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In re Valve Antitrust Litig.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jul 9, 2024
2:21-cv-00563-JCC (W.D. Wash. Jul. 9, 2024)

Opinion

2:21-cv-00563-JCC

07-09-2024

In re VALVE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Alicia Cobb, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Steig D. Olson (pro hac vice), David LeRay (pro hac vice), QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Adam Wolfson (pro hac vice), QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, A. Owen Glist (pro hac vice) Ankur Kapoor (pro hac vice) Jeffrey I. Shinder (pro hac vice) CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP, Interim Co-Lead Counsel Kenneth J. Rubin (pro hac vice) Timothy B. McGranor (pro hac vice) Kara M. Mundy (pro hac vice) Douglas R. Matthews (pro hac vice) VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Thomas N. McCormick (pro hac vice) VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Executive Committee Member Blake Marks-Dias, Eric A. Lindberg, CORR CRONIN LLP, Kristen Ward Broz, FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Charles B. Casper (pro hac vice) MONTGOMERY McCRACKEN WALKER & RHOADS LLP, Attorneys for Defendant Valve Corporation Stephanie L. Jensen, Tyre L. Tindall, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI P.C., Kenneth R. O'Rourke (pro hac vice) Jordanne M. Steiner (pro hac vice) WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C., W. Joseph Bruckner (pro hac vice) Joseph C. Bourne (pro hac vice) LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P., Interim Co-Lead Counsel


NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: July 9, 2024

Alicia Cobb, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Steig D. Olson (pro hac vice), David LeRay (pro hac vice), QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Adam Wolfson (pro hac vice), QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, A. Owen Glist (pro hac vice) Ankur Kapoor (pro hac vice) Jeffrey I. Shinder (pro hac vice) CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP, Interim Co-Lead Counsel

Kenneth J. Rubin (pro hac vice) Timothy B. McGranor (pro hac vice) Kara M. Mundy (pro hac vice) Douglas R. Matthews (pro hac vice) VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Thomas N. McCormick (pro hac vice) VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Executive Committee Member

Blake Marks-Dias, Eric A. Lindberg, CORR CRONIN LLP, Kristen Ward Broz, FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Charles B. Casper (pro hac vice) MONTGOMERY McCRACKEN WALKER & RHOADS LLP, Attorneys for Defendant Valve Corporation

Stephanie L. Jensen, Tyre L. Tindall, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI P.C., Kenneth R. O'Rourke (pro hac vice) Jordanne M. Steiner (pro hac vice) WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C., W. Joseph Bruckner (pro hac vice) Joseph C. Bourne (pro hac vice) LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P., Interim Co-Lead Counsel

STIPULATED MOTION REGARDING SEALING OF DAUBERT MOTION AND CLASS CERTIFICATION REPLY PAPERS

JOHN C. COUGHENOUR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

The Parties have met and conferred with respect to Plaintiffs' upcoming Opposition to Valve's Daubert Motion and Valve's Reply in Support of its Daubert motion. The Parties expect that these briefs and their supporting exhibits will contain numerous references to materials designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential Attorneys' Eyes Only Materials” under the August 16, 2022 Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt. 95). The Parties have agreed to the following procedure, and respectfully request the Court enter an order reflecting the Parties' stipulation.

1. Consistent with prior stipulated Orders in this case (see Dkts. 177, 227), and pursuant to LCR 5(g)(2), Plaintiffs may initially file under seal their Opposition to Valve's Daubert Motion, including all exhibits and declarations on which they rely, and Valve may initially file under seal its Reply in Support of its Daubert Motion, including all exhibits and declarations on which it relies. As provided for in Dkt. 178, Plaintiffs may file initially under seal their Reply in Support of Class Certification Motion, including all exhibits and declarations on which they rely.

2. The Parties agree that the deadline for any party or non-party to move to seal materials associated with Plaintiffs' Opposition to Valve's Daubert Motion or Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Class Certification shall be extended to August 7, 2024. The Parties further agree that (1) any responses from parties and non-parties must be filed by August 21, 2024, and (2) any replies must be filed by August 28, 2024.

3. The Parties shall meet and confer and jointly file redacted public versions of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Valve's Daubert Motion, Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Class Certification, and all supporting materials by September 4, 2024, redacting all material that any party or non-party moved to seal.

4. The Parties agree that the deadline for any party or non-party to move to seal materials associated with Valve's Reply in Support of Its Daubert Motion shall be September 5, 2024. The Parties further agree that (1) any responses from parties and non-parties must be filed by September 26, 2024, and (2) any replies must be filed by October 3, 2024.

5. The Parties shall meet and confer and jointly file redacted public versions of Valve's Reply in Support of Its Daubert Motion and all supporting materials by October 10, 2024, redacting all material that any party or non-party moved to seal.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

In re Valve Antitrust Litig.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jul 9, 2024
2:21-cv-00563-JCC (W.D. Wash. Jul. 9, 2024)
Case details for

In re Valve Antitrust Litig.

Case Details

Full title:In re VALVE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Jul 9, 2024

Citations

2:21-cv-00563-JCC (W.D. Wash. Jul. 9, 2024)