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

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Joseph W. Cotchett (36324; jcotchett@cpmlegal.com)

Steven N. Williams (175489; swilliams@cpmlegal.com)

Neil J. Swartzberg (215133; nswartzberg@cpmlegal.com)

Stuart G. Gross (251019; sgross@cpmlegal.com) 

Aron K. Liang (228936; aliang@cpmlegal.com)

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

San Francisco Airport Office Center

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

Telephone: (650) 697-6000

Facsimile: (650) 697-0577

Michael P. Lehmann (77152; mlehmann@cmht.com)

Christopher L. Lebsock (184546; clebsock@cmht.com)

Jon T. King (205073; jking@cmht.com) 

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD & TOLL, P.L.L.C.

One Embarcadero Center

Suite 2440

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 229-2080

Facsimile: (415) 986-3643

Interim Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE TRANSPACIFIC PASSENGER

AIR TRANSPORTATION

ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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This Document Relates to:

ALL ACTIONS

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Case No. 07-cv-05634-CRB

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR

DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO

COMPLAINT

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WHEREAS plaintiffs in these actions allege antitrust violations by defendant airlines in

the sale of passenger air transportation services containing transpacific flight segments;

WHEREAS multiple complaints have been filed to date in federal district courts

throughout the State of California by plaintiffs alleging class actions on behalf of purchasers of

passenger air transportation services containing transpacific flight segments (collectively “the

Transpacific Air Passenger cases”);

WHEREAS on February 19, 2008 the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

(“JPML”) transferred this litigation to this Court for coordinated and consolidated pretrial

proceedings;

WHEREAS, pursuant to a stipulation and order previously executed by the parties and

entered by the Court, certain of the defendants’ time to answer, move, or otherwise plead was

extended to the date when those defendants would otherwise be required to file a response

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, or to 45 days after the JPML’s decision on the

pending motions for transfer;

WHEREAS on March 17, 2008, this Court entered Pretrial Order #1 consolidating all

civil actions transferred to this Court or related actions already pending before this Court for

pre-trial purposes;

WHEREAS, on March 28, 2008, this Court entered an order appointing the firms of

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll LLC as interim lead counsel

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 23(g);

WHEREAS, all parties desire to establish a date for all defendants to answer or

otherwise respond to plaintiffs’ claims.

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 6-1(a), PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS, BY AND

THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF RECORD, HEREBY STIPULATE AS

FOLLOWS:

1. The deadline for Defendants to answer, move or otherwise respond to the

complaints in this action shall be extended until 45 days after the filing and service, in

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accordance with Pretrial Order #1 and Northern District of California General Order 45, of a

Consolidated Complaint, or 45 days after lead counsel provides notice that a Consolidated

Complaint will not be filed and designates a pending complaint as the operative complaint. This

stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any defense including, but not limited to, the defenses

of lack of personal jurisdiction or subject matter jurisdiction, improper venue, sufficiency of

process or service of process. Nothing in this stipulation shall have any effect upon any prior

agreement between parties concerning the service of process.

2. The terms of this stipulation and order shall apply to all actions transferred to this

Court as of the date of the stipulation and order, as well as any other actions pending in the

United States District Court for the Northern District of California based upon the same

allegations as set forth in Wortman et al. v. Air New Zealand et al., case no. 07-cv-05634 (CRB)

which have not been formally related to Wortman and any other related tag-along actions which

have not yet been transferred to MDL no. 1913, including but not limited to the following

actions:

• Barton et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 07-07392-PSG)

• Ajaye et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 07-05911-CRB)

• Schelly et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 07-06071-MMC)

• Foy v. Air New Zealand et al (Case No. 07-06219-CRB)

• Casteel et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 07-06343-CRB)

• Clark et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 07-06357-MMC)

• Adlin v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 07-06410-EDL)

• Gaffigan v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-00243-PSG)

• Feigenbaum v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-00308-BZ)

• Abrams v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-00339-CRB)

• LaBarge v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-00487-SC)

• Frederick v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-00615-MEJ)

• Randall v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-00909-CRB)

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• David F. Murphy et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-01214-

PJW)

• Barrett v. Qantas Airays Limited et al. (Case No. 08-01140-EMC)

• Duke v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-01142-CRB)

• Moy et al. v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-01383-CRB)

• Hirai v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-01453-CRB)

• Browning v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-01458-MEJ)

• Hut v. Air New Zealand et al. (Case No. 08-01462-MEJ) 

• Leung v. EVA Airways Corp. et al. (Case No. 08-01616-CRB)

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Steven N. Williams 

Joseph W. Cotchett

Steven N. Williams

Neil J. Swartzberg

Stuart G. Gross

Aron K. Liang

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

San Francisco Airport Office Center

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

Tel: (650) 697-6000

Fax: (650) 697-6000 

Interim Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiffs

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Michael P. Lehmann 

 Michael P. Lehmann

Christopher L. Lebsock

Jon T. King

COHEN, MILSTEIN, HAUSFELD & TOLL,

P.L.L.C.

One Embarcadero Center

Suite 2440

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 229-2080

Facsimile: (415) 986-3643

Interim Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiffs

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Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Rod D. Margo 

 Rod D. Margo 

Scott D. Cunningham

CONDON & FORSYTH LLP

1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 850

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Tel: (310) 557-2030

Fax: (310) 557-1299

Attorneys for Defendant Air New Zealand, Ltd.

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Adam Brezine 

Adam Brezine 

Jesse Markham

HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP

560 Mission St, 25 Floor th

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel: (415) 268-2000

Fax: (415) 268-1999

Yang Chen

CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 350-2700

Fax: (212) 350-2701

Attorneys for Defendant All Nipon Airways Co, Ltd.

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Danielle S. Fitzpatrick 

Danielle S. Fitzpatrick

DLA PIPER US LLP

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000

Seattle, WA 98104-7044

Tel: (206) 839-4800

Fax: (206) 839-4801

Attorneys for Defendant Cathay Pacific Airways,

Ltd.

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ James V. Dick 

James V. Dick

SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 500

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Washington, D.C. 20004

Tel: (202) 626-6600

Fax: (202) 626-6780

Attorneys for Defendant China Airlines, Ltd.

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Christopher T. Casamassima 

Christopher T. Casamassima

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

777 South Figueroa St.

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Tel: (213) 680-8385

Fax: (213) 680-8500

Attorneys for Defendant EVA Airways

Dated: April 10, 2008 By: /s/ Willaim Karas 

William Karas

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP

1330 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Tel: (202) 429-3000

Fax: (202) 429-3902

Attorneys for Defendant Japan Airlines

International Co., Ltd. 

Dated: April 10, 2008 By: /s/ David A. Senior 

David A. Senior

Benjamin D. Weston

MCBREEN & SENIOR

2029 Century Park East, Third Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Tel: (310) 552-5300

Fax: (310) 552-1205

Attorneys for Defendant Malaysia Airlines

Dated: April 10, 2008 By: /s/ W. Todd Miller 

W. Todd Miller

Kimberly N. Shaw

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BAKER & MILLER PLLC

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20037

Tel: (202) 663-7820

Fax: (202) 663-7849

Attorneys for Defendant Qantas Airways Limited

Dated: April 10, 2008 By: /s/ Michael A. Duncheon 

Michael A. Duncheon

Lisa M. Pooley

HANSON BRIDGETT MARCUS VLAHOS &

RUDY LLP

425 Market Street, 26 Floor th

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel: (415) 995-5015

Fax: (415) 541-9366

Attorneys for Defendant Qantas Airways Limited

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Charles R. Price 

Charles R. Price

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000

Washington, D.C. 20004

Tel: (202) 637-2200

Fax: (202) 637-2201 

Attorneys for Defendant Singapore Airlines

Dated: April 9, 2008 By: /s/ Rowan D. Wilson 

Rowan D. Wilson

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Tel: (212) 474-1384

Fax: (212) 474-3700

Attorneys for Defendant Thai Airways International

Public Co. Ltd.

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Dated: April 10, 2008 By: /s/ Richard J. Favretto 

Richard J. Favretto

MAYER BROWN LLP

1909 K. Street N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: 202-263-3250

Fax: 202-263-3300

Attorneys for Defendant United Airlines

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: By: ______________________________ 

Charles R. Breyer

Judge of the United States District Court

April 11, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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