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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. 

AGREED MOTION OF NON-PARTY SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT 

LLC FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO MOVE TO LIMIT OR QUASH OR 

OTHERWISE RESPOND TO SUBPOENA 

Non-party Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) hereby moves for an extension of 

time to November 21, 2023, to move to limit or quash or otherwise respond to the subpoena 

served on SIE by the United States of America Federal Trade Commission (“Complaint 

Counsel”) on November 1, 2023 (the “Subpoena”). Complaint Counsel agrees with the relief 

requested in this motion. 

Complaint Counsel served SIE with the Subpoena on November 1, 2023, with a 

production date of November 21, 2023. As a result, pursuant to Rule 3.34(c), the deadline for 

SIE to move to limit or quash the Subpoena is today, November 13, 2023. 

Negotiations with Complaint Counsel are ongoing, and SIE continues to prepare its 

response to the Subpoena. SIE 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 SIE can continue to 

negotiate and thereby eliminate or narrow any issues that need to be presented to the Court for 

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Pursuant to the October 26, 2023 Order granting Complaint Counsel’s Motion to Allow 

Discovery Regarding Respondents’ Agreements with Ubisoft Entertainment SA and Sony 

Interactive Entertainment LLC, Complaint Counsel has until December 21, 2023 to complete 

fact discovery, and, therefore, SIE does not believe the requested extension will delay the 

progress of these proceedings. 

Through communication with Complaint Counsel, SIE understands that Complaint 

Counsel agrees with the relief requested in this motion. 

WHEREFORE, for good cause shown, SIE respectfully requests that Your Honor grant 

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

Dated: November 13, 2023 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Leah Brannon 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@cgsh.com) 

C. Lawrence Malm (lmalm@cgsh.com) 

Isabel Tuz (ituz@cgsh.com) 

2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

T: +1 202 974 1500 

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP 

Counsel for Non-Party Sony Interactive 

Entertainment LLC 

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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 AGREED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO MOVE TO LIMIT OR QUASH OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO SUBPOENA 

On November 13, 2023, non-party Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) filed an 

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

subpoena (“Motion”) served by the United States of America Federal Trade Commission 

(“Complaint Counsel”) on November 1, 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. SIE states that it seeks an extension of time in order to continue its negotiations with 

Complaint Counsel 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, SIE has demonstrated good cause for 

the requested extension. Accordingly, the Motion is GRANTED and it is hereby ORDERED 

that SIE’s deadline for filing any motion to limit or quash or otherwise respond to the subpoena 

pursuant to Rule 3.34(c) is extended to November 21, 2023. 
 

 

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ORDERED: 

D. Michael Chappell 

Chief Administrative Law Judge 

Date: November [ ], 2023 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on November 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 

Amanda Butler 

Merrick Pastore 

Nicole Callan 

Ethan Gurwitz 

Maria Cirincione 

James Gossmann 

Stephen Santulli 

Edmund Saw 

Michael A. Franchak 

Peggy Bayer Femenella 

Kassandra DiPietro 

J. Alexander Ansaldo 

David E. Morris 

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 

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 

dmorris1@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 

bwilkinsonstekloff.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/ Leah Brannon 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@cgsh.com) 

C. Lawrence Malm (lmalm@cgsh.com) 

Isabel Tuz (ituz@cgsh.com) 

2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

T: +1 202 974 1500 

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP 

Counsel for Non-Party Sony Interactive 

Entertainment LLC 

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