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

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Case No. 14-CV-04062-LHK

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ROBERT A. NITSCH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC., 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-CV-04062-LHK 

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Marc Seltzer, Jeff Friedman, Brent Johnson, Daniel Silverman, Matthew 

Berry, Jordan Talge, Rohit Nath, and Jerrod Patterson

Attorneys for Defendants Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Two Pic MC (formerly known as 

ImageMovers Digital): Robert Van Nest, Emily Henn, Tom Isaacson, Cody Harris, and Hamilton 

Jordan

Attorneys for the Sony Defendants: David Kiernan

Attorneys for Defendant DreamWorks Animation: Rod Stone and Daniel Swanson

Attorney for Defendant Blue Sky Studios: Jonathan Pitt

A case management conference was held on May 6, 2016.

The parties shall refile the Blue Sky preliminary approval motion by May 11, 2016. The 

hearing for the Blue Sky and Sony preliminary approval motions shall be June 23, 2016 at 1:30 

p.m.

The Court amended the case schedule as follows:

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Scheduled Event Date

Further CMC August 10, 2016 at 2 p.m.

Fact discovery cutoff October 14, 2016

Opening expert reports November 16, 2016

Rebuttal expert reports December 21, 2016

Close of expert discovery January 31, 2017

Motions for Summary Judgment and Daubert 

Motions

Filed no later than February 27, 2017

Hearing on MSJ and Daubert Motions March 23, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

Pretrial Conference May 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

Jury Trial The following days in 2017: June 12, 13, 

16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 30; July 3, 7, 10, 

11, 14, 17, 18. 

Trial will begin at 9 a.m. each day.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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