Microsoft Corporation v. Barnes & Noble, Inc. et al

Filing 41

RESPONSE, by Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation, to 33 MOTION to Stay, 34 MOTION to Stay. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Wion, Christopher)

HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

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Case No. 11-485 RAJ

Plaintiff,
vs.

(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR STAY

BARNES & NOBLE, INC.,
BARNESANDNOBLE.COM LLC, HON
HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.,
FOXCONN INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS LTD., FOXCONN
ELECTRONICS, INC., FOXCONN
PRECISION COMPONENT (SHENZHEN)
CO., LTD., and INVENTEC
CORPORATION,

NOTED FOR:
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011

Defendants.
This matter came before the Court on a motion filed by Defendants Barnes & Noble,
Inc. and barnsandnoble.com LLC and a separate motion filed by Defendants Hon Hai Precision
Industry Co., Ltd.; Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.; Foxconn Electronics, Inc., and
Foxconn Precision Components (Shenzen) Co., Ltd. requesting that this action be stayed in its
entirety pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 1659(a) (the "Motions for Stay") pending resolution of a
parallel ITC investigation: In the Matter of Certain Handheld Electronic Computing Devices,
Related Software, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-769 (the "ITC Action").

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(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR STAY - 1

LAW OFFICES

DANIELSON HARRIGAN LEYH & TOLLEFSON LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL, [phone] FAX, [phone]

The Court has considered the pleadings filed in support and in response to the Motions

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for Stay and therefore deems itself fully advised. Based on the pleadings submitted:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motions for Stay are GRANTED and this action

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shall be stayed in its entirety until the Commission's determination in the ITC Action becomes

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final.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that such stay shall be without prejudice to Microsoft’s

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ability to proceed with service on any defendant once the stay has been lifted. No deadline for

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effecting service on any defendant is hereby established. Any time limitation for service that

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might otherwise apply is tolled until 120 days after the stay is lifted.
DATED this ____ day of June, 2011.

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HONORABLE RICHARD A. JONES

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Presented by:

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DANIELSON HARRIGAN LEYH & TOLLEFSON LLP

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By

/s/ Christopher Wion______________________
Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr., WSBA #1751
Christopher Wion, WSBA #33207
Shane Cramer, WSBA #35099

T. ANDREW CULBERT (WSBA #35925)
[e-mail]
DAVID E. KILLOUGH (WSBA #40185)
[e-mail]
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 425-869-1327

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(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR STAY - 2

LAW OFFICES

DANIELSON HARRIGAN LEYH & TOLLEFSON LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL, [phone] FAX, [phone]

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JEFFREY W. LESOVITZ (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
DALE M. HEIST (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
DANIEL GOETTLE (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
ALEKSANDER J. GORANIN (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP
2929 Arch Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 215-568-3439
DAVID T. PRITIKIN (pro hac vice to be filed)
[e-mail]
RICHARD A. CEDEROTH (pro hac vice to be filed)
[e-mail]
DOUGLAS I. LEWIS (pro hac vice to be filed)
[e-mail]
JOHN W. MCBRIDE (pro hac vice to be filed)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 312-853-7036
BRIAN R. NESTER (pro hac vice to be filed)
[e-mail]
KEVIN C. WHEELER (pro hac vice to be filed)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
202-736-8711
Attorneys for Microsoft Corporation

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(PROPOSED) ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR STAY - 3

LAW OFFICES

DANIELSON HARRIGAN LEYH & TOLLEFSON LLP
999 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 4400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104
TEL, [phone] FAX, [phone]