Chip-Tech, Ltd. v. Panasonic Corporation et al

MOTION to Relate Case Pursuant to Civil L. R. 3-12 and 7-11

N.D. Cal.September 15, 2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Andrew M. Purdy (State Bar No. 261912) James G. Dallal (State Bar No. 277826) JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC. 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 500-6800 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940 jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com apurdy@saverilawfirm.com jdallal@saverilawfirm.com Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs Chip-Tech, Ltd. and Dependable Component Supply Corp. [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CHIP-TECH, LTD., Plaintiff, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. PANASONIC CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED PURSUANT TO CIVIL L.R. 3-12 AND 7-11 DEPENDABLE COMPONENT SUPPLY CORP., Plaintiff, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. PANASONIC CORPORATION., et al., Defendants. Case No. 3:14-cv-03300-JD TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 3-12 and 7-11, Plaintiffs Chip-Tech, Ltd. (“Chip-Tech”) and Dependable Component Supply Corp. (“Dependable”) submit this Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related administrative motion requesting the Court to consider whether eIQ Energy, Inc. v. AVX Corporation et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-04123-PSG (the “eIQ Energy Action”), filed in this District on September 11, 2014, should be related to four previously-filed and currently pending actions—Chip-Tech, Ltd. v. Panasonic Corporation, et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD, filed July 18, 2014 (the “Chip-Tech Action”); Dependable Component Supply Corp. v. Panasonic Corporation, et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-03300-JD, filed July 22, 2014 (the “Dependable Action”); Schuten Electronics Inc. v. AVX Corporation et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-03698-JD, filed August 14, 2014 (the “Schuten Action”); and Ellis et al. v. Panasonic Corporation et al., Case No. 3:14- cv-03815-JD, filed August 21, 2014 (the “Ellis Action”). On August 14, 2014, this Court consolidated the Chip-Tech Action and the Dependable Action for pretrial purposes (Order re Consolidation and Responses to Complaint, Dkt. 65) (together, the “Consolidated Capacitors Antitrust Actions”). Civil Local Rule 3-12(a) provides that actions are related when (1) the actions concern substantially the same parties, property, transaction or event; and (2) it appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different judges. The eIQ Energy Action should be related to the Consolidated Capacitors Antitrust Actions because these actions together readily meet the criteria for relation set forth above. The paramount consideration here is that the eIQ Energy Action and the Consolidated Capacitors Antitrust Actions concern the same “transaction or event” because they seek redress for the same price-fixing cartel in the global market for capacitors. The eIQ Energy Action cites the same governmental investigations, carried out by the exact same six globally-dispersed governmental antitrust regulators, previously identified in the Consolidated Capacitors Antitrust Actions. It is therefore evident that these lawsuits do not concern distinct transactions or events in the form of separate global antitrust conspiracies. Indeed, the essential similarity of the allegations is the reason that coordinated management of these related cases will serve to prevent “unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results.” Coordinated management will create additional efficiencies because the eIQ Energy Action is now pending in the Northern District of California. Recent discussions among counsel representing plaintiffs in all pending cases have produced a consensus to centralize all cases in this Court. On September 11, 2014, eIQ Energy dismissed without prejudice its action in the District of New Jersey and re-filed its case Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page2 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related in this Court with the intention that the various cases should be coordinated in this District. On September 12, 2014, eIQ Energy notified the Panel of its dismissal and re-filing of its case, withdrew its Response brief opposing coordination in this Court, and requested that the Panel dismiss the proceeding on the basis that all the actions at issue are now pending before this Court. These activities further demonstrate the relation between the eIQ Energy Action and the Consolidated Capacitors Antitrust Actions and the efficiencies to be attained through their coordinated management. In consideration of the foregoing, Plaintiffs Chip-Tech and Dependable respectfully request that the Court enter an Order finding the eIQ Action related to the Consolidated Capacitors Antitrust Actions. Dated: September 15, 2014 Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC. By: /s/ Joseph R. Saveri Joseph R. Saveri Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Andrew M. Purdy (State Bar No. 261912) James G. Dallal (State Bar No. 277826) 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 500-6800 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940 jsaveri@saverilawfirm.com apurdy@saverilawfirm.com jdallal@saverilawfirm.com Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs Chip-Tech, Ltd., Dependable Component Supply Corp. and eIQ Energy Inc. Solomon B. Cera (State Bar No. 99467) C. Andrew Dirksen (State Bar No. 197378) GOLD BENNETT CERA & SIDENER LLP 595 Market Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: (415) 777-2230 Facsimile: (415) 777-5189 scera@gbcslaw.com cdirksen@gbcslaw.com Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page3 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Eric L. Cramer Ruthanne Gordon BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 1622 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 875-3000 Facsimile: (215) 875-4604 ecramer@bm.net rgordon@bm.net Vincent J. Esades HEINS MILLS & OLSON, P.L.C. 310 Clifton Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 Telephone: (612) 338-4605 Facsimile: (612) 338-4692 vesades@heinsmills.com Steven J. Greenfogel LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC 1521 Locust Street, 7th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 Telephone: (267) 519-8306 Facsimile: (215) 569-0958 sgreenfogel@litedepalma.com Joseph J. DePalma Two Gateway Center, 12th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Telephone: (973) 623-3000 Facsimile: (973) 623-0211 jdepalma@litedepalma.com Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs Chip-Tech, Ltd. and Dependable Component Supply Corp. Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page4 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I am over 18 years of age and am not a party to these proceedings or any of the actions that are the subject of these proceedings. My business address is 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625, San Francisco, CA 94111. I am readily familiar with Joseph Saveri Law Firm’s practice for collection and processing of documents for mailing with the United States Postal Service, and that practice is that the documents are deposited with the United States Postal Service with postage fully prepaid the same day as the day of collection in the ordinary course of business. I am also readily familiar with Joseph Saveri Law Firm’s practice for collection and processing of documents for service via e-mail, and that practice is that the documents are attached to an e-mail and sent to the recipient’s e-mail account the same day as the date listed on the Certificate of Service. This certificate of service concerns the following document(s): PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED PURSUANT TO CIVIL L.R. 3-12 AND 7-11 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(h)(1), on Monday, September 15, 2014, I served a true and correct copy of the document(s) on the following parties through the Electronic Court Filings system maintained by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and via e-mail: [Recipient list begins on next page] Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page5 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Evan Nadel MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C. 44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 432-6000 Facsimile: (415) 432-6001 enadel@mintz.com Bruce D. Sokler MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C. 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 434-7300 Facsimile: (202) 434-7400 bdsokler@mintz.com Attorneys for Defendant AVX Corporation Jonathan M. Jacobson Chul Pak WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 1301 Avenue of the Americas 40th Floor New York, New York 10019 Telephone: (212) 497-7758 Facsimile: (212) 999-5899 jjacobson@wsgr.com cpak@wsgr.com Jeff VanHooreweghe WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 1700 K Street, NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 973-8825 Facsimile: (202) 973-8899 jvanhooreweghe@wsgr.com Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Chemical Company America, Ltd. Roxane A. Polidora Jacob R. Sorensen Lindsay A. Lutz PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP Four Embarcadero Center 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-5998 Telephone: (415) 983-1000 Facsimile: (415) 983-1200 roxane.polidora@pillsburylaw.com jake.sorensen@pillsburylaw.com lindsay.lutz@pillsburylaw.com Attorneys for Defendants KEMET Corporation and KEMET Electronics Corporation Jeffrey L. Kessler Molly M. Donovan Mollie C. Richardson WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166-4193 Telephone: (212) 294-6700 Facsimile: (212) 294-4700 jkessler@winston.com mmdonovan@winston.com mrichardson@winston.com Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., and SANYO North America Corporation Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page6 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Michael F. Tubach Christina J. Brown O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: (415) 984-8700 Facsimile: (415) 984-8701 mtubach@omm.com cjbrown@omm.com Kenneth R. O’Rourke O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 430-6000 Facsimile: (213) 430-6407 korourke@omm.com Attorneys for Defendant ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC Djordje Petkoski HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20037 Telephone: (202) 955-1500 Facsimile: (202) 778-2201 dpetkoski@hunton.com Attorneys for Defendants Rubycon Corporation and Rubycon America, Inc. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(h)(2), on Monday, September 15, 2014, I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the document(s) on the following parties via First Class mail through the U.S. Postal Service and via e-mail: Heather S. Tewksbury WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: (650) 858-6134 Facsimile: (650) 858-6100 heather.tewksbury@wilmerhale.com Thomas Mueller Stacy Frazier WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: (202) 663-6000 Facsimile: (202) 663-6363 thomas.mueller@wilmerhale.com stacy.frazier@wilmerhale.com Attorneys for Defendants Elna Co., Ltd. and Elna America Inc. George A. Nicoud III GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 555 Mission Street Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105-0921 Telephone: (415) 393-8308 Facsimile: (415) 374-8473 tnicoud@gibsondunn.com Attorneys for Defendants NEC TOKIN Corporation and NEC TOKIN America, Inc. Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page7 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Joseph J. Bial Charles F. Rule Daniel J. Howley CADWALADER WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP 700 Sixth Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Telephone: (202) 862-2200 Facsimile: (202) 862-2400 joseph.bial@cwt.com rick.rule@cwt.com daniel.howley@cwt.com Attorneys for Defendant United Chemi-Con Corporation Derek Ludwin COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-2401 Telephone: (202) 662-5429 Facsimile: (202) 662-6291 dludwin@cov.com Attorneys for Defendants Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc. Steven A. Reiss Adam C. Hemlock WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153-0119 Telephone: (212) 310-8000 Facsimile: (212) 310-8007 steven.reiss@weil.com adam.hemlock@weil.com Attorneys for Defendant Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc. Thomas F. Fitzpatrick PEPPER HAMILTON LLP 333 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 400 Redwood City, CA 94065-1434 Telephone: (650) 802-3600 Facsimile: (650) 802-3650 fitzpatrickt@pepperlaw.com Barbara T. Sicalides PEPPER HAMILTON LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799 Telephone: (215) 981-4783 Facsimile: (215) 981-4750 sicalidesb@pepperlaw.com Attorneys for Defendant Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. George Farah Matthew Ruan COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC 88 Pine Street 14th Floor New York, NY 10005 Tel.: (212) 838-7797 gfarah@cohenmilstein.com mruan@cohenmilstein.com Manual John Dominguez COHEN MILLSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC 2925 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Tel.: (561) 833-6575 jdominguez@cohenmilstein.com Kit A. Pierson Brent W. Johnson Laura Alexander COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC 1100 New York Ave., N.W. Suite 500, East Tower Washington, DC 20005 Tel.: (202) 408-4600 kpierson@cohenmilstein.com bjohnson@cohenmilstein.com lalexander@cohenmilstein.com Attorneys for Schuten Electronics, Inc. Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page8 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Mark P. Robinson, Jr. Daniel S. Robinson ROBINSON CALCAGNIE ROBINSON SHAPIRO DAVIS, INC. 19 Corporate Plaza Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 (949) 720-1288 (Telephone) (949) 720-1292 (Facsimile) mrobinson@rcrsd.com drobinson@rcrsd.com Attorneys for Ellis Action Consumer Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs Phillip Duncan Richard Quintus Justin Zachary DUNCAN FIRM, P.A. 900 South Shackleford, Suite 725 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (701) 228-7600 (Telephone) (701) 228-0415 (Facsimile) phillip@duncanfirm.com Attorneys for Ellis Action Consumer Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs Kent W. Emison LANGDON & EMISON 1828 Swift, Suite 303 N Kansas City, Missouri 64116 (660) 259-6175 (Telephone) (660) 259-4571 (Facsimile) kent@lelaw.com Attorneys for Ellis Action Consumer Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs Richard Lombardo (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming) SHAFFER LOMBARDO SHURIN 911 Main Street, Suite 2000 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (816) 931-0500 (Telephone) (816) 931-5775 (Facsimile) E-mail: RLombardo@sls-law.com Attorneys for Ellis Action Consumer Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs William W. Heaton HEATON & MOORE, P.C. 44 North Second Street, Suite 1200 Memphis, Tennessee 38103 (901) 526-5975 (Telephone) (901) 527-3633 (Facsimile) wheaton@heatonandmoore.com Attorneys for Ellis Action Indirect Purchaser Business Plaintiffs Howard J. Sedran Austin B. Cohen Keith J. Verrier LEVIN, FISHBEIN, SEDRAN & BERMAN 510 Walnut Street, Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Telephone: (215) 592-1500 Facsimile: (215) 592-4663 hsedran@lfsblaw.com acohen@lfsblaw.com kverrier@lfsblaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff eIQ Energy, Inc. Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page9 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 10 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Roberta D. Liebenberg Donald L. Perelman Gerard A. Dever Paul Costa Ria Momblanco FINE, KAPLAN AND BLACK, R.P.C. One South Broad Street, 23rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Telephone: (215) 567-6565 rliebenberg@finekaplan.com dperelman@finekaplan.com gdever@finekaplan.com pcosta@finekaplan.com rmomblanco@finekaplan.com Attorneys for Plaintiff eIQ Energy, Inc. W. Daniel “Dee” Miles, III BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, METHVIN, PORTIS & MILES, P.C. 218 Commerce Street Post Office Box 4160 (36103) Montgomery, AL 36104 Telephone: (334) 269-2343 Facsimile: (334) 954-7555 Attorneys for Plaintiff eIQ Energy, Inc. Dennis J. Drasco Arthur M. Owens LUM, DRASCO & POSITAN, LLC 103 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Telephone: (973) 403-9000 Facsimile: (973) 403-9021 Email: DDrasco@lumlaw.com AOwens@lumlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff eIQ Energy, Inc. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(h)(2), on Monday, September 15, 2014, I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the document(s) on the following parties via First Class mail through the U.S. Postal Service: Mr. Shya Miyazawa, President and CEO Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.) Inc. c/o Joji Kagei 19191 S. Vermont Ave., Ste. 420 Torrance, CA 90502 General Manager for Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. Mr. Russell Edwards, President Nichicon (America) Corporation 927 East State Parkway Schaumberg, IL 60173 For Nichicon (America) Corporation and as General Manager for Nichicon Corporation Mr. Tsuneo Ohta, President United Chemi-Con Corporation c/o CT Corp. System 818 West 7th Street, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 General Manager for Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Mr. Satoshi Sawamura, President ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A. c/o CSC 2710 N. Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150 Sacramento, CA 95833 General Manager for ROHM Co., Ltd. Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page10 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11 Lead Case No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD Administrative Motion To Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd. 3-5-3 Sennari-cho Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-8558 JAPAN Defendant Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd. Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. Tsukasa Bldg. 2-15-4 Uchikanda Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047 JAPAN Defendant Toshin Kogyo Co., Ltd. Hitachi AIC Incorporated 1065 Kugeta Moka-shi, Tochigi 321-4521 JAPAN Defendant Hitachi AIC Incorporated Matsuo Electronics of America, Inc. 2134 Main Street, Suite 200 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Defendant Matsuo Electronics of America, Inc. TDK Corporation Shibaura Renasite Tower 3-9-1 Shibaura Manato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN Defendant TDK Corporation TDK-EPC Corporation Shibaura Renasite Tower 3-9-1 Shibaura Manato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN Defendant TDK-EPC Corporation TDK U.S.A. Corporation 525 RXR Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556 Defendant TDK U.S.A. Corporation Date: September 15, 2014 _ _/s/ James Dallal__________ James Dallal Case3:14-cv-03264-JD Document99 Filed09/15/14 Page11 of 11