The AASI Beneficiaries Trust, by and through Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating Trustee v. AVX Corporation et al

Filing 187

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #185 Extending the Deadline for Taitsu Corporation and Taitsu America, Inc. to File an Answer filed by Taitsu Corporation, Taitsu America, Inc. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 7/31/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/31/2017)

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Jarod Bona (234327)
Aaron Gott (314264)
Bona Law PC
4275 Executive Square, Suite 200
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Attorneys for Defendants
Taitsu Corporation and Taitsu 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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The AASI Beneficiaries’ Trust, by and
through Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating
Trustee,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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AVX Corporation et al.,

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Defendants.

Case No.: 3:17-cv-03472-EMC
Stipulation and [Proposed] Order
Extending the Deadline for Taitsu
Corporation and Taitsu America, Inc. to
File an Answer

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Defendants Taitsu Corporation and Taitsu America,

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Inc. (collectively, the “Stipulating Defendants”), and Plaintiff The AASI Beneficiaries’ Trust,

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by and through Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating Trustee (“AASI”) respectfully request that the

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Court enter the parties’ stipulation below that extends the time for each of the Stipulating

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Defendants to file an answer to AASI’s Complaint (“Complaint”) (ECF No. 1).

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND TO PARTIES’ STIPULATION

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In support of this stipulation, the undersigned parties provide the following facts,
which are verified in the supporting Declaration of Aaron Gott filed concurrently herewith:

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On August 29, 2016, AASI filed a Complaint in the United States District

Court, Southern District of Florida. (ECF No. 1.)

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On December 29, 2016, the Court in the Southern District of Florida

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ordered that Defendants respond to the Complaint within 45 days of the Court’s order on

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Defendant’s motion to transfer this action to the United States District Court, Northern

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District of California. (ECF No. 55.)

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that this action be transferred to the Northern District of California. (ECF No. 105.)

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On June 14, 2017, the Court in the Southern District of Florida ordered

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On July 14, 2017, this action was reassigned to this Court from Magistrate

Judge Laurel Beeler. (ECF No. 137.)

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On July 20, 2017, an Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases

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Should Be Related (“Administrative Motion”) was filed in In re Capacitors Antitrust

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Litigation, Master File No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD, requesting that this action be related to In

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re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation and assigned to District Judge James Donato. (Master

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File No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD, ECF No. 1757.) Other related cases have previously been

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transferred to Judge Donato.

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is July 31, 2017.

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The Stipulating Defendants’ current deadline to respond to the Complaint

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Counsel for the Stipulating Defendants have informed counsel for AASI

that the Stipulating Defendants will file an answer to the Complaint. AASI has therefore

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending
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agreed to extend the time for each of the Stipulating Defendants to file an answer to

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September 29, 2017.

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The parties believe that the interests of judicial economy and efficiency will

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be well served by extending the time for the Stipulating Defendants to file an answer to

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the Complaint.

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STIPULATION

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In light of these facts, the undersigned parties jointly request that the Court enter

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the following stipulation as an Order of the Court: The deadline for each of the Stipulating

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Defendants to file an answer to the Complaint is extended to September 29, 2017.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
DATED: July 28, 2017

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/s/ Aaron Gott
AARON GOTT

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Jarod Bona
Aaron Gott
4275 Executive Square, Suite 200
La Jolla, CA 920370
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[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendants
Taitsu Corporation and Taitsu America, Inc.

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DATED: July 28, 2017

BILZIN SUMBERG BAENA PRICE &
AXELROD LLP

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/s/ Scott N. Wagner
SCOTT N. WAGNER

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Robert W. Turken (admitted pro hac vice)
Scott N. Wagner (admitted pro hac vice)
Lori P. Lustrin (admitted pro hac vice)
1450 Brickell Ave., Suite 2300
Miami, Florida 33131-3456
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ZELLE LLP
Judith A. Zahid
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Attorneys for Plaintiff The AASI
Beneficiaries’ Trust, by and through
Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating Trustee

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ECF ATTESTATION

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I, Aaron Gott, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file this

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motion. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that each of the

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signatories has concurred in this filing.

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DATED: July 28, 2017

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/s/ Aaron Gott
AARON GOTT

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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[Proposed] Order
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