Robin Berman et al v. Microchip Technology Incorporated et al

Filing 160

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 159 Stipulation to Extend Deadline to File Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and to Respond to and Reply in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2021)

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Michael Rubin (SBN 80618)
Andrew Kushner (SBN 316035)
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Keith Ehrman (SBN 106985)
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MCGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY
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San Francisco, CA 94133
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Facsimile:
[phone]
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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William B. Reilly (SBN 177550)
LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM REILLY
86 Molino Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION

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18 ROBIN BERMAN, BO KANG,
KHASHAYAR MIRFAKHRAEI, THANG
19 VAN VU, DONNA VIERA-CASTILLO,
GIRISH RAMESH, PATRICK HANLEY,
20 ILANA SHTERNSHAIN and MANDY
SCHWARZ,
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Plaintiffs,
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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
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CORPORATION, a corporation; and ATMEL
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GUARANTEE BENEFIT PROGRAM, an
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Defendants.

Case No. 4:17-CV-1864-HSG
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND
DEADLINE TO FILE CROSS- MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND TO RESPOND
TO AND REPLY ISO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Hearing Date:
Time:
Courtroom:
Judge:

October 7, 2021
2:00 p.m.
2, Floor 4
Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Action Filed:
Trial Date:

April 4, 2017
May 2, 2022

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1 DEFENSE COUNSEL:
2 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &
STEWART, P.C., SBN 00504800
3 Mark G. Kisicki (CA SBN 150057)
[e-mail]
4 Elizabeth M. Soveranez (AZ SBN 024009) admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
5 2415 E. Camelback Road, Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85016
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Fax: [phone]
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Plaintiffs Robin Berman, Bo Kang, Khashayar Mirfakhraei, Thang Van Vu, Donna Viera-

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2 Castillo, Girish Ramesh, Patrick Hanley, Ilana Shternshain and Mandy Schwarz (collectively
3 “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Microchip Technology Incorporated (“Microchip”), Atmel Corporation
4 (“Atmel”) and Atmel Corporation U.S. Severance Guarantee Benefit Program (“Severance Program”
5 and, collectively with Microchip and Atmel, “Defendants”) hereby file this joint stipulation
6 regarding the briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ pending motion for partial summary judgment, filed
7 July 23, 2021. See Dkt. 145.
On July 23, Plaintiffs filed their motion for partial summary judgment and noticed the

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9 hearing for October 7, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Defendants’ opposition to that motion is currently due on
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Plaintiffs have agreed to extend until 12:00 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 23, 2021 the

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12 deadline for Defendants to file a combined (1) cross-motion for partial summary judgment and (2)
13 opposition to plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.1 Defendants have in turn agreed to
14 extend until September 9, 2021 Plaintiffs’ deadline to file a combined (1) opposition to Defendants’
15 cross-motion and (2) reply in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment. Plaintiffs
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17 support of their cross-motion for summary judgment. This agreed-upon briefing schedule will permit
18 the parties to keep the current hearing date of October 7, 2021.
Accordingly, Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby stipulate, by and through their respective

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20 attorneys of record and subject to court approval, that Defendants’ time to file a combined cross21 motion for summary judgment and opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment
22 shall be extended until 12:00 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 23, 2021; that Plaintiffs’ deadline to file
23 their combined opposition to Defendants’ cross-motion and reply in support of their motion for
24 partial summary judgment shall be extended until September 9, 2021; and that Defendants’ time to
25 file a reply in support of their cross-motion for summary judgment shall be extended to September
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Defendants will be filing by noon on August 23 because of a vacation conflict for one of
plaintiffs’ counsel later that week. Defendants have agreed to that arrangement.
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Respectfully submitted on August 5, 2021

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ALTSHULER BERZON LLP

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By: s/ Michael Rubin

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Michael Rubin
Andrew Kushner
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94108
Cliff Palefsky
Keith Ehrman
MCGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY
535 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
William B. Reilly
LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM REILLY
86 Molino Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &
STEWART, P.C.

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By: /s/Mark G. Kisicki (with permission)

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Mark G. Kisicki
Elizabeth M. Soveranez
2415 East Camelback Road, Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Attorneys for Defendants

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ORDER

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2 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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1. Defendants’ deadline to file a combined cross-motion for partial summary judgment and

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opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment shall be and is extended until

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12:00 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 23, 2021;

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2. Plaintiffs’ deadline to file their combined opposition to Defendants’ cross-motion and reply

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in support of their motion for partial summary judgment shall be and is extended until

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September 9, 2021; and

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3. Defendants’ deadline to file a reply in support of their cross-motion for partial summary
judgment shall be and is extended until September 23, 2021.

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8/9/2021
Dated: ______________________

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The Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
United States District Judge

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