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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 

In the Matter of 

Microsoft Corp.,

a corporation, and DOCKET NO. 9412 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.,

 a corporation, 

Respondents. 

UNOPPOSED MOTION OF NON-PARTY CORNERSTONE RESEARCH FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO MOVE TO LIMIT OR QUASH OR OTHERWISE 

RESPOND TO SUBPOENA 

Non-party Cornerstone Research (“Cornerstone Research”) hereby moves for an 

extension of time to March 23, 2023, to move to limit or quash or otherwise respond to the 

subpoena served on Cornerstone Research by Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision”) on March 

3, 2023 (the “Subpoena”). Activision consents to the relief requested in this motion. This is 

Cornerstone Research’s first request for an extension. 

Activision served Cornerstone Research with the Subpoena on March 3, 2023, with a 

production date of March 13, 2023. Activision and Cornerstone Research met and conferred 

regarding the Subpoena on March 9, 2023, and Activision stated it consents to the relief 

requested in this motion 

Because discussions between Cornerstone Research and Activision remain ongoing, 

Cornerstone Research requests an extension of its deadline to move to limit or quash or 

otherwise respond to the Subpoena pursuant to 16 C.F.R. § 3.34(c) so that Cornerstone Research 
 

 

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and Activision can continue their discussions and hopefully eliminate or narrow any issues that 

may need to be presented to the Court for resolution. 

Pursuant to the January 4, 2023 Scheduling Order, Activision has until April 7, 2023 to 

complete fact discovery, and, therefore, Cornerstone Research does not believe the requested 

extension will delay the progress of these proceedings. 

WHEREFORE, for good cause shown, Cornerstone Research respectfully requests that 

Your Honor grant the requested relief pursuant to 16 C.F.R. § 4.3(b). 

Dated: March 13, 2023 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Fernanda Schmid 

Fernanda L. Schmid (fschmid@cornerstone.com) 

Cornerstone Research 

555 West 5th Street 

38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

T: +1 213 553 2557 

Counsel for Non-Party Cornerstone Research, Inc. 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 

In the Matter of 

Microsoft Corp.,

a corporation, and DOCKET NO. 9412 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.,

 a corporation, 

Respondents. 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO MOVE TO LIMIT OR QUASH OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO SUBPOENA 

On March 10, 2023, non-party Cornerstone Research (“Cornerstone Research”) filed a 

Motion for Extension of Time to Move to Limit or Quash or Otherwise Respond to Subpoena 

(“Motion”), relating to a subpoena served by Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision”) on March 

3, 2023. 

Under FTC Rule of Practice 3.34(c), any motion to limit or quash a subpoena must be 

filed within the earlier of ten days of service of the subpoena or the time for compliance 

therewith. Cornerstone Research states that it seeks an extension of time in order to continue its 

negotiations with Activision regarding the subpoena, thereby narrowing potential discovery 

disputes. 

FTC Rule 4.3(b) authorizes the Administrative Law Judge, except in circumstances not 

here presented, to extend any time limit prescribed by the rules “[f]or good cause shown.” 16 

C.F.R. § 4.3(b). Based on the representation in the Motion, Cornerstone Research has 

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Accordingly, the Motion is GRANTED and it is hereby ORDERED that Cornerstone 

Research’s deadline for filing any motion to limit or quash or to otherwise respond to the 

subpoena pursuant to Rule 3.34(c) is extended to March 23, 2023. 

ORDERED: 

D. Michael Chappell 

Chief Administrative Law Judge 

Date: March , 2023 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on March 13, 2023, I filed the foregoing document electronically using 

the Federal Trade Commission’s e-filing system, which will send notification of such filing to: 

April Tabor 

Secretary 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-113 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-110 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

OALJ@ftc.com 

I also certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served via email to: 

Complaint Counsel 

James Weingarten 

James Abell 

Meredith Levert 

Jennifer Fleury 

Cem Akleman 

Taylor Alexander 

Amanda Butler 

Merrick Pastore 

Nicole Callan 

Ethan Gurwitz 

Maria Cirincione 

James Gossmann 

Stephen Santulli 

Edmund Saw 

Michael A. Franchak 

Peggy Bayer Femenella 

Kassandra DiPietro 

Justin Alexander Ansaldo 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

(202) 326-2289 

jweingarten@ftc.gov 

jabell@ftc.gov 

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mlevert@ftc.gov 

jfleury@ftc.gov 

cakleman@ftc.gov 

talexander@ftc.gov 

abutler2@ftc.gov 

mpastore@ftc.gov 

ncallan@ftc.gov 

egurwitz@ftc.gov 

mcirincione@ftc.gov 

jgossmann@ftc.gov 

ssantulli@ftc.gov 

esaw@ftc.gov 

mfranchak@ftc.gov 

pbayerfemenella@ftc.gov 

kdipietro@ftc.gov 

jansaldo@ftc.gov 

Counsel for Respondent Microsoft Corp. 

Beth Wilkinson 

Rakesh N. Kilaru 

Kieran Gostin 

Grace L. Hill 

Anastasia M. Pastan 

Alysha Bohanon 

Sarah E. Neuman 

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP 

2001 M Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 847-4010 

bwilkinson@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

rkilaru@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

kgostin@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

ghill@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

apastan@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

abohanon@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

sneuman@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

Michael Moiseyev 

Megan Granger 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 

2001 M Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 682-7235 

michael.moiseyev@weil.com 

megan.granger@weil.com 

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Counsel for Respondent Activision-Blizzard, Inc. 

Steven C. Sunshine 

Julia K. York 

Jessica R. Watters 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

1440 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 271-7860 

steve.sunshine@skadden.com 

julia.york@skadden.com 

jessica.watters@skadden.com 

Maria A. Raptis 

Michael J. Sheerin 

Evan R. Kreiner 

Andrew D. Kabbes 

Bradley J. Pierson 

Matthew M. Martino 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

One Manhattan West 

New York, NY 10001 

(212) 735-2425 

maria.raptis@skadden.com 

michael.sheerin@skadden.com 

evan.kreiner@skadden.com 

andrew.kabbes@skadden.com 

bradley.pierson@skadden.com 

matthew.martino@skadden.com 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Fernanda Schmid 

Fernanda Schmid (fschmid@cornerstone.com) 

Cornerstone Research 

555 West 5th Street 

38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

T: (213) 553-2557 

Counsel for Non-Party Cornerstone Research 

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