Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 137

Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh denying #93 Stipulation Selecting Private ADR; Referring Parties to Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference.(lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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APPLE, INC., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a
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Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
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ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York )
corporation; and SAMSUNG
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER REFERRING PARTIES TO
MAGISTRATE JUDGE SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE
(re: dkt #93)

On April 11, 2012, the parties in this case filed a stipulation selecting private ADR and

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requesting a deadline of 180 days from the date of the referral order. See ECF No. 93. However,

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in Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd., Case No. 11-cv-01846-LHK (“Apple I”), the parties

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agreed to participate in a Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference (“MJSC”) with Judge Spero, and

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to be represented at the MJSC by the parties’ respective chief executive officer (“CEO”) and

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general counsel. See Apple I, ECF No. 873. The parties have previously represented that any

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resolution of their disputes must be global.

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Accordingly, in the above-captioned matter, the parties’ stipulation to private ADR with a

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180-day deadline is rejected. Instead, the parties are hereby referred to an MJSC with Magistrate

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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER REFERRING PARTIES TO MJSC

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Judge Spero with an 82-day deadline, to coincide with the deadline in Apple I. As in Apple I, the

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CEO and general counsel of the respective parties shall appear at and participate in the MJSC.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 25, 2012

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER REFERRING PARTIES TO MJSC