Sandisk Corporation v. LSI Corporation

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR MEDIATION WITH MODIFICATIONS. Signed by Judge Alsup on December 7, 2009. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/7/2009)

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Tharan Gregory Lanier (State Bar No. 138784) [e-mail] Gregory L. Lippetz (State Bar No. 154228) [e-mail] Daniel H. Mao (State Bar No. 221539) [e-mail] Joe C. Liu (State Bar No. 237356) [e-mail] Peter D. Nestor (State Bar No. 262253) [e-mail] JONES DAY 1755 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 650-739-3900 Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterdefendant SANDISK CORPORATION

Daniel J. Bergeson (State Bar No. 105439) [e-mail] Melinda M. Morton (State Bar No. 209373) [e-mail] Colin G. McCarthy (State Bar No. 191410) [e-mail] BERGESON, LLP 303 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 500 San Jose, CA 95110-2712 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 408-297-6000 Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant LSI CORPORATION and Counterclaimant AGERE SYSTEMS INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDISK CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. LSI CORPORATION, Defendant.

Case No. C09-02737 WHA STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR MEDIATION UNDER ADR L.R. 6-5 AND CIVIL L.R. 7 AND [PROPOSED] ORDER WITH MODIFICATIONS Judge: Hon. William Alsup Courtroom 9, 19th Floor Date Filed: June 19, 2009 Trial Date: November 8, 2010

LSI CORPORATION AND AGERE SYSTEMS INC., Counterclaimants, v. SANDISK CORPORATION, Counterdefendant.

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Pursuant to ADR L.R. 6-5 and Civil L.R. 7, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant SanDisk Corporation ("SanDisk") and Defendant-Counterplaintiff LSI Corporation and Counterplaintiff Agere Systems, Inc. (collectively, "LSI"), through their respective counsel, hereby make the following Stipulation with regard to the deadline for the parties to complete Mediation. WHEREAS, on September 25, 2009, this Court issued the "Case Management Order and Reference to ADR Unit for Mediation" (Dkt. No. 52) referring this case to the ADR Unit for Mediation. Under ADR L.R. 6-4(b), the Mediation must occur within 90 days after entry of the order referring the case to Mediation, which in this case is December 23, 2009. WHEREAS, on October 5, 2009, the ADR Unit appointed Richard H. Abramson as Mediator (Dkt. No. 54). WHEREAS, on November 3, 2009, Mr. Abramson contacted the parties via letter requesting that the parties schedule the Mediation for a date in January, 2010, or the first half of February, 2010. WHEREAS, on November 6, 2009, pursuant to ADR L.R. 6-6, Mr. Abramson scheduled a pre-Mediation telephone conference for December 9, 2009. WHEREAS, this Stipulation will not affect the case schedule.

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE THAT: The Mediation shall occur no later than February 26, 2010.

Dated: December 7, 2009

JONES DAY

By: /s/ Joe C. Liu Joe C. Liu Attorneys for Plaintiff SANDISK CORPORATION

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In accordance with General Order No. 45, Section X(B), the above signatory attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the signatory below.

Dated: December 7, 2009

BERGESON LLP

By: _/s/ Melinda M. Morton Melinda M. Morton

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Attorneys for LSI CORPORATION AND AGERE SYSTEMS INC.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER Pursuant to the Stipulation above, the Court hereby extends the deadline for the Mediation to occur no later than February 26, 2010. The parties are reminded that the mediation deadline extension will have no effect PURSUANT forth in the case management order, and that settlement negotiations are on any other dates set TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. never a sufficient basis to postpone trial dates. The parties must prepare for trial.

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