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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE:

LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION

Case No. 13-md-02420-YGR (DMR)

ORDER DENYING MOTION RE DEDESIGNATION OF DOCUMENTS

Re: Dkt. No. 1353

Plaintiffs Microsoft Mobile Inc. and Microsoft Mobile Oy (“Microsoft”) and Defendants 

Panasonic Corporation (“Panasonic”) and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (“Sanyo”) filed a joint letter 

regarding their dispute about three documents designated as confidential by Panasonic and Sanyo

pursuant to the terms of the parties’ protective order. [Docket No. 1353.] This matter is 

appropriate for resolution without a hearing. The court therefore VACATES the September 22, 

2016 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b).

On August 22, 2016, the court ordered Microsoft to submit a letter explaining why the 

court should consider at this time the parties’ dispute about Panasonic and Sanyo’s confidentiality 

designations, since the proceedings between Microsoft and Panasonic/Sanyo have been stayed

pending a decision on arbitrability by the arbitrator. [Docket No. 1390.] Microsoft timely filed its 

letter, to which Panasonic and Sanyo responded. [Docket Nos. 1410, 1417.] In its letter, 

Microsoft asserts that the court should consider the dispute at this time because, inter alia, the 

three documents at issue support its “active claims in the MDL against multiple defendants.” 

[Docket No. 1410.] Without further detail, this statement is insufficient to establish that the court 

should consider the dispute at this time given the existence of a stay between Microsoft and 

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Panasonic/Sanyo. The motion to de-designate the documents is therefore denied. Microsoft’s 

administrative motions for leave to attach the documents at issue to the joint letter (Docket No. 

1344) and to file portions of the joint letter under seal (Docket No. 1352) are denied as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 15, 2016

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Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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