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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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STIPULATED MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF 

3:15-CV-01129-HSG 

Eric D. Edmondson, D.C. Bar No. 450294 

Erika Wodinsky, Cal. Bar No. 091700 

Jacob A. Snow, Cal. Bar No. 270988 

Boris Yankilovich, Cal Bar No. 257887 

901 Market Street, Suite 570, 

San Francisco, CA 94103 

(415) 848-5100 / (415) 848-5184 (fax) 

eedmondson@ftc.gov; ewodinsky@ftc.gov; 

jsnow@ftc.gov; byankilovich@ftc.gov 

Raymond E. McKown, Cal. Bar No. 150975 

Stacy Procter, Cal. Bar No. 221078 

Kenneth H. Abbe, Cal. Bar No. 172416 

10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700 

Los Angeles, CA 90024 

(310) 824-4343 / (310) 824-4380 (fax) 

rmckown@ftc.gov; sprocter@ftc.gov; 

kabbe@ftc.gov 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Federal Trade Commission

Chad S. Hummel, SBN 139055 

chummel@sidley.com 

Mark D. Campbell, SBN 180528 

mcampbell@sidley.com 

Bridget S. Johnsen, SBN 210778 

bjohnsen@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 595-2600 

Facsimile: (310) 595-2601 

Ryan M. Sandrock, SBN 251781 

rsandrock@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

555 California Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 722-1200 

Facsimile: (415)772-7400 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DIRECTV, a corporation, 

and 

DIRECTV, LLC, a limited liability 

company, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-01129-HSG 

Assigned to the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

STIPULATED MOTION FOR 

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF SEEKING 

LEAVE TO FILE STATEMENTS 

REGARDING CERTAIN EVIDENTIARY 

DISPUTES 

[Local Rules 7-11 and 7-12] 

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STIPULATED MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF 

3:15-CV-01129-HSG 

 Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Defendants DIRECTV and DIRECTV, 

LLC (“DIRECTV”) (collectively, the “parties”) jointly stipulate and request, pursuant to N.D. Cal. 

Local Rules 7-11 and 7-12, leave to file statements in advance of trial regarding certain outstanding 

evidentiary disputes.

In advance of trial, the parties have been meeting and conferring regularly regarding 

outstanding evidentiary disputes, including the admissibility of the following categories of exhibits: 

(1) Summary Exhibits under Federal Rule of Evidence 1006; (2) Print advertisements; (3) Webflows 

from directv.com; (4) TV advertisements; (5) Pricing guides associated with DIRECTV service; (6) 

Documents associated with the telephone-sales call process; (7) Sales- and retention-call recordings; 

and (8) DIRECTV’s SEC Filings. The parties have also met and conferred about foundation 

objections to documents. These meetings have been productive, and the parties anticipate filing a 

stipulation requesting pre-admission of numerous exhibits on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, which 

additionally would resolve some foundation objections. Nonetheless, there remain some evidentiary 

disputes that will likely require resolution by the Court. 

The parties are each requesting permission to file a five-page statement on Tuesday, February 

28, 2017, setting forth their respective positions regarding preadmission of certain categories of 

exhibits falling into categories that remain in dispute and DIRECTV’s foundation objections to 

certain sponsors and exhibits. The parties believe that briefing these issues in advance of the trial 

(although outside of the Court’s standard process) is beneficial for three reasons. First, it will 

provide the Court with additional time to review each parties’ submission (compared with a 

midnight filing set for a hearing the following morning). Second, it will reduce the issues to be 

resolved on the first day of trial. Third, it will allow the Court to consider limited categories of 

issues involving multiple exhibits. Finally, the Court could more efficiently resolve a category of 

disputes that might otherwise arise repeatedly across multiple days of trial. 

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STIPULATED MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF 

3:15-CV-01129-HSG 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through the undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully 

request the Court’s permission to file separate five-page statements on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 

regarding seeking or opposing preadmission of exhibits falling into the broad categories, described 

above. 

Dated: February 24, 2017 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

By: /s/ Bridget S. Johnsen 

Bridget S. Johnsen 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC 

 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

By: /s/ Jacob A. Snow 

Jacob A. Snow 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Federal Trade Commission 

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

document has been obtained from the signatories above. 

By: /s/ Jacob A. Snow 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 The parties’ stipulated administrative motion is GRANTED. DIRECTV and the FTC shall 

each file on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 a brief not exceeding five pages addressing the 

admissibility and foundation issues described above. 

Dated: _______________________ ___________________________________ 

 HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

2/27/2017

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