Baxter Healthcare Corporation et al v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. et al

Filing 199

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING SCHEDULE FOR BRIEFING AND HEARING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STAY PATENTS AND DEFENDANTS' CROSS-MOTION TO STAY PATENTS re 198 Stipulation,, filed by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA, Fresenius USA Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deka Products Limited Partnership. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 10/21/08. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2008)

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David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227) [e-mail] KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-861-2200 Attorney for Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA Maureen K. Toohey (SBN 196401) [e-mail] TOOHEY LAW GROUP LLC 225 Franklin Street, 16th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 617-748-5555 Attorney for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Juanita R. Brooks (SBN 75934) [e-mail] FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorney for Defendants and Counter-claimants FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. AND FRESENIUS USA, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, and DEKA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants, vs. FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., d/b/a FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA, and FRESENIUS USA, INC., Defendants and Counter-claimants. Case No. C 07-01359 PJH (JL) JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING THE SCHEDULE FOR BRIEFING AND HEARING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STAY PATENTS AND DEFENDANTS' CROSS-MOTION TO STAY PATENTS

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING THE SCHEDULE FOR BRIEFING AND HEARING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STAY PATENTS AND DEFENDANTS' CROSS-MOTION TO STAY PATENTS

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WHEREAS, to preserve this Court's time and resources; WHEREAS, to avoid needless repetition of arguments; NOW, THEREFORE, it is stipulated by the respective parties and their counsel of

a consolidated briefing and hearings schedule relating to Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay Case Relating to the Merits of the Claims, Defenses, and Counterclaims Relating to United States Patent Nos. 5,438,510, 6,929,751 and 7,083,719 and to Defendants' Cross-motion to Stay Case as to United States Patent Nos. 6,503,062; 6,808,369; 6,814,547; 6,929,751; and 7,083,719 is commended to the Court for its adoption as follows. 1. Arguments regarding both Plaintiffs' Motion and Defendants' Cross-motion will be heard on the noticed hearing date of November 19, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. 2. 3. Plaintiffs' hearing date of November 5, 2008, will be vacated. Pursuant to L.R. 7-3(a), Plaintiffs will file a single reply and opposition brief not to exceed 25 pages of text no later than October 29, 2008, twenty-one days before the hearing date. 4. Pursuant to L.R. 7-3(c), Defendants will file a reply brief not to exceed 15 pages of text no later than November 5, 2008, fourteen days before the hearing date.

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October 17, 2008 By: /s David K. Callahan s/____________

October 17, 2008 By: /s Michael E. Florey s/____________

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227) [e-mail] 200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois, 60601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-861-2200 Robert G. Krupka (SBN 196625) 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 213-680-8500 Kenneth Bridges (SBN 243541) 555 California Street San Francisco, California, 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-439-1500

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. [e-mail] Juanita R. Brooks (SBN 75934) Todd G. Miller (SBN 163200) Michael M. Rosen (SBN 230964) 12390 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Mathias W. Samuel (pro hac vice) Michael E. Florey (pro hac vice) 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Limin Zheng (SBN 226875) Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants 500 Arguello Street, Suite 400 BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Redwood City, CA 94053 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and Telephone: [phone] BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. AND FRESENIUS USA, INC.

October 17, 2008 By: /s Maureen K. Toohey_s/___________

TOOHEY LAW GROUP LLC Maureen K. Toohey (SBN 196401) [e-mail] 225 Franklin Street, 16th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Telephone: [phone] COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS LLP Howard A. Slavitt (SBN 172840) Rachel G. Cohen (SBN 218929) One Ferry Building, Suite 200 San Francisco, California 94111-4213 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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ELECTRONIC FILING DECLARATION OF DAVID K. CALLAHAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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I, David K. Callahan, declare as follows: 5. I am a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and I am Baxter Healthcare Corporation's legal counsel in the above-captioned litigation. 6. Pursuant to the Northern District of California Electronic Filing Procedures and General Order No. 45, I attest that Michael E. Florey, counsel for Defendants, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America, and Fresenius USA, Inc., (collectively "Fresenius"), and Maureen K. Toohey, counsel for Plaintiff DEKA Products Limited Partnership, concur in the filing of this document and have granted me permission to electronically file this document absent their actual signatures.

Dated: October 17, 2008

Respectfully submitted, Kirkland & Ellis LLP By: /s David K. Callahan s/ David K. Callahan, P.C. (IL 620227) [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, and DEKA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants, vs. FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. d/b/a FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA and FRESENIUS USA, INC., Defendants and Counter-claimants. [PROPOSED] ORDER SETTING THE SCHEDULE FOR BRIEFING AND HEARING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STAY PATENTS AND DEFENDANTS' CROSS-MOTION TO STAY PATENTS

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GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN, the Court hereby ORDERS the following:

The hearing date for both Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay Case Relating to the Merits of the Claims, Defenses, and Counterclaims Relating to United States Patent Nos. 5,438,510, 6,929,751 and 7,083,719 and to Defendants' Cross-motion to Stay Case as to United States Patent Nos. 6,503,062; 6,808,369; 6,814,547; 6,929,751; and 7,083,719 shall be November 19, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

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The hearing date of November 5, 2008, for Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay Case Relating to the Merits of the Claims, Defenses, and Counterclaims Relating to United States Patent Nos. 5,438,510, 6,929,751 and 7,083,719 is vacated.

Pursuant to L.R. 7-3(a), Plaintiffs shall file a single reply and opposition brief--not to exceed 25 pages of text--no later than October 29, 2008, twenty-one days before the hearing date.

Pursuant to L.R. 7-3(c), Defendants shall file a reply brief--not to exceed 15 pages of text-- no later than November 5, 2008, fourteen days before the hearing date.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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