Cowan v. British Airways, PLC et al

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ORDER GRANTING 5 Stipulation TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 7/31/06. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/31/2006)

Cowan v. British Airways, PLC et al

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MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP EDWARD D. JOHNSON (SBN 189475) Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300 3000 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP RICHARD J. FAVRETTO 1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RONALD H. COWAN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC, VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, and UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Defendants.

CASE NO. CV 06-04331-EMC STIPULATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 6-1 TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-1, in light of the transfer motion now pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") captioned In re International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1793, Plaintiff Ronald H. Cowan ("Plaintiff") and Defendants British Airways Plc,

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Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, and United Airlines, Inc. (collectively, the "Defendants"), through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that Defendants' time to answer, move or otherwise plead is enlarged until the later of (1) the date when the Defendants would otherwise be required to file a response pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, or (2) 45 days after the JPML rules on the pending motion and consolidates each related action in a single court, and a consolidated complaint is filed by all plaintiffs in the single transferee Court and served on Defendants. IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that each defense counsel designated below shall accept service on behalf of the Defendant represented by each such counsel of all complaints in the above-captioned matter, including any amended or consolidated complaints, and further, that such Defendant shall not contest sufficiency of process or service of process. This Stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any other defense including, but not limited to, the defenses of lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction or improper venue. Nothing in this paragraph shall obligate any Defendant to answer, move or otherwise respond to any complaint until the time provided in the preceding paragraph. The above notwithstanding, should any Defendant, except pursuant to court order, respond to any complaint in a related matter filed in another United States District Court prior to the date contemplated by this stipulation, then such Defendant shall make a simultaneous response to the complaint in the above-captioned matter. Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: July 28, 2006

FURTADO JASPOVICE & SIMONS, ALC /s/ ______ Richard J. Simons (SBN 72676) Nadia M. Lockyer (SBN 192536) FURTADO JASPOVICE & SIMONS, ALC 22274 Main Street Hayward, CA 94541 T: [phone] F: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff Ronald H. Cowan

Dated: July 28, 2006

MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP /s/ ______ Edward D. Johnson (SBN 189475) MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300 3000 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 T: [phone] F: [phone] Richard J. Favretto MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP 1909 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attorneys for Defendant United Air Lines, Inc.

Dated: July 28, 2006

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP /s/ Brendan P. Cullen (SBN 194057) SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 1870 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 T: [phone] F: [phone] Daryl A. Libow SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attorneys for Defendant British Airways Plc -3-

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Dated: July 28, 2006

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP /s/ Harrison J. Frahn (SBN 206822) SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 2550 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 T: [phone] F: [phone] Charles E. Koob (SBN 47349) SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Attorneys for Defendant Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: July 31, 2006

Honorable Judge Edward M. Chen
JEFFREY S. WHITE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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