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

Filing 18

Order Regarding Service and Scheduling by Costco Wholesale Corp.. (Sauro, Troy (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/13/2011)

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David J. Burman (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Cori G. Moore (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Troy P. Sauro, Bar No. 224097
[e-mail]
Noah G. Purcell (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
PERKINS COIE LLP
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.344.7302
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Costco Wholesale Corporation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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

Master File No. M:07-1827 SI
MDL No. 1827

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This Document Relates to Individual Case No.
3:11-00058-SI

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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,

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

Plaintiff,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING SERVICE AND
SCHEDULING

v.

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AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION; et al.,

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Defendants.

Clerk’s Action Required

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I. STIPULATION
WHEREAS, plaintiff Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) filed the abovecaptioned lawsuit on November 30, 2010;
WHEREAS, the Clerk of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
issued a Conditional Transfer Order (CTI-10) transferring this lawsuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SERVICE AND
SCHEDULING – 3:11-cv-00058 (Master File No. 07-md-1827)

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the Northern District of California, subject to the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable

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Susan Yvonne Illston.

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WHEREAS, Costco wishes to avoid the burden and expense of serving process on the
Stipulating Defendants;
WHEREAS, the Stipulating Defendants desire a reasonable amount of time to respond to
Costco's Complaint;

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WHEREAS, Costco and the Stipulating Defendants believe that proceeding on a unified

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response date will create efficiency for the Court and the parties by reducing duplicative motion

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practice;

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WHEREAS, this extension will not alter the date of any event or any deadline already
fixed by the Court;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and among the

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undersigned counsel, on behalf of their respective clients, Costco, on the one hand, and

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defendants AU Optronics Corporation; AU Optronics Corporation America; Chi Mei Corp.; Chi

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Mei Optoelectronics Corporation; Chi Mei Optoelectronics, USA, Inc.; CMO Japan Co., Ltd.;

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Epson Electronics America, Inc.; Epson Imaging Devices Corporation; HannStar Display

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Corporation; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Display, Ltd.; Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc.; LG

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Display Co., Ltd.; LG Display America, Inc.; Nexgen Mediatech USA, Inc.; Nexgen Mediatech,

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Inc.; Samsung Electronics Company; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Samsung

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Semiconductor, Inc.; Sharp Corporation; Sharp Electronics Corporation; Tatung Company of

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America, Inc.; Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.; Toshiba

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America Information Systems, Inc.; and Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd. (collectively,

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“Stipulating Defendants”) on the other hand, as follows:

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1.

Stipulating Defendants waive service of Costco’s Complaint under Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 4(d).

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2.

Stipulating Defendants will have ninety (90) days following the execution of this

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stipulation, to move against, answer or otherwise respond to Costco’s Complaint. In computing

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this time period, Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern.

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3.

Costco and Stipulating Defendants agree to the following briefing schedule for

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any motion or motions to dismiss Costco’s Complaint (the “Motions”) and agree to file all

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motions or proposed orders as necessary to implement the agreed-upon schedule. To the extent

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the Court does not accept all or any part of the proposed schedule, Costco and Stipulating

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Defendants agree to work in good faith to establish a briefing schedule for the Motions

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acceptable to all parties and the Court to replace that set forth below:
a.

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answer or otherwise respond to Costco’s complaint to file any response(s) to the Motions.
b.

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Stipulating Defendants will have twenty-one (21) days from the date that

Costco files any response(s) to the Motions to file any reply brief(s) to the Motions.
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Costco will have forty-five (45) days from the date that defendants move,

The hearing on the Motions will be noticed for a date that is within at least

ten (10) days following the date for filing of any reply brief(s) to the Motions.
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Except as set forth above, all Local Rules shall remain in effect with respect to the

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briefing on the Motions. Entering into this stipulation does not effect a waiver of any defense

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under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any

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challenge to personal jurisdiction by any Defendant.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED:

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DATED this 23rd day of February, 2011.

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PERKINS COIE LLP

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By:
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/s/ Troy Sauro
Troy Sauro
Troy Sauro (CA SBN 224097)
Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA 94111-4131
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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David J. Burman (pro hac vice)
Cori Gordon Moore (pro hac vice)
1201 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Costco Wholesale
Corporation

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Costco Wholesale Corporation

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NOSSAMAN LLP

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By:
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/s/ Christopher A. Nedeau
Christopher A. Nedeau
Christopher A. Nedeau (CA SBN 81297)
Carl L. Blumenstein (CA SBN 124158)
Allison M. Dibley (CA SBN 213104)
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants AU Optronics Corporation
and AU Optronics Corporation America

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SERVICE AND
SCHEDULING – 3:11-cv-00058 (Master File No. 07-md-1827)

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WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
DORR LLP

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/s/ Nathan L. Walker
Nathan L. Walker

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Nathan L. Walker (CA SBN 206128)
950 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Steven F. Cherry (pro hac vice)
Adam M. Raviv (pro hac vice)
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
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/s/ Stephen P. Freccero
Stephen P. Freccero

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Melvin R. Goldman (CA SBN 34097)
Stephen P. Freccero (CA SBN 131093)
Derek F. Foran (CA SBN 224569)
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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

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K&L GATES LLP

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/s/ Ramona M. Emerson
Ramona M. Emerson
Hugh F. Bangasser (pro hac vice)
Ramona M. Emerson (pro hac vice)
Christopher Wyant (pro hac vice)
925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Jeffrey L. Bornstein (CA SBN 99358)
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94111-5994
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant HannStar Display
Corporation

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MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

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/s/ Kent M. Roger
Kent M. Roger
Kent M. Roger (CA SBN 95987)
One Market
Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi Electronic Devices
(USA), Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Display, Ltd.

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CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON
LLP

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/s/ Jeremy J. Calsyn
Jeremy J. Calsyn

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Michael R. Lazerwitz (pro hac vice)
Jeremy J. Calsyn (CA SBN 205062)
Lee F. Berger (CA SBN 222756)
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants LG Display Co., Ltd. and
LG Display America, Inc.

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COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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/s/ Simon J. Frankel
Simon J. Frankel
Simon J. Frankel (CA SBN 171552)
Jeffrey M. Davidson (CA SBN 248620)
One Front Street, 35th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Samsung Electronics Co.,
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., and Samsung
Electronics America, Inc.

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
LLP

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/s/ John M. Grenfell
John M. Grenfell

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John M. Grenfell (CA SBN 88500)
Jacob R. Sorensen (CA SBN 209134)
Fusae Nara (pro hac vice)
Andrew D. Lanphere (CA SBN 191479)
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendants Sharp Corporation and
Sharp Electronics Corporation

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GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
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By: /s/ Rachel S. Brass
Rachel S. Brass

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Rachel S. Brass (CA SBN 219301)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
555 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Attorneys for Tatung Company of America, Inc.
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WHITE & CASE LLP

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/s/ John H. Chung
John H. Chung
John H. Chung (pro hac vice)
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Christopher M. Curran (pro hac vice)
Kristen J. McAhren (pro hac vice)
701 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation,
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.,
Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd., and Toshiba
America Information Systems, Inc.

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The filer of this document attests that the concurrence of the other signatories has been obtained.

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II. ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
12th
May
2011
DATED this ___ day of _____________, _____.

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Hon. SUSAN ILLSTON
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