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Nature of Suit Code: 896
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Arbitration
Cause of Action: 09:1 U.S. Arbitration Act

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JOINT STIP. TO EXTEND TIME RE MTCA & MTD CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 

Harrison J. Frahn IV (CA Bar No. 206822) 

hfrahn@stblaw.com

2475 Hanover Street 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 251-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 251-5002 

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 

Peter C. Thomas (pro hac vice)

pthomas@stblaw.com 

Janet M. Whittaker (pro hac vice)

janet.whittaker@stblaw.com 

900 G Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

Telephone: (202) 636-5500 

Facsimile: (202) 636-5502 

Attorneys for Petitioner Apple Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

APPLE INC.,

Petitioner, 

vs.

BYD PRECISION MANUFACTURING CO., 

LTD. AND BYD COMPANY LIMITED, 

Respondents.

Case No. 3:15-cv-04985-RS 

JOINT STIPULATION TO (1) EXTEND 

TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEF AND 

CONTINUE HEARING (APPLE’S 

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION 

AND FOR PRELIMINARY 

INJUNCTION) AND (2) EXTEND TIME 

TO FILE OPPOSITION AND REPLY 

BRIEFS AND CONTINUE HEARING 

(BYD COMPANY LIMITED’S MOTION 

TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF 

PERSONAL JURISDICTION); and 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

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JOINT STIP. TO EXTEND TIME RE MTCA & MTD CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Apple”) and Respondents BYD Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 

(“Precision”) and BYD Company Limited (“Limited” and, together with Precision, 

“Respondents”) jointly stipulate, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2, and 7-12, to extend 

the time to file any reply brief regarding Apple’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and for 

Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. 3) (the “Motion to Compel Arbitration”), to extend the time to file 

any opposition and reply briefs regarding Limited’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal 

Jurisdiction (Dkt. 34) (the “Motion to Dismiss”), and to continue the hearing on the Motion to 

Compel Arbitration and Motion to Dismiss. 

WHEREAS, on November 16, 2015, Apple filed a motion with this Court to (1) extend 

the deadline for any opposition to the Motion to Compel Arbitration from November 17, 2015 to 

November 24, 2015, and (2) extend the deadline for any reply in support of the Motion to 

Compel Arbitration from November 24, 2015 to December 1, 2015 (Dkt. 24); 

WHEREAS, this Court granted Apple’s motion to extend time, and rescheduled the 

hearing on the Motion to Compel Arbitration for December 17, 2015 (Dkt. 25); 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2015, Apple and Respondents filed a joint stipulation with 

this Court to (1) extend the deadline for any opposition to the Motion to Compel Arbitration 

from November 24, 2015 to December 8, 2015, (2) extend the deadline for any response to 

Apple’s Petition for Order Compelling Arbitration and for Injunctive Relief Pending Arbitration 

from November 24, 2015 to December 8, 2015, (3) extend the deadline for any reply in support 

of the Motion to Compel Arbitration from December 1, 2015 to December 22, 2015, and (4) 

continue the hearing on the Motion to Compel Arbitration from December 17, 2015 to January 

14, 2016 (Dkt. 26); 

WHEREAS, this Court granted the parties’ joint stipulation to extend time without 

revision (Dkt. 27); 

WHEREAS, on December 14, 2015, counsel for Apple and Respondents met and 

conferred regarding Apple’s request for a stipulation to take jurisdictional discovery prior to 

filing an opposition to the Motion to Dismiss; 

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JOINT STIP. TO EXTEND TIME RE MTCA & MTD CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

WHEREAS, on December 15, 2015, Respondents rejected Apple’s request for such a 

stipulation and Apple instead moved this Court for such relief in its Administrative Motion to 

Extend Time for Briefing and Hearing and for Leave to Take Early Jurisdictional Discovery 

(Dkt. 37) (the “Administrative Motion For Discovery”); 

WHEREAS, Apple’s opposition to the Motion to Dismiss may now be due prior to the 

Court’s ruling on the Administrative Motion For Discovery; 

WHEREAS, on December 18, 2015, Respondents requested that Apple stipulate to an 

extension regarding Respondents’ deadline to appoint an arbitrator in the related ICC Arbitration 

that forms the basis for this proceeding, and Respondents agreed to extend Apple similar 

courtesy with respect to the deadlines in this matter; 

Now therefore, and notwithstanding any additional extension of time that the Court may 

grant in response to the Administrative Motion For Discovery, the parties, through the 

undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

x that the deadline for filing any reply in support of the Motion to Compel 

Arbitration be extended to January 4, 2016; 

x that the deadline for filing any opposition to the Motion to Dismiss be extended to 

January 4, 2016;

x that the deadline for filing any reply in support of the Motion to Dismiss be 

extended to January 14, 2016;

x that the hearing on the Motion to Compel Arbitration and Motion to Dismiss be 

continued to January 28, 2016; and 

x the foregoing dates shall be reset should the Court grant the Administrative 

Motion For Discovery and approve the proposed schedule set forth therein (Dkt. 

37).

Pending the Court’s determination of the Administrative Motion for Discovery, the 

parties’ proposed time modification would impact the deadlines in this case as follows: 

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JOINT STIP. TO EXTEND TIME RE MTCA & MTD CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

Deadline Current Date Requested 

Date

Apple’s reply in support of the 

Motion to Compel Arbitration 

12/22/2015 01/04/2016 

Apple’s opposition to the Motion to 

Dismiss 

12/22/2015 01/04/2016 

Limited’s Reply in support of the 

Motion to Dismiss 

12/29/2015 01/14/2016 

Hearing on the Motion to Compel 

Arbitration and Motion to Dismiss 

01/14/2016 01/28/2016 

Dated: December 21, 2015 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP 

By: /s/ Harrison J. Frahn IV 

Harrison J. Frahn IV 

Attorneys for Petitioner Apple Inc. 

 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 

By: /s/ Lance A. Etcheverry 

Lance A. Etcheverry 

Attorneys for Respondents BYD Company 

Limited and BYD Precision Manufacturing Co., 

Ltd.

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the signatories above. 

 /s/ Harrison J. Frahn IV 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIP. TO EXTEND TIME RE MTCA & MTD CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS 

ORDERED THAT: 

1. the deadline for any reply in support of Apple’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and for 

Preliminary Injunction be extended from December 22, 2015 to January 4, 2016; 

2. the deadline for any opposition to Limited’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal 

Jurisdiction be extended from December 22, 2015 to January 4, 2016; 

3. the deadline for any reply in support of Limited’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal 

Jurisdiction be extended from December 29, 2015 to January 14, 2016; and 

4. the hearing on Apple’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and for Preliminary Injunction and 

Limited’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction be continued from January 

14, 2016 to January 28, 2016. 

DATED: __________________, 2015 ___________________________________ 

 The Honorable Richard Seeborg 

 United States District Court Judge 

12/21

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