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`BERMAN DEVALERIO
`Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. (SBN 75484)
`Todd A. Seaver (SBN 271067)
`One California Street, Suite 900
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel: (415) 433-3200
`Fax: (415) 433-6382
`jtabacco@bermandevalerio.com
`tseaver@bermandevalerio.com
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`LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
`Gregory S. Asciolla (pro hac vice forthcoming)
`Eric J. Belfi (pro hac vice forthcoming)
`Matthew J. Perez (pro hac vice forthcoming)
`140 Broadway
`New York, NY 10005
`Tel: (212)-907-0700
`Fax: (212)-818-0477
`gasciolla@labaton.com
`ebelfi@labaton.com
`mperez@labaton.com
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`Counsel for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class
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`[Additional Counsel on Signature Block]
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`QUATHIMATINE HOLDINGS, INC. D/B/A
`DIVICOM, USA, on behalf of itself and all
`others similarly situated,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ELNA CO., LTD., et al.,
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`Defendants,
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`[3:14-CV-03264-JD] MTN FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED
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` Master File No.: 3:14-cv-03264-JD
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`PLAINTIFF QUATHIMATINE
`HOLDINGS, INC. D/B/A DIVICOM,
`USA’S MOTION FOR
`ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO
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`TO CIVIL L.R. 3-12
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`No. 4:14-cv-04704-KAW
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`CHIP-TECH, LTD., on behalf of itself and all
`others similarly situated,
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION, et al.,
`Defendants.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case 3:14-cv-03264-JD Document 248 Filed 10/23/14 Page 2 of 5
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`Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 3-12 and 7-11, Plaintiff Quathimatine Holdings, Inc. d/b/a
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`Divicom, USA submits this Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should be
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`Related. Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court to relate Quathimatine Holdings, Inc. d/b/a
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`Divicom, USA v. Elna Co., Ltd., No. 4:14-cv-04704-KAW (“Quathimatine Holdings action”),
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`filed on October 22, 2014, with In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 3:14-cv-
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`03264-JD, which is currently assigned to this Court, for all pretrial proceedings before this
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`Court.
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`This administrative motion is made pursuant to Civil Local rules 3-12 and 7-11 and is
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`based on the following memorandum; the accompanying Declaration of Todd A. Seaver
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`(“Seaver Decl.” or “Seaver Declaration”), the Complaint in the Quathimatine Holdings Action,
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`attached as Exhibit A to the Seaver Declaration; the Court’s file; and any argument the Court
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`entertains.
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`A.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`“Whenever a party knows or learns that an action, filed in. . . . this district is . . . related
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`to an action which is . . . pending in this District as defined in Civil L.R. 3-12(a), the party must
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`promptly file in the earliest-filed case an Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases
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`Should be Related.” Civ. L.R. 3-12(b). Actions are related to each other when “(1) [t]he actions
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`concern substantially the same parties, property, transaction or event; and (2) [i]t appears likely
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`that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results
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`if the cases are conducted before different Judges.” Civ. L.R. 3-12(a).
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`On October 2, 2014, the Honorable James Donato issued a Consolidation and Case
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`Management Order (ECF No. 133) consolidating Case Nos. 3:14-cv-03264-JD, 3:14-cv-03300-
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`JD, 3:14-cv-03698-JD, 3:14-cv-03815-JD, and 3:14-cv-04123-JD into In re Capacitors Antitrust
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`Litigation, Master File No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD, for all pretrial proceedings. These cases concern
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`an alleged conspiracy to fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize prices for aluminum and tantalum
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`electrolytic capacitors.
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`The Quathimatine Holdings Action meets the requirements of Civil Local Rules 3-12 and
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`7-11 to be related to In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation. Plaintiff Quathimatine Holdings, Inc.
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`Case 3:14-cv-03264-JD Document 248 Filed 10/23/14 Page 3 of 5
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`D/B/A Divicom, USA respectfully requests the Court issue the proposed order formally relating
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`this case to In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation.
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`RELATIONSHIP OF THE ACTIONS
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`The Quathimatine Holdings Action involves substantially the same parties and events as
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`cases that are part of In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation. All actions allege that defendants
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`engaged in a conspiracy to fix, raise, maintain, and/or stabilize prices for aluminum and tantalum
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`electrolytic capacitors, in violation of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 and/or California’s
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`antitrust and unfair competition laws.
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`Plaintiff Quathimatine Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Divicom, USA seeks to represent a class of
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`indirect purchasers that bought capacitors from U.S. distributors for incorporation into other
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`products.
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`As set forth in Civil Local Rule 3-12(a)(2), it appears likely that there will be an unduly
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`burdensome duplication of labor and expense or the possibility of conflicting results if the cases
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`are conducted before different judges. Therefore, it will be more efficient for all cases to
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`proceed before the same judge so that these analyses and determinations are made by one Court.
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`Plaintiff Quathimatine Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Divicom, USA is aware of 9 cases that arise
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`out of the same series of transactions, occurrences, and events as the Quathimatine Holdings
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`Action (see Seaver Decl. ¶ 4):
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`CASE NAME
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`Chip-Tech, Ltd. v. Panasonic Corp., et al.
`2. Dependable Component Supply Corp v.
`Panasonic Corp., et al.
`Schuten Electronics, Inc. v. AVX Corp., et
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`Ellis, et al. v. Panasonic Corp., et al.
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`eIQ Energy Inc.. v. AVX Corp., et al.
`6. David A. Bennett v. Panasonic Corp., et al.
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`In Home Tech Solutions, Inc. v. Panasonic
`Corp., et al.
`Toy-Knowlogy Inc., v. Elna Co. Ltd., et al.
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`8.
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`CASE NUMBER &
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`3:14-cv-03264-JD
`3:14-cv-03300-JD
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`DATE
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`7/18/2014
`7/22/2014
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`3:14-cv-03698-JD
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`8/14/2014
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`3:14-cv-03815-JD
`3:14-cv-04123-JD
`3:14-cv-04403-JD
`3:14-cv-04657-MEJ
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`8/21/2014
`9/11/2014
`9/30/2014
`10/8/2014
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`3:14-cv-04677-LB
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`10/17/2014
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`Case 3:14-cv-03264-JD Document 248 Filed 10/23/14 Page 4 of 5
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`CASE NAME
`CAE Sound., v. Elna Co. Ltd., et al.
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`CASE NUMBER &
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`14-cv-04677-LB
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`DATE
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`10/20/2014
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`9.
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`There will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or the possibility of
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`conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different Judges. Relating the cases will
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`help eliminate duplicative discovery, prevent inconsistent pretrial rulings, and conserve the
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`resources of the parties, their counsel and the judiciary.
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`C.
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`CONCLUSION
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`This action satisfies the criteria of Civil Local Rule 3-12. Plaintiff Quathimatine
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`Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Divicom, USA therefore respectfully requests that this case be deemed
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`related to In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation and that it be assigned to the Honorable James
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`BERMAN DEVALERIO
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`Donato.
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`DATED: October 23, 2014
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`/s/ Todd A. Seaver
`Todd A. Seaver
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`By:
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`Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. (SBN 75484)
`Todd A. Seaver (SBN 271067)
`One California Street, Suite 900
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel: (415) 433-3200
`Fax: (415) 433-6382
`jtabacco@bermandevalerio.com
`tseaver@bermandevalerio.com
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`LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
`Gregory S. Asciolla
`Eric J. Belfi
`Matthew J. Perez
`140 Broadway
`New York, NY 10005
`Tel: (212)-907-0700
`Fax: (212)-818-0477
`gasciolla@labaton.com
`ebelfi@labaton.com
`mperez@labaton.com
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`MASHAYEKH & CHARGOIS, LLP
`Damon J. Chargois
`Kamran Mashayekh
`One Riverway
`Suite 1700
`Houston, TX 77056
`Tel: (713) 840-6313
`Fax: (713) 622-1937
`damon@cmhllp.com
`kamran@cmhllp.com
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