Washington State v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

Filing 60

ORDER (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2010)

Washington State v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

Doc. 60

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BRADY JOHNSON (WSBA 21732) JONATHAN MARK (WSBA 38051) Washington State Attorney General Antitrust Division 800 Fifth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: [phone] (Brady Johnson) Telephone: [phone] (Jonathan Mark) Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] (Brady R. Johnson) [e-mail] (Jonathan A. Mark) Attorneys for the State of Washington UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN RE TFT (FLAT PANEL) ANTITRUST LITIGATION This Document Relates To Individual Case No. 3:10-cv-05711-SI WASHINGTON STATE, Plaintiff, v. AU OPTRONICS CORP., ET AL., Defendants. No. M-07-1827-SI MDL No. 1827 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SHORTENING TIME

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, the State of Washington ("State") and the Defendants (collectively, the "Parties") jointly submit this Stipulated Request for an Order Shortening Time on the State's Motion to Remand. The Parties stipulate and agree as follows: WHEREAS the State's lawsuit has been transferred to this Court as a related case in In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation Master File No. 3:07-md-1827 SI, MDL No. 1827 (the "MDL") and assigned to the Honorable Judge Susan Illston for

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104-3188 [phone]

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consolidated pretrial proceedings, and the State has agreed to withdraw its previously filed opposition to the transfer order; WHEREAS the Parties believe, in light of the various schedules, proceedings, and deadlines applying to the direct purchaser plaintiffs, the indirect purchaser plaintiffs, the direct action plaintiffs and other plaintiffs and defendants in the MDL, that it is in their best interests, as well as the interests of judicial economy and efficiency, to resolve outstanding issues of federal court jurisdiction over the State's lawsuit in as expeditious a manner as possible, in order to avoid delays and to facilitate the efficient administration of justice; WHEREAS the Parties agree that both sides have had the opportunity to fully brief issues relating to the State's Motion to Remand; that there is no need for any further briefing on the State's Motion to Remand; and that accordingly, the State's Motion to Remand is ripe for consideration; THEREFORE, the State and the Defendants, by their respective counsel, stipulate and agree (1) that the 35-day time period described in Local Rule 7-2 will not be applicable to the State's Motion to Remand; (2) to shorten the time within which the Court may rule on the State's Motion to Remand; (3) that, after assignment, the State's Motion to Remand , may be heard at the earliest time practicable for the Court, should the Court decide that a hearing on the Motion is necessary; and (4) that either party may file as warranted, and without argument, supplementary materials as permitted by Local Rule 7-3(d). //// ////

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IT IS SO STIPULATED DATED: December 20, 2010. Respectfully submitted, ROB MCKENNA Attorney General of the State of Washington

_s/Jonathan A. Mark____________ Jonathan A. Mark Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 [phone] (Tel) [phone] (Fax) [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Washington

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1 2 3 4 By: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 s/ Michael R. Scott Michael R. Scott, WSBA #12822 Michael J. Ewart, WSBA #38655 HILLIS CLARK MARTIN & PETERSON P .S. 1221 Second Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Chimei Entities Of Counsel: Admitted pro hac vice Steven F. Cherry Gordon Pearson WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] By: s/ Angelo J. Calfo Angelo J. Calfo, WSBA #27079 C. Seth Wilkinson, WSBA #31607 YARMUTH WILSDON CALFO PLLC 818 Stewart Street, Suite 1400 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Epson Entities Of Counsel: Admitted pro hac vice Stephen P. Freccero MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] CHIMEI INNOLUX CORP. AND CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP. USA, INC. (Chimei Entities) EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP. AND EPSON ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. (Epson Entities)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND LG DISPLAY AMERICA, INC. (LG Display Entities) By: s/ Michael K. Vaska Michael K. Vaska, WSBA #15438 FOSTER PEPPER PLLC 1111 Third Avenue Suite 3400 Seattle, WA 98101-3299 Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for LG Display Entities Of Counsel: Michael R. Lazerwitz Lee F. Berger CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC. AND TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. (Toshiba Entities) By: s/ Mathew L. Harrington Mathew L. Harrington, WSBA #33276 STOKES LAWRENCE, P.S. 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4000 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for Toshiba Entities Of Counsel: Admitted pro hac vice John H. Chung WHITE & CASE LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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1 2 3 4 By: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 _____________________________ JUDGE SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge Dated: PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Of Counsel: Admitted pro hac vice Carl L. Blumenstein Christopher A. Nedeau NOSSAMAN LLP 50 California Street 34th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone [phone] s/ David C. Luundsgaard David C. Luundsgaard, WSBA #25448 GRAHAM & DUNN 2801 Alaskan Way Ste. 300, Pier 70 Seattle, WA 98121-1128 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorney for AU Entities AU OPTRONICS CORP AMERICA AND AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION (AU Entities)

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PROOF OF SERVICE I certify that I served a copy of this document on all parties or their counsel of record on the date below as follows: ECF Electronic Service _________________________________________________ I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 20th day of December, 2010 at Seattle, WA.

s/Jonathan A. Mark__________ JONATHAN A. MARK Assistant Attorney General

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