Gilstrap et al v. Apple Inc. et al

Filing 13

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 10 Stipulation filed by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.;. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 9/16/11. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2011)

1 RAOUL D. KENNEDY (STATE BAR NO. 40892)
[e-mail]
2 RICHARD S. HORVATH, JR. (STATE BAR NO. 254681)
[e-mail]
3 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1100
4 Palo Alto, California 94301
Telephone: [phone]
5 Facsimile: [phone]
6 PAUL M. ECKLES (STATE BAR NO. 181156)
[e-mail]
7 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
4 Times Square
8 New York, New York 10036
Telephone: [phone]
9 Facsimile: [phone]
10 Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS L.L.C.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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14 CHRISTIAN GILSTRAP, CYNTHIA J.
TYLER, THOMAS FRIEDMAN, JEREMY
15 SHEPPECK, ALOYSIUS J. BROWN, III,
16 ANNE M. RINALDI, LAURA J. WARNER,
BARBARA HEATH, KATHLEEN LINDA
17 PITLOCK, KATHLEEN WEISS, MATTHEW
A. HOSKING, DIANE URBANEC, ED
18 MACAULEY, RONNA HAMELIN, JAMES
L. NESMITH, LAUREN ALBERT, SUE
19 ROBERTS, SHANE S. DAVIS, SUE ELLEN
20 GORDON, CHARLES LEONARD PELTON,
SR, KIMBERLY WHITESIDE BROOKS,
21 STEVEN D. CAMPBELL, and JESSICA
MOYER, Individually and on Behalf of All
22 Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiffs,

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APPLE INC.; HACHETTE BOOK GROUP,
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INC.; MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS, INC.;
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PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC.; and SIMON
27 & SCHUSTER, INC.,
Defendants.
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CASE NO. 3:11-CV-04035-EMC
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT
ORDER

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

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WHEREAS, there have been multiple actions related to this case filed in both the

3 Northern District of California and the Southern District of New York (the “Actions”);
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WHEREAS, the Court has entered an order in the first-filed action, Petru,, et al. v.

5 Apple, Inc., et al. (11-cv-3892 N.D. Cal.) (the "Petru Action"), to extend the time to answer, move
6 or otherwise respond to the complaint until December 15, 2011, without prejudice to the right of
7 any party to seek a further adjustment to the schedule;
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WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that the response date in this action should not

9 come prior to the response date in the Petru Action;
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WHEREAS, plaintiffs agree that submission of this Stipulation should be without

11 prejudice to any of Plaintiffs’ claims or defense of Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins
12 Publishers L.L.C. (incorrectly sued as “HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.”), Holtzbrinck Publishers,
13 LLC d/b/a Macmillan (incorrectly sued as Macmillan Publishers, Inc.), Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,
14 Simon & Schuster, Inc., and Apple, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”);
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WHEREAS, this stipulation to extend the time within which Defendants have to

16 answer, move or otherwise respond to the complaint in this action will not alter the date of any
17 event or any deadline already fixed by Court order;
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and

19 between Plaintiffs and Defendants, as follows:
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(a), Defendants’ time to answer, move or

21 otherwise respond to the complaint is hereby extended to December 15, 2011, without prejudice to
22 the right of any party to seek a further adjustment to the response date based on future
23 developments;
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If any of the Defendants that are a party to this Stipulation responds to a

25 complaint in any of the Actions prior to the time provided in this Stipulation, Defendants will
26 respond to the complaint in this action at the same time;
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None of Plaintiffs’ claims or Defendants’ defenses are prejudiced or waived

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Defense counsel may file notices of appearance in this action without

2 prejudice to their respective clients’ jurisdictional or venue defenses.
3 DATED: September 7, 2011
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SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

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By:

/s/ Raoul D. Kennedy
RAOUL D. KENNEDY

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525 University Ave., Suite 1100
Palo Alto, California 94301
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS L.L.C.

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I, Raoul D. Kennedy, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this
12 Stipulation to Extend Time To Respond To Complaint. In compliance with General Order 45,
X.B., I hereby attest that each of the following signatories has concurred in this filing.
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SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP

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By:

/s/ James Donato
JAMES DONATO

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Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3800
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, INC.

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SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
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/s/ Samuel R. Miller
SAMUEL R. MILLER

555 California Street
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
HOLTZBRINCK PUBLISHERS, LLC D/B/A
MACMILLAN
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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
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/s/ Reginald D. Steer
REGINALD D. STEER

580 California Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, California 94104-1036
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC.

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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
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/s/ Gregory D. Hull
GREGORY D. HULL

201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood Shores, California 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC.

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

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/s/ Daniel S. Floyd
DANIEL S. FLOYD

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333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendant
APPLE INC.

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/s/ Jeff D. Friedman
JEFF D. FRIEDMAN

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715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94710
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