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

Filing 191

STIPULATION AND ORDER re #160 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Extending the Deadline for Certain Defendants to File an Answer filed by Fujitsu Ltd. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 7/31/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/31/2017)

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PAUL T. FRIEDMAN (CA SBN 98381)
[e-mail]
IAN K. BAUSBACK (CA SBN 299249)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522

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JEFFREY A. JAECKEL (pro hac vice application pending)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 6000
Washington, District of Columbia 20006-1888
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.887.0763

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Attorneys for Defendant
FUJITSU LIMITED

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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.
AVX CORPORATION; PANASONIC
CORPORATION; PANASONIC
CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA;
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYO
NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION;
NEC TOKIN CORPORATION; NEC
TOKIN AMERICA, INC.; NIPPON
CHEMI-CON CORPORATION; UNITED
CHEMI-CON, INC.; HITACHI
CHEMICAL CO., LTD.; HITACHI AIC
INC.; HITACHI CHEMICAL CO.
AMERICA, LTD.; FUJITSU LTD.;
NICHICON CORPORATION; NICHICON
(AMERICA) CORPORATION; KEMET
CORPORATION; KEMET
ELECTRONICS CORPORATION;
RUBYCON CORPORATION; RUBYCON

Case No. 3:17-cv-03472-EMC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR
CERTAIN DEFENDANTS TO FILE AN
ANSWER

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS TO ANSWER
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AMERICA INC.; ELNA CO., LTD.; ELNA
AMERICA INC.; MATSUO ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.; TOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.;
HOLY STONE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.;
MILESTONE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY,
INC. (D/B/A HOLYSTONE
INTERNATIONAL); VISHAY
POLYTECH CO., LTD.; ROHM CO.,
LTD.; ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR U.S.A.,
LLC; OKAYA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES
CO., LTD.; OKAYA ELECTRIC
AMERICA, INC.; TAITSU
CORPORATION; TAITSU AMERICA,
INC.; SHINYEI KAISHA; SHINYEI
TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; SHINYEI
CAPACITOR CO., LTD.; SHINYEI
CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.;
NITSUKO ELECTRONICS
CORPORATION; NISSEI ELECTRIC CO.,
LTD.; SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.;
SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; AND
SOSHIN ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA,
INC.,
Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS TO ANSWER
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Defendants Fujitsu Limited, TOKIN Corporation,

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TOKIN America Inc., KEMET Corporation, and KEMET Electronics Corporation (collectively,

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the “Stipulating Defendants”), and Plaintiff The AASI Beneficiaries’ Trust, by and through

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Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating Trustee (“AASI”), respectfully request that the Court enter the

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parties’ stipulation below that extends the time for each of the Stipulating Defendants to file an

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

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND TO PARTIES’ STIPULATION
In support of this stipulation, the undersigned parties provide the following facts, which
are verified in the supporting Declaration of Ian K. Bausback 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 ordered that

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Defendants respond to the Complaint within 45 days of the Court’s order on Defendant’s motion

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to transfer this action to the United States District Court, Northern District of California. (ECF

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No. 55.)

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

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

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Be Related (“Administrative Motion”) was filed in In re Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, Master

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File No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD, requesting that this action be related to In re Capacitors Antitrust

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Litigation and assigned to District Judge James Donato. (Master File No. 3:14-cv-03264-JD,

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ECF No. 1757.) Other related cases have previously been transferred to Judge Donato.

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The Stipulating Defendants’ current deadline to respond to the Complaint is

July 31, 2017.

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Counsel for the Stipulating Defendants have informed counsel for AASI that the

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

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extend the time for each of the Stipulating Defendants to file an answer to September 29, 2017.

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

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

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Complaint.

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STIPULATION

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

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following stipulation as an Order of the Court: The deadline for each of the Stipulating
Defendants to file an answer to the Complaint is extended to September 29, 2017.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: July 27, 2017

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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By:
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/s/ Paul T. Friedman
Paul T. Friedman
Paul T. Friedman
Ian K. Bausback
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Jeffrey A. Jaeckel (pro hac vice application
pending)
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 6000
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.887.0763
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Fujitsu Limited
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Dated: July 27, 2017

BILZIN SUMBERG BAENA PRICE &
AXELROD LLP

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By:

/s/ Scott N. Wagner
Scott N. Wagner
Robert W. Turken (admitted pro hac vice)
Scott N. Wagner (admitted pro hac vice)
Lori P. Lustrin (admitted pro hac vice)
BILZIN SUMBERG BAENA PRICE &
AXELROD LLP
1450 Brickell Ave., Suite 2300
Miami, Florida 33131-3456
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Judith A. Zahid
ZELLE LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff The AASI
Beneficiaries’ Trust, by and through
Kenneth A. Welt, Liquidating Trustee

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Dated: July 27, 2017

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN
LLP
By:

/s/ Roxane A. Polidora
Roxane A. Polidora
Roxane A. Polidora
Jacob R. Sorensen
Laura C. Hurtado
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
KEMET Corporation, KEMET Electronics
Corporation, TOKIN Corporation, and
TOKIN America Inc.

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ECF ATTESTATION

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

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stipulation. 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 27, 2017

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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By:

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/s/ Ian K. Bausback
Ian K. Bausback
Paul T. Friedman
Ian K. Bausback
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]

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Jeffrey A. Jaeckel (pro hac vice application
pending)
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 6000
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.887.0763
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Fujitsu Limited

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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