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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 28:0158 Notice of Appeal re Bankruptcy Matter (BAP)

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DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

Betty M. Shumener (SBN 137220) 

Henry H. Oh (SBN 187127) 

550 S. Hope Street, Suite 2300 

Los Angeles, California 90071-2678 

Telephone: 213 330-7700 

Facsimile: 213 330-7701 

E-mail: henry.oh@dlapiper.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CARLYLE FORTRAN TRUST 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

ROBERT P. VARIAN (STATE BAR NO. 107459) 

KAREN JOHNSON-MCKEWAN (STATE BAR NO. 

121570) 

JAMES N. KRAMER (STATE BAR NO. 154709) 

JUSTIN M. LICHTERMAN (STATE BAR NO. 225734) 

405 Howard Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415-773-5700 

Facsimile: 415-773-5759 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NVIDIA CORPORATION, NVIDIA US INVESTMENT 

COMPANY, INC., JEN-HSUN HUANG, JAMES C. 

GAITHER, A. BROOKE SEAWELL, WILLIAM J. 

MILLER, TENCH COXE, MARK A. STEVENS, 

HARVEY C. JONES, CHRISTINE B. HOBERG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re: 

3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC., a California 

corporation, 

Debtor. 

CARLYLE FORTRAN TRUST, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

NVIDIA CORPORATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 05-00427 JW 

 (Related to Case No. 09-02478 JW) 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE MEDIATION AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT 

Judge: Hon. James Ware 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

7/15/2010

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS on March 11, 2009, plaintiff Carlyle Fortran Trust (“Carlyle”) filed a Motion 

For Order Establishing Trustee’s Abandonment of the Carlyle Claims Against nVidia Defendants 

(“Motion for Abandonment”) with the Bankruptcy Court seeking the Trustee’s abandonment of 

certain claims alleged in Carlyle’s Complaint in Case No. 05-00427 JW; 

WHEREAS on May 21, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered an Order denying Carlyle’s 

Motion for Abandonment without prejudice; 

WHEREAS on May 29, 2009, Carlyle filed a Notice of Appeal and Motion for Leave to 

Appeal the Bankruptcy Court’s Order denying Carlyle’s Motion for Abandonment without 

prejudice; 

WHEREAS on June 17, 2010, the Court entered an Order Reversing Bankruptcy Court 

Order; Granting Motion For Abandonment Of Claims (“Order”) in which the Court reversed the 

Bankruptcy Court’s Order denying Carlyle’s Motion for Abandonment without prejudice; 

WHEREAS on July 8, 2010, defendants NVIDIA Corporation, et al. (“NVIDIA 

Defendants”) filed a Petition for Certification of the Order for interlocutory appeal under 28 

U.S.C. §1292(b) (“Petition for Certification”) set for hearing before the Court on November 22, 

2010; 

WHEREAS Carlyle proposed to NVIDIA Defendants that the parties participate in private 

mediation; 

WHEREAS NVIDIA Defendants are agreeable to Carlyle’s proposal provided that any 

litigation and discovery in Carlyle’s action (Case No. 05-00427 JW) are stayed pending 

mediation, while the Petition for Certification filed by NVIDIA Defendants remains on calendar 

for hearing before the Court on November 22, 2010; 

WHEREAS Carlyle is agreeable to NVIDIA Defendants’ proposal; 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. The parties shall participate in mediation before a private mediator, which shall be 

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completed on or before August 30, 2010. 

2. Any litigation and discovery in Carlyle’s action (Case No. 05-00427 JW) shall be 

stayed pending mediation. 

3. The Petition for Certification shall remain on calendar for hearing on November 

22, 2010. Carlyle’s Opposition to the Petition for Certification shall be due on November 1, 2010 

and NVIDIA Defendants’ Reply shall be due on November 8, 2010. 

4. In the event mediation is unsuccessful, litigation and discovery in Carlyle’s action 

(Case No. 05-00427 JW) may resume. However, the NVIDIA Defendants do not hereby waive 

the right to seek a stay of such proceedings pending resolution of the Petition for Certification and 

Carlyle does not hereby waive the right to oppose such a request for a stay. Within 10 days after 

mediation, the parties shall submit a joint statement reporting to the Court whether mediation was 

successful or unsuccessful. 

5. The parties agree that the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for 

July 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. should be taken off calendar pending mediation. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: July 14, 2010 DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

By: /s/ Henry H. Oh

 Henry H. Oh 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CARLYLE FORTRAN TRUST 

Dated: July 14, 2010 ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

By: /s/ Karen Johnson-McKewan

 Karen Johnson-McKewan 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NVIDIA CORPORATION, ET AL. 

October 22, 2010 5,

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ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation, and GOOD CAUSE appearing therefore, the Court hereby 

orders as follows: 

1. The parties shall participate in mediation before a private mediator. The parties 

shall complete such mediation on or before August 30, 2010. 

2. Any litigation and discovery in Carlyle’s action (Case No. 05-00427JW) shall be 

stayed pending mediation. 

3. The Petition for Certification filed by NVIDIA Defendants in Case No. 09-

02478JW shall remain on calendar for hearing on November 22, 2010. Carlyle’s Opposition to 

the Petition for Certification is due on November 1, 2010 and NVIDIA Defendants’ Reply is due 

on November 8, 2010. 

4. The Case Management Conference currently scheduled in Carlyle Fortran Trust v. 

NVIDIA Corp., Case No. 05-00427 and in In re 3dfx Interactive, Inc., Case No. 09-02478, for 

July 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. is hereby vacated. 

5. In the event the mediation is unsuccessful, litigation and discovery in Carlyle’s 

action (Case No. 05-00427JW) may resume, though the NVIDIA Defendants may seek an order 

from this Court staying proceedings pending resolution of the Petition for Certification and 

Carlyle may oppose such a request for a stay. Within 10 days after mediation, the parties shall 

submit a joint case management statement reporting to the Court whether mediation was 

successful or unsuccessful. The Court will hold a Case Management Conference on [September 

20, 2010] _________________________ at _________ a.m. in the event mediation is 

unsuccessful. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: 

 United States District Court Judge 

ORDER AS MODIFIED 

October 22, 2010 November 5, 2010.

 

 

July 15, 2010 

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