Viewsonic Corporation v. AU Optronics Corporation et al

Filing 81

Order Extending Time for Plaintiff ViewSonic Corporation to Answer or Respond to Defendants LG Display Co., Ltd. and LG Display America, Inc.'s Counterclaims for Declarative Relief signed by Judge Illston on 1/17/13 78 (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/24/2013) Modified on 1/24/2013 (ysS, COURT STAFF).

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HOLLY A. HOUSE (SB# 136045) [e-mail]
KEVIN C. McCANN (SB# 120874) [e-mail]
SEAN D. UNGER (SB# 231694) [e-mail]
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street
Twenty-Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
LEE F. BERGER (SB# 222756) [e-mail]
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
875 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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

Case No. 3:12-cv-00335 SI

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Case No. M 07-md-01827 SI

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MDL No. 1827

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This Document Relates to Individual Case
No. 12-cv-00335 SI:

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VIEWSONIC CORPORATION,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al.,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER INCORPORATING AND
APPLYING BRIEFING FROM OTHER
MDL CASES INTO VIEWSONIC
CORPORATION’S MOTION TO DISMISS
DEFENDANTS LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
AND LG DISPLAY AMERICA, INC.’S
COUNTERCLAIMS AND DEFENSES
CONCERNING DUPLICATIVE
RECOVERY

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Defendants.

Judge: Honorable Susan Y. Illston

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
INCORPORATING AND APPLYING
BRIEFING FROM OTHER MDL CASES

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Plaintiff ViewSonic Corporation (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants LG Display Co., Ltd. and
LG Display America, Inc. (collectively, “LG Display”) stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) in Case No.
3:12-cv-0335 SI (N.D. Cal.) on October 8, 2012;
WHEREAS, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (the “Motion”) on
October 22, 2012 (MDL Dkt. No. 7023);
WHEREAS, the Court granted the Motion in part and denied it in part on November 28,
2012 (MDL Dkt. No. 7255);

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WHEREAS, LG Display answered the Complaint and asserted counterclaims for

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declaratory relief and certain affirmative defenses relating to issues of “duplicative recovery” (the

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“Counterclaims”) on December 19, 2012 (MDL Dkt. No. 7384);

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file a motion to dismiss the Counterclaims;

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WHEREAS, the Court has granted motions to dismiss the Counterclaims in other cases,

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see D.I. 5795 (Court’s order denying leave to amend LG Display’s Answers to include the

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Counterclaims in various other TFT-LCD panel litigation MDL actions); D.I. 6833 (Court’s order

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granting several direct action plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss LG Display’s counterclaims and strike

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their defenses regarding duplicative recovery); D.I. 7512 (Court’s order granting Rockwell’s

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motion to dismiss LG Display’s counterclaims and strike their defenses regarding duplicative

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recovery) (together the “Orders”);

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WHEREAS, a similar motion to dismiss the Counterclaims is currently before the Court
in the Tech Data case, 3:11-cv-05765-SI, D.I. 7090;
WHEREAS, LG Display wishes to preserve its right to appeal the Court’s ruling that its

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duplicative recovery defenses and counterclaims have no legal basis, see Orders (finding that LG

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Display had not provided a legal basis for its proposed “violation of laws of duplicative recovery”

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defenses or its related counterclaims);

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WHEREAS, the parties seek to avoid further briefing in this case regarding the

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Counterclaims, and thus seek to have the Court rule on Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss on the basis

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of prior briefing and without a hearing;
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by Plaintiff and
LG Display, by and through their respective undersigned counsel, as follows:

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this stipulation;

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The parties agree that Plaintiff will file its Notice of Motion to Dismiss referencing

The parties agree that the following documents will be incorporated and applied in

this case for purposes of briefing on Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss:

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a.

D.I. 7090 (Tech Data’s motion to dismiss LG Display’s counterclaims and

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defenses regarding duplicative recovery) will be considered in place of

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Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Support of its Motion to Dismiss;

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D.I. 7290 (LG Display’s opposition to Tech Data’s motion to dismiss LG

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Display’s counterclaims and defenses regarding duplicative recovery) will

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be considered in place of LG Display’s Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to

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Dismiss;

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c.

D.I. 7409 (Tech Data’s reply in support of its motion to dismiss LG

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Display’s counterclaims and defenses regarding duplicative recovery) will

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be considered in place of Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of its Motion to

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Dismiss.

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The parties agree that no further briefing on the Counterclaims will be necessary;

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The Court may decide Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss without a hearing based on this

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stipulation and the briefing incorporated herein.
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In the event the Court grants Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss, Plaintiff agrees that LG

Display has preserved its ability to challenge such order in the event of an appeal.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
INCORPORATING AND APPLYING
BRIEFING FROM OTHER MDL CASES

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DATED: January 16, 2013

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

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By:

/s/ Kevin C. McCann
Kevin C. McCann

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HOLLY A. HOUSE (SB# 136045)
KEVIN C. McCANN (SB# 120874)
LEE F. BERGER (SB# 222756)
SEAN UNGER (SB# 231694)
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
55 Second Street, Twenty-Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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

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By:
/s/ Nathanial J. Wood
Janet I. Levine (CA Bar No. 94255)
Jason C. Murray (CA Bar No. 169806)
Nathanial J. Wood (CA Bar No. 223547)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
515 South Flower St., 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 213-622-2690
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Jeffrey H. Howard (pro hac vice)
Jerome A. Murphy (pro hac vice)
CROWELL & MORING LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202-628-5116
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Kenneth L. Adams (pro hac vice)
R. Bruce Holcomb (pro hac vice)
Christopher T. Leonardo (pro hac vice)
ADAMS HOLCOMB LLP
1875 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202-580-8821
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiff ViewSonic Corporation

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Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X-B, the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of
this document has been obtained from each of the above signatories.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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In accordance with the parties’ stipulation set forth above, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

1/17

, 2013

By:
Hon. Susan Illston
United States District Judge

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LEGAL_US_W # 73894696.5

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