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PLEASE READ THIS WEBSITE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. IF YOU ARE A CLASS MEMBER, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (THE "COURT"). THIS WEBSITE ADVISES YOU OF YOUR OPTIONS REGARDING THE CLASS ACTION.
If you received a Court-approved notice, you may be a Class Member in a class action lawsuit that was filed in the Northern District of California under the caption In re Telescopes Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 5:20-cv-3642-EJD (N.D. Cal.) against the following defendants: Corey Lee, Celestron CEO; David Anderson, Former Celestron CEO; Joseph Lupica, Former Celestron and Meade CEO; David Shen, Synta Founder and Chairman; Sylvia Shen, Celestron Executive Committee Member; Jack Chen, Celestron Executive Committee Member; Jean Shen, Olivon Principal; Laurence Huen; Celestron Acquisition, LLC; Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd.; Synta Canada International Enterprise Ltd.; SW Technology Corp.; Olivon Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; Olivon USA LLC; Nantong Schmidt Opto-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.; Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co., Ltd., and Pacific Telescope Corp. (the “Defendants”).
In this lawsuit, the Class Representatives, on behalf of the Class, assert that Defendants, two telescope manufacturers, and their wholly owned U.S. distributor Celestron, their related businesses and the current and former CEOs of these entities and other executives within the organization, conspired to fix prices and engage in other illegal activities to raise the prices you paid for telescopes in violation of U.S. antitrust law. Defendants vigorously deny these allegations. The Action was filed on June 1, 2020. On March 10, 2025, the Court certified the Class and appointed lead plaintiffs Aurora Astro Products, LLC and Pioneer Cycling & Fitness, LLP as “Class Representatives,” and lead counsel as “Class Counsel.”
If you directly purchased a telescope from Celestron from April 1, 2005 through March 4, 2026, or from Meade Instruments, between September 1, 2013 and November 30, 2019, and you are not excluded from the Class by definition (see FAQ: Who is a class member), you are a member of the Class.
Your legal rights may be affected whether you act or do not act. Your options are explained below. Please read this website carefully. You have a choice to make now.
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Exclude Yourself
| You will not be bound by any past, present, or future orders and judgments in this Action, nor will you be eligible to share in any recovery that might be obtained in this Action as a result of any judgment or settlement. You will retain any right you have to individually pursue claims, if any, that you may have against Defendants with respect to the claims asserted in the Action. | Submitted Online or Postmarked by: May 3, 2026
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Hire Your Own Counsel to Represent You in This Action | Class Counsel will represent you if you are a Class Member in this Action, and you will not be personally responsible for any of Class Counsel's attorneys' fees or costs. Alternatively, you may elect to be represented by counsel of your own choosing. If you do retain separate counsel, you will be responsible for your attorney’s fees and expenses, and your attorney must enter an appearance on your behalf by filing a Notice of Appearance with the Court on or before April 13, 2026. | Notice of Appearance by: May 3, 2026 |
Do Nothing
| If you do nothing, and you are a Class Member, you will stay in the Class. you will be bound by all past, present and future orders and judgments in the Action, whether favorable or unfavorable. If there is a judgment or a settlement in this Action, you will be bound by it, and you will not be able to separately sue Defendants regarding any of the legal claims in this case. If any money is awarded to the Class, either through a settlement with Defendants or a judgment of the Court after a trial, you may be eligible to receive a share of that money. | N/A |
These rights and options - and the deadlines to exercise them - are explained on this website.