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Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 177, PageID.11093 Filed 09/26/23 Page 1 of 5
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`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
`PATENT LITIG.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`2:22-md-03034-TGB
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`HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
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`2:22-cv-11406-TGB
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`HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Defendants.
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC’S AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION,
`TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR SALES,
`U.S.A., INC. & TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING
`NORTH AMERICA, INC. & TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT
`CORPORATION’S AMENDED APPLICATION FOR COMMISSION TO
`TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION OF JAPANESE WITNESSES
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION,
`TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR
`SALES, U.S.A., INC., & TOYOTA
`MOTOR ENGINEERING &
`MANUFACTURING NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., & TOYOTA
`MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION,
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 177, PageID.11094 Filed 09/26/23 Page 2 of 5
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`NOW COMES Neo Wireless, LLC (“Plaintiff”), and pursuant to Article 17
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`of the United States-Japan Consular convention, requests that the Court issue a
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`Commission for the Taking of Voluntary Oral Depositions of the following listed
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`individuals at the United States Consulate in Osaka, Japan or the United States
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`Embassy Tokyo, Japan, commencing on or about October 25, 2023 at 8:45 a.m.
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`and terminating on or about October 26, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.: Satoshi Hata, employee
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`of Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-Cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture 471-
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`8571, Japan.
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`NOW COMES Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America,
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`Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., & Toyota Motor Engineering &
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`Manufacturing North America, Inc. & Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
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`(collectively, “Defendants”), and pursuant to Article 17 of the United States-Japan
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`Consular convention, requests that the Court issue a Commission for the Taking of
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`Voluntary Oral Depositions of the following listed individuals at the United States
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`Consulate in Osaka, Japan commencing on or about October 25, 2023 at 8:45 a.m.
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`and terminating on or about October 26, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.: Satoshi Hata, employee
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`of Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-Cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture 471-
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`8571, Japan.
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`Counsel for Defendants who will participate in the depositions in-person at
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`the United States Consulate is Matthew Satchwell. Counsel for Defendants who
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`may participate in the depositions virtually via remote audio and/or
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`videoconference are Paul Steadman, Brian Erickson, Dawn Jenkins, Shuzo
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`Maruyama, Ankur Desai, Monica De Lazzari, Chris Katsantonis, and Farris
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`Matariyeh.
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`Counsel for the Plaintiff who will participate in the depositions are Jason D.
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`Cassady, Christopher S. Stewart, Daniel R. Pearson, Hamad M. Hamad, Bailey A.
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`Blaies, James F. Smith, and James Yang. One of the aforementioned attorneys will
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`participate in the depositions in-person at the United States Consulate, the
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`remainder, may participate in the depositions virtually via remote audio and/or
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`videoconference.
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`The proceedings will be reported, videotaped and/or interpreted by Planet
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`Depos – American Realtime Court Reporters: Mary Allred and Jade King
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`(reporters); Trevor Price, Scott Yuken, and Christie Jeon (videographers); and
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`Naoko Selland, Mike Sekine, Hanako Kaku, Tobias “Toby” Rushbrook, and
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`Yoshiko Iga (interpreters). The proceedings will also be interpreted by Ai Miyake.
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`WHEREFORE, ALL PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff and Defendants
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`request that a Commission be issued by the Court pursuant to Article 17 of the
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`United States-Japan Consular Convention.
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 177, PageID.11096 Filed 09/26/23 Page 4 of 5
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`DATED: September 26, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Christopher S. Stewart
`Jason D. Cassady
`Texas State Bar No. 24045625
`Email: jcassady@caldwellcc.com
`Christopher S. Stewart
`Texas State Bar No. 24079399
`Email: cstewart@caldwellcc.com
`CALDWELL CASSADY CURRY
`P.C.
`2121 N. Pearl St., Suite 1200
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 888-4848
`Facsimile: (214) 888-4849
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`Jaye Quadrozzi (P71646)
`Email: quadrozzi@youngpc.com
`YOUNG, GARCIA &
`QUADROZZI, PC
`2775 Stansbury Blvd., Suite 125
`Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
`Telephone: (248) 353-8620
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`NEO WIRELESS LLC
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`/s/ Paul R. Steadman
`Paul R. Steadman
`(Illinois Bar No. 6238160)
`Matthew Satchwell
`(Illinois Bar No. 6290672)
`Shuzo Maruyama
`(Illinois Bar No. 6313434)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, IL 60606-0089
`Tel: 312.368.2135
`Fax: 312.251.2850
`paul.steadman@us.dlapiper.com
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 177, PageID.11097 Filed 09/26/23 Page 5 of 5
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`matthew.satchwell@us.dlapiper.com
`shuzo.maruyama@us.dlapiper.com
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`Brian Erickson
`(Texas Bar No. 24012594)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
`Austin, Texas 78701-4653
`Tel: 512.457.7059
`Fax: 512.721.2263
`brian.erickson@us.dlapiper.com
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`Counsel for Defendants Toyota
`Motor North America, Inc., Toyota
`Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Toyota
`Motor Engineering &
`Manufacturing North America, Inc.
`and Toyota Motor Credit
`Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that counsel of record is being served with a copy of the foregoing
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`document via the Court’s CM/ECF system on September 26, 2023.
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`/s/ Christopher S. Stewart
`Christopher S. Stewart
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