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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 CONTINUE MTCA & MTD HEARING 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 CONTINUE 

HEARING ON APPLE’S MOTION TO 

COMPEL ARBITRATION AND FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND 

BYD COMPANY LIMITED’S MOTION 

TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF 

PERSONAL JURISDICTION; and 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

Courtroom: 3, 17th Floor 

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JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE MTCA & MTD HEARING 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 continue 

the hearing on Apple’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. 3) 

(the “MTCA”) and Limited’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Dkt. 34) (the 

“MTD”), currently set for January 28, 2016.

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

the deadline for any opposition to the MTCA from November 17, 2015 to November 24, 2015, 

and (2) extend the deadline for any reply in support of the MTCA 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 MTCA 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 MTCA 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 MTCA from 

December 1, 2015 to December 22, 2015, and (4) continue the hearing on the MTCA from 

December 17, 2015 to January 14, 2016 (Dkt. 26); 

WHEREAS, this Court granted the parties’ November 23, 2015 joint stipulation to extend 

time without revision (Dkt. 27); 

WHEREAS, on December 21, 2015 Apple and Respondents filed a joint stipulation with 

this Court to (1) extend the deadline for any reply in support of the MTCA from December 22, 

2015 to January 4, 2016, (2) extend the deadline for any opposition to the MTD from December 

22, 2015 to January 4, 2016, (3) extend the deadline for any reply in support of the MTD from 

December 29, 2015 to January 14, 2016, and (4) continue the hearing on the MTCA and MTD 

from January 14, 2016 to January 28, 2016 (Dkt. 39); 

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JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE MTCA & MTD HEARING CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

WHEREAS, this Court granted the parties’ December 21, 2015 joint stipulation to extend 

time without revision (Dkt. 41); 

WHEREAS, Apple’s lead trial counsel must travel from Washington, D.C. to San 

Francisco for the Court’s upcoming hearing and the recent major East Coast blizzard will make 

such travel extremely difficult this week; 

WHEREAS, the presence of Super Bowl 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area will also 

make such travel inconvenient the following week; and 

WHEREAS, all parties reserve fully their prior positions in this proceeding; 

Now therefore, the parties, through the undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate that the 

hearing on the MTCA and MTD be continued to February 11, 2016 or as soon thereafter as may 

be convenient to the Court. 

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

follows: 

Deadline Current Date Requested 

Date

Hearing on the MTCA and MTD 01/28/2016 02/11/2016 

Dated: January 25, 2016 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.

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JOINT STIP. TO CONTINUE MTCA & MTD HEARING CASE NO. 3:15-CV-04985-RS 

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 

 Harrison J. Frahn IV 

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

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS 

ORDERED THAT: 

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

BYD Company Limited’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction be 

continued from January 28, 2016 to February 11, 2016. 

DATED: __________________, 2016 ___________________________________ 

 The Honorable Richard Seeborg 

 United States District Court Judge 

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