Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Au Optronics Corp. et al

Filing 116

ORDER signed by Illston on 1/19/12, re: exentending deadlines to file motions to compel (#4561) (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/20/2012)

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HUGH F. BANGASSER (PRO HAC VICE)
RAMONA M. EMERSON (PRO HAC VICE)
CHRISTOPHER M. WYANT (PRO HAC VICE)
K&L GATES LLP
925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104-1158
Phone: [phone]
Fax:
[phone]
JEFFREY L. BORNSTEIN, State Bar No. #99358
K&L Gates LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: [phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION

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[Additional moving parties and counsel
listed on signature pages]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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IN RE: TFT-LCD (FLAT PANEL)
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Case No. 3:07-md-1827-SI
MDL No. 1827

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This Document Relates to:

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Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE: MODIFYING DEADLINE
FOR FILING OF MOTIONS TO
COMPEL

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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
Honorable Susan Illston

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Plaintiff,
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v.
AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE
Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI; 3:07-md-1827-SI

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Plaintiff and the Stipulating Defendants, through the undersigned counsel, request that
the Court enter the following stipulated order.
STIPULATION

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WHEREAS discovery closed in this case on December 8, 2011, as set forth in the

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Stipulation and Order Modifying Pretrial Schedule for “Track One” Direct Action Plaintiff and

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State Attorney General Actions (Dkt. No. 3110, the “Scheduling Order”) and the parties

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previously submitted a stipulation to the Court extending the deadline for Defendants to file

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motions to compel as to certain discovery to January 13, 2012;

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WHEREAS Costco and the Stipulating Defendants continue to meet and confer

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concerning various document production issues identified in correspondence sent by Costco’s

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counsel to Defendants’ counsel dated December 22, 2011 (collectively, “Costco’s Discovery

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Responses”);

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WHEREAS Costco and the Stipulating Defendants hope and expect to resolve some or

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all of the these issues informally, without the need to file motions to compel and seek the

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Court’s involvement;

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WHEREAS the current deadline for parties to file motions to compel with respect to
Costco’s Discovery Responses or Defendants’ Discovery Responses is January 13, 2011;

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WHEREAS in an effort to facilitate the informal resolution of any disputes, the parties

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wish to extend the deadline for the Stipulating Defendants to file any motions to compel with

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respect to Costco’s Discovery Responses through February 1, 2012;

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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, through their undersigned respective counsel, stipulate
and agree as follows:
The deadline for the Stipulating Defendants to file any motion to compel with respect to
Costco’s Discovery Responses is extended through and including February 1, 2012.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE
Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI; 3:07-md-1827-SI

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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: January 13, 2012

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By: /s/ Cori G. Moore
David J. Burman, (pro hac vice)
Cori G. Moore, (pro hac vice)
PERKINS COIE, LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94111
[phone] (Phone)
[phone] (Facsimile)

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Costco Wholesale Corporation

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By: /s/ Christopher M. Wyant
Hugh F. Bangasser (pro hac vice)
Ramona M. Emerson (pro hac vice)
Christopher M. Wyant (pro hac vice)
K&L GATES LLP
925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98004-1158
[phone] (Phone)
[phone] (Facsimile)
[e-mail]
Jeffrey L. Bornstein, (CA SBN 99358)
K&L GATES LLP
55 Second Street, Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA, 94105-3493
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant HannStar Display
Corporation

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By: /s/ Christopher A. Nedeau
Christopher A. Nedeau (SBN 81297)
Carl L. Blumenstein (SBN 124158)
Allison Dibley (SBN 213104)
NOSSAMAN LLP
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
[phone] (Phone)
[phone] (Facsimile)
[e-mail]
Attorneys for AU Optronics Corporation and AU
Optronics Corporation America

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE
Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI; 3:07-md-1827-SI

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By: /s/ Harrison J. Frahn IV
Harrison J. Frahn IV
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
2550 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Chimei Innolux
Corporation (f/k/a Chi Mei Optoelectronics
Corporation), Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc.,
and CMO Japan Co., Ltd.

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By: /s/ Kent M. Roger
Kent M. Roger (State Bar No. 95987)
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
[phone] (Phone)
[phone] (Facsimile)
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
and Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.

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By: /s/ Holly House
Holly House (SBN 136045)
Kevin C. McCann (SBN 120874)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street, Twenty-Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
[phone] / [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for LG Display Co., Ltd., and LG Display
America, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE
Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI; 3:07-md-1827-SI

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By: /s/ Rachel S. Brass
Rachel S. Brass (State Bar No. 219301)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
555 Mission Street
Suite 3000
San Francisco, California 94105-2933
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. and
Tatung Co. of America, Inc.

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By: /s/ Stephen Freccero
Melvin R. Goldman (Bar No. 34097))
Stephen P. Freccero (Bar No. 131093)
Derek F. Foran (Bar No. 224569)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants Epson Imaging Devices
Corporation; Epson Electronics America, Inc. 1

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Pursuant to General Order 45, Part X-B, the filer attests that concurrence in the
filing of this document has been obtained from the above-referenced counsel.

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ORDER

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Having considered the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing,

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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1/19/12

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Date Entered

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Honorable Judge Susan Illston

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Signed and stipulated to without any waiver of rights with respect to arbitration.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE
Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI; 3:07-md-1827-SI

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY E-MAIL
(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(b))
I declare that I am employed with the law firm of K&L Gates, LLP, whose address is
925 4th Avenue, Suite 2900, Seattle, Washington 98104-1158. I am not a party to the case, and I
am over the age of eighteen years.
I further declare that on January 13, 2012, I served a copy of:

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE MODIFYING DEADLINE
FOR FILING OF MOTIONS TO COMPEL
by electronically mailing a true and correct copy to all parties of record through the CM-ECF
system in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(b).

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the above is true and correct.

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Executed at Seattle, Washington, this 13th day of January, 2012.

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/s/ Christopher M. Wyant
Christopher M. Wyant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEADLINE
Case No. 3:11-cv-00058-SI; 3:07-md-1827-SI