IN RE: Multidistrict Private Civil Treble Damage Antitrust Litigation Involving IBM

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2/3/69 / Filed motion of IBM for consolidated pretrial proceedings in one U.S.
| district court.
2/10/69 2... Filed letter/motion for extension of time to file reaponses to motion eo	by defendant IBM for consolidated pretrial proceedings.
(from plaintiff Data Processing Finanaial & General Corp.)
2/10/69 3 Filed letter/motion of plaintiff Control Data Corp. for extension of timeto file response to motion by defendant IBM for consolidated
pretrial proceedings.
2/11/69 Filed ORDER EXTENDING TIME for responding to motion to transfer until
February 21, 1969
2/20/69 Y Filed RESPONSE BY DATA PROCESSING FINANCIAL & GENERAL CORP. to motion	by International Business Machines Motion for Consolidated
Pretrial Proceedings (brief in support of - Averments of DPF&G C	Exhibit 1 - and Affidavit of Service)
2/25/69 LY Filed Response and Bfief of Control Data Corp. opposing IBM's motion for
consolidated pretrial proceedings.
2/28/69 o. Filed reply brief of plaintiffs in support of IBM's Motion for consolidation.
3/4/69 Filed HEARING ORDER for March 31, 1969 in New York City.
3/13/69 Mailed Notice of Hearing to Counsel.
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| 4/30/69 7 Rec/d ltr fr avplied Data Research. Llnc. advising of case filed in N.Y. S.| ard recuesting hearing before Panel to opprse motion of LRM for consolidati
4/20/60 5 Rec'd 1ltr fr. defendant IBM Atd. 4/25/69 advisina of intention to move consoli
| dati~n ot 2ppiied vata case 1f consolidati~n is aranted.
| 5/1/69 = Recd ltr. fr. plaintiff Applied Data Research, Inc. replying to allegations	: of 4/25 ltr. fr. Defendant IBM. (Ltr. dtd. 4/30/69)
| 5/2/69 Entered ORDER FOR HEARING in Denver, Colorado on May 23, 1969
5/16/69 }# Filed ltr fr counsel for DPF&GC urging decision of Panel not be cererrea @| ' pending further hearing.
5/20/69 ;} Filed Control Data Corp.'s Supplementary Memo in Opposition to IBM'S Motion
ti for Consolidated Pretrial yorceedings.
5/20/69 ,., Filed IBM"s Supplemental Brief in Support of Motion Under 28 U.S.C. for
j Hw ;	consolidated Pretrial porceedings.
5/21/69 J/% Filed Applied Data Research, Inc.'s Memorandum in Opposition to IBM's
motion for transfer for consolidated pretrial proceedings.
5/23/59 /¢JFiled Notice (with supporting averments) of IBM's Motion with respect to the
: ’ action brought by Pragrammatics Inc. 9
6/18/69 /4” Filed ltr fr counsel for def. IBM advising of further developments in
Programmatics Case (dtd. 6/6/69)
7/31/69 Filed Consent of transferee court signed by Edward Devitt
7/31/69 Filed Opinion and Order (author, Lord III) transferred three cases to
District of Minnesota assigned to Judge Neville.

DOCKET NO. 18 - MULTIDISTRICT PRIVATE CIVIL TREBLE DAMAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Ce INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
D. C. 110 Rev. Civil Docket Continuation : : @
DATE PROCEEDINGS Tedeont Noted
® 11/20/69 Filed Notice of IBM's Motion with respect to the Action brought by[ie | Greyhound Computer Corp ., N., No. 69 90); Brief in
| Service. ~~~ 00 0
11/26/65 Filed Notice (w/Supporting Averments) of Programmatics' Motion Fox
/| Reconsideration and Claficiation of Panel's Order of July 3T, |
6/69] Filed HEARING ORDER setting for 12/8 in Philadelphia (cc to Judges |& Rptr.
11/28/89! Filed Response of Greyhound Computer Corp. to Motion of IBM 1n Greyhound
xX 6/6 #iled 1tr/ of defendant IBM, (OCE £C Lat sot]15/9/69	i
12/9/69 20 Filed ltr advising Greyhound Computer Case had been remanded to Crew
Court of Kane County, l6th Jud. Distr. o .
12/18/69 Filed ORDER denying motion to transfer Grevhound ComputerCase fr
N., to Minn. on basis of remand to Circuit Court of Kane (Cty.
5/1/70 HOWARD S. LEVIN V. IBM CORP. & LEVIN-TOWNSEND COMPUTER CORP., S.D. TT
N.Y., No. 70 Civ 1654. CTO ENTERED TODAY. SENT TO ALL COUNSEL
AND INVOLVED JUDGES —
5/11/70 & Filed NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO CTO in Levin Db. BM , .D. N.Y., No. 70 Civ 6D 4&
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5/18/70 &RMotion to Vacate CTO in Levin b. IBM, S.D. N.Y., No. 70 Civ. 1654
5/26/70
| ERR RP Sl, | ——6/8/10 #PIBM's Brief with Respect to Consolidation of Howard S. Levin
° V COMPUTER GRAP ASSOTCA , INC. V. INTERNATIONAL BUSINES —
ALL COUN AND INVOLVED JUD —_—
7297 TO YiTed NOTICE OF OPPOSITION TO CTO Ir Computer Graphics; DC. §o. 1658-70
certificate of service and Exhibits
7710/70
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O ce prPanel.
6/19/70 CTO.
8/13/70 [FILED OPINION AND ORDER in Computer Graphics Associates, Inc., v.
nternational Business Machine orp., D.C., NO. 165870. Sen ®
9/11/70 DRDER TO SHOW CAUSE in two Greyhound Cases (N.D. I1l., No. 70 C 1944
0 2203); copies to counsel and involved judges.
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9/2 0 1led Order aranting EXtension	of Time by Greyhound Computer Corp.,
or filing	and serving responses to Order to Show Cause.
9/24 70, Answer & Brief of Greyhound Computer Corp.
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Date Ord
DATE | PROCEEDINGS |TuSgmentNoted9/24/70	5 Letter of IBM In re Greyhound Case HI
9/24/70 | IBM's response and brief in support of Consolidation of the actions
=x 2} brought by Greyhound Computer Corp.
rp ———	11/27/70 {| OPINION AND ORDER in Greyhound Computer Corp., Inc. v. IBM, N.D.
ITI., No. 70C 1944 and Greyhound Computer Corp., Inc.v. IBM, N.D.
., No. OC 03 transferring cases to Mlinneosta and assigning
them to Judge Neville. Malled Order to a involved judges, a
counse counsel of record), hearing clerk, transferee and transfer
or clerks, and to a interested publishers. ®2/16/71! MOTION FOR TRANSFER by pl. Computer Graphiss Associates, Inc., et al.
4 in D.C. Civil Action No. 1658-70 against IBM
2/24/71	43 Supplemental Certificate of Service from Computer Graphics Assoc.
3/2 71 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION V. VIP SYSTEMS, ET.AL.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 828-70. CTO entered today. Sent to counsel and
ee
3/3/71 4 8 BRREXHINNRXXRMRRIKRXERRREXUXXXRNXXHXRXXXKK OMPUTER GRAPHICS ASSOC. INC. V.
ha IBM, DB.C., 1658-70 IBM' esponse to plaintiffs motion.
3 4/71 OMPUTER GRAPHICS ASSOC. V. IBM, D.C. 1658-70 - Control Data's Letter
OMPU R RAPH ASSOC. V. BM, D.C. 658-70 - Entered Hearing Order
Hearing Washington, D. . 3/26/71. en oO involved Judges, Hearing
erk, Court Reporter and Notified Counsel.
3/17/712%K IBM v. VIP, D.C., 838-70 - Control Data's Notice of Opposition.to Mar. 2, CTO.
17/71 Order staying execution of (IBM v. VIP, D.C., 828-70) CTO entered Mar. 2, 1970
Notified counsel and involved judges.
4/5/71 J IBM V, VIP SYSTEMS CORP., D.C., 828-70
* Control Data's Motion in Opposition to 3/2/71 CTO.
4/77/71 DATA RESEARCH CORP., V. IBM, S.D.N.Y., 71 Civ. 1451
CTO entered today. Sent to counsel and involved judges.
/ : OMPUTER GRAPHICS ASSOCIATES V. IBM, D.C. 1658-70 ee ee
Order entered denying transfer to Minn. Sent to counsel Not d—Judgess
4/20/71 DATA RESEARCH CORP. V. IBM, S.D.N.Y., 71 Civ. 1451
y Notice of Opposition from Control Data Corporation. Order entered| staying
execution of the 4/7/71 CTO. Notified Counsel and involved judges).
4/21/71 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. V. VIP SYSTEMS, D.C. 828-70
HEARING ORDER entered setting May 26, 1971 Washington, D. C.
4/23/71 DATA RESEARCH CORP, V. IBM., S.D.N.Y., iv.
To Hearing Order entered setting May 26, 1971, Washington, D.C. -
4/23/71.) DATA RESEARCH CORP. V. IBM., S.D.N.Y., 71 Civ. 1451
+3¢ Notice of Opposition to 4/7/71 CTO filed from plaintiff
Notified Service Attorne
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5/5/71 | | DATA RESEARCH CORP. V. TBM, S.D.N.¥., 7L Civ, 1451 |
FL] Request for extension to May , 19 to file and serve response
] to opposition to 4/7/71 CTO. Entered order extending Data Researc
[ time to serve and file supporting papers to and including May , 1971.
[ Notifled counsel.
5/6/71 $5	al EENTRIRXRETEXRRREXXNXXXEMY DATA RESEARCH IBM. S Do) 71 Civ. 1451
] Motion and Brief from Control Data Corporation w/Affidavit o ervice
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5/11/71 137| DATA RESEARCH CORP. V. IBM, S.D.N.Y. 1451
] Motion and Brief to vacate CTO entered 4/7/71 from Data Research
M2| DATA R ARCH CORP BM DN 4
: MEEXBHXARAXREXEE REXEXXARAXRKREXRRBREER BM P D.D 8328-170
EE re De——	5/26/71 '2//| (FILED IN OPEN COURT) Data Research Corp. v. IBM, S.D.N.Y., 71 Civ. 7/4
aS Ren memo OQ 1p i i
6/8/71 = IBM's letter response to Data Research's motion a e 6 caring
c /14 = Ihara RESEARCH letter response w/attachments .
6/23/71 | | DATA RESEARCH CORP V. IBM. S.D.N.Y. 71 Civ. 1451
|§ BM Vv. VIP, District of Columbia, 828-70
[ OPINION AND ORDER denving transfer. Sent to counsel, involved
: my judges, transferor clerks, publishers.
1/24/72 §%“/} TELEX CORP,, ET AL. V. IBM, N.D. OKLA, 72 C 18
1 Motion from plaintiff for a conditional transfer orde
1/26/72 ] TELEX CORP., ET AL. V. IBM., N.D. OKLA 3
|| Order to show cause. Notified judges and counsel.
1/31/72 [¢/	#] Letter from attorneys for IBM stating agreeme 0 ansfer o he
1/72 | TELEX CORP., ET AL. V. IBM, N.D% OKLA 72 C 18
|] HEARING ORDER entered. Set for Denver, Colorado, Feb. 25, 1972
2/1/72 «J	2] CONTROL Data letter response to (Barr ltr filed 1/31/72) stating
| | position on Telex action.
2/2/72 TELEX CASE letter from plaintiff responding to letter from Mx Barr
2/2/72 [4	J | TELEX CORP V. IBM., N.D. OKLA 72 C 18
[1] Supplemental certificate.of .service from plaintiff to motion
2/4/72 |4%] TELEX CORP. V. IBM. N.D. OKLA 72 C 18
> Letter from gaintiff's attorney with amended complaint.
2/9/72 ¥<%| TELEX CORP. V. IBM. N.D. OKLA 72 C 18
[1 Response to SCO of Control Data Corp., w/cert. of service.
2/14/72 [577% | TELEX CORP. V. IBM., N.D.OKLA 72 C 18
] Response of Greyhound Computer Corp. to OSC
2/14/72 (€~/§ TELEX CORP. V. IB.M, N.D. OKLA 72 C 18
lL] Plaintiff reply to response filed by Control Data
4/19/72 | | TELEX CORP. V. IBM, N.D. OKLA 72 C-18
| || OPINION AND ORDER transferring action to D.Minn. pursuant to 28 USC §1407
| [J and assigning action to Judge Neville.
"4/19/92 | | TELEX CORP. V. IBM, N.D. OKLA 72 C 89
[1 Entered CTO. Notified counsel and involved judges.
4/19/72 ISJal| TELEX CORP. V. IBM, N.D. OKLA 72 C18 ==
| [ Regue om plaintif o withdraw motion to ansfe
] i reques vas denied in 4 9 0&0
4/19/72 ONTROL DATA	- letter response (Telex BM, N.D. Okla 3
| joining plaintiffs request for withdrawal of motion
I on Cy ND. ORT “92 C 89 — CTO final today
] | Notified ¥ransiéreé Clerk, involved judges.
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Date Ord
DATE PROCEEDINGS Judgment Noted
RP. V. IBM, N.D. OILA., 72-C-89 ee —
1 __ CONTROL. DATA CORP. position letter dated May 4, 1972 =
4/3/73 TELEX CORP. V. IBM, D. Minn, 3-72-1418 =
I TELEX CORP. V. IBM, D. Minn, 3-72-132 =
Remand Order entered today remanding actions to the N.D. Ok lahoma TT
_ for trial. Notified transferee judge, transferor judge, involved ~~
counsel _

OPINION AND ORDER OF JULY Sk Pray CITED AT 2 E- Supp ris (1969) LO	. 0 2 A ty | / ES
> 74 75,1270 ov 1 31 F 320, 738 % 3 |	OPIN 7 AND ORDER owember” 27, 1970 Cited at 319 F. Supp. 92 970)
> Fone. pup diad Sileron Miro	DOCKET =~ == "JU AL PANEL ON IDISTRI LITIGATION :
APR. 19, 1972 OPINION AND ORDER3I¥A r. supp. 2-00
er	ea	Ye eT
9 DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION _. _ 1	) / ¢ 4 7A
4 AK oe BNCL ANTITRLS -
DOCKET NO. 18 - MULTIDISTRICT PRIVATE CIVIL TREBLE DAMAGE, LITIGATION fi)	INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. Us
=7/31/69 assigned to Judge Neville in the Dist. of Minnesota
Date | District ]
No. Caption Filed Court Judge D.C. No.
A-1] Control Data Corp., v. Interngtional §12/11/3 Mipmespta §3-68-312
o Business MACHINES Corp JA % 2 of ee
A-21 Data “Processing Financial & General Y>	Corp.. v. International,Business : 3 :
Machines Corp. Ho AC Paar R14348 PNY, S. 3¢T Cel #57 § 69 Civ. 19
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BT. Applied Data Research, Inc. v. IBM% AA] 2348, Xp Se fy, Ja 69CA 1682	} ) ! ht RS oy wh fo Ek ~ IONE
A : ——— > ol
Ow ; Datastation of Los Angeles, Inc. v. ° o£International Business Machines a
Corp., et al. od Xa ~fcalif., C. Pregerson §68-1232-HP
4 — 1 } by
aa Programmatics, Inc. v. IBM He oA prov RAPD SFY S. i, ss 709 Civ.2185
XX Joseph Stancato d/b/a Stancato School	of Accordion, et al. v. The Service
Bureau Corp., et al. Calif., C. Real } 69-1379-R
Ted Jowawioe ©. ow : :
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B-1 Greyhound Comguter Corp, v. IBM I1l., N. }69 C 2390
7 oer ded (en Sis NT,
c-1 Howard S. Levin v. International Busi«| _ .8.D/ Ne for
tnexx Machines Corp. & Levin-Townsend j§ Jo, 170 civ./1654Computer Corp. 50m 70 i
c-2 Computer Graphics Associates, Inc., bok 0) y 0 . 1 wWaddy 1658-70
ev.:Internatéonal Business Machines : yr is ‘ : ;	Corp. ory oN \o/73//¢
o ees HT)70 ME Co | | 21No/70 i
D-1 Greyhound Computer Corp. Inc. v. IBM [/37foe I1l1., N. jDecker 3-78-c10- -TRARY	- /vo¥s To ARIAGULA- Y/579 2 170 Cc 1944 28
D-2 Greyhound Computer Corp., Inc. Vv BM iW; /, 2 Ill., N.
oS TRARSD IVa To fusion- wor Je 7] 707¢ 2203 Wiss	Fo] ° | -—
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DOCKET No. 18
DOCKET -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON ‘MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
@® Description of Litigation _
DOCKET NO. 18 - MULTIDISTRICT PRIVATE CIVIL TREBLE DAMAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION
errr LNVQTVING INTERNATIONAL. RISTNESS MACHINES CQRP
DISTRICT & TRANSFER
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER] JUDGE] DATE MISC.
Trey proffer’ He {Oe	l &6/X43/7/,
E-1 IBM v. P Systems Corp, et. al. 32/71 D.C. Bryant
‘ea bey) Honeedd	FeO 6/23/7/ 828-70 0PPOSED
E-2 Data Research Corp. , et al. v. IB S.D.N.Y.0PpS&L
20% 71 Civ.1451%
C | 9-72-17F-1 The Telex Corp., et v. IBM, Inc N.D. Okla. lsarrow Yok 00 1/h6 ra	, 72 C 18
F=-2 The Telex Corp., et al. v. IBMy-Fhc. N.D. Okla /s 3-72 -/3~G85) Le LHP) C 89 arrow 5/5/7
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| ATTORNEY LIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
eo DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION0
DOCKET NO. __+9 _- MULTIDISTRICT PRIVATE CIVIL TREBLE DAMAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION
INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES COP.
TT RODer ESOT ale EP
A-1 f Oppenheimer, Hodgson, Browny Wolff BM
.} & Leach Frederick A. O. Schwatz, Jr., Esq.
C '§f W-1781 First National Bank Building ¥~ Cravath, Swaine & MooreSt. Paul, Minnesota 55101 One Chase Manhattan Plaza
N New York, New York 10005
. Freak, ’| Aacgre and Benson ra
\y1260 Northwestern Bank Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
A-2 IStrasser, Sptegelberg, Fried & Frank
120 Broadway Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
New York, New York 10005 One Battery Park Plaza
] : New York, New York 10004
A-3 Ryo Dd Malcolm A. Hoffman, Esquire	| 50 Toadw To | 12 East 41st Street
New Yoxk, N.Y. ¥10004 New York, New York 10017 (Heo
| B= | Morton C. Jacobs, Esquire John P. Ryan, Jr., Esquire
| Jacobs and Cohen McBride, Baker, Wienke & Schlosser
1420 Walnut Street 110 North Wacker Street |
Phitadeiphia. Pa. 19102 Chicago, Illinois 60606
3-0
A«sb |Allan E. Cone, Esquire ! Richard C. Warmer, Esquire
C Friedman and Cone } O'Melveny & Myers	’ Suite 400, B 611 W. 6th Street
RexmxXy 8730 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, Calif. 90017
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211
fi ¥ Allen I. Saeks, Esquire
818 Farmers & Mechanics Bank Bulding
520 Marquette Avenue
i , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
AX JAs€ph Staptats, Ef.	{8 Norty/ Brand ulevard
9 Glehdale, Californd

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| No. Plaintiff Defendant
B~1 Reid, chsenschlager; Murphy & Hupp C	75 South Stolp Aveplie
Post OffIQe Box 64
“ Aurora, I1lNinoj 60507
fooTE, Esq. =No nowReD a Gore) TED & Patterson —One FirsgNatiohal Plaza
) Suite 00
Chicd&go, Illinois
c-1 Murray I~JFurfeir, Esquire IBM Samef/ as above (Cravath firm)
Goldstein, ein, Shames & Hyde o	655 Madison Xvéxue Levin-T¥wnsend Computer Corp.
New York, «ew Yor 10021 445 Bark Wvenue
New/York, New YOrk
C-2 Helmuth S&herey, Pres. “ -
Computer GrapHics Associates, Inc. Max Q, Aruitt,™dr., Esyuire
| 1560 Springh{ll Rd. 900 Séventeenth Strdet, NW. _—
McLean, ViXfginia 22101 Washington,	D. C.-” 20006 »~{for IBM)
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|| APPLIED DATA RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMATI(S C| Edward A. Woolley
| Law Firm of Malcolm A. Hoffman
| 12 East 41st Street
New York, New York 10017
E-1 Max O. Truitt, Jr., Esq. VIP Systems - Joseph Forer, Esq.
| 900 17th Street N.W. 430 National Press Bldg.
Washington, D. C. 20006 14th and F. Sts. N.W.
Washi .C.
E-2 Jerome G. Shapiro, Esq. A shington, D.C CY :pughes, Hubbard & Reed Service Bureau Corporationne Wa ree Prentice-Hall Corporation Systems, Inc.
New York, New York 10005 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D. C.
F-1 Floyd L. Walker, Esq.
Floyd L. Walker & Assoc.,Inc.
405 Mayo Building
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

ATTORNEY LIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
o DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 18 - ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
No. Plaintiff Defendant
CONTROL DATA CORPORATION IBM
C Leon Goodrich, Esquire John D. French, EsquireOppenhel , Hodgson, Brown, Faegre & Benson
Wolff & L h 1300 Northwestern Bank Bldg.
: W-1781 First ional Bank Bldg. Minneapolis, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minneso
GREYHOUND COMPUTER CORPORATION, INC. Thomas D. Barr, Esquire
: Frederick A.0. Schwarts, Jr., Esg.
ard L. Foote, Esquire Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Win Strawn, Smith & One Chase Manhattan Plaza
Patte New York, New York 10005
One First Na al Plaza
Chicago, Illinoi 0670
rt E. Bowen, Esq.
HaveWgtock, Gray, Plant,
Moot Anderson
300 Roano uilding
Minneapolis, . 55402
THE TELEX CORP., ET AL
Floyd L. Walker; Esquire
o Floyd L. Walker & Assoc., Inc.	405 Mayo Building
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Robert F. Henson, Esquire
Henson, Webb & Tully
1200 Title Insurance Building
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minn. 55401