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

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STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE - Case No. 06-CV-4528-JSW

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Guido Saveri (22349) guido@saveri.com 

R. Alexander Saveri (173102) rick@saveri.com 

Cadio Zirpoli (179108) cadio@saveri.com 

SAVERI & SAVERI, INC. 

706 Sansome Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 217-6810 

Facsimile: (415) 217-6813 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Edward Carpinelli 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

EDWARD CARPINELLI, et al. 

 Plaintiffs, 

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BOLIDEN AB, et al. 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 06-CV-4528-JSW 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL 

WITH PREJUDICE 

Plaintiffs Edward Carpinelli, Aram Ovsepian, G&M Appliances, and John Rinaldi and 

defendants named in this action — specifically, Mueller Industries, Inc., Mueller Europe Ltd. 

(also known as Mueller Europe Limited), WTC Holding Company, Inc., Deno Holding 

Company, Inc., Deno Acquisition Eurl, Halcor S.A., Boliden Fabrication AB (now known as 

Outokumpu Copper Fabrication AB), Boliden Cuivre & Zinc S.A. (now known as Outokumpu 

Copper BCZ S.A.), IMI plc, IMI Kynoch Ltd., Yorkshire Copper Tube Ltd., KM Europa Metal 

AG, KME America Inc., Tréfimétaux SA, Europa Metalli SPA (now known as KME Italy SPA), 

Outokumpu Oyj, Outokumpu Copper Products Oy (now known as Luvata Espoo Oy), 

Outokumpu Copper (U.S.A.) Inc., Outokumpu Franklin, Inc., Outokumpu Heatcraft USA, LLC, 

Austria Buntmetall AG, Buntmetall Amstetten GMBH, Wieland Metals, Inc., and Wieland 

MHP

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Werke AG (collectively, “Defendants”) — hereby submit this Stipulation for Dismissal with 

Prejudice. 

 WHEREAS, the instant case was brought by the same individuals and entities that were 

plaintiffs in a consolidated case in San Francisco Superior Court (Carpinelli v. Boliden AB, et al. 

San Francisco Superior Court, Master File No. CGC-04-435527 (The “Carpinelli State 

Action”)); 

WHEREAS, the parties in the Carpinelli State Action entered into a Settlement 

Agreement on October 2, 2009 (the “Settlement Agreement”) that, among other things, identified 

a class of California indirect purchasers of Copper Tubing and provided for a settlement payment 

by defendants in the Carpinelli State Action, all of which are Defendants herein; 

WHEREAS, on February 5, 2010, the court overseeing the Carpinelli State Action 

granted final approval of the Settlement Agreement in the Carpinelli State Action and notice of 

entry of judgment thereof was filed on February 8, 2010; 

WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement provides that plaintiffs and defendants in the 

Carpinelli State Action shall execute a stipulation of dismissal in the instant action within ten 

days of the judgment in the Carpinelli State Action becoming final; 

 WHEREAS the Carpinelli State Action has become final, with no objection or appeal 

having been filed and with the 60-day time for appeal having passed; 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiffs wish to dismiss from this case in its entirety each and every 

defendant named herein. 

WHEREAS, three related direct purchaser actions in the United States District Court for 

the Western District of Tennessee against certain of the Defendants in this action, captioned In 

Re Copper Tubing Litigation, Case No.2:04-cv-2771-BBD (“Copper Tubing”), In re ACR 

Copper Tubing, Case No. 2:06-cv-02207-BBD (“ACR Copper Tubing”), and Carrier 

Corporation v. Outokumpu Oyj, et al., Case No. 2:06-cv-2186-BBD (“Carrier,” not a class 

action), were dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; 

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WHEREAS, the plaintiffs in Copper Tubing, ACR Copper Tubing, and Carrier appealed 

the district court’s rulings to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the 

defendants entered various cross-appeals; 

WHEREAS, on March 13, 2008, pursuant to a stipulation by the parties therein to 

voluntarily dismiss the appeals and cross-appeals, the Sixth Circuit entered an order dismissing 

the Copper Tubing action; 

WHEREAS, on March 31, 2008, pursuant to a stipulation by the parties therein to 

voluntarily dismiss the appeals and cross-appeals, the Sixth Circuit entered an order dismissing 

the ACR Copper Tubing action; 

WHEREAS, the Carrier action is still pending in the Sixth Circuit; 

WHEREAS, a related indirect purchaser action against certain of the Defendants in this 

action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, captioned 

Michael Brooks, et al. v. Outokumpu, et al., Case No. 2:06-cv-02355-BBD, was administratively 

closed on May 27, 2009; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between 

the parties hereto that this action shall be dismissed in its entirety, with prejudice, each party to 

bear its own costs. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that this Stipulation does not 

constitute an appearance by any Defendant and will not in any way be considered an acceptance 

of or consent to jurisdiction or waiver of service and that each Defendant reserves all of its rights 

to contest or object to personal jurisdiction in this matter and reserves all other rights and 

defenses, including those under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

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Dated: April 19, 2010. SAVERI & SAVERI, INC. 

By: ___/s/ Cadio Zirpoli ___________

Cadio Zirpoli 

706 Sansome Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Edward Carpinelli and Aram 

Ovsepian 

Dated: April 19, 2010. GROSS BELSKY ALONSO LLP

 

 By: _ /s/ Terry Gross ________________

 Terry Gross 

180 Montgomery Street 

Suite 2200 

San Francisco California 94104 

Counsel for Plaintiffs G&M Appliances and John 

Rinaldi 

Dated: April 19, 2010. QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & 

HEDGES, LLP 

By: _ /s/ Evette Pennypacker _______ 

 Evette Pennypacker 

 50 California Street, 22nd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 

Counsel for Defendants Mueller Industries, Inc., 

Mueller Europe Ltd., WTC Holding Company, Inc., 

Deno Holding Company, Inc., and Deno Acquisition 

Eurl. All rights and defenses reserved. 

Dated: April 19, 2010. ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 

 By: __/s/ Sharon D. Mayo____________ 

 Sharon D. Mayo 

 275 Battery Street, Suite 2700 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

 Counsel for Defendant Halcor S.A. All rights and 

 defenses reserved. 

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Dated: April 19, 2010. COLLETTE ERICKSON FARMER & O’NEILL 

LLP 

 By: __/s/ William S. Farmer __________

 William S. Farmer 

235 Pine Street, Suite 1300 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Counsel for Defendants KME America, Inc., 

Yorkshire Copper Tube Ltd., Tréfimétaux SA, and 

Europa Metalli SPA. All rights and defenses 

reserved. 

Dated: April 19, 2010. DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP

 By: _ /s/ Arthur J. Burke ___________ 

Arthur J. Burke 

1600 El Camino Real 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Counsel for Defendants Boliden AB, Boliden 

Fabrication AB and Boliden Cuivre & Zinc S.A. 

All rights and defenses reserved. 

Dated: April 19, 2010. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

 

 

By: ___/s/ Joshua N. Holian _ _______

 Joshua N. Holian 

 505 Montgomery Street 

 Suite 2000 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

Counsel for Defendants IMI plc and IMI Kynoch 

Ltd. All rights and defenses reserved. 

 

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Dated: April 19, 2010. COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFF & BASS LLP 

 

 

By: ___/s/ Howard A. Slavitt ___________

 Howard A. Slavitt 

 One Ferry Building 

 Suite 200 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

Counsel for Defendants Outokumpu Oyj, 

Outokumpu Copper Products Oy (now known as 

Luvata Espoo Oy), Outokumpu Copper (U.S.A.) 

Inc., Outokumpu Franklin, Inc., and Outokumpu 

Heatcraft USA, LLC. All rights and defenses 

reserved. 

Dated: April 19, 2010. ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

By: ___/s/ David M. Goldstein ___________

 David M. Goldstein 

 405 Howard Street 

 San Francisco, CA 94105 

Counsel for Defendants Austria Buntmetall AG, 

Buntmetall Amstetten GMBH, Wieland Metals, 

Inc., and Wieland Werke AG. All rights and 

defenses reserved. 

ORDER

Good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is dismissed in 

its entirety, with prejudice, each party to bear its own costs, in accordance with the above 

stipulation. 

Dated: ____________________________ 

 Jeffrey S. White 

 United States District Judge 

4/29/2010 Marilyn Hall Patel,

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN D

CT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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ATTESTATION OF FILING 

 Pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45, section 45 X(B), I, Cadio Zirpoli, hereby 

attest that concurrence in the filing of this stipulation and proposed order has been obtained from 

Counsel for each of the named parties with conformed signatures listed above. 

Dated: April 19, 2010 SAVERI & SAVERI, INC. 

 By: ____/s/ Cadio Zirpoli________ 

Ct.554 

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