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`GREGORYB, WILLIAMS
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`August 23, 2017
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`VIA CM/ECF
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`Special Master Allen M. Terrell, Jr.
`United States District Court for the District of Delaware
`844 North King Street, Unit 26, Room 6124
`Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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`Re:
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`Acceleration Bay LLC v.Activision Blizzard,Ine.et al.
`U.S.D.C., D.Del., Civil Action Nos. 16-453, 16-454, and 16-455-RGA
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`Dear Special Master Terrell:
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`I write on behalf of myself and co-counsel, Tara Elliott of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
`& Door, seeking permission to intervene on behalfof our client Sony Interactive Entertainment
`(“Sony”) in the pending matters of Acceleration Bay v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. et al., Civil
`Action Nos. 16-453, 16-454, and 16-455 (RGA).
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`Weunderstand that Plaintiff Acceleration Bay has sought in discovery highly
`confidential and sensitive information belonging to Sony from the defendants in these related
`actions. Wefurther understand that Acceleration Bay filed a motion to compel, challenging the
`defendants’ objections to the requests for production, and that briefing is underway. Sony seeks
`an opportunity to be heard in these proceedings with the permission ofthe Special Master, in
`whatever form and procedural mechanismis preferred.
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`Weunderstand that a schedule has been set and respectfully request the Special Master to
`revisit and extend the schedule to permit Sony an opportunity to briefits positions and be heard
`in argument. We have reached out to counsel for Acceleration Bay and counsel for Defendants
`to confer and inquire whether Acceleration Bay or Defendants have any objection to Sony’s
`request to intervene and extension ofthe schedule. Defendants have advised that they no
`objection to Sony’s requestto intervene and extension of the schedule. Our understandingis that
`Acceleration Bay is considering Sony’s request.
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`Special Master Allen M. Terrell, Jr.
`August 23, 2017
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`While we wait to hear back from Acceleration Bay on whetherit has any objection to
`Sony’s request, we wanted to promptly bring this matter to your attention given the current
`schedule. We look forward to hearing from you on whether Sony needsto file a formal motion
`to intervenein this action if Acceleration Bay has an objection or whether this letter will suffice.
`Wealso look forward to hearing from you on scheduling. We can make ourselves available for a
`teleconference at your convenience.
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`Thank you for your consideration ofthis matter.
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`Respectfully,
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`/s/ Gregory B. Williams (#4195)
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`Gregory B. Williams
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`Tara D. Elliott, Esquire (via Email)
`All Counsel of Record (via CM/ECF)
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