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

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CASE NO. 12-CV-05272 (SBA) (EDL)

Winston & Strawn LLP

101 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

W. Gordon Dobie (admitted pro hac vice)

wdobie@winston.com

William C. O’Neil (admitted pro hac vice)

woneil@winston.com

Kathryn A. Wendel (admitted pro hac vice)

kwendel@winston.com

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60601

Telephone: 312-558-5600

Facsimile: 312-558-5700

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

Robert B. Pringle (SBN: 51365)

rpringle@winston.com

Eric E. Sagerman (SBN: 155496)

esagerman@winston.com

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415-591-1000

Facsimile: 415-591-1400

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SOLYNDRA RESIDUAL TRUST

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

THE SOLYNDRA RESIDUAL TRUST, BY 

AND THROUGH ITS LIQUIDATING 

TRUSTEE, R. TODD NEILSON, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

SUNTECH POWER HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 

ET AL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-5272 (SBA) (EDL)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

PRETRIAL ORDER

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CASE NO. CV-12-05272 (SBA) (EDL)

Winston & Strawn LLP

101 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802

WHEREAS, Plaintiff the Solyndra Residual Trust, by and through its Liquidating Trustee, R. 

Todd Neilson (“Plaintiff”) filed an Amended Complaint on February 14, 2013 (“Solyndra 

Litigation”) (Dkt. No. 70);

WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order Denying Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss 

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint on March 31, 2014 (Dkt. No. 87);

WHEREAS, the Court issued its Order for Pretrial Preparation on April 29, 2014, which set 

deadlines for pretrial discovery in the Solyndra Litigation (Dkt. No. 92);

WHEREAS, Defendant Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. filed a Chapter 15 petition on 

February 21, 2014, and a recognition order was entered on November 17, 2014, thereby triggering 

an automatic stay from discovery in the Solyndra Litigation pending resolution of bankruptcy 

proceedings in the Southern District of New York. In re Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Case 

No. 14-10383 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2014);

WHEREAS, Defendant Suntech America, Inc. recently filed a petition seeking Chapter 11 

relief on January 12, 2015 in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, thereby 

staying it from discovery in the Solyndra Litigation (collectively referred to as the “Suntech 

Bankruptcy Proceedings”). In re Suntech America, Inc., Case No. 15-10054 (Bankr. D. Del. 2015);

WHEREAS, Solyndra intends to file motions seeking relief from the stays in the Suntech 

Bankruptcy Proceedings (Declaration of William C. O’Neil, ¶ 7);

WHEREAS, the Parties, through their counsel, have conferred and agreed to modestly extend 

the deadlines for pretrial discovery as set out in Judge Armstrong’s Pretrial Order, as further 

specified in the accompanying Declaration of William C. O’Neil In Support of Stipulation of 

Extension of Time to the Pretrial Order (O’Neil Decl. ¶¶ 8-9);

NOW, THEREFORE, SUBJECT TO THE COURT’S APPROVAL, Trina Solar Limited, 

Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc., Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, Yingli Green Energy Americas, 

Inc. and Solyndra hereby stipulate and agree that the remaining discovery deadlines in the Solyndra 

Litigation are as follows: 

a. Discovery Cut-Off, Except Expert Discovery: 6/25/2015;

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Winston & Strawn LLP

101 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-5802

b. Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Expert Designations: 4/30/2015;

c. Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Expert Rebuttal Disclosures: 5/28/2015;

d. Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 6/25/2015;

e. Hearing on All Dispositive Motions: on or before August 28, 2015, subject to the 

Court’s availability;

f. Mandatory Settlement Conferences: 9/29 – 10/15/2015;

g. Pretrial Conference: December 18, 2015, subject to the Court’s availability;

h. Pretrial Preparation Due: October 23, 2015;

i. Motions in Limine and Objections to Evidence: October 30, 2015;

j. Opposition: November 13, 2015;

k. Reply: November 20, 2015; and

l. Trial: February 5, 2016, subject to the Court’s availability.

Dated: January 21, 2015 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

By: /s/ William C. O’Neil

Counsel for Plaintiff

SOLYNDRA RESIDUAL TRUST

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EXHIBIT A

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C 12-05272 SBA

SOLYNDRA

Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR 

PRETRIAL PREPARATION

v.

SUNTECH

Defendant.

Pursuant to Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP"), IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

A. DEADLINE FOR JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDING THE 

PLEADINGS

The deadline for the joinder of other parties and to amend the pleadings is 9/26/2014.

B. DISCOVERY CUT-OFF

All discovery, except for expert discovery, shall be completed and all depositions taken 

on or before 6/25/2015. The parties are responsible for scheduling discovery so that motions to 

resolve discovery disputes can be heard before the above discovery cut-off.

C. EXPERT DESIGNATION AND DISCOVERY

Plaintiff shall designate any experts by 4/30/2015; defendant by 4/30/2015; rebuttal 

disclosure by 5/28/15. Any expert not so named may be disallowed as a witness. No expert will 

be permitted to testify to any opinion, or basis or support for an opinion, that has not been

disclosed in response to an appropriate question or interrogatory from the opposing party. Expert 

discovery shall be completed by 6/25/2015.

D. MOTION CUT-OFF

All dispositive motions shall be heard on or before August 28, 2015, subject to the 

Court’s availability. The parties must meet and confer prior to filing any motion. The movant 

shall certify to the Court in its moving papers that it has complied with this requirement. Should 

the parties fail to meet and confer, the Court may decline to entertain the motion.

THE COURT DOES NOT RESERVE MOTION HEARING DATES. The parties 

are advised to check Judge Armstrong's calendar at www.cand.uscourts.gov/sba, under 

Scheduling Information to determine the next available hearing date, particularly in the case of a 

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dispositive motion. The parties are advised not to wait until 35 days prior to the law and motion 

cut-off date to file and serve their motion. As the Court's law and motion calendar tends to fill 

quickly, there is no guarantee that a hearing date within the law and motion cut-off date will be 

available. You MUST submit a hard copy of all motion papers filed in E-FILED cases in order 

to be placed on calendar.

Page Limits: All noticed motions (other than motions for summary judgment) 

and any opposition thereto, shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, exclusive of the table 

of contents, table of authorities, exhibits and declarations, if required. Reply briefs may not 

exceed ten (10) pages in length. Motions for summary judgment are subject to the page limits 

set forth in Civil Local Rule 7.

Meet and Confer Requirement: All parties are required to meet and confer in 

good faith before filing any motion or any non-stipulated request with this court, and to certify

that they have complied with this requirement.

Failure to Oppose: The failure of the opposing party to file a memorandum of 

points and authorities in opposition to any motion shall constitute a consent to the granting of 

the motion.

Summary Judgment: Parties are limited to filing one motion for summary 

judgment. Any party wishing to exceed this limit must request leave of Court. The parties are 

not required to file statements of undisputed facts in connection with a motion for summary 

judgment. However, if the parties desire to file a statement of undisputed facts, only one joint 

statement of undisputed facts signed by all parties shall be filed. All separate statements will be 

stricken. If the parties are unable to agree that a fact is undisputed, they should assume that fact 

is in dispute.

Hearing on Motions: Note that pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-1(b), the Court may, in 

its discretion, adjudicate motions without oral argument.

E. MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES

All parties are ordered to participate in a mandatory settlement conference during 

the following time period: 9/29 – 10/15/2015.

F. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

All Counsel who will try the case shall appear for a pretrial conference on 

December 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m, subject to the Court’s availability. All Counsel shall be fully 

prepared to discuss all aspects of the trial. Failure to file the requisite pretrial documents in 

advance of the pretrial conference may result in vacation of the pretrial conference and/or the 

imposition of sanctions. ALL PARTIES WITH SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY ARE 

REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.

G. PRETRIAL PREPARATION DUE: October 23, 2015

Prior to the date pretrial preparation is due, Counsel shall meet and confer in 

good faith in advance of complying with the following pretrial requirements in order to clarify 

and narrow the issues for trial, arrive at stipulations of facts, simplify and shorten the 

presentation of proof at trial, and explore possible settlement. In addition, Counsel shall meet 

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and confer regarding anticipated motions in limine, objections to evidence, jury instructions, and 

any other matter which may require resolution by the Court. The following items 1 through 8 

below shall be filed and served by the above-referenced date.

1. Joint Pretrial Statement

Counsel are required to file a pretrial conference statement containing the 

following information:

(a) The Action

(i) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance 

of claims and defenses which remain to be decided

(ii) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claimed, 

particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as witnesses, documents or other 

evidentiary material to be presented concerning the amount of those damages.

(b) The Factual Basis of the Action

(i) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all 

relevant facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will stipulate for 

incorporation into the trial record without the necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits.

(ii) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all 

disputed factual issues which remain to be decided.

(iii) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part 

of the action may be presented upon an agreed statement of facts.

(iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or 

proposed for pretrial or trial purposes.

(c) Disputed Legal Issues

(i) Points of Law. Without extended legal argument, a concise 

statement of each disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting statutes 

and decisions. Unless otherwise ordered, parties should cite to briefs served and lodged setting 

forth briefly the nature of each party's contentions concerning each disputed point of law, 

including procedural and evidentiary issues.

(ii) Proposed Conclusions of law. If the case is to be tried 

without jury, unless otherwise ordered, parties should briefly indicate objections to proposed 

conclusions of law lodged with this Court.

2. Trial Briefs

Each party shall serve and file a trial brief which shall briefly state their 

contentions, the relevant facts to be proven at trial, and the law on the issues material to the 

decision.

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3. Findings of Fact

In non-jury cases, each party shall serve and lodge with the Court 

proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues. Findings shall be brief, 

clear, written in plain English and free of pejorative language, and argument.

4. Witnesses

Each party shall serve and file with the Court a list of all persons who 

may be called as witnesses. The list shall include a summary of the substance of each witness' 

proposed testimony.

5. Designation of Discovery Excerpts

Each party expecting to use discovery excerpts as part of its case in chief 

shall serve and lodge with the Court a statement identifying (1) by witness and page and line, all 

deposition testimony and (2) by lodged excerpt, all interrogatory answers and request for 

admissions to be used as part of its direct case. Each interrogatory answer intended to be offered 

as an exhibit shall be copied separately and marked as an exhibit. The original of any deposition

to be used at trial must be produced at the time of trial, as well as a copy for the Court. Counsel 

shall indicate any objections to the use of these materials and advise the Court that counsel has 

conferred respecting such objections.

6. Jury Instructions

The parties shall file a joint set of proposed jury instructions as to those 

instructions on which the parties have reached agreement. As to any disputed instructions, each 

party shall separately submit its "proposed" instruction(s) supported by a memorandum setting 

forth the authority for its use. Responses or objections to any "proposed" jury instruction shall 

be filed no later than the date of the pretrial conference. All instructions shall be written in plain 

English which is comprehensible to jurors, concise and free of argument, and shall be organized 

in a logical fashion so as to aid jury comprehension, and are also to be provided on a CD in a 

word format. The Court's practice is to utilize, whenever possible, instructions found in the 

Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions.

7. Jury Voir Dire and Verdict Forms

Each party shall submit proposed questions for jury voir dire and a 

proposed form of verdict.

8. Exhibits

Each party shall provide every other party one set of all exhibits, charts, 

schedules, summaries and diagrams and other similar documentary materials to be used at the 

trial together with a complete list of all such exhibits. The Court requires one original version of 

exhibits (as described above) for the Clerk and two copies (one for the Bench and one for the 

witness stand). All such versions of the exhibits, including the originals, should be indexed into 

a binder for easy and quick reference by all parties. The first page of each binder should have a 

copy of the exhibit list (see attached) appropriately completed with each exhibit description and 

its designated number. Plaintiffs shall refer to their exhibits numerically and Defendants shall 

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label theirs alphabetically. Exhibit labels are also attached for your convenience. Exhibits should 

be brought to Court on the first day of trial.

9. Motions in Limine and Objections to Evidence

Each party anticipating making motion(s) in limine and/or objection(s) to 

any testimony or exhibits expected to be offered shall file and serve a statement briefly 

identifying each item objected to and the grounds for the objection. The parties must meet and 

confer prior to filing any motion in limine and objection to evidence. The movant shall certify to 

the Court in its moving papers that it has complied with this requirement.

NOTE: All motions in limine submitted by each party shall be set forth 

in a single memorandum, not to exceed ten (10) pages in length. Responses to the motions in 

limine shall be set forth in a single memorandum, not to exceed ten (10) pages in length. Reply 

briefs shall not exceed six (6) pages. No motions in limine will be considered unless the parties 

certify that they met and conferred prior to the filing of such motion. Any request to exceed the 

page limit must be submitted prior to the deadline for these briefs and must be supported by a 

showing of good cause, along with a certification that the applicant has met and conferred with 

the opposing party.

(a) Motions/Objections due: October 30, 2015

(b) Opposition due: November 13, 2015

(c) Reply due: November 20, 2015

H. TRIAL DATE

Trial before the jury will begin on February 5, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., subject to the 

Court’s availability, for an estimated 12 trial days (3 weeks), or as soon thereafter as the Court 

may designate. The parties are advised that they must be prepared to go to trial on a trailing 

basis. The trial will take place at 1300 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Courtroom 210, Oakland, 

California, 94612 (located inside the U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse). The Court's trial hours are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with two fifteen-minute breaks, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 

and Friday. On the first day of trial all parties are required to have someone in Court with full 

Settlement Authority.

I. TRANSCRIPTS

If transcripts will be requested during or immediately after the trial, arrangements 

must be made with the Court Reporter Coordinator (Telephone No. 510-6373534) at least one 

week prior to the commencement of trial commences.

J. STATUS AND DISCOVERY CONFERENCES

Any party desiring to confer with the Court may, upon notice to all other parties, 

arrange a conference through the courtroom deputy (Telephone No. 510-637-3542). 

Conferences may be conducted telephonically, upon request (preferably in writing).

K. SANCTIONS

Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions 

pursuant to FRCP 16(f).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

1/21/2015

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