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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

In the Matter of

Microsoft Corp., 

a corporation; 

and 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

a corporation. 

Docket No. 9412 

RESPONDENTS’ CONSENT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A 

RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT COUNSEL’S MOTION TO COMPEL 

Pursuant to 16 C.F.R. § 3.38(a), Respondents, Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) and its 

subsidiary, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision”), hereby move for a two business-day extension, 

to January 2, 2024, to respond to Complaint Counsel’s Motion to Compel Discovery Responses from 

Respondents (“Motion to Compel”). Complaint Counsel agrees with the relief requested in this 

Motion. 

Complaint Counsel served Microsoft and Activision with the Motion to Compel on December 

20, 2023. Considering the federal holiday on Monday, December 25, 2023, the deadline for Microsoft 

and Activision to respond to the Motion to Compel is next Thursday, December 28, 2023. The 

Court’s ruling on the Motion to Compel, considering the second federal holiday on Monday, January 

1, 2024, is then Wednesday, January 3, 2024. See 16 C.F.R. § 3.38(a). 

A brief extension of the deadline would avoid burdening Respondents and the Court over two 

federal holidays. Because Complaint Counsel’s contentions relate to corporate decision-making, 

responding to the Motion to Compel by December 28 would require Microsoft and Activision

personnel to review numerous documents over the Christmas holiday. The Court would then be 

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burdened with reviewing the Motion to Compel and the response thereto over the New Year’s holiday. 

An extension of Microsoft and Activision’s time to respond, until January 2, 2024, eliminates both 

unnecessary burdens. 

Moreover, the extension will not impact two upcoming corporate depositions or otherwise 

impact the case schedule. Under applicable rules, the Court’s order would be issued on January 5, 

2024. § 3.38(a). The depositions are not scheduled to occur until after that date. Microsoft’s 

corporate deposition is scheduled for January 17, 2024, and Activision’s corporate deposition is 

scheduled for January 10, 2024. Activision has additionally offered to reschedule its corporate 

deposition in late January or early February to allow additional time after the Court has ruled. 

WHEREFORE, for good cause shown, Microsoft and Activision respectfully request that 

Your Honor grant the requested relief pursuant to 16 C.F.R. § 3.38(a). 

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Dated: December 21, 2023 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Steven C. Sunshine By: /s/ Beth Wilkinson

Steven C. Sunshine 

Julia K. York

Jessica R. Watters

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

1440 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 371-7860 

Fax: (202) 661-9126 

steve.sunshine@skadden.com 

julia.york@skadden.com 

jessica.watters@skadden.com

Maria A. Raptis

Michael J. Sheerin

Matthew M. Martino

Evan R. Kreiner 

Bradley J. Pierson 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001 

Telephone: (212) 735-2425 

Fax: (917) 777-2425 

maria.raptis@skadden.com 

michael.sheerin@skadden.com 

matthew.martino@skadden.com 

evan.kreiner@skadden.com 

bradley.pierson@skadden.com 

Counsel for Activision Blizzard, Inc. 

Beth Wilkinson 

Rakesh N. Kilaru

Kieran Gostin

Grace L. Hill

Anastasia M. Pastan

Sarah E. Neuman

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP 

2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor 

Washington, DC 20036 

Telephone: (202) 847-4000 

Fax: (202) 847-4005 

bwilkinson@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

rkilaru@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

kgostin@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

ghill@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

apastan@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

sneuman@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

Michael Moiseyev

Megan A. Granger 

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

2001 M Street NW 

Suite 600 

Washington, DC 20036 

(202) 682-7026 

michael.moiseyev@weil.com

megan.granger@weil.com

 Counsel for Microsoft Corp. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 21, 2023, I caused a true and correct copy of the 

foregoing to be filed electronically using the FTC’s E-Filing System and served the following 

via email:

April Tabor 

Secretary

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm H-113 

Washington, DC 20580 

ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm H-110 

Washington, DC 20580 

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

James H. Weingarten (jweingarten@ftc.gov) 

James Abell (jabell@ftc.gov) 

Cem Akleman (cakleman@ftc.gov) 

J. Alexander Ansaldo (jansaldo@ftc.gov) 

Peggy Bayer Femenella (pbayerfemenella@ftc.gov)

Michael T. Blevins (mblevins@ftc.gov) 

Amanda L. Butler (abutler2@ftc.gov) 

Nicole Callan (ncallan@ftc.gov) 

Maria Cirincione (mcirincione@ftc.gov) 

Kassandra DiPietro (kdipietro@ftc.gov) 

Michael A. Franchak (mfranchak@ftc.gov)

James Gossmann (jgossmann@ftc.gov) 

Meredith Levert (mlevert@ftc.gov) 

David E. Morris (dmorris1@ftc.gov) 

Merrick Pastore (mpastore@ftc.gov) 

Stephen Santulli (ssantulli@ftc.gov) 

Edmund Saw (esaw@ftc.gov) 

U.S. Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC 20580 

Telephone: (202) 326-3570 

Counsel Supporting the Complaint

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/s/ Beth Wilkinson

Beth Wilkinson 

Counsel for Microsoft Corp. 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

In the Matter of

Microsoft Corp.,

a corporation; 

and 

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.

a corporation. 

Docket No. 9412 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENTS’ CONSENT MOTION FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT COUNSEL’S 

MOTION TO COMPEL

Upon consideration of Microsoft Corp.’s, and its subsidiary, Activision Blizzard, Inc. 

(hereinafter “Respondents”)’s Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File a Response to 

Complaint Counsel’s Motion to Compel, it is hereby ORDERED that said Motion is GRANTED. 

Accordingly, Respondents shall file a Response to Complaint Counsel’s Motion to Compel on or 

before Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 

ORDERED:

______________________________________

D. Michael Chappell

Chief Administrative Law Judge

Date: 

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