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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:2 Antitrust Litigation

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL, et 

al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

INTERDIGITAL, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01716-BLF 

ORDER REQUESTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ON 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL 

ARBITRATION AND DISMISS CLAIMS 

FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER 

JURISDICTION, OR IN THE 

ALTERNATIVE, STAY PROCEEDINGS 

PENDING ARBITRATION

This order concerns Defendants’ pending motion to compel arbitration and dismiss claims 

for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, or in the alternative, stay proceedings pending arbitration. 

See ECF No. 37. In their briefing on the motion and at oral argument, the parties agreed that 

Delaware state law governs the threshold question of whether the Court or arbitrator decides

arbitrability.

On August 11, 2015, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Brennan v. Opus Bank, --- F.3d 

---, 2015 WL 4731378 (9th Cir. 2015). Contrary to the parties’ arguments, this Ninth Circuit 

decision appears to hold that federal law should govern the question of whether the parties clearly 

and unmistakably agreed to have an arbitrator decide the threshold question of arbitrability. 

Accordingly, each side is requested to file a supplemental letter brief of no more than two 

pages, double spaced, addressing the impact of Brennan on the Court’s determination of whether 

the parties clearly and unmistakably agreed that non-federal law applies to determine arbitrability. 

The parties shall submit the supplemental letter briefs, on or before August 17, 2015. There will 

be no replies to these submissions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2015

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:15-cv-01716-BLF Document 86 Filed 08/12/15 Page 1 of 1