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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 PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 6-1(A) 

TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT CV 06-04003

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Eric H. Gibbs (SBN 178658)

Elizabeth C. Pritzker (SBN 146267)

Rosemary M. Rivas (SBN 209147)

GIRARD GIBBS LLP

601 California Street, Suite 1400

San Francisco, CA 94108

T: (415) 981-4800

F: (415) 981-4846

Attorneys for Plaintiff Trevor Hughes

Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TREVOR HUGHES,

on behalf of himself and all others

similarly situated

Plaintiff,

v.

BRITISH AIRWAYS, PLC and VIRGIN 

ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LIMITED.

Defendants.

CASE NO. CV 06-04003-WHA

STIPULATION PURSUANT TO 

LOCAL RULE 6-1(a) TO EXTEND

TIME TO ANSWER OR 

OTHERWISE PLEAD

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), Plaintiff Trevor Hughes and Defendants 

British Airways, PLC and Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited have agreed to extend 

the time in which Defendants must answer, move against, or otherwise respond to 

the complaint in this matter up to and including August 7, 2006 or such later date 

as may be further stipulated to by the parties. In support of this stipulation, the 

parties state:

1. The Complaint in this matter was filed on June 28, 2006. It seeks 

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; ORDER

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relief under the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act against two defendants on behalf 

of a putative class.

2. More than 50 similar actions have been filed in various jurisdictions 

around the country.

3. There is a motion pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict 

Litigation (“JPML”) to consolidate and transfer actions like this one to a single 

venue. The JPML is considering this motion to consolidate in a matter captioned

In re International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 

1793.

4. The parties have agreed that this stipulation does not constitute a 

waiver of any defenses, including, but not limited to, the defenses of lack of 

personal jurisdiction, lack of subject matter jurisdiction, or improper venue. The 

Defendants expressly reserve their right to raise all defenses in response to either 

the current complaint or any consolidated amended complaint that may 

subsequently be filed relating to this action.

WHEREFORE, the parties agree that the time in which Defendants must 

answer, move against, or otherwise respond to the complaint in this matter is 

extended up to and including August 7, 2006 or such later date as may be further 

stipulated to by the parties.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: July 18, 2006 GIRARD GIBBS LLP

/s/ Rosemary M. Rivas

Eric H. Gibbs (SBN 178658)

Elizabeth C. Pritzker (SBN 146267)

Rosemary M. Rivas (SBN 209147)

GIRARD GIBBS LLP

601 California Street, Suite 1400

San Francisco, CA 94108

T: (415) 981-4800

F: (415) 981-4846

Attorneys for Plaintiff Trevor Hughes

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Dated: July 18, 2006

Dated: July 18, 2006

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

/s/ Brendan P. Cullen

Brendan P. Cullen (SBN 194057)

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1870 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, California 94303

T: (650) 461-5600

F: (650) 461-5700

Daryl A. Libow

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20006

T: (202) 956-7500

F: (202) 293-6330

Attorneys for Defendant British Airways PLC

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

/s/ Harrison J. Frahn

Charles E. Koob (SBN 047349)

Harrison J. Frahn (SBN 206822)

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP

2550 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

T: (650) 251-5000

F: (650) 251-5002

Attorneys for Defendant Virgin Atlantic 

Airways Limited

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IT IS SO ORDERED: 

_________________

Edward M. Chen 

Dated: 8/1/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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