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

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ANITA F. STORK (SBN 142265) 

JAMES R. ATWOOD (SBN 044798) 

TARA M. STEELEY (SBN 231775) 

JESSICA D. GABEL (SBN 240455) 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

One Front Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 591-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 591-6091 

astork@cov.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Integrated Device 

Technology, Inc. 

[Additional Counsel and Parties Appear at 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MICHAEL AYERS, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, et 

al., 

 Defendants. 

Civil Case No.: C 06-6770 SBA 

MDL 1819 (pending) 

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES; 

ORDER 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b) and 6-2 of the United States District Court 

for the Northern District of California, the following parties hereby stipulate to continuing the 

deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Order filed October 31, 2006, and the Clerk’s Notice filed 

November 6, 2006, for the following good cause: 

1. At least 51 complaints have been filed to date in federal district courts by 

plaintiffs bringing class actions on behalf of either direct or indirect purchasers alleging price 

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fixing by manufacturers of Static Random Access Memory (“SRAM”) (collectively, the 

“SRAM cases”). 

2. There is currently pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation 

(“JPML”) (MDL case number 1819) a request pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407 to consolidate in 

this district the SRAM cases filed here and in other districts nationwide. 

3. On November 15, 2006, several defendants in the SRAM cases filed with the 

JPML a schedule identifying the above-captioned case as a potential tag-along action to pending 

MDL 1819. 

4. On December 14, 2006, the JPML issued a Notice of Hearing Session stating 

that the request to consolidate the SRAM cases will be heard by the JPML on January 25, 2007. 

5. The parties agree that, at some point subsequent to that hearing, the JPML is 

likely to grant the transfer and coordination or consolidation request. 

6. In light of the pending request before the JPML, Plaintiffs and Defendants 

Micron Technology, Inc. and Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. stipulated on November 21, 

2006, to extend the time for these Defendants to respond to the Complaint in the abovecaptioned action to the earlier of the following two dates: (1) thirty days after the filing of a 

Consolidated Amended Complaint in the SRAM cases; or (2) thirty days after Plaintiffs provide 

written notice that they do not intend to file a Consolidated Amended Complaint, provided that 

such notice may be given only at or after the initial case management conference in the MDL 

transferee court in this case. Upon information and belief, all other defendants in this case 

joined that Stipulation. There have not been any other time modifications in this case. 

7. Anticipating a decision by the JPML, two courts in this district have already 

denied a series of administrative motions to consider whether certain SRAM cases should be 

related. These courts denied all of these motions without prejudice to renewal following the 

resolution of the proceedings before the JPML. See Dataplex, Inc. v. Alliance Semiconductor 

Corp., et. al, No. 06-6491 CW (12/14/06 Order of Judge Wilken) (Document 13 in 06-6511 

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EDL); see also In re DRAM Litigation, No. M02-1486 PJH (11/15/06 Order of Judge 

Hamilton). 

8. Also anticipating a decision by the JPML, two additional judges in this district 

have recently either stayed an SRAM proceeding or continued case management deadlines in 

three SRAM actions. See Reclaim Center, Inc., et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., et al., 

No. 06-6533 (12/22/06 Order of Judge Illston to stay proceeding pending decision by JPML); 

Madsen v. Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., et al., No. 06-6541 (12/22/06 Order of Judge Illston to 

continue case management deadlines pending decision by JPML); Ma v. Alliance 

Semiconductor Corp., et al., No. 06-6511 (12/20/06 Order of Judge Laporte to continue case 

management deadlines and conference pending decision by JPML). 

9. Given the January 25, 2007 hearing date for MDL 1819, the dates set forth in 

the Scheduling Order filed October 31, 2006, and the Clerk’s Notice filed November 6, 2006, 

including deadlines imposed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26, Local Rule 16, and ADR 

Local Rule 3.5, will come to pass before the JPML acts on the pending request. 

10. Continuing the dates set forth in the Scheduling Order filed October 31, 2006, 

and the Clerk’s Notice filed November 6, 2006, would promote judicial efficiency, allow 

consistency in pretrial rulings, and be most convenient to the parties. 

11. The parties agree that this joint stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any 

defense, including but not limited to the defense of lack of personal or subject matter 

jurisdiction or improper venue. 

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12. Accordingly, the parties hereby STIPULATE to and respectfully request the 

Court to CONTINUE the dates set forth in the Scheduling Order filed October 31, 2006, and the 

Clerk’s Notice filed November 6, 2006. The affected dates include the deadline to meet and 

confer and file Joint ADR Certification (currently January 17, 2007); the deadline to complete 

Initial Disclosures, the Joint Case Management Statement, and the Rule 26(f) Report (currently 

January 26, 2007); and the Initial Case Management Conference (currently February 7, 2007). 

The parties propose extending these dates to April 18, 2007, April 25, 2007, and May 9, 2007, at 

2:30 p.m. via telephone. Plaintiff’s Counsel shall initiate the conference call. 

13. A form of order as prescribed by Local Rule 7-12 is located on page 10 after 

the signatures of counsel. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 

 By: /s/ Tara M. Steeley 

DATED: January 16, 2007 

Anita F. Stork 

James R. Atwood 

Tara M. Steeley 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

Attorneys for Defendant Integrated 

Device Technology, Inc. 

Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Matthew R. Schultz 

Francis O. Scarpulla 

Craig C. Corbitt 

Judith A. Zahid 

Matthew R. Schultz 

ZELLE, HOFMANN, VOELBEL, 

MASON & GETTE LLP 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Adam Wilson 

 Adam Wilson 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Attorneys for Defendants Micron 

Technology, Inc. and Micron Semiconductor 

Products, Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Ted C. Lindquist 

Ted C. Lindquist, III 

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & 

HAMPTON LLP 

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Attorneys for Defendant Samsung 

Semiconductor, Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Peter Nemerovski 

 Peter Nemerovski 

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

400 S. Hope Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Hynix Semiconductor America, Inc. 

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DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Steven H. Morrissett 

 Steven H. Morrissett (SBN 73424) 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER LLP 

3300 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

(650) 849-6624 

morrissett@finnegan.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Winbond 

Electronics Corporation America 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Jonathan E. Swartz 

 Robert B. Pringle 

Paul R. Griffin 

Jonathan E. Swartz 

THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & 

STEINER LLP 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Attorneys for Defendant NEC Electronics 

America, Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Maura L. Rees 

 Robert P. Feldman 

Maura L. Rees 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & 

ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Attorneys for Defendant Cypress 

Semiconductor Corporation 

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DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Kevin C. McCann 

 Kevin C. McCann 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & 

WALKER LLP 

55 Second Street, 24th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Attorneys for Defendant Alliance 

Semiconductor Corporation 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Alice W. Detwiler 

 Jeffrey M. Shohet 

Mark H. Hamer 

Alice W. Detwiler 

DLA PIPER US, LLP 

401 B Street 

Suite 1700 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Attorneys for Defendant GSI Technology, 

Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Daniel E. Alberti 

 Daniel E. Alberti 

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 

3150 Porter Drive 

Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Attorneys for Defendants Hitachi America, 

LTD and Renesas Technology America, Inc. 

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DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ David Eiseman 

 David Eiseman 

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART 

OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 

50 California Street, 22nd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Attorneys for Defendant International 

Business Machines Corporation 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Michael D. Lisi 

 Michael D. Lisi 

KRIEG, KELLER, SLOAN, REILLEY 

& ROMAN LLP 

114 Sansome Street, 4th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Attorneys for Defendant Mitsubishi Electric 

& Electronics USA, Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Daniel A. Rozansky 

 Daniel A. Rozansky 

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP 

2029 Century Park East, #1800 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Attorney for Defendants Epson America, 

Inc. and Epson Electronics America, Inc. 

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DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Roxane A. Polidora 

 Roxane A. Polidora 

PILLSBURY, WINTHROP, SHAW & 

PITTMAN, LLP 

50 Fremont Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Attorneys for Defendant Sharp Electronics 

Corporation 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Elisabeth R. Brown 

 Stephen V. Bomse 

David M. Goldstein 

Elisabeth R. Brown 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Attorneys for Defendants Sony Corporation 

of America and Sony Electronics Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Teague I. Donahey 

 Teague I. Donahey 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

555 California Street 

Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STMicroelectronics, Inc. 

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DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Andrea L. Yamamoto 

 Andrea L. Yamamoto 

LATHAM & WATKINS 

633 West Fifth Street 

Suite 4000 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2007 

Attorneys for Defendants Toshiba America 

Electronic Components, Inc. and Toshiba 

America, Inc. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Matthew S. Leddicotte 

 Matthew S. Leddicotte 

WHITE & CASE LLP 

3000 El Camino Real 

5 Palo Alto Square, 10th Floor 

Palo Alto, California 94306 

Attorneys for Defendant Integrated Silicon 

Solution, Inc. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 1/22/07 

 

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 The Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong 

 United States District Court Judge 

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I, Tara M. Steeley, am the ECF User whose identification and password are 

being used to file this Joint Stipulation to Continue Case Management Deadlines; [Proposed] 

Order. I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from 

each of the other signatories, and that each of the other signatories has provided me with written 

permission to sign their names to this document. 

DATED: January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 

 By: /s/ Tara M. Steeley 

Anita F. Stork 

James R. Atwood 

Tara M. Steeley 

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 

Attorneys for Defendant Integrated 

Device Technology, Inc. 

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