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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,et al.
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. l:23-cv-00I08-LMBV.
JFA
GOOGLE LLC,
Defendant.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
IN RE GOOGLE DIGITAL ADVERTISING
Civil Action No. l:2l-md-03010-PKC
ANTITRUST LITIG.
ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY
1.
Definitions. For purposes of this Order, the following definitions will apply:
a.
"Confidential Information" means material that qualifies as "Confidential
Information" as that term is defined in either paragraph 1(b) of the MDL Confidentiality
Order or paragraph 1(b) of the Virginia Protective Order.
b.
"Coordinated Case" means the MDL or the Virginia Case. "Coordinated
Cases" means the MDL and the Virginia Case.Page 2 PageID#
c.
"Coordinated Discovery Period" means the time period after the Deadline
for Substantial Completion of Document Production in the Virginia Case and before the
Fact Discovery Cutoff in the Virginia Case.
d.
"Counsel" means Outside Counsel, Virginia Plaintiffs' Counsel, and MDL
State Plaintiffs' Counsel, provided that "Counsel" shall not include Counsel for any Party
that ceases to be part of the MDL(unless and until a further order directs otherwise).
e.
"Cross Notice" means to send a notice of intent to take a deposition of a
Party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) or to serve a subpoena for a NonParty Deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(1), after another Party has
Noticed a deposition of the same witness.
f.
"Deadline for Substantial Completion ofDocument Production in the
Virginia Case" means the date ordered by the Court for the substantial completion of
document production in the Virginia Case.
g.
"Deposition Limit" means (i)for Parties in the MDL,the fact-deposition
limit in the MDL referenced in paragraph 6.5 of Pre-Trial Order Number 5 in the MDL
(Dkt. 394), and any changes to that limit that may be made after entry ofthis Order; and
(ii) for Parties in the Virginia Case, the fact-deposition limits in the Virginia Case
referenced in paragraph 7 of the Rule 16(b) Scheduling Order in the Virginia Case (Dkt.
94), which references and incorporates paragraph 6(G)of the Joint Discovery Plan in the
Virginia Case(Dkt. 87), and any changes to those limits that may be made after entry of
this Order.Page 3 PageID#
h.
"Deposition Notice" means a notice of intent to take a deposition ofa
Party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) or a subpoena for a Non-Party
Deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(1).
i.
"District Courts" means the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
j.
"Expert Discovery" means expert reports in a Coordinated Case, backup
materials and other information disclosed in connection with expert reports in a
Coordinated Case, and expert testimony (including expert deposition testimony)in a
Coordinated Case.
k.
"Fact Discovery Cutoff in the Virginia Case" means the date ordered by
the Court for the conclusion offact discovery in the Virginia Case.
1.
"Google" means Google LLC,as well as its parents, divisions,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and all directors, officers,
employees, agents (including counsel), and representatives of the foregoing.
m.
"Google Deposition" means any deposition of a current or former
employee of Google or of Google's corporate designee under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 30(b)(6).
n.
"Highly Confidential Information" means material that qualifies as
"Highly Confidential Information" as that term is defined in either paragraph 1(h) of the
MDL Confidentiality Order or paragraph 1(g) ofthe Virginia Protective Order.
o.
"MDL" means the multidistrict litigation captioned as In re Google
Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation that is currently pending in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York under docket number 21-md-03010-PKC, and allPage 4 PageID#
of the cases that are currently part of that multidistrict litigation or that become part of
that multidistrict litigation after entry ofthis Order, but only for such time as a case is
part of the multidistrict litigation (unless and until a further order directs otherwise).
p.
"MDL Confidentiality Order" means the Confidentiality Order entered as
docket entry 297 in the MDL.
q.
"MDL Plaintiff means a plaintiff in any case made part ofthe MDL,but
only for such time as that plaintiffs case is part of the MDL(unless and until a further
order directs otherwise).
r.
"MDL Plaintiffs' Counsel" means any attomey retained to represent or
advise an MDL Plaintiff, as well as any paralegals, administrative assistants, and clerical
and administrative personnel supervised by that attomey, but only for such time as that
MDL Plaintiffs case is part ofthe MDL (unless and until a further order directs
otherwise).
s.
"MDL State Plaintiffs" means the States of Texas, Alaska, Arkansas,
Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Nevada,
North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Puerto Rico, and any other state thatjoins the MDL,by and through their respective
Attomeys General, but only for such time as that state's case is part of the MDL(unless
and until a further order directs otherwise).
t.
"MDL State Plaintiffs' Counsel" means any attorney retained to represent
or advise an MDL State Plaintiff in the MDL,as well as any paralegals, administrative
assistants, and clerical and administrative personnel supervised by that attomey, but onlyPage 5 PageID#
for such time as that MDL State Plaintiffs case is part of the MDL (unless and until a
further order directs otherwise).
u.
"Meta" means Meta Platforms, Inc. as well as its parents, divisions,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and all directors, officers,
employees, agents (including counsel), and representatives ofthe foregoing.
V.
"NBA Stay" means the stay of discovery relating to the Network Bidding
Agreement that was entered in paragraph 3 of Pre-Trial Order No. 5 in the MDL(Dkt.
394).
w.
"Non-Noticing Party" means, with respect to a particular deposition, any
Party other than the Noticing Party.
X.
"Non-Party Deposition" means a deposition of an individual who is not a
Party or a current or former employee of a Party; a deposition of a current or former
employee of an entity that is not a Party; and/or a deposition of a corporate designee
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) of an entity that is not a Party.
y.
"Notice" means to send a notice ofintent to take a deposition of a Party
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) or to serve a subpoena for a Non-Party
Deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(1).
z.
"Noticing Party" means, with respect to a particular deposition, the Party
that sends a Deposition Notice for that deposition.
aa.
"Outside Counsel" means the attorneys employed by outside law firms
who are retained to represent or advise a Party in a Coordinated Case, as well as any
paralegals, administrative assistants, and clerical and administrative personnel supervised
by those attorneys.Page 6 PageID#
bb.
"Party" means any individual or entity that asserts a claim, or against
which a claim has been asserted, in the MDL or the Virginia Case, including the MDL
Plaintiffs, the Virginia Plaintiffs, Meta, and Google, provided that Meta shall not be
considered a "Party" while the NBA Stay is in effect or until sixty (60)days after the
NBA stay is lifted. For the avoidance of doubt, unless and until a further order directs
otherwise, an individual or entity ceases to be a "Party" if all of the claims that it asserts
or that have been asserted against it in the MDL or the Virginia Case have been dismissed
or otherwise adjudicated by a District Court or transferred to a court other than one ofthe
District Courts.
cc.
"Protective Orders" means the MDL Confidentiality Order and the
Virginia Protective Order.
dd.
"Shared Discovery" means documents and data produced during fact
discovery in a Coordinated Case and does not include Expert Discovery.
ee.
"Transcript" means any recording oftestimony, including recordings by
stenographic means and by video.
ff.
"Virginia Case" means the case captioned as United States, et al v.
Google, LLC that is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
under docket number l:23-cv-00108-LMB-JFA.
gg.
"Virginia Plaintiffs" means the United States (including the "Federal
Agency Advertisers" as defined in ^ 6(A)of the Joint Discovery Plan in the Virginia
Case, Dkt. 87), and the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia and thePage 7 PageID#
Commonwealth of Virginia, and any other state thatjoins the Virginia Case, by and
through their respective Attomeys General.
hh.
"Virginia Plaintiffs' Counsel" means "Plaintiffs' Counsel" as that term is
defined in ^ l(p) ofthe Virginia Protective Order.
ii.
"Virginia Protective Order" means the Protective Order entered as docket
entry 98 in the Virginia Case.
2.
Shared Discoverv. Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel may disclose
Shared Discovery to any other Counsel, provided that Shared Discovery may not be disclosed to
either (i) any Counsel representing an MDL Plaintiff as to which discovery has been stayed or
has not begun; or (ii) Counsel representing Meta while the NBA Stay is in effect.'
a.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Confidential
Information in the Virginia Case may be used in the MDL only to the extent that
Confidential Information may be used under the MDL Confidentiality Order.
b.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Highly
Confidential Information in the Virginia Case may be used in the MDL only to the extent
that Highly Confidential Information may be used under the MDL Confidentiality Order.
c.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Confidential
Information in the MDL may be used in the Virginia Case only to the extent that
Confidential Information may be used under the Virginia Protective Order.
d.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Highly
Confidential Information in the MDL may be used in the Virginia Case only to the extent
that Highly Confidential Information may be used under the Virginia Protective Order.
'Shared Discovery produced by Meta as a Non-Party in the Virginia Case shall not be made available to MDL
Plaintiffs until seven (7)days after the NBA Stay is lifted.Page 8 PageID#
e.
Subject to sub-paragraphs 2(a)-(d), Shared Discovery that was produced in
a Coordinated Case may be used in any Coordinated Case for any purpose permissible
under the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (including
for purposes ofimpeachment at trial), as if the Shared Discovery had been produced in
both Coordinated Cases. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, absent an order of the
Court in the Virginia Case, Shared Discovery produced in the MDL case after the Fact
Discovery Cutoff in the Virginia Case may not be used by any Party in the Virginia Case,
unless(1)the Shared Discovery is produced in the Virginia Case within 14 days of its
receipt in the MDL,notwithstanding the close offact discovery in the Virginia Case; and
(2)the Shared Discovery is used in the Virginia Case only for impeachment purposes at
trial and may not be admitted into evidence or used in any dispositive motion, pleading,
or expert report.
3.
Depositions Taken During Coordinated Discoverv Period. During the
Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
The Parties in the Coordinated Cases shall serve any Deposition Notice on
all Parties in the Coordinated Cases.^ No Party may Notice a deposition in a Coordinated
Case in which it is not a plaintiff or a defendant. If a deposition has been Noticed in one
of the Coordinated Cases, a Party in the other Coordinated Case may Cross Notice the
deposition in the other Coordinated Case.
b.
No Party shall send a Deposition Notice for a deposition to be held fewer
than twenty-one(21)days after the date on which the Deposition Notice is sent.
^ For purposes of paragraphs 3,4, and 5, MDL Plaintiffs collectively will be considered a "Noticing Party' or a
"Non-Noticing Party," and the Discovery Steering Committee in the MDL shall act on behalf of all MDL Plaintiffs.
In addition, Virginia Plaintiffs collectively will be considered a "Noticing Party" or a "Non-Noticing Party," and the
United States shall act on behalf of all Virginia Plaintiffs. Page 9 PageID#
c.
If a Non-Noticing Party wishes to Cross Notice a deposition, it must do so
within three(3)business days ofreceiving the Deposition Notice for that deposition. A
Non-Noticing Party may not Cross Notice a deposition if doing so would cause that NonNoticing Party to exceed a Deposition Limit.
d.
If a Non-Noticing Party Cross Notices the deposition within three(3)
business days of receiving the Deposition Notice, the deposition will count against any
Deposition Limit applicable to that Non-Noticing Party (unless the deposition does not
take place). The deposition will also count against any Deposition Limit applicable to the
Noticing Party (unless the deposition does not take place). For the avoidance of doubt, if
a Party withdraws a previously-served Notice or Cross Notice at least forty-eight(48)
hours before the deposition takes place, then that deposition will not count against any
Deposition Limit applicable to that Party.
e.
Any witness appearing at a Google Deposition or a Non-Party Deposition
taken during the Coordinated Discovery Period cannot be compelled to sit for a second
deposition in any Coordinated Case (including a second Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of the
same entity on the same or substantially similar topics), absent good cause shown to the
Court in the Coordinated Case for which the subsequent deposition ofthe witness is
noticed.
f.
Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel may disclose Transcripts
and exhibits from depositions taken during the Coordinated Discovery Period to any
other Counsel, provided that such Transcripts and exhibits may not be disclosed to either
(i) any Counsel representing an MDL Plaintiff as to which discovery has been stayed or
has not begun; or (ii) Counsel representing Meta while the NBA Stay is in effect. SubjectPage 10 PageID#
to the Protective Orders, Transcripts and exhibits from depositions taken in a Coordinated
Case during the Coordinated Discovery Period may be used in any Coordinated Case for
any purpose permissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (including for purposes ofimpeachment at trial).
g.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Order, while the NBA Stay is
in effect,(i) Meta may not Notice or Cross Notice a deposition, and Meta may not
question a witness at a Google Deposition or a Non-Party Deposition (except at a Non-
Party Deposition of a current or former Meta employee);(ii) MDL Plaintiffs may not
Cross Notice a deposition of a current or former Meta employee; and (iii) no Transcripts
and exhibits from depositions of current and/or former Meta employees may be disclosed
to or used by MDL Plaintiffs.
4.
Time Allocations at Google Depositions Taken During Coordinated Discoverv
Period. During the Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
If any Party Notices a Google Deposition, and no other Party Cross
Notices the deposition, then the Noticing Party will have six (6)hours on the record to
examine the witness, and any Non-Noticing Party or Parties in the Coordinated Case to
which the Deposition Notice applies will collectively have one(1) hour on the record to
examine the witness.
b.
If Virginia Plaintiffs and MDL Plaintiffs both Notice or Cross Notice a
Google Deposition, and no other Party Notices or Cross Notices the deposition, then the
deposition will be held for two(2)consecutive days. Virginia Plaintiffs will have seven
(7) hours on the record to examine the witness, MDL Plaintiffs will have six(6)hours on
the record to examine the witness, and Meta will have one(1) hour on the record to Page 11 PageID#
examine the witness, if Meta is deemed a Party (under paragraph l(bb)) at the time of the
deposition.
c.
If Virginia Plaintiffs and Meta both Notice or Cross Notice a Google
Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then the deposition will be
held for two(2)consecutive days. Virginia Plaintiffs will have seven (7)hours on the
record to examine the witness, Meta will have six(6) hours on the record to examine the
witness, and MDL Plaintiffs will have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
d.
If MDL Plaintiffs and Meta both Notice or Cross Notice a Google
Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then MDL Plaintiffs will
have three and one-half(3.5) hours on the record to examine the witness, and Meta will
have three and one-half(3.5) hours on the record to examine the witness.
e.
If Virginia Plaintiffs, MDL Plaintiffs, and Meta all Notice or Cross Notice
a Google Deposition, then the deposition will be held for two(2)consecutive days.
Virginia Plaintiffs will have seven(7) hours on the record to examine the witness, and
MDL Plaintiffs and Meta will collectively have seven (7)hours on the record to examine
the witness, if Meta is deemed a Party (under paragraph l(bb)) at the time ofthe
deposition.
5.
Time Allocations at Non-Partv Depositions Taken During Coordinated Discovery
Period. During the Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
If a Party Notices a Non-Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross
Notices the deposition, then the Noticing Party will have six (6)hours on the record to
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which the Deposition Notice applies will collectively have one(1)hour on the record to
examine the witness.
b.
If two Parties(one of which is Google) Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then Google will have
three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, the other Party that Noticed or Cross
Noticed the deposition will have three(3) hours on the record to examine the witness, and
any Non-Noticing Party or Parties in the Coordinated Case(s) to which the Deposition
Notice(s) apply will collectively have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
c.
Iftwo Parties (neither of which is Google)Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then each ofthe
Parties that Noticed or Cross Noticed the deposition will have two and one-half(2.5)
hours on the record to examine the witness, Google will have one(1)hour on the record
to examine the witness, and any Non-Noticing Party in the Coordinated Case(s)to which
the Deposition Notice(s) apply will have one(1) hour on the record to examine the
witness.
d.
If three Parties(one of which is Google)Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then the deposition
will be held for two(2)consecutive days. Each of the Parties that Noticed or Cross
Noticed the deposition will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, and
any Non-Noticing Party in the Coordinated Case(s)to which the Deposition Notice(s)
apply will have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
e.
If three Parties(none of which is Google)Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
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will be held for two(2)consecutive days. Each ofthe Parties that Noticed or Cross
Noticed the deposition will have four(4) hours on the record to examine the witness, and
Google will have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
f.
If Google, Meta, Virginia Plaintiffs, and MDL Plaintiffs all Notice or
Cross Notice a Non-Party Deposition, then the deposition will be held for two(2)
consecutive days. Google will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness,
Meta will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, Virginia Plaintiffs
will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, and MDL Plaintiffs will
have three(3) hours on the record to examine the witness.
6.
Depositions Taken Outside Coordinated Discoverv Period. Outside the
Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
The Parties in the MDL shall serve any Deposition Notice on Virginia
Plaintiffs.
b.
Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel for any Party may obtain
Transcripts and exhibits of Google Depositions and Non-Party Depositions taken in the
MDL after the Fact Discovery Cutoffin the Virginia Case directly from the court
reporters for those depositions.
c.
Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel may disclose Transcripts
and exhibits from depositions taken outside the Coordinated Discovery Period to any
other Counsel, provided that such Transcripts and exhibits may not be disclosed to either
(i) any Counsel representing an MDL Plaintiff as to which discovery has been stayed or
has not begun; or (ii) Counsel representing Meta while the NBA Stay is in effect. Page 14 PageID#
d.
Subject to the Protective Orders, absent an order ofthe Court in the
Virginia Case, Transcripts and exhibits from depositions taken outside the Coordinated
Discovery Period may not be used in the Virginia Case for any purpose other than
impeachment at trial. For the avoidance of doubt, absent an order ofthe Court in the
Virginia Case, such Transcripts and exhibits may not be admitted into evidence at trial in
the Virginia Case or otherwise used affirmatively by any Party in any dispositive motion,
pleading, or expert report in the Virginia Case.
7.
Expert Discover/. Expert Discovery shall not be shared between the Coordinated
Cases pending further order. At least ninety(90) days before Google's expert reports are due in
the MDL,the Parties shall meet and confer over whether there are circumstances in which Expert
Discovery may or should be shared between the Coordinated Cases. Google shall notify
Virginia Plaintiffs at least twenty-four(24) hours in advance of serving an expert report in the
MDL if Google serves such report before the due date in the MDL.
8.
Notice to Non-Parties. Any Party, in conducting discovery from a non-party in
connection with a Coordinated Case, shall provide the non-party from which it seeks discovery
with a copy ofthis Order so as to inform the non-party of his, her, or its rights herein. In
addition, within three business days ofthis Order taking effect, the Parties shall give notice as
described in the following sub-paragraphs:
a.
Virginia Plaintiffs shall give notice of this Order to (i) all persons to whom
Virginia Plaintiffs provided notice ofthe Virginia Protective Order under paragraph 2 of
that order; and (ii) all recipients ofsubpoenas that Virginia Plaintiffs have served in the
Virginia Case before this Order took effect. Page 15 PageID#
b.
MDL Plaintiffs shall give notice of this Order to (i) all persons to whom
MDL Plaintiffs provided notice of the MDL Confidentiality Order under paragraph 2 of
that order; and (ii) all recipients ofsubpoenas that MDL Plaintiffs have served in the
MDL before this Order took effect.
c.
Google shall give notice of this Order to all recipients ofsubpoenas that
Google has served in the Virginia Case and/or the MDL before this Order took effect.
9.
Departure from MDL. If any case(s) currently part of the MDL are transferred to
other venue(s), the Parties in the Coordinated Cases shall meet and confer with the parties to the
transferred case(s) regarding whether, and on what conditions, the transferred case(s) should be
coordinated with the MDL and the Virginia Case. If all claims brought by an MDL Plaintiff are
dismissed, transferred, or remanded, then that MDL Plaintiff shall be treated as a Non-Party for
purposes of this Order after such dismissal, transfer, or remand. If all claims brought against
Meta in the MDL are dismissed, then Meta shall be treated as a Non-Party for purposes of this
Order after such dismissal.
10.
Effective Date. This Order shall not come into effect unless and until it has been
entered in both the MDL and the Virginia Case.
IT IS HEREBY SO ORDERED this
of _
./S/
John F. Anderson
,2023.
3^9-
United States Magistrate Judge
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,et al.
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. l:23-cv-00I08-LMBV.
JFA
GOOGLE LLC,
Defendant.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
IN RE GOOGLE DIGITAL ADVERTISING
Civil Action No. l:2l-md-03010-PKC
ANTITRUST LITIG.
ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY
1.
Definitions. For purposes of this Order, the following definitions will apply:
a.
"Confidential Information" means material that qualifies as "Confidential
Information" as that term is defined in either paragraph 1(b) of the MDL Confidentiality
Order or paragraph 1(b) of the Virginia Protective Order.
b.
"Coordinated Case" means the MDL or the Virginia Case. "Coordinated
Cases" means the MDL and the Virginia Case.
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c.
"Coordinated Discovery Period" means the time period after the Deadline
for Substantial Completion of Document Production in the Virginia Case and before the
Fact Discovery Cutoff in the Virginia Case.
d.
"Counsel" means Outside Counsel, Virginia Plaintiffs' Counsel, and MDL
State Plaintiffs' Counsel, provided that "Counsel" shall not include Counsel for any Party
that ceases to be part of the MDL(unless and until a further order directs otherwise).
e.
"Cross Notice" means to send a notice of intent to take a deposition of a
Party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) or to serve a subpoena for a NonParty Deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(1), after another Party has
Noticed a deposition of the same witness.
f.
"Deadline for Substantial Completion ofDocument Production in the
Virginia Case" means the date ordered by the Court for the substantial completion of
document production in the Virginia Case.
g.
"Deposition Limit" means (i)for Parties in the MDL,the fact-deposition
limit in the MDL referenced in paragraph 6.5 of Pre-Trial Order Number 5 in the MDL
(Dkt. 394), and any changes to that limit that may be made after entry ofthis Order; and
(ii) for Parties in the Virginia Case, the fact-deposition limits in the Virginia Case
referenced in paragraph 7 of the Rule 16(b) Scheduling Order in the Virginia Case (Dkt.
94), which references and incorporates paragraph 6(G)of the Joint Discovery Plan in the
Virginia Case(Dkt. 87), and any changes to those limits that may be made after entry of
this Order.
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h.
"Deposition Notice" means a notice of intent to take a deposition ofa
Party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) or a subpoena for a Non-Party
Deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(1).
i.
"District Courts" means the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
j.
"Expert Discovery" means expert reports in a Coordinated Case, backup
materials and other information disclosed in connection with expert reports in a
Coordinated Case, and expert testimony (including expert deposition testimony)in a
Coordinated Case.
k.
"Fact Discovery Cutoff in the Virginia Case" means the date ordered by
the Court for the conclusion offact discovery in the Virginia Case.
1.
"Google" means Google LLC,as well as its parents, divisions,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and all directors, officers,
employees, agents (including counsel), and representatives of the foregoing.
m.
"Google Deposition" means any deposition of a current or former
employee of Google or of Google's corporate designee under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 30(b)(6).
n.
"Highly Confidential Information" means material that qualifies as
"Highly Confidential Information" as that term is defined in either paragraph 1(h) of the
MDL Confidentiality Order or paragraph 1(g) ofthe Virginia Protective Order.
o.
"MDL" means the multidistrict litigation captioned as In re Google
Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation that is currently pending in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York under docket number 21-md-03010-PKC, and all
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of the cases that are currently part of that multidistrict litigation or that become part of
that multidistrict litigation after entry ofthis Order, but only for such time as a case is
part of the multidistrict litigation (unless and until a further order directs otherwise).
p.
"MDL Confidentiality Order" means the Confidentiality Order entered as
docket entry 297 in the MDL.
q.
"MDL Plaintiff means a plaintiff in any case made part ofthe MDL,but
only for such time as that plaintiffs case is part of the MDL(unless and until a further
order directs otherwise).
r.
"MDL Plaintiffs' Counsel" means any attomey retained to represent or
advise an MDL Plaintiff, as well as any paralegals, administrative assistants, and clerical
and administrative personnel supervised by that attomey, but only for such time as that
MDL Plaintiffs case is part ofthe MDL (unless and until a further order directs
otherwise).
s.
"MDL State Plaintiffs" means the States of Texas, Alaska, Arkansas,
Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Nevada,
North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Puerto Rico, and any other state thatjoins the MDL,by and through their respective
Attomeys General, but only for such time as that state's case is part of the MDL(unless
and until a further order directs otherwise).
t.
"MDL State Plaintiffs' Counsel" means any attorney retained to represent
or advise an MDL State Plaintiff in the MDL,as well as any paralegals, administrative
assistants, and clerical and administrative personnel supervised by that attomey, but only
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for such time as that MDL State Plaintiffs case is part of the MDL (unless and until a
further order directs otherwise).
u.
"Meta" means Meta Platforms, Inc. as well as its parents, divisions,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and all directors, officers,
employees, agents (including counsel), and representatives ofthe foregoing.
V.
"NBA Stay" means the stay of discovery relating to the Network Bidding
Agreement that was entered in paragraph 3 of Pre-Trial Order No. 5 in the MDL(Dkt.
394).
w.
"Non-Noticing Party" means, with respect to a particular deposition, any
Party other than the Noticing Party.
X.
"Non-Party Deposition" means a deposition of an individual who is not a
Party or a current or former employee of a Party; a deposition of a current or former
employee of an entity that is not a Party; and/or a deposition of a corporate designee
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) of an entity that is not a Party.
y.
"Notice" means to send a notice ofintent to take a deposition of a Party
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) or to serve a subpoena for a Non-Party
Deposition under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(a)(1).
z.
"Noticing Party" means, with respect to a particular deposition, the Party
that sends a Deposition Notice for that deposition.
aa.
"Outside Counsel" means the attorneys employed by outside law firms
who are retained to represent or advise a Party in a Coordinated Case, as well as any
paralegals, administrative assistants, and clerical and administrative personnel supervised
by those attorneys.
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bb.
"Party" means any individual or entity that asserts a claim, or against
which a claim has been asserted, in the MDL or the Virginia Case, including the MDL
Plaintiffs, the Virginia Plaintiffs, Meta, and Google, provided that Meta shall not be
considered a "Party" while the NBA Stay is in effect or until sixty (60)days after the
NBA stay is lifted. For the avoidance of doubt, unless and until a further order directs
otherwise, an individual or entity ceases to be a "Party" if all of the claims that it asserts
or that have been asserted against it in the MDL or the Virginia Case have been dismissed
or otherwise adjudicated by a District Court or transferred to a court other than one ofthe
District Courts.
cc.
"Protective Orders" means the MDL Confidentiality Order and the
Virginia Protective Order.
dd.
"Shared Discovery" means documents and data produced during fact
discovery in a Coordinated Case and does not include Expert Discovery.
ee.
"Transcript" means any recording oftestimony, including recordings by
stenographic means and by video.
ff.
"Virginia Case" means the case captioned as United States, et al v.
Google, LLC that is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
under docket number l:23-cv-00108-LMB-JFA.
gg.
"Virginia Plaintiffs" means the United States (including the "Federal
Agency Advertisers" as defined in ^ 6(A)of the Joint Discovery Plan in the Virginia
Case, Dkt. 87), and the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia and the
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Commonwealth of Virginia, and any other state thatjoins the Virginia Case, by and
through their respective Attomeys General.
hh.
"Virginia Plaintiffs' Counsel" means "Plaintiffs' Counsel" as that term is
defined in ^ l(p) ofthe Virginia Protective Order.
ii.
"Virginia Protective Order" means the Protective Order entered as docket
entry 98 in the Virginia Case.
2.
Shared Discoverv. Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel may disclose
Shared Discovery to any other Counsel, provided that Shared Discovery may not be disclosed to
either (i) any Counsel representing an MDL Plaintiff as to which discovery has been stayed or
has not begun; or (ii) Counsel representing Meta while the NBA Stay is in effect.'
a.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Confidential
Information in the Virginia Case may be used in the MDL only to the extent that
Confidential Information may be used under the MDL Confidentiality Order.
b.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Highly
Confidential Information in the Virginia Case may be used in the MDL only to the extent
that Highly Confidential Information may be used under the MDL Confidentiality Order.
c.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Confidential
Information in the MDL may be used in the Virginia Case only to the extent that
Confidential Information may be used under the Virginia Protective Order.
d.
Shared Discovery that was produced and designated as Highly
Confidential Information in the MDL may be used in the Virginia Case only to the extent
that Highly Confidential Information may be used under the Virginia Protective Order.
'Shared Discovery produced by Meta as a Non-Party in the Virginia Case shall not be made available to MDL
Plaintiffs until seven (7)days after the NBA Stay is lifted.
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e.
Subject to sub-paragraphs 2(a)-(d), Shared Discovery that was produced in
a Coordinated Case may be used in any Coordinated Case for any purpose permissible
under the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (including
for purposes ofimpeachment at trial), as if the Shared Discovery had been produced in
both Coordinated Cases. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, absent an order of the
Court in the Virginia Case, Shared Discovery produced in the MDL case after the Fact
Discovery Cutoff in the Virginia Case may not be used by any Party in the Virginia Case,
unless(1)the Shared Discovery is produced in the Virginia Case within 14 days of its
receipt in the MDL,notwithstanding the close offact discovery in the Virginia Case; and
(2)the Shared Discovery is used in the Virginia Case only for impeachment purposes at
trial and may not be admitted into evidence or used in any dispositive motion, pleading,
or expert report.
3.
Depositions Taken During Coordinated Discoverv Period. During the
Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
The Parties in the Coordinated Cases shall serve any Deposition Notice on
all Parties in the Coordinated Cases.^ No Party may Notice a deposition in a Coordinated
Case in which it is not a plaintiff or a defendant. If a deposition has been Noticed in one
of the Coordinated Cases, a Party in the other Coordinated Case may Cross Notice the
deposition in the other Coordinated Case.
b.
No Party shall send a Deposition Notice for a deposition to be held fewer
than twenty-one(21)days after the date on which the Deposition Notice is sent.
^ For purposes of paragraphs 3,4, and 5, MDL Plaintiffs collectively will be considered a "Noticing Party' or a
"Non-Noticing Party," and the Discovery Steering Committee in the MDL shall act on behalf of all MDL Plaintiffs.
In addition, Virginia Plaintiffs collectively will be considered a "Noticing Party" or a "Non-Noticing Party," and the
United States shall act on behalf of all Virginia Plaintiffs.
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c.
If a Non-Noticing Party wishes to Cross Notice a deposition, it must do so
within three(3)business days ofreceiving the Deposition Notice for that deposition. A
Non-Noticing Party may not Cross Notice a deposition if doing so would cause that NonNoticing Party to exceed a Deposition Limit.
d.
If a Non-Noticing Party Cross Notices the deposition within three(3)
business days of receiving the Deposition Notice, the deposition will count against any
Deposition Limit applicable to that Non-Noticing Party (unless the deposition does not
take place). The deposition will also count against any Deposition Limit applicable to the
Noticing Party (unless the deposition does not take place). For the avoidance of doubt, if
a Party withdraws a previously-served Notice or Cross Notice at least forty-eight(48)
hours before the deposition takes place, then that deposition will not count against any
Deposition Limit applicable to that Party.
e.
Any witness appearing at a Google Deposition or a Non-Party Deposition
taken during the Coordinated Discovery Period cannot be compelled to sit for a second
deposition in any Coordinated Case (including a second Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of the
same entity on the same or substantially similar topics), absent good cause shown to the
Court in the Coordinated Case for which the subsequent deposition ofthe witness is
noticed.
f.
Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel may disclose Transcripts
and exhibits from depositions taken during the Coordinated Discovery Period to any
other Counsel, provided that such Transcripts and exhibits may not be disclosed to either
(i) any Counsel representing an MDL Plaintiff as to which discovery has been stayed or
has not begun; or (ii) Counsel representing Meta while the NBA Stay is in effect. Subject
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to the Protective Orders, Transcripts and exhibits from depositions taken in a Coordinated
Case during the Coordinated Discovery Period may be used in any Coordinated Case for
any purpose permissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (including for purposes ofimpeachment at trial).
g.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Order, while the NBA Stay is
in effect,(i) Meta may not Notice or Cross Notice a deposition, and Meta may not
question a witness at a Google Deposition or a Non-Party Deposition (except at a Non-
Party Deposition of a current or former Meta employee);(ii) MDL Plaintiffs may not
Cross Notice a deposition of a current or former Meta employee; and (iii) no Transcripts
and exhibits from depositions of current and/or former Meta employees may be disclosed
to or used by MDL Plaintiffs.
4.
Time Allocations at Google Depositions Taken During Coordinated Discoverv
Period. During the Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
If any Party Notices a Google Deposition, and no other Party Cross
Notices the deposition, then the Noticing Party will have six (6)hours on the record to
examine the witness, and any Non-Noticing Party or Parties in the Coordinated Case to
which the Deposition Notice applies will collectively have one(1) hour on the record to
examine the witness.
b.
If Virginia Plaintiffs and MDL Plaintiffs both Notice or Cross Notice a
Google Deposition, and no other Party Notices or Cross Notices the deposition, then the
deposition will be held for two(2)consecutive days. Virginia Plaintiffs will have seven
(7) hours on the record to examine the witness, MDL Plaintiffs will have six(6)hours on
the record to examine the witness, and Meta will have one(1) hour on the record to
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examine the witness, if Meta is deemed a Party (under paragraph l(bb)) at the time of the
deposition.
c.
If Virginia Plaintiffs and Meta both Notice or Cross Notice a Google
Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then the deposition will be
held for two(2)consecutive days. Virginia Plaintiffs will have seven (7)hours on the
record to examine the witness, Meta will have six(6) hours on the record to examine the
witness, and MDL Plaintiffs will have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
d.
If MDL Plaintiffs and Meta both Notice or Cross Notice a Google
Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then MDL Plaintiffs will
have three and one-half(3.5) hours on the record to examine the witness, and Meta will
have three and one-half(3.5) hours on the record to examine the witness.
e.
If Virginia Plaintiffs, MDL Plaintiffs, and Meta all Notice or Cross Notice
a Google Deposition, then the deposition will be held for two(2)consecutive days.
Virginia Plaintiffs will have seven(7) hours on the record to examine the witness, and
MDL Plaintiffs and Meta will collectively have seven (7)hours on the record to examine
the witness, if Meta is deemed a Party (under paragraph l(bb)) at the time ofthe
deposition.
5.
Time Allocations at Non-Partv Depositions Taken During Coordinated Discovery
Period. During the Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
If a Party Notices a Non-Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross
Notices the deposition, then the Noticing Party will have six (6)hours on the record to
examine the witness, and any Non-Noticing Party or Parties in the Coordinated Case to
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which the Deposition Notice applies will collectively have one(1)hour on the record to
examine the witness.
b.
If two Parties(one of which is Google) Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then Google will have
three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, the other Party that Noticed or Cross
Noticed the deposition will have three(3) hours on the record to examine the witness, and
any Non-Noticing Party or Parties in the Coordinated Case(s) to which the Deposition
Notice(s) apply will collectively have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
c.
Iftwo Parties (neither of which is Google)Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then each ofthe
Parties that Noticed or Cross Noticed the deposition will have two and one-half(2.5)
hours on the record to examine the witness, Google will have one(1)hour on the record
to examine the witness, and any Non-Noticing Party in the Coordinated Case(s)to which
the Deposition Notice(s) apply will have one(1) hour on the record to examine the
witness.
d.
If three Parties(one of which is Google)Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and no other Party Cross Notices the deposition, then the deposition
will be held for two(2)consecutive days. Each of the Parties that Noticed or Cross
Noticed the deposition will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, and
any Non-Noticing Party in the Coordinated Case(s)to which the Deposition Notice(s)
apply will have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
e.
If three Parties(none of which is Google)Notice or Cross Notice a Non-
Party Deposition, and Google does not Cross Notice the deposition, then the deposition
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will be held for two(2)consecutive days. Each ofthe Parties that Noticed or Cross
Noticed the deposition will have four(4) hours on the record to examine the witness, and
Google will have one(1)hour on the record to examine the witness.
f.
If Google, Meta, Virginia Plaintiffs, and MDL Plaintiffs all Notice or
Cross Notice a Non-Party Deposition, then the deposition will be held for two(2)
consecutive days. Google will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness,
Meta will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, Virginia Plaintiffs
will have three(3)hours on the record to examine the witness, and MDL Plaintiffs will
have three(3) hours on the record to examine the witness.
6.
Depositions Taken Outside Coordinated Discoverv Period. Outside the
Coordinated Discovery Period, the following provisions shall apply:
a.
The Parties in the MDL shall serve any Deposition Notice on Virginia
Plaintiffs.
b.
Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel for any Party may obtain
Transcripts and exhibits of Google Depositions and Non-Party Depositions taken in the
MDL after the Fact Discovery Cutoffin the Virginia Case directly from the court
reporters for those depositions.
c.
Notwithstanding the Protective Orders, Counsel may disclose Transcripts
and exhibits from depositions taken outside the Coordinated Discovery Period to any
other Counsel, provided that such Transcripts and exhibits may not be disclosed to either
(i) any Counsel representing an MDL Plaintiff as to which discovery has been stayed or
has not begun; or (ii) Counsel representing Meta while the NBA Stay is in effect.
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d.
Subject to the Protective Orders, absent an order ofthe Court in the
Virginia Case, Transcripts and exhibits from depositions taken outside the Coordinated
Discovery Period may not be used in the Virginia Case for any purpose other than
impeachment at trial. For the avoidance of doubt, absent an order ofthe Court in the
Virginia Case, such Transcripts and exhibits may not be admitted into evidence at trial in
the Virginia Case or otherwise used affirmatively by any Party in any dispositive motion,
pleading, or expert report in the Virginia Case.
7.
Expert Discover/. Expert Discovery shall not be shared between the Coordinated
Cases pending further order. At least ninety(90) days before Google's expert reports are due in
the MDL,the Parties shall meet and confer over whether there are circumstances in which Expert
Discovery may or should be shared between the Coordinated Cases. Google shall notify
Virginia Plaintiffs at least twenty-four(24) hours in advance of serving an expert report in the
MDL if Google serves such report before the due date in the MDL.
8.
Notice to Non-Parties. Any Party, in conducting discovery from a non-party in
connection with a Coordinated Case, shall provide the non-party from which it seeks discovery
with a copy ofthis Order so as to inform the non-party of his, her, or its rights herein. In
addition, within three business days ofthis Order taking effect, the Parties shall give notice as
described in the following sub-paragraphs:
a.
Virginia Plaintiffs shall give notice of this Order to (i) all persons to whom
Virginia Plaintiffs provided notice ofthe Virginia Protective Order under paragraph 2 of
that order; and (ii) all recipients ofsubpoenas that Virginia Plaintiffs have served in the
Virginia Case before this Order took effect.
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b.
MDL Plaintiffs shall give notice of this Order to (i) all persons to whom
MDL Plaintiffs provided notice of the MDL Confidentiality Order under paragraph 2 of
that order; and (ii) all recipients ofsubpoenas that MDL Plaintiffs have served in the
MDL before this Order took effect.
c.
Google shall give notice of this Order to all recipients ofsubpoenas that
Google has served in the Virginia Case and/or the MDL before this Order took effect.
9.
Departure from MDL. If any case(s) currently part of the MDL are transferred to
other venue(s), the Parties in the Coordinated Cases shall meet and confer with the parties to the
transferred case(s) regarding whether, and on what conditions, the transferred case(s) should be
coordinated with the MDL and the Virginia Case. If all claims brought by an MDL Plaintiff are
dismissed, transferred, or remanded, then that MDL Plaintiff shall be treated as a Non-Party for
purposes of this Order after such dismissal, transfer, or remand. If all claims brought against
Meta in the MDL are dismissed, then Meta shall be treated as a Non-Party for purposes of this
Order after such dismissal.
10.
Effective Date. This Order shall not come into effect unless and until it has been
entered in both the MDL and the Virginia Case.
IT IS HEREBY SO ORDERED this
of _
./S/
John F. Anderson
,2023.
3^9-
United States Magistrate Judge
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