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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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C-04-1511 CW STIPULATION BY PARTIES PROPOSING THIRD MODIFIED 

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Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. (75484) 

Christopher T. Heffelfinger (118058) 

BERMAN DEVALERIO PEASE TABACCO 

 BURT & PUCILLO

425 California Street, Suite 2100 

San Francisco, CA 94104-2205 

Telephone: (415) 433-3200 

Facsimile: (415) 433-6382 

Email: jtabacco@bermanesq.com 

Email: cheffelfinger@bermanesq.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

JOHN DOE 1 AND JOHN DOE 2 

[ADDITIONAL PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL 

 ON SIGNATURE PAGE]

James F. Hurst (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

David J. Doyle (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

Samuel S. Park (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

101 California Street, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, California 94111-5894 

Telephone: (415) 591-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 591-1400 

E-mail: nnorris@winston.com; 

jhurst@winston.com; ddoyle@winston.com; 

spark@winston.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

IN RE ABBOTT LABS NORVIR 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

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No. C-04-1511 CW 

STIPULATION BY PARTIES PROPOSING 

THIRD MODIFIED LITIGATION 

SCHEDULE AND ORDER THEREON AS 

MODIFIED 

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RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to an earlier Stipulation of the parties dated September 14, 2006, 

approved by an Order of the Court dated September 22, 2006, the Court approved a modified 

litigation schedule that had been agreed to by the parties; 

WHEREAS, the Court also issued an order on September 25, 2006 adopting the schedule 

that was the subject of the court-approved stipulation on September 22, 2006; 

WHEREAS, on July 2, 2007, the Court approved a second modified litigation schedule; 

WHEREAS, on December 13, 2007, the Court issued an order denying plaintiffs’ motion 

to estop defendant from asserting an invention date other than December 2, 1993, but, as part of 

that order, the Court stated that it would give Plaintiffs an opportunity to respond to the invention 

date of December 29, 1992 asserted by Abbott for its ‘036 patent and asked the parties to propose 

a new schedule that would give them an adequate opportunity to complete expert discovery before 

initiating the dispositive motion process; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have informed Defendant that they need additional time to perform 

patent-related research concerning the December 29, 1992 invention date for the ‘036 patent for 

the purpose of preparing a supplemental expert report; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have informed Defendant that because of Dr. Paul Volberding’s 

extremely busy schedule, including overseas travel, Plaintiffs need until February 4, 2008 to 

complete his supplemental expert report; 

WHEREAS, because Dr. Volberding is presently overseas and unavailable for 

consultation concerning his schedule, the parties have agreed that, following completion of his 

supplemental expert report, they promptly will confer with each other concerning the 

supplemental expert report and discuss the necessity of conducting a further deposition of Dr. 

Volberding, as well as a schedule for conducting such deposition, and, if no such agreement can 

be reached, then the matter may be submitted to the Court on an expedited basis for its 

determination. 

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WHEREAS, the parties anticipate resolving certain issues relating to the form of Class 

Notice and are hopeful that this may be done by stipulation, and to that end seek to continue the 

hearing presently scheduled for January 10, 2008 to January 31, 2008; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a modest extension of the trial date is necessary to 

complete the aforementioned expert discovery – which will be limited to a prior art search relating 

to the ‘036 patent – and the parties have expressed to each other that it is in their respective 

interests that a trial in this matter be concluded in 2008. 

WHEREAS, Defendant has agreed that it will not raise an objection if Plaintiffs seek an 

order from the Court requesting permission to file an amicus brief on February 14, 2007 in 

connection with the motion to dismiss in the related cases addressing the Ninth Circuit’s decision 

in Cascade Solutions v. Peacehealth, et al., 502 F.3d 895 (9th Cir. 2007). 

WHEREAS, the following chart is provided to the Court for ease of reference in 

comparing the events now being proposed (Column 1), the Related Case Calendar (Column 2), 

the Current Calendar (Column 3), and the new SEIU/Doe Proposed Revised Schedule (Column 

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EVENT 

(Includes Proposed New & 

Modified Events) 

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RELATED PARTY 

CALENDAR 

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SEIU/DOE 

CURRENT 

MOTION/TRIAL DATE 

CALENDAR 

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SEIU/DOE 

PROPOSED 

REVISED SCHEDULE 

January 11, 2008 

Consolidated 

amended complaint

 

Last Day for Abbott’s 

Opposition (Response) to 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order 

Approving Proposed Notice 

of Class Certification 

 01/20/07 01/10/08 

Last Day for Plaintiffs’ 

Reply in support of Proposed

Notice of Class Certification 

01/27/07 01/17/08 

Hearing on Motion For 

Proposed Notice of Class 

Certification 

01/10/08 01/31/08 

January 31, 2008 

Motion to Dismiss 

Plaintiffs Supplemental 

Expert Report 

 02/04/08 

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EVENT 

(Includes Proposed New & 

Modified Events) 

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RELATED PARTY 

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CURRENT 

MOTION/TRIAL DATE 

CALENDAR 

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SEIU/DOE 

PROPOSED 

REVISED SCHEDULE 

Last day to File Abbott’s 

Dispositive Motions and 

brief in support of claims 

construction (1 Brief) 

01/09/08 02/13/08 

Last Day to file Plaintiffs’ 

opposition brief and crossmotion (1 brief) 

02/13/08 03/18/08 

February 14, 2007 

Opposition to Motion 

To Dismiss 

February 21, 2008 

Reply ISO Motion To 

Dismiss 

Last Day to file reply in 

support of Abbott’s 

dispositive motion/claims 

construction and opposition 

to cross-motion 

02/25/08 03/31/08 

Last Day to file reply in 

support of Plaintiffs’ crossmotion (dispositive 

motion/claims construction) 

03/06/08 04/10/08 

March 6, 2008 

Hearing On Motion 

To Dismiss

Hearing on Summary 

Judgment and Claims 

Construction 

03/20/08 

2:00 p.m. 

04/24/08 

2:00 p.m. 

Final Pretrial Conference 06/17/08 

2:00 p.m. 

07/22/08 

2:00 p.m. 

Jury Trial 06/30/08 08/04/08 

 July 3, 2008 

Hearing on Class 

Certification 

 October 31, 2008 

Fact Discovery 

Cutoff 

 

 March 31, 2008 

Expert Discovery 

Cutoff 

 

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RELATED PARTY 

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CALENDAR 

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SEIU/DOE 

PROPOSED 

REVISED SCHEDULE 

January 11, 2010 

Trial 

 

 

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated among the parties that, subject to approval by 

the Court, the parties agree to the following revised proposed schedule: 

EVENT REVISED CALENDAR 

Last Day for Abbott’s Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Order Approving Proposed Notice of Class Certification 

01/10/08 

Last Day for Plaintiffs’ Reply in support of Proposed 

Notice of Class Certification 

01/17/08 

Hearing on Motion For Proposed Notice of Class 

Certification 

01/31/08 

Plaintiffs Supplemental Expert Report 02/04/08 

Last day to File Abbott’s Dispositive Motions and brief in 

support of Proposed claims construction (1 Brief) 

02/13/08 

Last Day to file Plaintiffs’ opposition brief and crossmotion (1 brief) 03/18/08 

Last Day to file reply in support of Abbott’s dispositive 

motion/claims construction and opposition to crossmotion 

03/31/08 

Last Day to file reply in support of Plaintiffs’ crossmotion (dispositive motion/claims construction) 04/10/08 

Hearing on Summary Judgment and Claims Construction 04/24/08 

2:00 p.m. 

Final Pretrial Conference 08/05/08 

2:00 p.m. 

Jury Trial 08/18/08 

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All other orders governing pretrial preparation remain in effect. 

Dated: December 20, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

 BERMAN DEVALERIO PEASE TABACCO

 BURT & PUCILLO 

 

 

 By: /s/ Christopher T. Heffelfinger 

 CHRISTOPHER T. HEFFELFINGER 

 Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. 

 425 California Street, Suite 2100 

 San Francisco, CA 94104-2205 

 Telephone: (415) 433-3200 

 Facsimile: (415) 433-6382 

 

 Richard R. Wiebe 

 LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD R. WIEBE 

 425 California Street, Suite 2025 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

 Telephone: (415) 433-3200 

 Facsimile: (415) 433-6382 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs 

JOHN DOE 1 and JOHN DOE 2 

 Hollis Salzman 

 Michael W. Stocker 

 Greg Asciolla 

 LABATON RUDOFF & SUCHAROW LLP 

 100 Park Avenue 

 New York, New York 10017-5563 

Telephone: (212) 907-0700 

Facsimile: (212) 818-0477 

 Joseph Lipofsky 

Robert S. Schachter 

Paul Kleidman 

ZWERLING, SCHACHTER 

 & ZWERLING, LLP 

41 Madison Avenue 

New York, NY 10010 

Telephone: (212) 223-3900 

Facsimile: (212) 371-5969 

 Dan Drachler 

ZWERLING, SCHACHTER 

 & ZWERLING, LLP

1904 Third Avenue, Suite 1030

Seattle, WA 98101-1170

Telephone: 206-223-2053 

Facsimile: 206-343-9636 

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David S. Nalven 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

One Main Street, 4th Floor 

Cambridge, MA 02142 

Telephone: 617-482-3700 

Facsimile: 617-482-3033 

Counsel for Plaintiff Service Employees 

 International Union Health and Welfare Fund 

Dated: December 20, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

 WINSTON & STRAWN 

 

 By: /s/ David J. Doyle 

 DAVID J. DOYLE 

James F. Hurst 

David J. Doyle 

Samuel S. Park 

101 California Street, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, California 94111-5894 

Telephone: (415) 591-1000 

Facsimile: 94150 591-1400 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

ORDER

 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 12/21/07 

Dated: 

 

 United States District Judge 

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