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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION

IN RE: REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORS 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION, 

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Case No. 2:09-md-02042 

Honorable Sean F. Cox 

Magistrate 

OBJECTION TO DIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS’ AND INDIRECT

PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS’ OPPOSITIONS TO DEFENDANTS’ MEMORANDUM

OF LAW REGARDING PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT

OF CLASS DISCOVERY

In the Order Following March 8, 2010 Status Conference (“Order”) (Dkt. 127) the Court 

directed the parties to brief two issues: (i) “whether discovery in this action should be 

bifurcated;” and (ii) “when class discovery should commence.” Plaintiffs were to file an opening 

brief and the Defendants were to respond “on the issue of whether discovery in this action should 

be bifurcated” and the Defendants were to file an opening brief and the Plaintiffs were to respond 

“on the issue of when class certification discovery should commence.” 

Both Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs and Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs ignored the limits of the 

Court’s Order. In their oppositions to Defendants’ Memorandum of Law Regarding Proposed 

Schedule for Commencement of Class Discovery, Plaintiffs requested the Court to require 

Defendants to produce “records previously produced to government investigators.” This subject 

is clearly beyond the scope of the Court’s Order. Indeed, Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs and Indirect 

Purchaser Plaintiffs raised this issue at the March 8, 2010 status conference, and the Court 

declined to address the issue at the status conference and did not request the parties to brief the 

issue in the Order. Consequently, Defendants did not address this issue in their memorandum. 

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Defendants respectfully request the Court to disregard Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs and 

Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs’ discussion of the issue of “records produced to government 

investigators.” In the event the Court ever wishes to consider this issue specifically, Defendants 

request the opportunity to fully brief the issue and further request that the U.S. Department of 

Justice, Antitrust Division be invited to be heard on the issue as well. 

Dated: March 30, 2010 

Respectfully submitted, 

 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC 

By: s/ Howard B. Iwrey_____ 

James P. Feeney (P13335) 

Howard B. Iwrey (P39365) 

39577 Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 

Tel. (248) 203-0841 

Fax: (248) 203-0763 

Email: jfeeney@dykema.com 

Email: hiwrey@dykema.com 

David I. Gelfand (admitted pro hac vice) 

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & 

HAMILTON LLP 

2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Counsel for Defendants Whirlpool Corporation and 

Embraco North America, Inc. 

KERR, RUSSELL AND WEBER, PLC 

By: s/ William A. Sankbeil__ 

William A. Sankbeil (P19882) 

Fred K. Herrmann (P49519) 

500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2500 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

Tel. (313) 961-0200 

Fax. (313) 961-0388 

Email: was@krwlaw.com 

Email: fkh@krwlaw.com 

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Jeffrey L. Kessler 

A. Paul Victor 

David Greenspan 

DEWEY & LEBOUEF LLP 

1301 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019-6092 

Counsel for Defendants Panasonic Corporation and 

Panasonic Corporation of North America

 

BOWMAN AND BROOKE LLP 

By: s/ David L. Campbell___

Fred J. Fresard (P43694) 

David L. Campbell (P66287) 

50 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 600 

Troy, Michigan 48084 

Tel. (248) 687-5300 

Fax: (248) 743-0422 

Email: fred.fresard@bowmanandbrooke.com 

Email: david.campbell@bowmanandbrooke.com 

Attorney for Bristol Compressors International Inc.

DICKINSON, WRIGHT PLLC 

By: s/ Kenneth J. McIntyre___

Kenneth J. McIntyre (P-17450) 

L. Pahl Zinn (P-57516) 

500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

Tel. (313) 223-3500 

Fax : (313) 223-3598 

Attorneys for Defendants, Emerson Climate 

Technologies, Inc., Copeland Corporation LLC, CR 

Compressors, LLC and Scroll Compressors, LLC

REED SMITH LLP 

By: s/ James M. Andriola 

 James M. Andriola 

599 Lexington Avenue 

New York, New York 10022 

Tel. (212) 521-5400 

Fax: (215) 521-5450 

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Email: jandriola@reedsmith.com 

John W. Allen (P10120) 

VARNUM 

251 North Rose Street, 4th Floor 

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007-3823 

Tel. (269) 382-2300 

Fax: (269) 382-2382 

Email: jwallen@varnumlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Danfoss Commercial Compressors, Ltd., Danfoss, 

Inc., Danfoss Scroll Technologies, LLC, Danfoss 

Turbocor Compressors, Inc. and Danfoss 

Compressors LLC 

BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER, P.L.L.C. 

By: s/ Dennis M. Barnes____

Dennis M. Barnes (P39401) 

211 W. Fort St. 15th Floor 

Detroit, Michigan 48226-3281 

Tel. (313) 965-9725 

Fax: (313) 983-3333 

Allan Van Fleet (admitted pro hac vice) 

Paul J. Brown (admitted pro hac vice) 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1700 

Houston, Texas 77002 

Tel. (713) 374-3500 

Fax: (713) 374-3505 

Counsel for ACC USA LLC 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I hereby certify that on March 30, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with the 

Clerk of the Court using the ECF system which will send notification of such filing to all 

attorneys of record registered for electronic filing. 

By: s/ Howard B. Iwrey_____ 

James P. Feeney (P13335) 

Howard B. Iwrey (P39365) 

39577 Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 

Tel. (248) 203-0841 

Fax: (248) 203-0763 

Email: jfeeney@dykema.com 

Email: hiwrey@dykema.com 

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