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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 REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

DANIEL G. SWANSON, SBN 116556 

DSwanson@gibsondunn.com 

ANDREW Z. EDELSTEIN, SBN 218023 

AEdelstein@gibsondunn.com 

333 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles, California 90071-3197 

Telephone: (213) 229-7000 

Facsimile: (213) 229-7520 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

D. JARRETT ARP, pro hac vice 

JArp@gibsondunn.com 

ADAM J. DI VINCENZO, pro hac vice 

ADiVincenzo@gibsondunn.com 

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036-5306 

Telephone: (202) 955-8500 

Facsimile: (202) 955-8600 

Attorneys for Defendants 

FLEXSYS AMERICA L.P., FLEXSYS N.V., 

AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INT’L, B.V., AKZO 

NOBEL CHEMICALS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE RUBBER CHEMICALS ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION 

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

C-07-1057-MJJ 

CASE NO. M:04-cv-01648-MJJ 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, on March 11, 2008, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff Korea Kumho 

Petrochemical Co., Ltd. leave to file a Third Amended Complaint within twenty days of the date of 

the order (ECF Doc. No. 81 in 07-1057); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file a Third Amended Complaint (the “TAC”); 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to evaluate the TAC after filing and anticipate filing a Motion 

to Dismiss the TAC (the “MTD”); 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and agreed on a mutually convenient briefing 

schedule for Plaintiff’s filing of a Third Amended Complaint and for Defendants’ anticipated Motion 

to Dismiss as follows: 

April 18, 2008: TAC Due 

May 16, 2008: MTD Due 

June 13, 2008: Opposition to MTD Due 

July 3, 2008: Reply in Support of MTD Due 

July 22, 2008: Hearing on MTD 

WHEREAS, if the Court is unavailable on July 22, 2008 or elects to specially set the hearing 

on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, counsel for the parties are available to attend a hearing on July 

15th through July 18th and July 21st through July 25th. 

IT IS THEREFORE AGREED AND STIPULATED THAT: 

The Parties propose that: (1) Plaintiff’s TAC be filed on or before April 18, 2008; (2) 

Defendants’ MTD be filed on or before May 16, 2008; (3) Plaintiff’s Opposition to the MTD be filed 

on or before June 13, 2008; (4) Defendants’ Reply in Support of the MTD be filed on or before July 

3, 2008; and (5) the hearing on the MTD be set for such date as the Court determines between July 15 

and July 25. 

ORDER OF THE COURT

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) Plaintiff’s TAC be filed on 

or before April 18, 2008; (2) Defendants’ MTD be filed on or before May 16, 2008; (3) Plaintiff’s 

/ or date to be determined by new assigned judge.

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Opposition to the MTD be filed on or before June 13, 2008; (4) Defendants’ Reply in Support of the 

MTD be filed on or before July 3, 2008; and (5) the hearing on the MTD be set for July __, 2008 at 

___:___. Any obligation on the part of any Defendant to answer the Plaintiff’s complaint is 

suspended until after this Court’s resolution of the MTD. 

DATED:__________________ ____________________________________ 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: March 25, 2008 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

By: /s/ 

Andrew Z. Edelstein 

Attorneys for Defendants 

FLEXSYS AMERICA L.P., FLEXSYS N.V., AKZO 

NOBEL CHEMICALS INT’L, B.V., AKZO NOBEL 

CHEMICALS, INC. 

DATED: March 25, 2008 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

ROBERT G. BADAL, SBN 81313 

robert.badal@hellerehrman.com 

WILLIAM H. FORMAN, SBN 150477 

william.forman@hellerehrman.com 

JEFFREY A. RICHMOND, SBN 155808 

jeff.richmond@hellerehrman.com 

HELEN H. CHO, SBN 240531 

helen.cho@hellerehrman.com 

BETHANY L. MARVIN, SBN 245672 

bethany.marvin@hellerehrman.com 

355 South Hope Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3043 

Telephone: (213) 689-0200 

Facsimile: (213) 614-1868 

By: /s/ 

Jeffrey A. Richmond 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 

3/31/2008

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Per General Order No. 45, Rule X, I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from Jeffrey A. Richmond. 

By: /s/ 

Andrew Z. Edelstein 

100412937_1.DOC 

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