Optronic Technologies, Inc. v. Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co., Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 OPTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et Case No. 16-cv-06370-EJD (VKD) al., 9 Plaintiffs, ORDER PROVISIONALLY GRANTING CELESTRON AND v. INDIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO MODIFY

NINGBO SUNNY ELECTRONIC CO., PROTECTIVE ORDER

LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 747 Defendants. The present action for antitrust violations in the consumer telescope market was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff and judgment creditor Optronic Technologies, Inc. (“Orion”). In collateral putative class actions,1 the plaintiffs are direct and indirect purchasers of telescopes who sue defendant Celestron Acquisition LLC (“Celestron”) and others, alleging that Celestron conspired with others to fix prices, divide the telescope market, and engage in other anti-competitive activities. In discovery in the collateral litigation, Celestron and the Indirect…