Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd v. AU Optronics Corp. et al

Filing 70

STIPULATION AND ORDER to Consolidate Actions C11-2620 EMC and C11-3170 EMC. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 10/18/2011. (tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/18/2011)

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GEORGE RILEY (CA Bar No. 118304)
[e-mail]
DARIN SNYDER (CA Bar No. 136003)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3823
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
MARK SAMUELS (CA Bar No. 107026)
[e-mail]
BRIAN M. BERLINER (CA Bar No. 156732)
[e-mail]
RYAN YAGURA (CA Bar No. 197619
[e-mail]
MARCUS S. QUINTANILLA (CA Bar No. 202994)
[e-mail]
VISION L. WINTER (CA Bar No. 234172)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO)

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., )
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AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION,
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et al.
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AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION,
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et al.
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., )
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et al.
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Case No. 3:11-cv-02620-EMC
Case No. 3:11-cv-03170-EMC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
TO CONSOLIDATE ACTIONS
Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)
Judge:
Honorable Edward M. Chen
Courtroom: 5

STIPULATION

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WHEREAS, Case No. 3:11-cv-02620-EMC is an action for patent infringement

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brought by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. against AUO Optronics Corporation, AUO Optronics

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Corporation America, Acer Inc., Acer America Corp., BenQ Corp., BenQ America Corp.,

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SANYO Electronic Co., Ltd., and SANYO Manufacturing Corp., and pending before the

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Honorable Edward M. Chen; and
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WHEREAS, Case No. 3:11-cv-03170-EMC is an action for patent infringement

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brought by AUO Optronics Corporation and AUO Optronics Corporation America against

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., AT&T Mobility LLC, Best

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Buy Stores, L.P., BestBuy.com, LLC, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and Interbond Corporation of

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America d/b/a BrandsMart U.S.A., and likewise pending before Judge Chen; and
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WHEREAS, both of the above-referenced cases involve the parties’ respective

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patents related to LCD and OLED technology, and are therefore likely to present common

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questions of law and fact; and
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WHEREAS, the Court issued a Related Case Order regarding the above-

referenced cases on August 3, 2011; and
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WHEREAS, the Court expressed its willingness to consolidate the above-

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referenced actions during the initial case-management conference that it held for them on October

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14, 2011;
NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties in both of the above-referenced actions hereby

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stipulates and agrees that the interests of efficiency and judicial economy will be served by the

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consolidation of those actions for all purposes under Case No. 3:11-cv-02620-EMC pursuant to

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a), and hereby requests that the Court order such consolidation.
Respectfully submitted,

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October 17, 2011

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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/s/ Brian M. Berliner
Brian M. Berliner
Marcus S. Quintanilla
Vision Winter
400 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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October 17, 2011

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

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By /s/ Bob Steinberg
Bob Steinberg
Lawrence J. Gotts
Bert C. Reiser
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20004-1304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for
AU Optronics Corporation and
AU Optronics Corporation America

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October 17, 2011

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI

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/s/ James C. Yoon
James C. Yoon
S. Michael Song
Albert Shih
Kirin K. Gill
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Counsel for
Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation,
BenQ Corp., and BenQ America Corp.

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October 17, 2011

KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP

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/s/ Michael A. Dorfman
Michael A. Dorfman
Sharyn M. Castle
525 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661-3693
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Counsel for
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. and
Sanyo Manufacturing Corporation

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing therefore, it is hereby

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ordered that Case No. 3:11-cv-02620-EMC and Case No. 3:11-cv-03170-EMC be consolidated

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under Case No. 3:11-cv-02620-EMC. The surviving action shall be captioned:

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., ) Case No. 3:11-cv-02620-EMC
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AU OPTRONICS CORP., et al.,
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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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