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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ON 

DISCOVERY ISSUES AND MOTIONS FOR LEAVE 

TO AMEND 

CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 

Terrence P. McMahon (State Bar No. 71910) 

tmcmahon@mwe.com

Stephen J. Akerley (State Bar No. 160757) 

sakerley@mwe.com

Bijal V. Vakil (State Bar No. 192878) 

bvakil@mwe.com

Shamita D. Etienne (State Bar No. 202090) 

setienne@mwe.com

3150 Porter Drive 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212 

Telephone: 650.813.5000 

Facsimile: 650.813.5100 

HOWREY LLP 

Korula T. Cherian (State Bar No. 133967) 

cheriank@howrey.com

Duane H. Mathiowetz (State Bar No. 111831) 

mathiowetzD@howrey.com

525 Market Street, Suite 3600 

San Francisco, CA 94150 

Telephone: 415.848.4900 

Facsimile: 415.848.4999 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 

COOLEY GODWARD LLP 

Thomas J. Friel, Jr. (State Bar No 80065) 

tfriel@cooley.com 

Matthew J. Brigham (State Bar No 191428) 

mbrigham@cooley.com 

3000 El Camino Real 

Five Palo Alto Square 

Palo Alto, CA 94306 

Telephone: 650. 843-5000 

Facsimile: 650. 857-0663 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 

and Counter-Defendant ASMC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, 

INC., a California Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD., a 

Cayman Islands corporation, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. C 04-2000-CW (EDL) 

ELECTRONIC CASE FILING 

ORDER GRANTING AS MODIFIED 

STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME 

TO SUBMIT EXPERT REBUTTAL 

REPORTS, OPPOSE MOTION TO 

STRIKE PENDING BEFORE JUDGE 

LAPORTE AND OPPOSE MOTION 

TO AMEND PENDING BEFORE 

JUDGE WILKEN 

AND COUNTERCLAIMS 

 

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 O2 Micro International, Ltd. (“O2 Micro”), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (“MPS”), and 

ASMC jointly submit the following stipulation regarding the upcoming deadlines in this case. 

The Court has presently set the following deadlines: 

Date Pleading 

June 8, 2006 Opposition to O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike 

MPS’ and ASMC’s Expert Reports on Issues 

Outside the Scope of the Case. 

June 9, 2006 Opposition to MPS’ and ASMC’s Motion for 

Leave to Amend Answer and Preliminary 

Invalidity Contentions 

June 9, 2006 Rebuttal Expert Reports Infringement, Validity, 

Enforceability, and Damages 

June 13, 2006 Reply re O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike MPS’ 

and ASMC’s Expert Reports on Issues Outside 

the Scope of the Case. 

June 16, 2006 Reply re MPS’ and ASMC’s Motion for Leave 

to Amend Answer and Preliminary Invalidity 

Contentions 

June 27, 2006 Hearing on O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike MPS’ 

and ASMC’s Expert Reports on Issues Outside 

the Scope of the Case. 

 On May 26, 2006, the Court issued Order Concerning Scheduling in Case No. C-06-

02929CW asking the parties to file a joint statement on the scheduling of the related cases C-04-

2000CW and C-06-02929CW. As requested by the Court, the parties are engaged in discussions 

regarding the scheduling and possible consolidation of these two cases. These discussions may 

lead to a modification to the present schedule in this case that impacts the pending motions and 

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the schedule for rebuttal expert reports. Accordingly, O2 Micro, MPS, and ASMC request the 

following extensions of time to allow those discussions to occur: 

Current Date Proposed Date Pleading 

June 8, 2006 June 16, 2006 Opposition to O2 Micro’s 

Motion to Strike MPS’ and 

ASMC’s Expert Reports on 

Issues Outside the Scope of 

the Case. 

June 9, 2006 June 16, 2006 Opposition to MPS’ and 

ASMC’s Motion for Leave to 

Amend Answer and 

Preliminary Invalidity 

Contentions 

June 9, 2006 June 16, 2006 Rebuttal Expert Reports 

Infringement, Validity, 

Enforceability, and Damages 

June 13, 2006 June 21, 2006 Reply re O2 Micro’s Motion 

to Strike MPS’ and ASMC’s 

Expert Reports on Issues 

Outside the Scope of the Case. 

June 16, 2006 June 23, 2006 Reply re MPS’ and ASMC’s 

Motion for Leave to Amend 

Answer and Preliminary 

Invalidity Contentions 

June 27, 2006 AUGUST 1, 2006 as 

modified by Court 

Hearing on O2 Micro’s 

Motion to Strike MPS’ and 

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Current Date Proposed Date Pleading 

ASMC’s Expert Reports on 

Issues Outside the Scope of 

the Case. 

No other dates will be effected by this stipulation. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 6, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 

By: /s/ Bijal V. Vakil 

 Bijal V. Vakil 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff 

O2 Micro International Ltd. 

Dated: June 6, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

COOLEY GODWARD LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew J. Brigham 

 Matthew J. Brigham 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 

and Counter-Defendant ASMC 

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ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE BEING SHOWN IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that O2 Micro, MPS, and 

ASMC will have until June 16, 2006 to file the following pleadings: 

(a) Opposition to O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike MPS’ and ASMC’s Expert 

Reports on Issues Outside the Scope of the Case; 

(b) Opposition to MPS’ and ASMC’s Motion for Leave to Amend Answer and 

Preliminary Invalidity Contentions; and 

(c) Rebuttal Expert Reports on Infringement, Validity, Enforceability, and 

Damages. 

The Reply re O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike MPS’ and ASMC’s Expert Reports on Issues Outside 

of the Scope of the Case will be due on June 21, 2006. The Reply re MPS’ and ASMC’s Motion 

for Leave to Amend Answer and Preliminary Invalidity Contentions will be due on June 23, 2006. 

The hearing before Magistrate Judge Laporte on O2 Micro’s Motion to Strike MPS’ and 

ASMC’s Expert Reports on Issues Outside the Scope of the Case is continued to August 1, 

2006. 

 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN 

Dated: June 8, 2006 _________________________ 

 Honorable Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Court Judge 

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