WWW.BSFLLP.COM 5301 Wisconsin Avenue N.W. * Washington, DC 20015-2015 * PH 202.237.2727 * FAX 202.237.6131 December 3, 2014 VIA ECF FILING Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers United States District Court Northern District of California Oakland Branch 1301 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 Re: Apple iPod iTunes Antitrust Litigation Case No. C-05-0037 Dear Judge Gonzalez Rogers, We write to inform the Court of the results of Apple’s investigation of the iPod touch that Plaintiff Marianna Rosen produced for the first time today after her testimony. Ms. Rosen testified today that she purchased this product in December 2008 during the class period. Apple identified the serial number on Ms. Rosen’s iPod touch (ID9243X2201) and verified that Ms. Rosen in fact purchased her iPod touch on July 10, 2009 (ID9243X2201), over three months after the class period ended in this case. Attachment 1, TX 2865 (July 10, 2009 Duplicate Receipt). That is contrary to her December 16, 2010 response to Apple’s Interrogatory No. 20 that, as of that date, she had purchased only “a 15 GB iPod, and a 30GB video iPod for her own use,” and “an iPod Mini as a present for her sister.” Attachment 2, TX 2869 at 14. In that interrogatory response, Ms. Rosen also affirmatively stated, “She has not purchased any other MP3 players.” Id. Further contrary to her interrogatory response, Ms. Rosen testified in Court today that she had also purchased an iPod nano in the fall of 2007. Apple has been unable to verify any purchase of an iPod nano by Ms. Rosen at any time, including in the fall of 2007. Apple has requested that Plaintiffs’ counsel immediately provide Apple with any evidence reflecting any purchase by Ms. Rosen of an iPod nano, as well as the serial number of the nano. In addition, Apple has requested that Plaintiffs’ counsel provide Apple with any evidence in Plaintiffs’ custody or control reflecting any purchase of any iPod by Ms. Melanie Wilson (formerly Tucker) during the class period and the serial number of any such iPod, other than the iPod classic 5th generation that Ms. Wilson purchased in December 2006. Ms. Wilson testified in her deposition that she purchased two iPods—an iPod classic 4 th generation in April 2005 and BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP Case4:05-cv-00037-YGR Document950 Filed12/04/14 Page1 of 2
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December 3, 2014 VIA ECF FILING Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers United States District Court Northern District of California Oakland Branch 1301 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 Re: Apple iPod iTunes Antitrust Litigation Case No. C-05-0037 Dear Judge Gonzalez Rogers,
We write to inform the Court of the results of Apple’s investigation of the iPod touch that Plaintiff Marianna Rosen produced for the first time today after her testimony. Ms. Rosen testified today that she purchased this product in December 2008 during the class period. Apple identified the serial number on Ms. Rosen’s iPod touch (ID9243X2201) and verified that Ms. Rosen in fact purchased her iPod touch on July 10, 2009 (ID9243X2201), over three months after the class period ended in this case. Attachment 1, TX 2865 (July 10, 2009 Duplicate Receipt). That is contrary to her December 16, 2010 response to Apple’s Interrogatory No. 20 that, as of that date, she had purchased only “a 15 GB iPod, and a 30GB video iPod for her own use,” and “an iPod Mini as a present for her sister.” Attachment 2, TX 2869 at 14. In that interrogatory response, Ms. Rosen also affirmatively stated, “She has not purchased any other MP3 players.” Id.
Further contrary to her interrogatory response, Ms. Rosen testified in Court today that she
had also purchased an iPod nano in the fall of 2007. Apple has been unable to verify any purchase of an iPod nano by Ms. Rosen at any time, including in the fall of 2007. Apple has requested that Plaintiffs’ counsel immediately provide Apple with any evidence reflecting any purchase by Ms. Rosen of an iPod nano, as well as the serial number of the nano.
In addition, Apple has requested that Plaintiffs’ counsel provide Apple with any evidence
in Plaintiffs’ custody or control reflecting any purchase of any iPod by Ms. Melanie Wilson (formerly Tucker) during the class period and the serial number of any such iPod, other than the iPod classic 5th generation that Ms. Wilson purchased in December 2006. Ms. Wilson testified in her deposition that she purchased two iPods—an iPod classic 4th generation in April 2005 and
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an iPod classic 5th generation in December 2006 (for which Plaintiffs do not claim any injury). Ms. Wilson confirmed those purchases in her December 16, 2010 response to Apple’s Interrogatory No. 20, Attachment 3, TX 2870 at 14 (“Plaintiff purchased a 20GB iPod and an iPod video from Apple”). She supplemented her response to Interrogatory No. 20 three weeks later, stating that she “also has an iPod Touch, 32 GB.” Attachment 4, TX 2871 at 3. Apple has verified that the iPod touch was purchased on August 9, 2010 – outside the class period –consistent with her supplemental interrogatory response, dated January 11, 2011.
In addition to the requests outlined above, we also request that Plaintiffs’ counsel provide
information on destruction of relevant records of class purchases.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ William A. Isaacson William A. Isaacson Counsel for Apple Inc. cc: Counsel for Plaintiffs (via ECF)
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DUPLICATE RECEIPTDate July 10, 2009 04:03 PMCustomer MARIANNA ROSENEmail