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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: OPTICAL DISK DRIVE 

PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION

This Order Relates to:

Indirect Purchaser Class Claims v. 

Panasonic

Case No. 10- md-2143-RS (JSC)

AMENDED SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE ORDER

The above matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for settlement 

purposes. 

You are hereby notified that a Settlement Conference with the direct purchaser class and 

Pioneer is scheduled for June 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, Federal 

Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102.

1. Counsel shall ensure that whatever discovery is needed for all sides to evaluate the 

case for settlement purposes is completed by the date of the Settlement Conference. Counsel shall 

cooperate in providing discovery informally and expeditiously.

2. If Plaintiffs have not already done so, they shall provide Defendant with a written 

settlement demand on or before May 22, 2015.

3. Lead trial counsel shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties. Any 

party who is not a natural person shall be represented by the person(s) with unlimited authority to 

negotiate a settlement. An insured party shall appear with a representative of the carrier with full 

authority to negotiate up to the limits of coverage. A person who needs to call another person not 

present before agreeing to any settlement does not have full authority. 

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4. Personal attendance of a party representative will rarely be excused by the Court. 

To seek to excuse a party from personally attending a settlement conference, counsel for that party 

shall meet and confer with counsel for all other parties to determine if there are any objections to 

the moving party’s absence. Counsel must then lodge a letter with the Court, with copies to all 

parties, seeking to excuse the party’s participation. The letter shall recite the reasons for seeking 

the party’s absence, as well as whether the other parties agree or object to the request and the 

reasons for any objection. The application to excuse a party must be lodged no later than the 

lodging of the Settlement Conference Statement.

5. Each party shall prepare a Settlement Conference Statement, which must be 

emailed (not electronically filed) in .pdf format to JSCPO@cand.uscourts.gov on or before June 4, 

2015. Counsel shall also mail a hard copy to the Court.

6. The Settlement Conference Statement shall be served on opposing counsel. Any 

party may submit an additional confidential statement to the Court. The contents of this 

confidential statement will not be disclosed to the other parties.

7. The parties have discretion as to what to include in the Settlement Conference 

Statement; in other words, they should include whatever information they deem would be most 

helpful to the Court in facilitating a resolution of the case, but should at a minimum include a 

history of the settlement discussions.

The parties shall notify Chambers immediately at (415) 522-2172 if the claims at issue 

settle prior to the date set for the Settlement Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2015

______________________________________

Jacqueline Scott Corley

United States Magistrate Judge

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