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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

MICHAEL F. HEALY (SBN 095098) 

CHRISTOPHER A. NEDEAU (SBN 081297) 

MATTHEW C. LOVELL (SBN 189728) 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

michael.healy@sdma.com 

christopher.nedeau@sdma.com 

matthew.lovell@sdma.com 

WILLENKEN, WILSON, LOH & LIEB, LLP 

PAUL J. LOH (SBN 160541) 

NHAN T. VU (SBN 189508) 

JASON H. WILSON (SBN 140269)

707 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 3850 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Telephone: (213) 955-9240 

Facsimile: (213) 955-9250 

paulloh@willenken.com 

nhanvu@willenken.com 

jasonwilson@willenken.com 

Attorneys for AU OPTRONICS 

CORPORATION AMERICA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WHEREAS plaintiff filed a complaint in the above-captioned case on January 23, 2007; 

WHEREAS plaintiff alleges antitrust violations by manufacturers of Liquid Crystal 

Display (“LCD”) products; 

WHEREAS more than 10 complaints have been filed to date in federal district courts 

throughout the United States by plaintiffs purporting to bring class actions on behalf of direct 

GENERAL DIGITAL CORPORATION, 

on behalf of itself and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LG PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD., ET AL., 

Defendants. 

 CASE NO. C-07-0452-MJJ 

MDL 1827 In Re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) 

Antitrust Litigation (Pending) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

 

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purchasers alleging antitrust violations by manufacturers of LCD products (collectively, “the LCD 

Cases”); 

WHEREAS there is a motion pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation 

to transfer the LCD Cases to the Northern District of California for coordinated or consolidated 

pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407; 

WHEREAS plaintiff anticipates the possibility of Consolidated Amended Complaints in 

the LCD Cases; 

WHEREAS plaintiff and defendant AU Optronics Corporation America (“AUO 

America”) have agreed that an orderly schedule for any response to the pleadings in the LCD 

Cases would be more efficient for the parties and for the Court; 

WHEREAS plaintiff agrees that the deadline for AUO America to respond to the 

Complaint shall be extended until the earlier of the following dates: (1) 45 days after the filing of 

a Consolidated Amended Complaint in the LCD Cases; or (2) 45 days after plaintiff provides 

written notice to AUO America that it does not intend to file a Consolidated Amended Complaint, 

provided that such notice may be given only after the initial case management conference in the 

MDL transferee court in this case; 

WHEREAS plaintiff further agrees that this extension is available, without further 

stipulation with counsel for plaintiff, to all named defendants who notify plaintiff in writing of 

their intention to join this extension; 

WHEREAS this Stipulation does not constitute a waiver by AUO America or any 

defendant of any defense, including but not limited to the defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction 

or subject matter jurisdiction, insufficiency of service of process, or improper venue. 

PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT AUO AMERICA, BY AND THOUGH THEIR 

RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF RECORD, STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

1. The deadline for AUO America to respond to the Complaint shall be extended until 

the earlier of the following dates: (1) 45 days after the filing of a Consolidated Amended 

Complaint in the LCD Cases; or (2) 45 days after plaintiff provides written notice to AUO 

America that it does not intend to file a Consolidated Amended Complaint, provided that such 

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notice may be given only after the initial case management conference in the MDL transferee 

court in this case; 

2. This extension is available, without further stipulation with counsel for plaintiff or 

further order of the Court, to all named defendants who notify plaintiff in writing of their intention 

to join this extension; and 

3. This Stipulation does not constitute a waiver by AUO America or any defendant 

that joins in this Stipulation, of any defense, including but not limited to the defenses of lack of 

personal jurisdiction or subject matter jurisdiction, insufficiency of service of process, or improper 

venue. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: February 6, 2007 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

By:____/s/ Matthew C. Lovell_____________

Michael F. Healy 

Christopher A. Nedeau 

Matthew C. Lovell 

Attorneys for Defendant 

AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA 

DATED: February 6, 2007 GOLD, BENNETT CERA & SIDENER LLP 

By:____/s/ Joseph M. Barton________________

Joseph M. Barton 

Paul F. Bennett 

Steven O. Sidener 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

OMNI CIRCUITS INTERNATIONAL, LLC. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: February ___, 2007 

___ _________________________

The Honorable Martin Jenkins. 

Judge of the United States District Court 

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