Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., et al v. Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. et al

Filing 33

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATIONThe parties' joint request to continue the Early Neutral Evaluation deadline is granted. The new deadline to complete Early Neutral Evaluation is September 30, 2015. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on March 9, 2015. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2015)

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MICHAEL J. BETTINGER (STATE BAR NO. 122196)
[e-mail]
RACHEL R. DAVIDSON (STATE BAR NO. 215517)
[e-mail]
K&L Gates LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94111-5994
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
INTERNATIONAL, INC.; FAIRCHILD
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; CALUM
MACRAE; LUIZ RAZERA; AMIT JAIN;
THOMAS TRUMAN; and ROBERTO GUERRERO
DAVID M. BARKAN (STATE BAR NO. 160825)
[e-mail]
THOMAS B. MANUEL (STATE BAR NO. 254186)
[e-mail]
Fish & Richardson PC
500 Arguello Street, Suite 500
Redwood City, CA 94063
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.,
& VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR LLC

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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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MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. and
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR LLC,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 3:14-cv-04391-MMC
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO
COMPLETE EARLY NEUTRAL
EVALUATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

vs.
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
CASE NO. 3:14-cv-04391-MMC

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Plaintiffs Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. and Volterra Semiconductor LLC (collectively

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“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor

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Corporation, Calum MacRae, Luiz Razera, Amit Jain, Thomas Truman and Roberto Guerrero

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(collectively “Defendants”) jointly submit this stipulation and proposed order requesting an extension

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of time to complete Early Neutral Evaluation.

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On January 12, 2015, the Court issued a Case Management Order referring the case to the

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ADR unit for Early Neutral Evaluation to commence no later than April 30, 2015. [Dkt. # 30]. On

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February 17, 2015, the ADR unit appointed Samuel R. Miller as the Evaluator. [Dkt. # 31] The

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parties had an initial phone conference with Mr. Miller on February 23, 2014.

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The parties have been actively engaged in settlement discussions and are in the process of

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coordinating a search plan to facilitate potential resolution of this matter. In order to provide

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adequate time for Plaintiffs and Defendants to complete their informal settlement efforts, the parties

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stipulate and request the following:

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1. Plaintiffs and Defendants’ deadline to complete Early Neutral Evaluation be extended
from April 30, 2015 to September 30, 2015.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: March 5, 2015

K&L GATES LLP
By:
/s/ Rachel R. Davidson_________
Michael J. Bettinger
Rachel R. Davidson
Attorneys for Defendants
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
INTERNATIONAL, INC.; FAIRCHILD
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; CALUM
MACRAE; LUIZ RAZERA; AMIT JAIN;
THOMAS TRUMAN; and ROBERTO GUERRERO

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-04391-MMC

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Dated: March 5, 2015

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

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By:
/s/ David M. Barkan ___________
David M. Barkan
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. &
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR LLC

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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The parties’ joint request to continue the Early Neutral Evaluation deadline is granted. The
new deadline to complete Early Neutral Evaluation is September 30, 2015.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 9, 2015
Hon. Maxine M. Chesney
United States District Court Judge

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-04391-MMC