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

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ANDREW CUOMO 

Attorney General of the State of New York 

JAY L. HIMES 

Bureau Chief, Antitrust Bureau 

RICHARD L. SCHWARTZ 

JEREMY R. KASHA 

Assistant Attorneys General 

Office of the New York Attorney General 

120 Broadway, 26th Floor 

New York, New York 10271-0332 

Telephone: (212) 416-8262 

Facsimile: (212) 416-6015 

Email: Richard.Schwartz@oag.state.ny.us 

JOSEF D. COOPER (Cal. S. B. 53015) 

TRACY R. KIRKHAM (Cal. S. B. 69913) 

KELLY A. HORNE (Cal. S. B. 242675) 

COOPER & KIRKHAM, P.C. 

655 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 788-3030 

Facsimile: (415) 882-7040 

jdc@coopkirk.com

Indirect Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

In re DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS 

MEMORY (DRAM) ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION 

This Document Relates to: 

State of New York v. Micron et. al. (C 06-

6436 PJH) 

Master File No. M-02-1486 PJH 

MDL No. 1486 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER APPOINTING THE 

HONORABLE CHARLES B. 

RENFREW AS SPECIAL MASTER

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

 Pursuant to the Court’s November 15, 2007 Order and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53, 

the Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs, the Governmental Purchaser Plaintiffs, and Plaintiff States 

(collectively, “Plaintiffs”), Defendants Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. and Samsung Electronics 

Company Ltd. (collectively “Samsung”), and Defendants Winbond Electronics Corporation and 

Winbond Electronics Corporation (collectively “Winbond”) (Plaintiffs, Samsung and Winbond 

collectively, the “Settling Parties”) hereby stipulate to the following proposed Order: 

1. The Court shall, and hereby does, appoint the Honorable Charles B. Renfrew, United 

States District Court Judge (Retired), as Special Master in these proceedings pursuant to Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 53(a)(1)(A). 

2. The Special Master shall have the authority granted by Rule 53(c), Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure. 

3. The Special Master’s duties shall consist of assisting the Settling Parties and the 

Court by preparing a report and issuing recommendations on the following subjects in connection 

with Plaintiffs’ proposed settlements with Samsung and Winbond: 

a. The development of a plan of allocation of settlement proceeds for the benefit 

of members of the Private Indirect Purchaser Settlement Class and the 

Government Purchaser Settlement Class, including the consideration and/or 

addition of any subclasses or other means of ensuring a fair and equitable 

allocation; and 

b. The development of a proposed form of notice, and methods to disseminate 

that notice, in order to adequately apprise settlement class members of the 

proposed settlements. 

4. The Special Master shall proceed in the performance of his duties with all reasonable 

diligence and shall file and serve his report and recommendations with the Court and the settling 

parties on or before a date to be specified in future orders of the Court. 

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5. The Special Master shall maintain and preserve any written order, report or 

recommendation the Special Master may make pursuant to this Stipulation and Order until this 

matter is finally resolved. The Special Master may designate formal briefs, informal submissions, or 

any other materials as materials to be preserved and filed as the record of the master’s activities and 

shall file such record with the Court in electronic format pursuant to future order of the Court. In 

order to facilitate the fair and effective performance of the duties set forth in Paragraph 3 above, the 

Special Master may communicate ex parte with counsel, the parties, or the Court. The Special 

Master may review confidential documents and other information that is subject to the Protective 

Order issued in these actions as a court officer and shall be bound by the terms of the Protective 

Order. 

6. Except as ordered by the Special Master, all papers submitted to the Special Master in 

connection with any hearing to be held by him shall be served upon counsel for Plaintiffs and the 

Settling Defendants at least five (5) court days before any hearing; responses shall be filed and 

served at least two (2) court days before any hearing; and reply briefs shall be filed and served at 

least one (1) court day before the hearing. 

7. The Special Master’s fee shall be computed by multiplying the hours incurred by him 

by his normal and customary hourly rate and all expenses shall be reasonably incurred and shall be 

billed at the Special Master’s actual out-of-pocket cost. All payments to the Special Master shall be 

made from the settlement funds and be allocated pursuant to the agreement of the parties or by order 

of the Court upon the recommendation of the Special Master. 

8. The Settling Parties and the Court have reviewed the Declaration executed by Judge 

Renfrew, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, pursuant to Rule 53(b)(3), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

and 28 U.S.C. 455. 

9. Pursuant to Rule 53(g)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court may adopt, 

affirm, modify, wholly or partly reject, or resubmit to the Special Master with instructions any order, 

report, or recommendation submitted by the Special Master. All objections to findings of fact and 

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all conclusions of law made or recommended by the Special Master shall be reviewed by the Court 

de novo unless otherwise ordered by the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November ___, 2007 ____________________________________ 

 Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton 

 United States District Judge 

This Stipulation and Proposed Order is respectfully submitted this 28th day of November, 2007 by 

the following counsel for the Settling Parties: 

______/S/ Josef D. Cooper____ 

By: Josef D. Cooper 

On Behalf of All Private Indirect Purchaser 

Class Plaintiffs 

DANIEL GUSTAFSON 

GUSTAFSON GLUEK, PLLC 

650 Northstar East 

608 Second Avenue South 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Telephone: (612)333-8844 

DANIEL J. MOGIN (Ca. S. B. 95624) 

THE MOGIN LAW FIRM 

110 Juniper Street 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 687-6611 

DAVID BOIES III 

STRAUS & BOIES, LLP 

4041 University Drive, 5th Floor 

Fairfax, VA 22030 

Telephone: (703) 764-8700 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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JOSEF D. COOPER 

COOPER & KIRKHAM, P.C. 

655 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 788-3030 

Co-Lead Counsel for Indirect Plaintiffs 

FRANCIS O. SCARPULLA (Ca. S.B. 41059) 

ZELLE, HOFFMAN, VOEBEL, MASON & 

GETTE, LLP 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 693-0700 

Liaison Counsel for Indirect Plaintiffs 

TERRY GROSS (Ca. S. B. 103878) 

GROSS & BELSKY, LLP 

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2200 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 544-0200 

Chair, Indirect Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee 

_______/s/ Emilio E. Varanini_______ 

By: Emilio E. Varanini 

On Behalf of All Plaintiff States and All 

Governmental Purchaser Class Plaintiffs 

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR. 

THOMAS GREENE 

KATHLEEN FOOTE 

EMILIO E. VARANINI 

Office of the Attorney General 

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Ste. 11000 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Telephone: (415) 703-5908 

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BLAKE L. HARROP 

Senior Assistant Attorney General 

State of Illinois 

100 W. Randolph 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Telephone: (312) 814-1004 

_______/s/ Gary L. Halling______________ 

Gary L. Halling 

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Tele: (415) 434-9100 

Attorneys for Defendants Samsung 

Semiconductor, Inc. and Samsung Electronics 

Company, Ltd. 

____/s/ Steven H. Morrissett__________ 

Steven H. Morrissett 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, 

FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP 

3300 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Telephone: (650) 849-6600 

Facsimile: (650) 849-6666 

William S. Farmer 

COLLETTE ERICKSON FARMER & 

O’NEILL LLP 

235 Pine St, Suite 1300 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 788-4646 

Facsimile: (415) 788-6929 

Attorneys for Defendants Winbond Electronics 

Corporation and Winbond Electronics 

Corporation America 

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