Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. v. Pierre Fabre Dermatologie

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 23 for Dismissal Without Prejudice, ***Civil Case Terminated. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 4/16/09. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2009)

1 Joseph D. Miler State Bar No. 109032

Leslie 1. Mann State Bar No. 95467
2 EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C.

One California Street, 26th Floor
3 San Francisco, Californa 94111-5427

Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.398.0955

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6 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
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Mark A. Neubauer (SBN 73727)
8 Email: mneubauer0steptoe.com

Dylan Ruga (SBN 235969)
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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
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the Stars, Suite 2800

Los Angeles, California 90067-5052
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Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff LOGIE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN JOSE DIVISION
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INC.,
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a Delaware corporation,

CASE NO. 5:08-cv-04764
STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND ORDER

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Defendants.

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Counterclaim/Plaintiff,

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STIEFEL LABORATORIES, INC.,

Counterclaim/Defendants.

Stipulation for Dismissal without Prejudice; Order
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1 IT is HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action through
2 Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. ("Stiefel") and Defendant/Counter3 Plaintiff

Pierre Fabre Dermatologie ("Pierre Fabre"), by and through their respective counsel,

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The instant action, including all counterclaims, shall be dismissed in its entirety
Civil Procedure 41(a)(2);

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Any controversy, action or legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the

8 License Agreement executed by Connetics, Inc. and Pierre Fabre in September 2004 and/or any
9 amendment thereto ("the Agreement") shall be brought exclusively in the United States District

10 Courts for the Northern District of California. The parties intend this paragraph to be given the
11 broadest interpretation to include all contract and tort actions by either of

them or any affliated

12 party arising out of or relating to the Agreement;
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This Court and its appellate courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any such

14 action or legal proceeding and each part waives any objection to venue or jurisdiction in

15 connection therewith. This Cour has subject matter jurisdiction over all claims and
16 counterclaims pursuant to 28 U.S.c. § 1332 because: (1) there is complete diversity of
17 citizenship between the parties (Pierre Fabre is a French corporation with its principal place of

18 business in Boulogne, France; Stiefel is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of
19 business in Florida); and (2) the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, exclusive of interest

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In the event any controversy, action or legal proceeding arising out of or relating

22 to the Agreement is brought or filed in any court other than the United States Distrct Court for

23 the Northern District of California, including any foreign tribunal, the filing part shall bear all
24 reasonable costs and attorneys' fees incurred by the defending part to enforce this Stipulation
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The statute of limitations for any such action or legal proceeding is tolled on the

27 entry ofthis dismissal for a period of one year, but this provision shall operate prospectively only

28 and have no effect on time already passed;

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Persons with full power to resolve any and all controversies before the parties

2 shall meet in Paris on April 10, 2009 to attempt to resolve the issues pertaining to their

3 relationship. Neither party shall have a lawyer present. The discussions attempting to resolve
4 these issues are entitled to all of the protections of

Californa Evidence Code 1152 and Federal

5 Rule of

Evidence 408. If

the parties are unsuccessful in executing a written agreement

6 confirming a resolution to their mutual satisfaction within 2 months from the date of execution of
7 this Stipulation (which time can be extended by mutual written agreement), the parties shall

8 thereafter within 2 months engage in a mediation in London, England. The purpose of the

9 mediation is to reach a resolution of all controversies between the parties. The mediator fees

10 shall be borne equally by the parties and each part shall each bear its own costs and attorneys'

11 fees for the mediation. The mediator shall be chosen by agreement between the parties. The
12 time for this mediation may be extended up to 2 additional months by mutual written agreement.
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1 7. Each part bears its own costs and attorneys' fees incurred in this action.

2 IT is SO STIPULATED.
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DATED: April 6, 2009

EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.c.

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/s/ Leslie J. Mann

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Joseph D. Miler Leslie J. Mann Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.

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IT is SO ORDERED.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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