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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING 

DEPOSITIONS AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO, JAPAN 

CASE NO. 03-CV-00355 MJJ 

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MATTHEW D. POWERS (Bar No. 104795) 

E-Mail: matthew.powers@weil.com

STEVEN CHERENSKY (Bar No. 168275) 

E-Mail: steven.cherensky@weil.com

PERRY R. CLARK (Bar No. 197101) 

E-Mail: perry.clark@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Silicon Valley Office 

201 Redwood Shores Parkway 

Redwood Shores, CA 94065 

Telephone: (650) 802-3000 

Facsimile: (650) 802-3100 

ANITA E. KADALA 

E-Mail: anita.kadala@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Houston Office 

700 Louisiana, Suite 1600 

Houston, Texas 77002 

Telephone: (713) 546-5000 

Facsimile: (713) 224-9511 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LEXAR MEDIA, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

LEXAR MEDIA, INC., 

Plaintiff-Counterclaim 

Defendant, 

v. 

FUJI PHOTO FILM USA, INC., 

Defendant-Counterclaim 

Plaintiff. 

Case No. 03-CV-00355 MJJ 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER AUTHORIZING 

DEPOSITIONS AT THE U.S. 

EMBASSY IN TOKYO, JAPAN

Courtroom 11, 19th Floor 

Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

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TO: ANY CONSUL OR VICE CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES 

ASSIGNED TO TOKYO, JAPAN 

This request is made in conjunction with the above-captioned lawsuit. This lawsuit 

relates to certain U.S. patents owned by Lexar Media, Inc. (“Lexar”), whether those patents are 

valid, and whether those patents are infringed by Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. (“Fuji”). 

Upon the stipulation of the parties and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 and Article 17 

of the United States-Japan Consular Convention, you have been duly appointed to permit, and 

counsel are hereby authorized to take, the oral depositions of the following witnesses (who will 

appear voluntarily) and to mark any documentary exhibits in connection therewith at the United 

States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan: 

Deponent Address Employer Commencing On 

Or About1 Terminating On Or 

About 

Kaoru Adachi 13-45 Senzui 3-

Chome, Asakashi, Saitama 

351-8585, 

Japan 

(business 

address of Fuji 

Photo Film Co., 

Ltd.) 

Fuji Photo 

Film Co., 

Ltd. 

November 14, 2005 November 15, 2005 

Hiroyuki 

Niwano 

1-6, 

Matsusakadaira, 

Taiwa-Cho, 

Kurokawa-Gun, 

Miyagi 981-

3473, Japan 

(business 

address of 

FujiFilm 

Microdevices 

Co., Ltd.) 

FujiFilm 

Microdevices 

Co., Ltd. 

November 16, 2005 November 17, 2005 

Atsushi 

Nakamura 

26-30 

Nishiazabu 2-

Chome, 

Minato-ku, 

Tokyo 106-

Fuji Photo 

Film Co., 

Ltd. 

November 18, 2005 November 18, 2005 

 

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 The parties have agreed to continue to work on finalizing the dates for these depositions, which 

may be subject to change. 

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8620, Japan 

(business 

address of Fuji 

Photo Film Co., 

Ltd.) 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that these depositions be taken at the 

United States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, before any Consul or Vice Consul of the United States, 

or such other consulate as may be available, on or about the dates indicated, and authority is given 

to mark any documentary exhibits in connection with these depositions. The testimony obtained 

shall be used for any and all appropriate purposes. 

Counsel for Lexar who may participate in these depositions include Matthew D. 

Powers, Steven S. Cherensky, Christopher J. Cox, Ana E. Kadala (“Anita” E. Kadala), Perry 

Clark, Michael D. Powell, Ira R. Hatton, and Kwang-chien B. Ger. Counsel for Fuji who may 

participate in these depositions include Robert C. Scheinfeld, Gary M. Butter, Jeffrey D. Sullivan, 

Eliot D. Williams, and Eric J. Faragi. The following employees of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the 

law firm representing Plaintiff Lexar, may also participate in these depositions: John P. 

Brinkmann, Allen Wan, William H. Talbott, and Anna Malak. These proceedings may be 

reported by a court reporter (Anne M. Torreano from Pulone & Stromberg and/or Jodi Harmon 

from American Realtime Court Reporters) and may also be videotaped by a videographer 

(Michael M. McMahon, Kevin M. McMahon, David Manzo, Maria Hurst, and/or Jenny L. Miller 

from McMahon & Associates and/or Paul Diserio from Legal Video Asia) chosen by Lexar for 

this purpose. The proceedings may be translated by an interpreter (Sadaaki Matsutani) chosen by 

Lexar. A check interpreter (Mrs. Lise) chosen by Fuji may attend the depositions as well. 

The parties hereby agree that the court reporter will distribute copies of the 

deposition transcript with no further involvement of the Embassy. 

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SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: October 19, 2005 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

By: /s/ Perry Clark 

Perry Clark 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LEXAR MEDIA, INC. 

Dated: October 19, 2005 BAKER BOTTS, LLP 

By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Sullivan 

Jeffrey D. Sullivan 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FUJI PHOTO FILM U.S.A., INC. 

I hereby attest that I have the authorization of Jeffrey D. Sullivan to file this 

document on his behalf. 

 /s/ Perry Clark 

 Perry Clark 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ______________________ 

The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

United States District Judge 

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