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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 pursuant to 16 

C.F.R. § 3.34(c) (“Rule 3.34(c)”) for a one-week extension of time to January 27, 2023, to move 

to limit or quash or otherwise respond to the subpoena served on SIE by Respondent Microsoft 

Corp. (“Microsoft”) on January 17, 2023 (the “Subpoena”). Microsoft agrees with the relief 

requested in this motion. 

Microsoft served SIE with the Subpoena on January 17, 2023, with a response date of 

January 20, 2023.1 As a result, pursuant to Rule 3.34(c), the deadline for SIE to move to limit or 

quash the Subpoena is today, January 20, 2023. 

Negotiations between SIE and Microsoft as to the scope of SIE’s production and a 

discovery schedule are ongoing. SIE requests an extension of the deadline for SIE to move to 

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 Microsoft provided a nearly-identical version of the subpoena to SIE on January 12, 2023, but 

did not name the proper subpoena recipient nor serve the subpoena properly. SIE explained this 

to Microsoft, which revised the subpoena and served it to SIE on January 17, keeping the 

original January 20 return date. But even the earlier subpoena (had it been properly served) 

would have allowed SIE only eight calendar days to move to quash or respond. 
 

 

 

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limit or quash or otherwise respond to the Subpoena so that SIE and Microsoft can continue to 

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

resolution. 

Pursuant to the January 4, 2023 Scheduling Order, Microsoft has several months, until 

April 7, 2023, to complete fact discovery, and, therefore, SIE does not believe the requested 

extension of one week will delay the progress of these proceedings. 

Through correspondence with Microsoft counsel, SIE understands that Microsoft 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: January 20, 2022 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Everett K. Coraor 

Everett K. Coraor (ecoraor@cgsh.com) 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@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 January 20, 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 Respondent Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) on January 17, 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 

Microsoft 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 January 27, 2023. 
 

 

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ORDERED: 

D. Michael Chappell 

Chief Administrative Law Judge 

Date: January [ ], 2023 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on January 20, 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 

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/ Everett K. Coraor 

Everett K. Coraor (ecoraor@cgsh.com) 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@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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CERTIFICATE FOR ELECTRONIC FILING 

I certify that the electronic copy sent to the Secretary of the Commission is a true and 

correct copy of the original filing, and that I possess a paper original of the signed document that 

is available for review by the parties and the adjudicator. 

Dated: January 20, 2023 

/s/ Everett K. Coraor 

Everett K. Coraor (ecoraor@cgsh.com) 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@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