Acer Inc. et al v. Lite-On It Corporation et al

Filing 17

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND WAIVER OF SERVICE. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/3/14. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/3/2014)

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Kaiwen Tseng (193756)
[e-mail]
100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Hsiang “James” H. Lin (SBN 241472)
[e-mail]
TECHKNOWLEDGE LAW GROUP LLP
1521 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
Telephone: [phone]

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James B. Baldinger (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
David B. Esau (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
CARLTON FIELDS, P.A.
CityPlace Tower
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1200
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6350
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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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 OPTICAL DISK DRIVE ANTITRUST
LITIGATION

Master File No. 3:10-md-2143 RS

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__________________________________________

MDL Docket No. M 10-2143
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This Document Relates to

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Case No. 5:13-cv-04991-RS

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ACER INC.; ACER AMERICA CORPORATION;
GATEWAY, INC.; AND GATEWAY U.S.
RETAIL, INC., F/K/A EMACHINES, INC.

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Plaintiffs,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING
EXTENSION OF TIME TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND
WAIVER OF SERVICE
Judge Richard Seeborg

vs.
LITE-ON IT CORPORATION; NEC
CORPORATION; KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS
ELECTRONICS N.V.; PHILIPS & LITE-ON
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND WAIVER OF SERVICE

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DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; PHILIPS
& LITE-ON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.;
PIONEER CORPORATION; PIONEER DIGITAL
DESIGN & MANUFACTURING COMPANY;
PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.; PIONEER
HIGH FIDELITY TAIWAN CO., LTD.; PIONEER
NORTH AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG
ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG
ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SONY
CORPORATION; SONY ELECTRONICS INC.;
SONY NEC OPTIARC INC.; SONY OPTIARC
AMERICA INC.; SONY OPTIARC INC.;
TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS,
INC.; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA
SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION; TOSHIBA SAMSUNG
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA
CORPORATION,

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Defendants.

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WHEREAS, Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation, Gateway, Inc., and Gateway U.S. Retail,
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Inc. f/k/a EMachines, Inc. (“Acer”) filed a complaint on October 25, 2013 (the “Complaint”) against
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the above-named Defendants;
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WHEREAS, Acer intends to file an Amended Complaint within approximately the next
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thirty days;
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WHEREAS, Acer wishes to avoid the burden and expense of serving process on foreign
entities; and
WHEREAS, Defendant NEC Corporation (“NEC”) desires a reasonable amount of time to
respond to the Amended Complaint, and wishes to avoid the necessity of responding to the original
Complaint;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is stipulated by and between the undersigned parties, by their
representative attorneys, that Undersigned Counsel of WINSTON & STRAWN LLP agrees to
accept service of the complaint in Acer v. Lite-On IT Corporation, et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-04991RS, on behalf of NEC. NEC shall have until Wednesday, March 26, 2014 to file a response to the
Complaint. If Acer amends its Complaint, NEC shall have until either 60 days from the date of
amendment, or March 26, 2014, whichever is later, to respond to the Amended Complaint. This

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stipulation does not constitute a waiver by NEC of any defense, including but not limited to those

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defenses provided under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: December 24, 2013

CARLTON FIELDS, P.A.
By: /s/ David B. Esau
DAVID B. ESAU (pro hac vice)
CityPlace Tower
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1200
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6350
[e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

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Hsiang (“James”) H. Lin (SBN 241472)
[e-mail]
TECHKNOWLEDGE LAW GROUP LLP
1521 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
Telephone: [phone]

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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS ACER INC.;
ACER AMERICA CORPORATION; GATEWAY,
INC.; AND GATEWAY U.S. RETAIL, INC., F/K/A
EMACHINES, INC.

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DATED: December 24, 2013

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
By: /s/ Robert B. Pringle
ROBERT B. PRINGLE
101 California Street, Suite 3900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant
NEC CORPORATION

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of
this document has been obtained from the stipulating parties.
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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1/3/14
DATED: ____________________

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HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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