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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 AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE AND

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND; Civil Action No.: CV 10 0346 PJH

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Guido Saveri (22349)

R. Alexander Saveri (173102)

Cadio Zirpoli (179108)

SAVERI & SAVERI, INC.

706 Sansome Street,

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 217-6810

Facsimile: (415) 217-6813

guido@saveri.com

rick@saveri.com

cadio@saveri.com

Anthony D. Shapiro (pro hac vice)

George W. Sampson (pro hac vice)

Ronnie S. Spiegel (pro hac vice)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

Telephone: (206) 623-7292

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594

tony@hbsslaw.com

george@hbsslaw.com

ronnie@hbsslaw.com

Fred Taylor Isquith (pro hac vice)

WOLF, HALDENSTEIN, ADLER,

FREEMAN & HERZ

270 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (212) 545-4600

Facsimile; (212) 545-4653

isquith@whafh.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Alan Preis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

Alan Preis on behalf of himself and all others

similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric

Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric and

Electronics USA, Inc., Toshiba Corporation

and Toshiba America Electronic

Components, Inc.,

Defendants.

Civil Action No.: CV 10 0346 PJH

Related to MDL No. 1486

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER RE ACCEPTANCE OF

SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND

COMPLAINT AND EXTENSION OF

TIME TO RESPOND

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STIPULATION

This Stipulation is entered into pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local

Rule 7-11(a) between Plaintiff Alan Preis and defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric

Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba

America Electronic Components, Inc. in Alan Preis v. Hitachi, Ltd., et al. (“Preis”) filed January

25, 2010, and assigned to the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton, and is made with regard to the

following facts:

WHEREAS, plaintiff Alan Preis filed a class action complaint against defendants Hitachi,

Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., Toshiba

Corporation and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. on January 25, 2010, alleging a

conspiracy to illegally fix, raise, maintain and/or stabilize the prices charged for DRAM;

WHEREAS, on January 29, 2010, plaintiff Alan Preis filed an Administrative Motion To

Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related to In Re Dynamic Random Access Memory Antitrust

Litigation, (“DRAM”) Master File No. M-02-1486 PJH, MDL No. 1486, filed in the Northern

District of California and assigned to the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton (“Related Case

Motion”);

WHEREAS, On February 3, 2010 the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton issued a Related

Case Order, relating the Preis matter with DRAM;

WHEREAS, the parties have settled the matter and will present the appropriate papers to

the Court;

WHERERAS, each of the named defendants has agreed to accept service of the Summons

and Complaint in the Preis action;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the acceptance of service of the Summons and

Complaint does not waive any and all defenses or objections to the lawsuit;

WHEREAS, Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires an answer or other

response either within sixty (60) or ninety (90) days from acceptance of service of the summons

and complaint;

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WHEREAS, the parties wish to extend the deadline for an answer or other response to the

Preis complaint until a date, if necessary, after the Court rules on the class action settlements.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED as follows:

1. Defendant Hitachi, Ltd., hereby accepts service of the summons and

complaint in the matter Alan Preis v. Hitachi, Ltd. et al., Case No. CV 10

0346 PJH;

2. Defendants Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric &

Electronics USA, Inc., hereby accept service of the summons and

complaint in the matter Alan Preis v. Hitachi, Ltd. et al., Case No. CV 10

0346 PJH;

3. Defendants Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba America Electronic

Components, Inc. hereby accept service of the summons and complaint in

the matter Alan Preis v. Hitachi, Ltd. et al., Case No. CV 10 0346 PJH;

4. The acceptance of service of the Summons and Complaint does not waive

any and all defenses or objections to the lawsuit; and

5. Each defendant’s time to answer or otherwise respond to the Preis

complaint is extended until a date set by the Court.

Dated: February 5, 2010 /s/ R. Alexander Saveri

Guido Saveri

R. Alexander Saveri

Cadio Zirpoli

SAVERI & SAVERI, INC.

706 Sansome Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Anthony D. Shapiro

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

1918 8th Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

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Fred T. Isquith

WOLF, HALDENSTEIN, ADLER, FREEMAN

& HERZ

270 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Counsel for Plaintiff Alan Preis

Dated: February 5, 2010 /s/ Matthew J. Jacobs

Matthew J. Jacobs

McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP

275 Middlefield Road., Suite 100

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Counsel for Hitachi, Ltd.

Dated: February 5, 2010 /s/ Brent Caslin

Brent Caslin

Jenner & Block LLP

633 West 5th Street, Suite 3500

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Terrence J. Truax

Michael T. Brody

Jenner & Block LLP

353 North Clark Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Counsel for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc.

Dated: February 5, 2010 /s/ Belinda S. Lee

Daniel M. Wall

Belinda S. Lee

Latham & Watkins LLP

505 Montgomery Street

Suite 2000

San Francisco CA 94111-6538

Counsel for Toshiba America Electronic

Components, Inc. and Toshiba Corporation

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: _______________ ________________________________________________

The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton

United States District Judge

Ram.967

2/16/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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