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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND WAIVER OF SERVICE

Kaiwen Tseng (193756) 

ktseng@ftklaw.com

100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200 

Redwood Shores, CA 94065 

Telephone: (650) 593-6300 

Hsiang “James” H. Lin (SBN 241472) 

jlin@techknowledgelaw.com

TECHKNOWLEDGE LAW GROUP LLP 

1521 Diamond Street 

San Francisco, CA 94131 

Telephone: (415) 816-9525 

James B. Baldinger (pro hac vice) 

jbaldinger@carltonfields.com

David B. Esau (pro hac vice) 

desau@carltonfields.com

CARLTON FIELDS, P.A. 

CityPlace Tower 

525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1200 

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6350 

Telephone: (561) 659-7070 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION 

__________________________________________ 

This Document Relates to 

Case No. 5:13-cv-04991-RS 

ACER INC.; ACER AMERICA CORPORATION; 

GATEWAY, INC.; AND GATEWAY U.S. 

RETAIL, INC., F/K/A EMACHINES, INC. 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

LITE-ON IT CORPORATION; NEC 

CORPORATION; KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS 

ELECTRONICS N.V.; PHILIPS & LITE-ON 

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; PHILIPS 

Master File No. 3:10-md-2143 RS 

MDL Docket No. M 10-2143 

_______________________________ 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT AND WAIVER OF 

SERVICE 

Judge Richard Seeborg 

 

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& LITE-ON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.; 

PIONEER CORPORATION; PIONEER DIGITAL 

DESIGN & MANUFACTURING COMPANY; 

PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.; PIONEER 

HIGH FIDELITY TAIWAN CO., LTD.; PIONEER 

NORTH AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG 

ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG 

ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SONY 

CORPORATION; SONY ELECTRONICS INC.; 

SONY NEC OPTIARC INC.; SONY OPTIARC 

AMERICA INC.; SONY OPTIARC INC.; 

TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 

INC.; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA 

SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY 

CORPORATION; TOSHIBA SAMSUNG 

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA 

CORPORATION, 

Defendants. 

WHEREAS, Acer Inc., Acer America Corporation, Gateway, Inc., and Gateway U.S. Retail, 

Inc. f/k/a EMachines, Inc. (“Acer”) filed a complaint on October 25, 2013 (the “Complaint”) against 

the above-named Defendants; 

WHEREAS, certain Defendants were served with the Complaint in early December 2013, 

and their responses are currently due, at various times, no earlier than December 26, 2013; 

WHEREAS, Acer intends to file an Amended Complaint within approximately the next 

thirty days; 

WHEREAS, Acer wishes to avoid the burden and expense of serving process on foreign 

entities; and 

WHEREAS, Defendants desire a reasonable amount of time to respond to the Amended 

Complaint, and wish to avoid the necessity of responding to the original Complaint; 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is stipulated by and between the undersigned parties, by their 

representative attorneys, that: 

1. Undersigned Counsel of BAKER BOTTS LLP agree to accept service of the 

complaint in Acer v. Lite-On IT Corporation, et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-04991-RS, on behalf of 

Defendants Lite-On IT Corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., and Philips & Lite-On 

Digital Solutions Corporation. Defendants Lite-On IT Corporation, Koninklijke Philips Electronics 

N.V., Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation, and Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions 

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USA, Inc. (collectively, the “PLDS Defendants”) shall have until Wednesday, March 26, 2014 to file 

a response to the Complaint. If Acer amends its Complaint, the PLDS Defendants shall have until 

either 60 days from the date of amendment, or March 26, 2014, whichever is later, to respond to the 

Amended Complaint. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver by the PLDS Defendants of any 

defense, including but not limited to those defenses provided under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

12. 

2. Undersigned Counsel of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP agree to accept service of the 

complaint in Acer v. Lite-On IT Corporation, et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-04991-RS, on behalf of 

Defendants Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba Corp.”), Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology 

Corporation (“TSST”), and Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation (“TSSTK”). 

Defendants Toshiba Corp., TSST, TSSTK, and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 

(“TAIS”) shall have until Wednesday, March 26, 2014 to file a response to the Complaint. If Acer 

amends its Complaint, the Toshiba Defendants shall have until either 60 days from the date of 

amendment, or March 26, 2014, whichever is later, to respond to the Amended Complaint. This 

stipulation does not constitute a waiver by any of Toshiba Corp., TSST, TSSTK or TAIS of any 

defense, including but not limited to those defenses provided under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

12. 

3. Undersigned Counsel of O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP agree to accept service of 

the complaint in Acer v. Lite-On IT Corporation, et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-04991-RS, on behalf of 

Defendant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, the “Samsung Defendants”) shall have until Wednesday, 

March 26, 2014 to file a response to the Complaint. If Acer amends its Complaint, the Samsung 

Defendants shall have until either 60 days from the date of amendment, or March 26, 2014, 

whichever is later, to respond to the Amended Complaint. This stipulation does not constitute a 

waiver by the Samsung Defendants of any defense, including but not limited to those defenses 

provided under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12. 

4. Undersigned Counsel of JONES DAY agree to accept service of the complaint in 

Acer v. Lite-On IT Corporation, et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-04991-RS, on behalf of Defendants Pioneer 

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Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., and Pioneer Digital Design & Manufacturing 

Company. Defendants Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan Co., Ltd., Pioneer Digital 

Design & Manufacturing Company, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and Pioneer North America, 

Inc. (collectively, the “Pioneer Defendants”) shall have until Wednesday, March 26, 2014 to file a 

response to the Complaint. If Acer amends its Complaint, the Pioneer Defendants shall have until 

either 60 days from the date of amendment, or March 26, 2014, whichever is later, to respond to the 

Amended Complaint. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver by the Pioneer Defendants of any 

defense, including but not limited to those defenses provided under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

12. 

5. Defendants Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc Inc., and Sony NEC Optiarc Inc. agree to 

waive service of the Complaint, and Acer will mail a copy of the Complaint to them via certified 

mail or United Parcel Service, addressed and delivered to a designated individual in the Sony 

Corporation Legal Department in Japan. Defendants Sony Corporation, Sony Optiarc Inc., Sony 

NEC Optiarc, Inc., Sonly Optiarc America Inc., and Sony Electronics Inc. (collectively, the “Sony 

Defendants”) shall have until Wednesday, March 26, 2014 to file a response to the Complaint. If 

Acer amends its Complaint, the Sony Defendants shall have until either 60 days from the date of 

amendment, or March 26, 2014, whichever is later, to respond to the Amended Complaint. This 

stipulation does not constitute a waiver by the Sony Defendants of any defense, including but not 

limited to those defenses provided under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: December 23, 2013 CARLTON FIELDS, P.A. 

By: /s/ David B. Esau 

DAVID B. ESAU (pro hac vice) 

CityPlace Tower 

525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1200 

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6350 

desau@carltonfields.com 

Telephone: (561) 659-7070 

Hsiang (“James”) H. Lin (SBN 241472) 

jlin@techknowledgelaw.com

TECHKNOWLEDGE LAW GROUP LLP

1521 Diamond Street 

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San Francisco, CA 94131 

Telephone: (415) 816-9525 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS ACER INC.; 

ACER AMERICA CORPORATION; GATEWAY, 

INC.; AND GATEWAY U.S. RETAIL, INC., F/K/A 

EMACHINES, INC. 

DATED: December 23, 2013 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

By: /s/ Belinda S. Lee 

BELINDA S. LEE 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 391-0600 

Facsimile: (415) 395-8075 

belinda.lee@lw.com 

Counsel for Defendants 

TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA SAMSUNG 

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP.; TOSHIBA 

SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA 

CORP.; and TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION 

SYSTEMS, INC. 

DATED: December 23, 2013 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 

By: /s/ John Taladay 

JOHN TALADAY 

EVAN J. WERBEL 

1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

Telephone: (202) 383-7199 

Facsimile: (202) 383-6610 

john.taladay@bakerbotts.com

evan.werbel@bakerbotts.com

Counsel for Defendants 

LITE-ON IT CORPORATION; KONINKLIJKE 

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.; PHILIPS & LITE-ON 

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORP.; and PHILIPS & LITEON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 

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DATED: December 23, 2013 O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

By: /s/ Ian Simmons 

IAN SIMMONS 

1625 Eye Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 383-5106 

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414 

isimmons@omm.com 

Counsel for Defendant 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD. and SAMSUNG 

ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. 

DATED: December 23, 2013 JONES DAY 

By: /s/ Eric P. Enson 

ERIC P. ENSON 

555 South Flower Street, Fiftieth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 489-3939 

Facsimile: (213) 243-2539 

epenson@JonesDay.com

Counsel for Defendants 

PIONEER CORPORATION; PIONEER DIGITAL 

DESIGN & MANUFACTURING COMPANY; 

PINOEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.; PIONEER 

HIGH FIDELITY TAIWAN CO., LTD.; and PIONEER 

NORTH AMERICA, INC. 

DATED: December 23, 2013 BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 

By: /s/ John F. Cove, Jr. 

JOHN F. COVE, JR. 

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 874-1000 

Facsimile: (510) 874-1460 

jcove@bsfllp.com

Counsel for Defendants 

SONY CORPORATION; SONY ELECTRONICS INC., 

SONY NEC OPTIARC INC.; SONY OPTIARC 

AMERICA INC.; AND SONY OPTIARC INC. 

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing of 

this document has been obtained from the stipulating parties. 

* * * 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ____________________ __________________________________ 

HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

1/3/14

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