Oliver et al v. SD-3 LLC et al

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY DISCOVERY. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 4/6/11. (sis, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/6/2011)

Oliver et al v. SD-3 LLC et al

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ALDO A. BADINI (SBN 257086) [e-mail] DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 1950 University Avenue Suite 500 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] JEFFREY L. KESSLER* [e-mail] DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] *pending pro hac vice admission Attorneys for Defendants PANASONIC CORPORATION PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

) ) ) Plaintiffs, on their own behalves ) and on behalf of all others ) similarly situated, ) ) v. ) ) ) SD-3C, LLC; PANASONIC CORP.; ) PANASONIC CORP. OF NORTH AMERICA; ) TOSHIBA CORP.; TOSHIBA AMERICA ) ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC.; and ) SANDISK CORP., ) ) Defendants. ) DR. DAN OLIVER and JEANNIE OLIVER,
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

No. CV-11-1260 JSW

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 6-2(A)

CASE NO.: CV-11-1260 JSW
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Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a), the indirect purchaser plaintiffs (collectively "Plaintiffs") and Defendants SD-3C, LLC, Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., and SanDisk Corporation (collectively, "Defendants"), hereby stipulate and agree, subject to the approval of the Court, that: (1.) All discovery in this action shall be stayed through the ninetieth (90th) day after the

Court enters an Order resolving the pending motion to dismiss in the related action of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Panasonic Corporation, et al., No. 3:10-cv-03098-JSW ("Samsung"), unless Plaintiffs file an amended complaint within those 90 days, in which case discovery shall be stayed through the ninetieth (90th) day after the amended complaint is filed; (2.) Notwithstanding the above, this stay of discovery shall expire if (1) other plaintiffs

file class actions making similar allegations and Defendants fail to obtain a similar stay of proceedings and discovery, or (2) there has been no ruling on the pending motion to dismiss in the Samsung action by July 30, 2011; (3.) (4.) No party shall serve requests for discovery until the stay has expired; The parties shall not be required to serve initial disclosures, pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 26(a), until the stay of discovery has expired; (5.) This Stipulation is made without prejudice to any party's right to move to extend the

stay of discovery; (6.) The parties stipulate and request that the date presently set for the Case Management

Conference be vacated, and the parties further agree and stipulate that they will confer and propose to the Court a new date for the Case Management Conference and associated discovery and ADR obligations after the Court resolves the pending motion to dismiss in the related Samsung action. (7.) This Stipulation applies to this proceeding only.

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Dated: April 5, 2011 By: s/Max L. Tribble Max L. Tribble* Joseph S. Grinstein* Eric J. Mayer* Susman Godfrey LLP 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77002-5096 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] *admitted pro hac vice David J. Healey* Ana E. Kadala* Fish & Richardson P.C. One Houston Center, Suite 2800 1221 McKinney St. Houston, TX 77010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] *admitted pro hac vice Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dr. Dan Oliver and Jeannie Oliver on their own behalves and on behalf of all others similarly situated

Respectfully submitted, By: s/Aldo A. Badini Aldo A. Badini (Bar No. 257086) Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 1950 University Avenue Suite 500 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Jeffrey L. Kessler** James F. Lerner** Susannah P. Torpey** Christopher R. Clark** Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] David S. Turetsky** Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 1101 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] **pending pro hac vice admission Attorneys for Defendants Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North America By: s/Christopher B. Hockett Christopher B. Hockett (SBN 121539) Neal A. Potischman (SBN 254862) Samantha H. Knox (SBN 254427) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park, California 94025 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant SD-3C, LLC

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By: s/Daniel M. Wall Daniel M. Wall (SBN 102580) Belinda S. Lee (SBN 199635) Sarah M. Ray (SBN 229670) Latham & Watkins LLP 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111-6538 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. By: s/Frank M. Hinman Frank M. Hinman (SBN 157402) Sujal J. Shah (SBN 215230) Rianne E. Rocca (SBN 221640) Bingham McCutchen LLP Three Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111-4067 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Richard S. Taffet* Bingham McCutchen LLP 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-4689 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] *admitted pro hac vice Attorneys for Defendant SanDisk Corporation Pursuant to General Order No. 45 § X.B., the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the above signatories. [PROPOSED] ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
April 6 Dated: _______________, 2011

________________________ Hon. Jeffrey S. White United States District Court Judge

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