State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs v. AU Optronics Corporation et al
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ORDER RE: TIME RESPOND TO AMEND COMPLAINT (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2012)
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Harrison J. Frahn IV (SBN 206822)
hfrahn@stblaw.com
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
2550 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: (650) 251-5000
Facsimile:
(650) 251-5002
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Attorneys for Defendants
Chimei Innolux Corporation,
Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc., and
CMO Japan Co., Ltd.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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IN RE: TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL)
ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Case No. 3:10-cv-03517-SI
MDL No. 3:07-md-1827-SI
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This Document Relates to Individual
Case No. 3:10-cv-03517-SI
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STATE OF FLORIDA,
Plaintiff,
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING TIME TO
RESPOND TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
vs.
AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING TIME TO RESPOND TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
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The undersigned counsel, on behalf of their respective clients, hereby respectfully request
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an extension of the deadline for Defendants Chimei Innolux Corporation (f/k/a Chi Mei
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Optoelectronics Corporation), Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc., and CMO Japan Co., Ltd.
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(collectively, the “Chi Mei Defendants”), and Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd., and
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Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc. (collectively, the “Hitachi Defendants”), to respond to the
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amended complaint filed by Plaintiff State of Florida on April 13, 2011, in the above-captioned
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litigation (the “Amended Complaint”).
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WHEREAS the Chi Mei Defendants and Hitachi Defendants, jointly with other Defendants
in this action, filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint on May 20, 2011;
WHEREAS the Court entered an order denying Defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the
Amended Complaint on September 15, 2011;
WHEREAS on September 29, 2011, the Court entered an order on extending Defendants’
deadline to answer the Amended Complaint to October 28, 2011;
WHEREAS on October 26, 2011, the Court entered an order on extending the Chi Mei and
Hitachi Defendants’ deadline to answer the Amended Complaint to November 11, 2011;
WHEREAS on November 16, 2011, the Court entered an order on extending the Chi Mei
and Hitachi Defendants’ deadline to answer the Amended Complaint to December 9, 2011;
WHEREAS on December 15, 2011, the Court entered an order on extending the Chi Mei
and Hitachi Defendants’ deadline to answer the Amended Complaint to January 5, 2012;
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WHEREAS Plaintiff State of Florida, on the one hand, and the Chi Mei and Hitachi
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Defendants, on the other, have agreed to a settlement in principle of the above-captioned litigation
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and have now memorialized their respective settlements;
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WHEREAS on December 23, 2011, Plaintiff State of Florida joined in a motion seeking
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preliminary approval of its settlements with the Chi Mei Defendants and the Hitachi Defendants;
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WHEREAS on December 27, 2011, the Court entered an order advancing the date on the
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hearing of the preliminary approval motion to January 20, 2012;
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING TIME TO RESPOND TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
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WHEREAS the parties would benefit from an extension of time to answer as the Court
considers the preliminary approval motion;
WHEREAS extending the time for the Chi Mei Defendants and Hitachi Defendants to
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answer the Amended Complaint would not alter the date of any other event or deadline already
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fixed by the Court;
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THEREFORE, Plaintiff State of Florida and the Chi Mei Defendants and Hitachi
Defendants, by their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:
The Chi Mei Defendants and Hitachi Defendants will have until February 7, 2012 to answer
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the Amended Complaint.
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Dated: January 3, 2012
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Respectfully submitted,
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA
By:
/s/ Nicholas J. Weilhammer
Nicholas J. Weilhammer
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R. Scott Palmer
Lizabeth A. Brady
Nicholas J. Weilhammer (pro hac vice)
Eli Friedman
Office of the Attorney General
State of Florida
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 414-3300 / (850) 488-9134
nicholas.weilhammer@myfloridalegal.com
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SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
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By: /s/ Harrison J. Frahn IV
Harrison J. Frahn IV
Harrison J. Frahn IV (SBN 206822)
hfrahn@stblaw.com
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
2550 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: (650) 251-5000
Facsimile: (650) 251-5002
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING TIME TO RESPOND TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
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Attorneys for Defendants
Chimei Innolux Corporation,
Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc., and
CMO Japan Co., Ltd.
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
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By:
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/s/ Kent M. Roger
/s/ Kent M. Roger
Kent M. Roger (SBN 95987)
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: (415) 442-1001
Facsimile: (415) 442-1001
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Attorney for Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi
Displays, Ltd., and Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING TIME TO RESPOND TO AMENDED COMPLAINT
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Pursuant to General Order 45, Part X-B, the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this
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document has been obtained from all parties whose signatures are indicated by a “confirmed”
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signature (/s/) within this e-filed document.
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Dated: January 3, 2012
/s/ Harrison J. Frahn IV
Harrison J. Frahn IV (SBN 206822)
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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Having considered the foregoing stipulation, and for good cause appearing, IT IS SO
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ORDERED.
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Dated: _________________, 2012
By
HON. SUSAN ILLSTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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