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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION AND [ ORDER 

 CASE NO. 06-2254 (RMW) 

HOWARD HOLDERNESS (SBN 169814) 

THOMAS R. GREEN (SBN 203480) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Tel: 415.442.1000; Fax: 415.442.1001 

hholderness@morganlewis.com 

tgreen@morganlewis.com 

JOHN F. SCHULTZ (PRO HAC VICE) 

BARRY L. McCOY (PRO HAC VICE) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

1701 Market Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Tel: 215.963.5000; Fax: 215.963.5001 

john.schultz@morganlewis.com 

bmccoy@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 

ANTONIO VOZZOLO 

FARUQI & FARUQI LLP 

369 Lexington Ave., 10th Floor 

New York, NY 10016 

Tel: 212.983.9330; Fax: 212.983.9331 

avozzolo@faruqilaw.com 

JENELLE WELLING (SBN 209480) 

CHARLES D. MARSHALL (SBN 23644) 

GREEN WELLING LLP 

595 Market Street, Suite 2750 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Tel: 415.477.6700; Fax: 415.477.6710 

cand.uscourts@classcounsel.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

[Other Counsel for Plaintiffs Are Listed on 

Signature Page of Stipulation of Settlement] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re: HP Power Plug and 

Graphic Card Litigation 

Case No. 06-2254 (RMW) 

STIPULATION AND [] ORDER MODIFYING THE COURT’S OCTOBER

31, 2007 PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND

AMENDING THE STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES

1. On October 31, 2007, the Court entered an Order (“Preliminary Approval Order”) 

granting preliminary approval of the Class Action Settlement, provisionally certifying a 

nationwide settlement class, and approving the procedure for and forms of notice, and scheduling 

a fairness hearing. The Preliminary Approval Order was signed on October 31, 2007.

2. Class counsel have received inquiries from a number of owners of HP laptop 

computers the Stock Keeping Unit (“SKU”) numbers of which were not included in the 

Stipulation of Settlement but who desired to partake of the benefits that the Stipulation of 

Settlement provides. In addition, the Parties confirmed that there were additional SKU numbers 

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that fit within the definition of an “Affected Power Connector Model” or an “Affected Graphics 

Card Model.” As a result, the parties have agreed to expand the “Affected Power Connector 

Models” and “Affected Graphics Card Models” (collectively, the “Additional Units”) covered by 

the settlement. 

3. As a result, the Parties: (a) seek to amend the Stipulation of Settlement to make the 

Additional Units subject to the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement, including but not limited to: 

(i) all applicable provisions relating to the settlement benefits to be provided to Class members; 

and (ii) the release contained therein; and (b) request this Court’s approval of the manner in 

which Notice will be provided to persons with an Additional Unit (the “Settlement Amendment 

and Notice Plan”). The Parties will file a list of the Additional Units with the Court by no later 

than January 8, 2008. 

4. Subject to the entry of the Proposed Order attached to this Stipulation, and after 

the Parties compile the list of Additional Units and send it to the Court, HP will direct the Claims 

Administrator to provide direct notice by e-mail or physical mail (as called for in the Stipulation 

of Settlement) to all persons who registered an Additional Unit with HP in HP’s Registration 

Database, or as appropriate for the Three Day Repair Subclass, whose name is listed in the 

Contract Database. In addition, the proposed form of Publication Notice attached hereto at 

Exhibit “A,” which informs the Class that the Additional Units have been made part of the 

settlement (and for which the Parties seek Court approval), will be published on one occasion in 

USA Today.1

5. In light of the discovery of the Additional Units, the Parties believe it is necessary 

to and respectfully request that the Court extend the deadlines set forth in the Preliminary 

Approval Order. Specifically, the Parties wish to: 

 (a) Extend the deadline by which all Class members must object or exclude 

themselves from December 31, 2007 to February 25, 2008; 

 (b) Extend the deadlines by which: (i) papers in support of final approval and 

 

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 The Parties note that the SKU numbers for the Additional Units (the list of which the Parties will file with 

the Court no later than January 8, 2008) will be expressly listed in the Publication Notice in the area indicated. In the 

interest of time and efficiency, the Parties request that the Court approve the Publication Notice in the form attached. 

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fee applications must be filed, and (ii) papers in response to objections must be filed, from 

December 15, 2007 and January 18, 2008, respectively, to February 22, 2008; 

 (c) Add a deadline of no later than March 3, 2008 by which the parties may, at 

their option, file a supplemental response to objections received near the end of the objection 

period; 

 (d) Move the date of the Fairness Hearing from January 25, 2008 to March 14, 

2008;

(e) Extend the deadline by which Class members must submit a Claim Form 

from February 8, 2008 to April 4, 2008. 

 HP has agreed that it will, subject to Court approval and the entry of this Order, send an email to all Class members to whom it has already sent the Notice and for whom HP did not 

receive an “e-mail” bounce back (approximately 120,000 persons) informing them of the new 

deadlines set forth above. In addition, the proposed Publication Notice at Exhibit “A” will also 

inform Class members of the extension of the above deadlines. See Exhibit “A.” 

6. The Parties also agree that the Claims Administrator will post information on the 

settlement website (www.hpnotebooksettlement.com), in a conspicuous and prominently-featured 

fashion, that: (a) lists the Additional Units; (b) informs the Class that the deadline to file Claim 

Forms has been extended to April 4, 2008; (c) informs the Class that the deadline to object to the 

settlement or exclude themselves from the Class has been extended to February 25, 2008; and (d) 

informs the Class that the Fairness Hearing has been moved from January 25, 2008 to March 7, 

2008. 

7. Finally, so that Class members who are seeking a repair under the terms of the 

settlement do not have that repair unduly delayed by the above extensions, HP has agreed to 

begin repairs (for eligible Class members who submitted a timely and valid Claim Form) five 

days after the Effective Date (as that term is defined in the Stipulation of Settlement), as opposed 

to waiting until the later of the Effective Date or the Bar Date (as that term is defined in the 

Stipulation of Settlement). 

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, 

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hereby request that the Court sign the Proposed Order set forth below. 

Dated: December 21, 2007 

Respectfully submitted, 

GREEN WELLING 

By: /s/ Jenelle Welling 

595 Market Street, Suite 2750 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.477.6700 

Facsimile: 415.477.6710 

E-mail: cand.uscourts.classcounsel.com 

FARUQI & FARUQI LLP 

By: /s/ Anthony Vozzolo 

369 Lexington Ave., 10th Floor 

New York, NY 10016 

Telephone: 212.983.9330 

Facsimile 212.983.9331 

E-mail: avozzolo@faruqilaw.com 

KAMBEREDELSON LLC 

By: /s/ Scott Kamber 

11 Broadway, 22nd floor 

New York, NY 10004 

Telephone: 646.964.9600 

Facsimile: 212.202.6364 

E-mail: skamber@kamberedelson.com 

Class counsel 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

By: /s/ Barry L. McCoy 

1701 Market Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: 215.963.5000 

Facsimile: 215.963.5001 

E-mail: bmccoy@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

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[] ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The proposed amendment to the Stipulation of Settlement is approved and the 

Additional Units are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Stipulation of Settlement, 

including but not limited to: (a) all applicable provisions relating to the settlement benefits to be 

provided Class Members; and (b) the release contained therein. End-user purchasers in the 

United States who own or received as a gift an Additional Unit (the list of which will be filed 

with the Court on January 8, 2008) are Class members per the terms of the Stipulation of 

Settlement (unless excluded from the Class per the terms of the agreement). 

2. In accordance with the Parties’ Stipulation, the Repair Period (as that term is 

defined in the Stipulation of Settlement) shall begin five days after the Effective Date (as that 

term is defined in the Stipulation of Settlement). Class members shall have 90 days from the date 

they are requested to send in their computer to forward the unit to HP or its designee for repairs. 

Class members who do not send in their unit within this 90 time frame will not receive a repair. 

3. The October 31, 2007 Preliminary Approval Order is hereby modified to reflect 

the following new dates: 

 (a) The deadline by which all Class members must object or exclude 

themselves is moved from December 31, 2007 to February 25, 2008; 

 (b) The deadline by which: (i) papers in support of final approval and fee 

applications, and (ii) papers in response to objections, must be filed, is moved to February 22, 

2008; 

 (c) The deadline by which the parties may, at their option, file a supplemental 

response to objections received near the end of the objection period is March 3, 2008; 

 (d) The date of the Fairness Hearing is moved from January 25, 2008 to 

March 14, 2008;

(e) The deadline by which Class members must submit a Claim Form is 

moved from February 8, 2008 to April 4, 2008.

4. The Publication Notice attached to the Stipulation is hereby approved. The Claims 

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Administrator is to insert the list of Additional SKUs in the Publication Notice after the Parties 

submit the list to the Court. 

5. The manner in which the Parties propose to provide Notice to persons with 

Additional Units is hereby approved. In addition, HP is to send an e-mail to all Class members to 

whom it has already sent the Notice via e-mail, and for whom it did not receive an “e-mail” 

bounce back, informing them of the new deadlines set forth above in Paragraph 3(a), 3(c) and 

3(d). 

6. Pending final determination of whether the proposed settlement should be 

approved, no Class member with an Additional Unit, the list of which will be filed with the Court, 

may directly, derivatively, or in a representative capacity, commence any action against any of 

the Released Parties (as that term is defined in the Stipulation of Settlement) in any court or 

tribunal asserting any of the Released Claims (as that term is defined in the Stipulation of 

Settlement). 

7. The Parties may, without further approval from the Court, make minor changes to 

the form and content of the Publication Notice. 

Dated: January7, 2008 

 Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

 United States District Court Judge 

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