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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 1 CASE NO. C 06-02280 JW PVT

James F. Basile (SBN 228965) 

jbasile@kirkland.com 

Mark E. McKane (SBN 232045) 

mmckane@kirkland.com 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

555 California Street, 27th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-1501 

Telephone: (415) 439-1400 

Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 

Attorneys for Defendant 

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 

Lee M. Gordon (SBN 174168) 

lee@hbsslaw.com 

Elaine T. Byszewski (SBN 222304) 

elaine@hbsslaw.com 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

700 South Flower St., Suite 2940 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-4101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

Facsimile: (213) 330-7152 

 -andRichard Arsenault 

rarsenault@nbalawfirm.com 

John Randall Whaley 

jrwhaley@nbalawfirm.com 

NEBLETT, BEARD & ARSENAULT 

2220 Bonaventure Court 

Post Office Box 1190 

Alexandria, LA 71309-1190 

Telephone: (318) 487-9874 

Facsimile: (318) 561-2591 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

JOSEPH BIRDSONG, individually 

and as representative of the putative CLASS 

[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

JOSEPH BIRDSONG, individually and as 

representative of the CLASS, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

APPLE COMPUTER, INC., 

 Defendant. 

Case No. C 06-02280 JW PVT 

Judge: Hon. James Ware 

STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO 

EXTEND RULE 16(B) AND 26(F) 

CONFERENCE 

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 2 CASE NO. C 06-02280 JW PVT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND REQUESTED by Plaintiff Joseph Birdsong, 

individually and as representative of the putative Class, and Defendant Apple Computer, Inc., 

(“Apple”) pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b) and N.D. Cal. Civil L.R. 6-1(a), and consistent with the 

parties’ agreements, that the Rule 16(b) and 26(f) Case Management Statement and Rule 26 Case 

Management Conference deadlines be extended and stayed pending filing of Plaintiff’s Second 

Amended Complaint. The parties request is made based upon the following: 

WHEREFORE, Defendant Apple Computer, Inc. filed its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s 

Amended Complaint on Friday, November 10, 2006; 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff has requested sixty days to file a Second Amended Complaint in 

lieu of opposing Apple’s Motion to Dismiss; 

WHEREFORE, the parties believe that it is in their best interests and the best interests of the 

Court’s resources to continue the Rule 16(b) and 26(f) Case Management Statement deadline, 

currently scheduled for November 27, 2006, and Case Management Conference, currently scheduled 

for December 4, 2006, until after Plaintiff files his Second Amended Complaint and the full scope of 

the allegations are set forth; 

WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing and for good cause shown, the parties respectfully 

request that this Court order the following schedule: 

Plaintiff shall file a Second Amended Complaint on or before January 15, 2007; 

Apple shall Answer or otherwise respond to the Second Amended Complaint on or 

before March 1, 2007; 

The last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report, file 

Case Management Statement and file/serve their 26(f) Report on or before March 26, 

2007; and 

The Case Management Conference will be held on April 2, 2007 in Courtroom 8, 4th 

Floor, San Jose at 10:00 AM. 

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 3 CASE NO. C 06-02280 JW PVT

Dated: November 15, 2006 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

By: /s/ Lee M. Gordon 

Lee M. Gordon 

Elaine T. Byszewski 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

JOSEPH BIRDSONG, 

individually and as representative 

of the putative CLASS 

Dated: November 15, 2006 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

By: /s/ Mark E. McKane 

James F. Basile 

Mark E. McKane 

Attorneys for Defendant 

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 

Additional Counsel for Plaintiff, 

JOSEPH BIRDSONG, 

individually and as representative 

of the putative CLASS: 

Richard Arsenault 

John Randall Whaley 

NEBLETT, BEARD, ARSENAULT 

2220 Bonaventure Court 

Post Office Box 1190 

Alexandria, LA 71309-1190 

Telephone: (318) 487-9874 

Facsimile: (318) 561-2591 

Steve W. Berman 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 

Seattle, Washington 98101 

Telephone: (206) 623-7292 

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 

Philip Bohrer 

Scott Brady 

BOHRER LAW FIRM, L.L.C. 

8712 Jefferson Highway, Suite B 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 

Telephone: (225) 925-5297 

Facsimile: (225) 231-7000 

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 4 CASE NO. C 06-02280 JW PVT

John P. Wolff, III 

Christopher K. Jones 

KEOGH, COX & WILSON, LTD. 

701 Main Street 

Post Office Box 1151 (70821) 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 

Telephone: (225) 383-3796 

Facsimile: (225) 343-9612 

THE FOREGOING STIPULATION IS 

APPROVED AND IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: ________________________ 

 Hon. James Ware 

 United States District Court Judge. 

November 16th, 2006

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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 5 CASE NO. C 06-02280 JW PVT

ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45

I, Mark E. McKane, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

STIPULATION EXTENDING DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. 

In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Lee M. Gordon, counsel for Plaintiff 

Joseph Birdsong, has concurred in this filing. 

 /s/ 

Mark E. McKane 

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