Synopsys Inc et al v. Mentor Graphics Corporation

Filing 40

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. The Case Management Conference is continued to March 22, 2013. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on January 23, 2013. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2013)

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CHRIS R. OTTENWELLER (SBN 73649)
[e-mail]
I. NEEL CHATTERJEE (SBN 173985)
[e-mail]
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT (SBN 161580)
[e-mail]
ROBERT J. BENSON (SBN 155971)
[e-mail]
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

GEORGE A. RILEY (SBN 118304)
[e-mail]
MARK E. MILLER (SBN 130200)
[e-mail]
MICHAEL SAPOZNIKOW (SBN 242640)
[e-mail]
ELIZABETH OFFEN-BROWN (SBN 279077)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

DOUGLAS E. LUMISH (SBN 183863)
[e-mail]
JEFFREY G. HOMRIG (SBN 215890)
[e-mail]
GABRIEL S. GROSS (SBN 254672)
[e-mail]
JOSEPH H. LEE (SBN 248046)
[e-mail]
UTTAM G. DUBAL (SBN 266007)
[e-mail]
KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES &
FRIEDMAN LLP
333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 200
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants
SYNOPSYS, INC. ET AL.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SYNOPSYS, INC., a Delaware Corporation,
EVE-USA, INC., a Delaware corporation, and
EMULATION AND VERIFICATION
ENGINEERING, S.A., formed under the laws of
France,

Case No. 3:12-cv-05025-MMC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO RESCHEDULE CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants,

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v.

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MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, an
Oregon Corporation,

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Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RESCHEDULE CMC
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-05025-MMC

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants Synopsys, Inc., EVE-

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USA, Inc., and Emulation and Verification Engineering, S.A. (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and

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Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff Mentor Graphics Corp. (“Mentor Graphics”) jointly submit this

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stipulated request for an order rescheduling the Case Management Conference in this action from

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February 22, 2013 to February 15, 2013.

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On January 18, 2013, counsel for Mentor Graphics sent a message on behalf of all parties

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to Tracy Lucero, Clerk to the Honorable Judge Chesney, stating that George Riley, lead counsel

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for Mentor Graphics, will be at a claim construction hearing in Texas on February 22, 2013, and

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for that reason he cannot attend the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for that

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date. The parties inquired whether the Case Management Conference could be rescheduled to

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February 15, 2013. Ms. Lucero responded on the same day with a message that states “the date of

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February 15th is fine with the Court” and requesting that the parties file a stipulation and proposed

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order requesting the change of date and explaining the reason for their request.

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THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the Parties, through their respective

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counsel of record, that the Case Management Conference be changed from February 22, 2013 to

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February 15, 2013, and that the Court set corresponding deadlines associated therewith as set forth

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below.

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The Parties will meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR, and
discovery plan by January 25, 2013;

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The Parties will file ADR Certifications signed by Parties and Counsel by January 25,
2013;
The Parties will file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone
Conference by January 25, 2013;

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The Parties will file a joint case management statement by February 8, 2013;

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The Parties will serve initial disclosures by February 8, 2013;

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RESCHEDULE CMC
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-05025-MMC

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: January 22, 2013

By:

/s/ Michael Sapoznikow
Michael Sapoznikow
Attorneys for Defendant and CounterPlaintiff
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
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Dated: January 22, 2013

By:

/s/ William H. Wright
William H. Wright
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and CounterDefendants
SYNOPSYS, INC. EVE-USA, INC. &
EMULATION AND VERIFICATION
ENGINEERING, S.A.

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), counsel for Mentor Graphics has obtained the
concurrence of Plaintiff’s counsel in the filing of this Stipulated Request.

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Dated: January 22, 2013

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By:

/s/ Michael Sapoznikow
Michael Sapoznikow
Attorneys for Defendant and CounterPlaintiff
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. with the exception that in
light of defendant's pending Motion to Transfer, the Case Management Conference is hereby
CONTINUED to March 22, 2013, with all related dates continued in accordance therewith.

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January 23, 2013
DATED: _________________

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Honorable Maxine M. Chesney
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO RESCHEDULE CMC
CASE NO. 3:12-CV-05025-MMC

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