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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

Beatrice B. Nguyen (CSB No. 172961)

 bbnguyen@crowell.com 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

3 Embarcadero Center, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: 415.986.2800 

Facsimile: 415.986.2827 

Michael J. Songer (CSB No. 175560) 

msonger@crowell.com 

Matthew J. McBurney (pro hac vice) 

 mmcburney@crowell.com 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Telephone: 202.624.2500 

Facsimile: 202.628.5116 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HP Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE PRODUCTS 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

MDL Docket No. 3:10-md-02143-RS-JCS

This document relates to: 

Hewlett-Packard Company, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Toshiba Corporation, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:13-cv-05370-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING AMENDED 

COMPLAINT OF HP INC. 

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

Plaintiff HP Inc. (“HP”) and Defendants Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Hitachi-LG Data 

Storage Korea, Inc., LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics USA, Inc., Quanta Storage, Inc., 

Quanta Storage America, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology 

Corp., Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corp., Toshiba America Information 

Systems Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., NEC 

Corporation, Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc America, Inc., Sony Optiarc, Inc., and Sony 

Electronics Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) by and through undersigned counsel, stipulate and 

agree to the below: 

WHEREAS, HP filed Complaints against Defendants on October 24, 2013, in the 

Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the “Complaints”), which actions were transferred 

to the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, on November 15, 2013. See Case 

No. 3:13-CV-05370-RS (N.D. Cal), Dkt. Nos. 1, 8; see also Case No. 3:13-CV-05371-RS (N.D. 

Cal), Dkt. Nos. 1, 8. 

WHEREAS, HP filed First Amended Complaints against Defendants on May 8, 2014 (the 

“First Amended Complaints”). See Case No. 3:13-CV-05370-RS (N.D. Cal), Dkt. No. 26; see 

also Case No. 3:13-CV-05371-RS (N.D. Cal), Dkt. No. 29.

WHEREAS, HP’s actions were consolidated into a single action under Case Number 

3:13-CV-05370-RS (the “Consolidated Action”) on January 4, 2016. See Case No. 3:13-CV05370-RS (N.D. Cal), Dkt. No. 76; see also Case No. 3:13-CV-05371-RS (N.D. Cal), Dkt. No. 

64. 

WHEREAS, HP has proposed to amend its First Amended Complaint in the Consolidated 

Action and provided Defendants with its proposed Second Amended Complaint, and Defendants 

consent to such amendment; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the undersigned 

counsel for HP and Defendants as follows: 

1. HP is granted leave to amend pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). HP’s Second 

Amended Complaint shall be filed within five (5) days after entry of this stipulation 

and order by the Court; 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

2. HP’s Second Amended Complaint shall relate back for all purposes to HP’s 

Complaints filed on October 24, 2013; 

3. Defendants’ answers shall be due 45 days from HP’s filing of its Second Amended 

Complaint; 

4. Defendants need answer only paragraphs 1, 44-49, 56-64, 135, 140, 156-162, 209, 

and 219 of HP’s Second Amended Complaint; and 

5. This Stipulation and [Proposed] Order does not constitute a waiver by Defendants 

of any defenses to HP’s claims. 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: January 19, 2017 CROWELL & MORING LLP 

By: /s/ Beatrice B. Nguyen 

Beatrice B. Nguyen 

Michael J. Songer 

Matthew J. McBurney 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HP Inc. 

Dated: January 19, 2017 ROPES & GRAY LLP 

By: /s/ Jane E. Willis 

Jane E. Willis (pro hac vice) 

Prudential Tower 

800 Boylston Street 

Boston, MA 02199 

Telephone: 617-951-7000 

jane.willis@ropesgray.com 

Mark S. Popofsky (SBN 175476) 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202-508-4600 

mark.popofsky@ropesgray.com 

Michelle L. Visser (SBN 277509) 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-315-6300 

michelle.visser@ropesgray.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi-LG Data 

Storage, Inc. and Hitachi-LG Data Storage 

Korea, Inc. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

Dated: January 19, 2017 EIMER STAHL LLP 

By: /s/ Nathan P. Eimer 

Nathan P. Eimer 

Vanessa G. Jacobsen 

Arin C. Aragona 

Ameri R. Klafeta 

224 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100 

Chicago, IL 60604 

Telephone: 312-660-7600 

neimer@eimerstahl.com 

vjacobsen@eimerstahl.com 

aaragona@eimerstahl.com 

aklafeta@eimerstahl.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics USA, 

Inc. 

Dated: January 19, 2017 MANNING & KASS, ELLROD, 

RAMIREZ, TRESTER LLP 

By: /s/ Paul Hanna 

Paul Hanna 

801 South Figueroa St. 

15th Floor 

Los Angeles CA 90017 

Telephone: 213-624-6900 

pxh@manningllp.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Quanta Storage, Inc. and Quanta Storage 

America, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

Dated: January 19, 2017 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

By: /s/ Belinda S. Lee 

Daniel M. Wall 

Belinda S Lee 

Brendan A. McShane 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-391-0600 

belinda.lee@lw.com 

dan.wall@lw.com 

brendan.mcshane@lw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Toshiba Corporation; Toshiba Samsung 

Storage Technology Corp.; Toshiba Samsung 

Storage Technology Korea Corp.; and Toshiba 

America Information Systems, Inc. 

Dated: January 19, 2017 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

By: /s/ Ian Simmons 

Ian Simmons 

1625 Eye Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202-383-5300 

isimmons@omm.com 

James M. Pearl 

1999 Avenue of the Stars, 7th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: 310-553-6700 

jpearl@omm.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

Dated: January 19, 2017 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

By: /s/ Robert B. Pringle 

Robert B. Pringle 

Paul R. Griffin 

Matthew R. DalSanto 

Sean D. Meenan 

101 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-591-1000 

rpringle@winston.com 

pgriffin@winston.com 

mdalsanto@winston.com 

smeenan@winston.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NEC Corporation 

Dated: January 19, 2017 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 

By: /s/ Steven C. Holtzman 

Steven C. Holtzman 

Beko Reblitz-Richardson 

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: 510-874-1000 

brichardson@bsfllp.com 

sholtzman@bsfllp.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Sony Corporation; Sony Optiarc America, Inc.; 

Sony Optiarc, Inc.; and Sony Electronics Inc. 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE HP’S 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; 

CASE NO. 3:13-CV-05370-RS-JCS 

FILER ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Rule 5-1(i)(3) of the Local Rules of Practice in Civil Proceedings Before the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of California, I hereby attest that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories. 

Dated: January 19, 2017 /s/ Beatrice B. Nguyen 

 Beatrice B. Nguyen 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________, 2017 __________________________________ 

 Hon. Richard Seeborg 

 United States District Judge 

 

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