, otherwise 

known as the “go get” requests: 1-7, 11-12, 13(a), 13(p), 13(s), 13(t), 17-18, 20-23, 25-26, and 

29-32. The FTC reserves the right to request, after January 21, 2016, that request 13(u) be 

treated as a “go get” request, and AT&T reserves the right to challenge such a request.

B. AT&T shall produce responsive non privileged or non attorney work product 

emails or other documents from the following custodians subject to the search terms and date 

ranges agreed to by the parties as of the date of this filing, as memorialized and limited in 

correspondence between the parties:

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1) Mark Collins

2) Matthew Haymons

3) Kristin Rinne

4) David Christopher

5) Andrew Wilson

6) Maurice James

7) Rick Fish

8) Jill Root

9) Kristin Nelson

10) Dave Saska 

11) Bill Hogg

12) Mitch Farber

Upon review, to the extent any of the agreed upon search terms for the custodians above 

generate a disproportionately large volume of non-responsive documents, the parties agree to 

work cooperatively in good faith to revise or otherwise modify those search terms during this 

period. 

C. The FTC shall produce responsive non privileged or non attorney work product 

documents responsive to the following requests in AT&T’s First Set of Requests for Production 

of Documents, as memorialized and limited in correspondence between the parties or in the 

FTC’s document responses and objections, otherwise known as the “go-get” requests: 1, 3-27,

29-30, 32-36. Specifically, the FTC shall produce consumer complaints regarding AT&T’s 

throttling program received through the Consumer Sentinel Network, the Better Business 

Bureau, the Federal Communications Commission, and directly from consumers. The FTC shall 

produce any additional communications with AT&T consumers whom the FTC sought to or did

interview, as well as an updated Rule 26(a) disclosure identifying by name and other contact 

information the 10-15 potential customer witnesses no later than January 14, 2016. The FTC 

will also produce consumer complaints concerning other companies’ throttling programs 

received through the Consumer Sentinel Network, subject to the search terms identified in 

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correspondence between the parties and with consumer names and contact information redacted.

AT&T reserves the right to seek, after January 21, 2016, the consumer names and contact 

information of consumers who complained about other companies’ throttling programs, and the 

FTC reserves the right to challenge such a request. The FTC will further produce documents 

from third parties responsive to AT&T’s document requests as set forth in the FTC’s Responses 

to AT&T Mobility LLC’s First Set of Requests for Production of Documents. Finally, the FTC 

shall produce publicly available information from the FTC’s website regarding the FTC’s action 

against TracFone Wireless, Inc. 

D. The parties shall produce the documents described in paragraphs A, B, and C on a 

rolling basis, and production shall begin promptly or as soon as practicable upon entry of a 

Protective Order. The parties shall endeavor in good faith to complete the production of all 

documents described in paragraphs A, B, and C by January 14, 2016. With respect to the 

documents described in paragraphs A and B, AT&T shall produce documents dated prior to June 

12, 2015. The FTC reserves the right to seek, after January 21, 2016, documents dated after June 

12, 2015, and AT&T reserves the right to challenge such a request. The production of 

documents described in paragraph B shall begin with production of documents from Mark 

Collins, Matthew Haymons, and Kristin Rinne. 

E. Neither party waives any right to seek further discovery after January 21, 2016,

with respect to the productions agreed to in paragraphs A, B, and C, or with regard to any 

Interrogatory Responses provided to date, or any document responses or objections provided to 

date. 

F. Finally, the parties have agreed not to conduct depositions during this phase of 

discovery. 

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Dated: October 8, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Evan Rose

EVAN ROSE

MATTHEW D. GOLD

LAURA FREMONT

ERIC EDMONDSON

KERRY O’BRIEN

DAVID M. NEWMAN

LINDA K. BADGER

LIN W. KAHN

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

KELLOGG, HUBER, HANSEN, TODD, EVANS 

& FIGEL, P.L.L.C.

1615 M Street N.W., Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

/s/ Michael K. Kellog

Michael K. Kellogg

Mark C. Hansen

Attorneys for Defendant

AT&T MOBILITY LLC

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

555 California Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94104

/s/ David L. Anderson

David L. Anderson

Attorneys for Defendant

AT&T MOBILITY LLC

(The filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other 

signatories.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ______________ _____________________________

HONORABLE EDWARD M. CHEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

10/13/15

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