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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`EPIC GAMES, INC.,
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`Case No.: 4:20-CV-05640-YGR
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO
`FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS
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`Re: Dkt. Nos. 904, 906 & 908
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`Pending before the Court are three motions for leave to file amicus curiae briefs in support of
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`plaintiff Epic Games, Inc.’s motion to enforce the injunction.1 Defendant Apple, Inc. opposes the
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`motions on the grounds that the proposed amicus briefs would be “neither necessary nor helpful” to
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`the Court. (Dkt. No. 912 at 1:23.) Instead, Apple argues the proposed briefs are irrelevant to and/or
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`duplicative of Epic’s motion.
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`Given the Court’s “broad discretion” to permit the filing of amicus briefs, Hoptowit v. Ray,
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`682 F.2d 1237, 1260 (9th Cir. 1982), abrogated on other grounds by Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472
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`(1995), as well as proposed amici curiae’s perspectives on Epic’s motion to enforce the injunction,
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`the motions for leave are GRANTED.2 As set forth in the Court’s prior order, Apple’s consolidated
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`response to Epic’s motion, as well as the proposed amicus briefs, shall be due on April 12, 2024 and
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`not exceed 35 pages. (See Dkt. No. 911.)
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`This terminates Dkt. Nos. 904, 906 & 908.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
`April 4, 2024
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`Date:
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`_______________________________________
`YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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`1 The motions are brought on behalf of a range of non-parties, including, in no particular
`order: Match Group, LLC; Meta Platforms, Inc.; Microsoft Corp.; X Corp.; Spotify USA, Inc.; and
`Digital Content Next. See generally Dkt. Nos. 904, 906 & 908.
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`2 Since the Court determines the motions for leave are suitable for adjudication based on the
`record before it, Epic is RELIEVED of its obligation, under the Court’s prior order, to file a reply brief
`in support of the motions.
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`Northern District of California
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`United States District Court
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