United States et al v. Google LLC Document 284: Response, Attachment 20

Virginia Eastern District Court
Case No. 1:23-cv-00108-LMB-JFA
Filed July 17, 2023

Response to [280] Order,, filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 MTC Appendix, # (2) Exhibit 2 MTC Brief, # (3) Exhibit 3 MTC EX 1, # (4) Exhibit 4 MTC EX 2, # (5) Exhibit 5 MTC EX 3, # (6) Exhibit 6 MTC EX 4, # (7) Exhibit 7 MTC EX 6, # (8) Exhibit 8 MTC EX 7, # (9) Exhibit 9 MTC EX 8, # (10) Exhibit 10 MTC EX 9, # (11) Exhibit 11 MTC EX 10, # (12) Exhibit 12 MTC EX 11, # (13) Exhibit 13 MTC EX 12, # (14) Exhibit 14 MTC EX 13, # (15) Exhibit 15 MTC EX 14, # (16) Exhibit 16 MTC EX 15, # (17) Exhibit 17 MTC EX 16, # (18) Exhibit 18 MTC EX 17, # (19) Exhibit 19 MTC EX 18, # (20) Exhibit 20 MTC EX 19, # (21) Exhibit 21 MTC EX 21, # (22) Exhibit 22 MTC EX 22, # (23) Exhibit 23 MTC EX 25, # (24) Exhibit 24 MTC EX 27, # (25) Exhibit 25 MTC EX 28, # (26) Exhibit 26 MTC EX 29, # (27) Exhibit 27 MTC EX 30, # (28) Exhibit 28 MTC EX 31, # (29) Exhibit 29 MTC Reply Appendix, # (30) Exhibit 30 Opposition EX A, # (31) Exhibit 31 Opposition EX B, # (32) Exhibit 32 Opposition EX C, # (33) Exhibit 33 Reply EX 1, # (34) Exhibit 34 Reply EX 2, # (35) Exhibit 35 Reply EX 5, # (36) Exhibit 36 Reply EX 6, # (37) Exhibit 37 Reply)(Reilly, Craig)

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EXHIBIT 19
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In the Matter Of:
In Re: Google Antitrust Investigation
December 09, 2021
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is what is Project Sunday?
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· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· And I instruct the
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· · ·witness not to answer the question to
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· · ·the extent that it calls for
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· · ·information protected by the attorney
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· · ·work product doctrine and the
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· · ·attorney-client privilege.· To the
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· · ·extent that she can answer it without

· · ·invading the privilege, I will allow

· · ·that.

· · ·A.· · Project Sunday refers to an

investigation that was conducted under

supervision of legal counsel in response to

privacy and antitrust investigations

globally.

· · ·Q.· · Who initiated Project Sunday?

· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· Same instruction.

· · ·instruct the witness not to answer the

· · ·question on the basis of

· · ·attorney-client privilege and work

· · ·product doctrine.

· · ·Q.· ·

attorney's advice and following her advice

not to answer the question?
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· · ·A.· · Yes.
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· · ·Q.· · Did you have any role in Project
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Sunday?
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· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· You may answer.
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· · ·A.· · I was one of the people who
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reviewed some of the contents.
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· · ·Q.· · When did your work on Project
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Sunday begin?

· · ·A.· · I don't recall the timeframe.

· · ·Q.· · Do you recall when your work on

Project Sunday ended?

· · ·A.· · No.

· · ·Q.· · Is your work on Project Sunday

ongoing?

· · ·A.· · I'm no longer on the team, so my

work on the project is not ongoing.

· · ·Q.· · Were there any business reasons

for undertaking Project Sunday?

· · ·A.· · No.· It was in response to privacy

and antitrust legal issues globally.

· · ·Q.· · Were any business decisions made

based on the analysis undertaken in Project

Sunday?

· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· I instruct the
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· · ·witness not to answer on the basis of
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· · ·the work product doctrine and
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· · ·attorney-client privilege.
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· · ·Q.· · Are you going to follow your
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attorney's advice?
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· · ·A.· · Yes.
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· · ·Q.· · In the course of Project Sunday,
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did you ever receive any materials from any

non-attorney outside advisor, such as an

investment banking firm?

· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· Same instruction.

· · ·Q.· · Will you follow your attorney's

advice not to answer?

· · ·A.· · Yes.

· · ·Q.· · Are you familiar with the term

"Project Monday"?

· · ·A.· · Somewhat.

· · ·Q.· · What is Project Monday?

· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· Same instruction.

· · ·To the extent that you can answer

· · ·without revealing privileged

· · ·information or work product

· · ·information,

· · ·Otherwise please refrain from doing
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· · ·A.· · I don't actually remember what
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Project Monday refers to.
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· · ·Q.· · Did you have any role in Project
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Monday?
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· · ·A.· · I don't recall.
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· · ·Q.· · You don't recall having any role
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in Project Monday?

· · ·A.· · Correct.

· · ·Q.· · Are you familiar with the term

"Project Stonehenge"?

· · ·A.· · Yes.

· · ·Q.· · What is Project Stonehenge?

· · ·A.· · Again, it was an investigation

related to responding to some of the privacy

and antitrust issues globally, and it was

conducted under legal counsel.

· · ·Q.· · Who within Google was in charge of

Project Stonehenge?

· · ·A.· · Some of the people working on

Google Ad Manager.

· · ·Q.· · Who were those people?

· · ·A.· · I remember

and
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· · ·Q.· · Did you have any role in Project
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Stonehenge?
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· · ·A.· · Only in reviewing some of the
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materials that they produced.
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· · ·Q.· · Were there any business reasons
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for undertaking Project Stonehenge?
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· · ·A.· · Not that I recall.
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· · ·Q.· · When did your work on Project

Stonehenge begin?

· · ·A.· · I don't recall.

· · ·Q.· · Do you recall when your work on

Project Stonehenge ended?

· · ·A.· · No.

· · ·Q.· · Is your work on Project Stonehenge

still ongoing?

· · ·A.· · I'm no longer on the team, so my

work is not ongoing.

· · ·Q.· · Were there any business decisions

made based on the analysis undertaken in

Project Stonehenge?

· · · · · ·MS. ELMER:· Same instruction.

· · ·instruct the witness not to answer on

· · ·the basis of work product doctrine and

· · ·attorney-client privilege.
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