Barry v. Headway Technologies, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Brian Barry
Defendant: NHK Spring (Thailand) Co., Ltd., NHK Spring Precision (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd., TDK Corporation, NHK Spring Co. Ltd., Magnecomp Precision Technology Public Co. Ltd., Hutchinson Technology Inc., Nat Peripheral (H.K.) Co., Ltd, Headway Technologies, Inc., NHK International Corporation and NAT Peripheral (Dong Guan) Co., Ltd.
Case Number: 3:2019cv12582
Filed: September 3, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Marianne O Battani
Referring Judge: Robert H Cleland
2 Judge: Stephanie Dawkins Davis
3 Judge: Elizabeth A Stafford
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 31, 2019 Case transferred from Michigan Eastern has been opened in California Northern District as case 3:19-cv-07059, filed 10/28/2019. (VLun)
October 23, 2019 Filing 8 MDL Certified Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-1) to Northern District of California for MDL # 2918. (SSch)
October 23, 2019 Case transferred to Northern District of California. (SSch)
October 17, 2019 Filing 7 MDL Certified Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-1) for MDL # 2918. [Informational Copy] (SSch)
October 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER for All Parties to Show Cause why the case should not be stayed pending the issuance of a determination by the JPML. Show Cause Response due by 10/25/2019 Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)
October 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER CONDITIONALLY GRANTING #3 Application to Appear without Local Counsel filed by Brian Barry Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)
September 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Marianne O. Battani and Magistrate Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis in Detroit to District Judge Robert H. Cleland and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford in Port Huron. (NAhm)
September 4, 2019 Filing 3 APPLICATION to Enter Appearance Without Local Counsel by Brian Barry. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Brent J. LaPointe, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Declaration - Certificate of Admission, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2 to Declaration - Firm Resume of the Rosen Law Firm, P.A.) (LaPointe, Brent)
September 4, 2019 Filing 2 SUMMONS Issued for * All Defendants * (DWor)
September 4, 2019 A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at #http://www.mied.uscourts.gov (DWor)
September 3, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Class Action Complaint and Jury Trial Demanded filed by Brian Barry against All Defendants with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: 0645-7389591 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: Out of Country - County Where Action Arose: Out of State - County of 1st Defendant: Out of State. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, 3:19-cv-12244, Judge Robert H. Cleland] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Japanese Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fixing Prices for Suspension Assemblies Used in Hard Disk Drives, DOJ (Jul. 29, 2019), #3 Exhibit TDK, NHK Spring raided over price collusion suspicions, MLEX (Jul. 26, 2016), #4 Exhibit Information, United States of America v. NHK Spring Co., Ltd, 2:19-cr-20503 (E.D. Mich. Jul. 29, 2019), #5 Exhibit Hutchinson contacted by DOJ in hard-disk suspension assembly investigation, Mlex (Jul. 28, 2016), #6 Exhibit TDK Corporation Announces Completion of Hutchinson Acquisition, TDK Global (Oct. 6, 2016), #7 Exhibit Hutchinson Shares Extend Slide on Continued FTC Antitrust Review, THESTREET (Jan. 5, 2016), #8 Exhibit Hard Drives, EXPLAINTHATSTUFF, #9 Exhibit Hard Disk Drives, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, #10 Exhibit Suspension Assembly for Hard Disk Drive, Encyclopedia of Tribology, #11 Exhibit Worldwide Unit Shipments of Hard Disk Drives (HDD) from 1976 to 2022 (in millions), STATISTA, #12 Exhibit NHK Spring agrees to plead guilty to fixing prices for suspension assemblies used in hard disk drives,MLEX (Jul. 29, 2019), #13 Exhibit Robert G. Harris & Lawrence A. Sullivan, Passing on the Monopoly Overcharge: A Comprehensive Policy Analysis, 128 U. PA. L. REV. 268, 275 (1979), #14 Exhibit Order re: Class Certification at 13-14, Coordination Proceedings Special Title (Rule 1550(b)) Microsoft I-V Cases, No. J.C.C.P. No. 4106, (Cal. Sup. Ct. Aug. 29, 2000)) (LaPointe, Brent)

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