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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 AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

Daniel G. Swanson, SBN 116556

333 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles CA 90071-3197 

Telephone: (213) 229-7409 

Facsimile: (213) 229-6409 

Attorney for Defendant Flexsys America L.P. 

[Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE RUBBER CHEMICALS ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

RBX INDUSTRIES, INC.,

Plaintiff 

v.

BAYER CORP.; BAYER AG; RHEIN 

CHEMIE CORP.; AKZO NOBEL B.V.; AKZO 

NOBEL CHEMICALS, INC.; FLEXSYS N.V.; 

FLEXSYS AMERICA L.P.; CROMPTON 

CORP.; AND UNIROYAL CHEMICAL 

COMPANY, INC. 

Defendants.

MDL Docket No. 04-1648 MJJ 

Case No. C-05-00211 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR 

DEFENDANTS TO ANSWER OR 

OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE 

COMPLAINT 

Pursuant to Rule 6-2 of the Civil Local Rules of the Northern District of California, 

Defendants Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. and Flexsys America L.P., along with Plaintiff RBX 

Industries, Inc. (collectively, "the parties"), through the undersigned counsel, hereby move this Court 

to extend the time to answer or otherwise plead in the above-captioned action. The parties state as 

follows in support of their request:

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1. The Complaint was filed July 16, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Western 

District of Pennsylvania as an antitrust action alleging a conspiracy to fix prices in the rubber 

chemicals industry. The Complaint has been served on Flexsys America L.P. and Akzo Nobel 

Chemicals, Inc. 

2. On December 21, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred this 

case from the Western District of Pennsylvania to the Northern District of California. The court in 

the Western District of Pennsylvania granted three prior extensions for Flexsys America L.P. and 

Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. to respond to the Complaint. 

3. On January 27, 2005, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order memorializing 

their agreement to extend the date upon which Flexsys America L.P. and Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. 

are to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to February 28, 2005. Three subsequent 

stipulation and proposed orders were filed. The current due date for Flexsys America L.P. and Akzo 

Nobel Chemicals, Inc. to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is June 13, 2005. 

4. The Court has coordinated this case with In re Rubber Chemicals Antitrust Litigation 

(C 03 1496 (MJJ)) (the "Consolidated Case"). On February 18, 2005, the Class Plaintiffs in the 

Consolidated Case filed a motion seeking the Court's preliminary approval of their settlement with, 

among other entities, Flexsys America L.P. and Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. On March 7, 2005, the 

Court granted the Class Plaintiffs' motion. The hearing date for final approval of the settlement is 

currently set for June 21, 2005.

5. In addition, on January 28, 2005, the Court entered a Practice and Procedure Order 

that stayed discovery in this case, the Consolidated Case, and other cases. After holding a status 

conference with the parties on March 16, 2005, the Court ordered that the commencement of merits 

discovery be postponed until July 2005. 

6. The parties reasonably believe that an additional extension of time may avoid 

potentially unnecessary effort and expense in responding to the Complaint. Plaintiff RBX Industries 

is a member of the proposed settlement class in the consolidated case and has not opted out of the 

proposed settlement class. Accordingly, should the Court order the final approval of the proposed 

settlement in the consolidated case, further pleadings will be unnecessary in this case. 

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7. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the date on which Flexsys America 

L.P. and Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. are required to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the 

Complaint be extended until July 15, 2005. 

8. In seeking this extension, Flexsys America L.P. and Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. do 

not waive, and expressly reserve, their right to assert any available defense to the Complaint, 

including, but not limited to, all defenses and objections under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

Flexsys America L.P. and Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. shall have until July 15, 2005 to 

answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June ___, 2005 By: _________________________________ 

 The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

 United States District Judge

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

Dated: June 13, 2005 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

By: /s/ Daniel G. Swanson 

 Daniel G. Swanson 

Daniel G. Swanson (116556) 

333 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles CA 90071-3197 

Email: dswanson@gibsondunn.com 

Telephone: (213) 229-7409 

Facsimile: (213) 229-6409 

 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

D. Jarrett Arp 

Adam J. Di Vincenzo 

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036-5306 

Telephone: (202) 955-8678 

Facsimile: (202) 530-9527 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

APPROVED

Judge Martin J. Jenkins

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 COVINGTON & BURLING 

William D. Iverson 

Michael J. Fanelli 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004-2401 

Telephone: (202) 662-5000 

Facsimile: (202) 662-6291 

Attorneys for Defendant Flexsys America L.P. 

Dated: June 13, 2005 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

By: /s/ Daniel G. Swanson 

 Daniel G. Swanson 

Daniel G. Swanson (116556) 

333 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles CA 90071-3197 

Telephone: (213) 229-7409 

Facsimile: (213) 229-6409 

 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

D. Jarrett Arp

Adam J. Di Vincenzo 

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036-5306 

Telephone: (202) 955-8678 

Facsimile: (202) 530-9527 

Attorneys for Defendant Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. 

Dated: June 13, 2005 RODA NAST, P.C. 

By: /s/ Dianne M. Nast

 Dianne M. Nast 

801 Estelle Drive 

Lancaster, PA 17601 

Telephone: (717) 892-3000 

Facsimile: (717) 892-1200 

Attorney for Plaintiff RBX Industries, Inc.

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