Filed: Apr. 23, 2014
Latest Update: Apr. 23, 2014
Summary: ORDER RE: APRIL 23, 2014 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge. On April 23, 2014, the Court held a case management conference in the remaining Track 2 and Track 3 cases, as well as the case brought by the State of Oregon, State of Oregon v. AU Optronics Corp., et al., C 10-4346 SI. The Court GRANTED the administrative motion for substitution of liaison counsel for direct action plaintiffs. Docket No. 8957. The Court hereby appoints David B. Esau of the firm Carlton Field
Summary: ORDER RE: APRIL 23, 2014 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge. On April 23, 2014, the Court held a case management conference in the remaining Track 2 and Track 3 cases, as well as the case brought by the State of Oregon, State of Oregon v. AU Optronics Corp., et al., C 10-4346 SI. The Court GRANTED the administrative motion for substitution of liaison counsel for direct action plaintiffs. Docket No. 8957. The Court hereby appoints David B. Esau of the firm Carlton Fields..
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ORDER RE: APRIL 23, 2014 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge.
On April 23, 2014, the Court held a case management conference in the remaining Track 2 and Track 3 cases, as well as the case brought by the State of Oregon, State of Oregon v. AU Optronics Corp., et al., C 10-4346 SI.
The Court GRANTED the administrative motion for substitution of liaison counsel for direct action plaintiffs. Docket No. 8957. The Court hereby appoints David B. Esau of the firm Carlton Fields Jorden Burt as Liaison Counsel for the Direct Action Plaintiffs. Carl Blumenstein will continue in his role as Liaison Counsel for defendants. The Court will issue a separate order regarding AUO's administrative motion regarding liaison counsel for the direct and indirect purchaser classes. Docket No. 8963.
As discussed during the conference, there are thirteen remaining Track 2 cases. Mr. Blumenstein informed the Court that one of those cases, SB Liquidation Trust, C 10-5458 SI, has settled and that the parties expect to file a dismissal shortly. In the Sony case, C 12-2214 SI, the parties will file a stipulated judgment so the parties can proceed directly to an appeal in the Ninth Circuit. At the conclusion of pretrial proceedings in this Court, ten of the Track 2 cases will be remanded to their respective transferor courts. Those cases are AASI Creditor Liquidating Trust, C 11-5781 SI; Interbond Corp., C 11-3763 SI; CompuCom, C 11-6241 SI; MetroPCS Wireless, C 11-829 SI; NECO Alliance, C 12-1426 SI; Office Depot, C 11-2225 SI; P.C. Richard & Son, C 11-4119 SI; Tech Data Corp., C 11-5765 SI; Tracfone Wireless, C 10-3205 SI; and Schultze Agency Services LLC, C 11-3856 SI.
The final Track 2 case, Alfred H. Siegel, C10-5625 SI ("Circuit City"), and the three Track 3 cases (Acer, C 13-3349 SI; Proview, C 12-3802 SI; and Home Depot, C 13-6001 SI), were originally filed in this Court. The Court directed plaintiffs' counsel in these cases to meet and confer with defendants' liaison counsel regarding a further pretrial schedule for the Track 3 cases, as well as proposed trial dates for all four cases. As the Court informed the parties, it is the Court's expectation that these cases can be tried before the end of 2015, with the Circuit City trial taking place during the summer of 2015. The parties shall file a proposed pretrial schedule for the Track 3 cases, and proposed trial dates for Circuit City and the Track 3 cases, by May 7, 2014. The Court also GRANTED counsel's request for a one week extension of the deadline to file supplemental briefs on the motion to dismiss Proview's state claims; the supplemental briefs are now due May 9, 2014.
Finally, the Oregon case, C 10-4346 SI, is proceeding on a separate pretrial schedule, and that case will be remanded to the transferor court after the conclusion of pretrial proceedings in this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
