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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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No. 09-cv-2055-PJH – 1 – US_ACTIVE-101972525.1 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR ADDITIONAL BRIEFING 

John S. Siamas (SBN 49061) 

jsiamas@reedsmith.com

REED SMITH LLP

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105-3659 

Telephone: +1 415 543 8700 

Facsimile: +1 415 391 8269 

Leonard Friedman (admitted pro hac vice) 

leonard.friedman@huschblackwell.com

Jerold B. Schnayer (admitted pro hac vice) 

jerold.schnayer@huschblackwell.com 

HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS 

WELSH & KATZ 

120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Telephone: +1 312.655.1500 

Facsimile: +1 312.655.1501 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

EXCELSTOR TECHNOLOGY, INC., 

EXCELSTOR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, 

EXCELSTOR GROUP LIMITED, EXCELSTOR 

GREAT WALL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, and 

SHENZHEN EXCELSTOR TECHNOLOGY 

LIMITED, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG, and 

DOES 1 through 10, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 09-cv-2055-PJH 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

ADDITIONAL BRIEFING 

Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton 

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No. 09-cv-2055-PJH – 2 – US_ACTIVE-101972525.1 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR ADDITIONAL BRIEFING 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by Plaintiffs ExcelStor Technology, Inc., 

ExcelStor Technology Limited, ExcelStor Group Limited, ExcelStor Great Wall Technology 

Limited, and Shenzhen ExcelStor Technology Limited (collectively referred to as “ExcelStor”) and 

Defendant Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG (“Papst”), through their respective counsel and 

pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, as follows: 

 WHEREAS, ExcelStor filed the captioned action on May 12, 2009; 

 WHEREAS, this Court initially scheduled the Case Management Conference for August 27, 

2009; 

 WHEREAS, Papst filed a motion on July 17, 2009 to dismiss the ExcelStor’s complaint; 

WHEREAS, ExcelStor filed an Amended Complaint on July 31, 2009; 

WHEREAS, Papst then withdrew its motion to dismiss the initial complaint in the captioned 

action, and filed a new motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint; 

WHEREAS, this Court rescheduled the Case Management Conference for October 22, 2009 

based on a stipulated request of the parties, as a result of Papst withdrawing its initial motion to 

dismiss and filing a new one after ExcelStor filed an Amended Complaint; 

 WHEREAS, in an October 23, 2009 Order (Dkt. No. 49), this Court dismissed the Amended 

Complaint, gave ExcelStor leave to file a Second Amended Complaint by November 20, 2009, and 

ordered Papst to respond to that Second Amended Complaint within 20 days after it was filed; 

 WHEREAS, ExcelStor filed its Second Amended Complaint on November 20, 2009 (Dkt. 

No. 50) and Papst filed a new motion to dismiss on December 10, 2009 (Dkt. No. 51), noticing it for 

a hearing on January 20, 2010; 

 WHEREAS, on December 15, 2009, the parties stipulated to continue the hearing of Papst’s 

motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint until February 3, 2010 (Dkt. No. 54); 

 WHEREAS, in a January 25, 2010 Order (Dkt. No. 58), the Court continued the hearing until 

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No. 09-cv-2055-PJH – 3 – US_ACTIVE-101972525.1 

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February 24, 2010; 

 WHEREAS, in response to a request of ExcelStor’s counsel that Papst provide its covenant 

in writing, and to avoid any possible confusion that might have resulted from the statement at oral 

argument on February 24, 2010 supplementing what was expressed in Papst’s reply brief of January 

20, 2010, Papst restated in a written covenant on March 3, 2010 (Dkt. No. 63) the covenant 

expressed in its brief and the additional covenant stated in open court during the hearing; 

 WHEREAS, in a March 5, 2010 Order, the Court ordered further briefing to address the 

impact of the covenant on the question of subject matter jurisdiction, and ordered Papst to file a brief 

by March 15, 2010, ExcelStor to respond by March 22, 2010, and Papst to reply by March 29, 2010; 

 WHEREAS, Papst’s counsel Leonard Friedman has written all of Papst’s briefs in this 

action, and he left for a previously planned skiing vacation this past weekend, is not scheduled to 

return to Chicago until the evening of Sunday, March 14, 2010, and will not have an opportunity to 

work on Papst’s brief before its due date of March 15, 2010; 

 WHEREAS, counsel for the parties have conferred and agree to a stipulated request for a one 

week delay in the briefing schedule ordered by the Court; 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between ExcelStor and Papst that, subject to the Court’s 

approval, the date for Papst to submit a brief to address the impact of the covenant on the question of 

the Court’s jurisdiction be extended until March 22, 2010, the date for ExcelStor to submit a 

response brief be extended until March 29, 2010, and the date for Papst to submit a reply brief be 

extended until April 5, 2010. The impact on the overall schedule of this case will be a delay of one 

week. 

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No. 09-cv-2055-PJH – 4 – US_ACTIVE-101972525.1 

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DATED: March 9, 2010 

HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS LLP 

 WELSH & KATZ 

By /s/ Jerold B. Schnayer 

Jerold B. Schnayer 

Attorney for Defendant 

PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG 

DATED: March 9, 2010 

 CARR & FERRELL LLP 

 

 By__ /s/ Kenneth B. Wilson___________________

 Kenneth B. Wilson 

 Attorney for EXCELSTOR Plaintiffs 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The date for Papst to submit its 

brief is extended to March 22, 2010, the date for ExcelStor to respond is extended until March 29, 

2010, and the date for Papst to reply is extended until April 5, 2010. 

DATED: March __, 2010 _____________________________ 

 The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton 

 United States District Court Judge 

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to General Order No. 45(X)(B), I hereby attest that I have obtained the concurrence 

in the filing of this document from all the signatories for whom a signature is indicated by a 

“conformed” signature (/s/) within this e-filed document and I have on file records to support this 

concurrence for subsequent production for the court if so ordered or for inspection upon request. 

Dated: March 9, 2010 ___/s/ Jerold B. Schnayer__________

JEROLD B. SCHNAYER 

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