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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 RE EXTENSION OF RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE; Case No. CV 08-03169 VRW

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

JOEL S. SANDERS, SBN 107234

GEORGE A. NICOUD III, SBN 106111

RACHEL S. BRASS, SBN 219301

REBECCA JUSTICE LAZARUS, SBN 227330

One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 393-8200

Facsimile: (415) 986-5309

Email: JSanders@gibsondunn.com

TNicoud@gibsondunn.com

RBrass@gibsondunn.com

RJustice@gibsondunn.com

Attorneys for Defendants

MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC.

AND ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

WINKLER WOODS, LLC, Individually and on

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC.;

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.;

HORIZON LINES, LLC; and HORIZON

LINES, INC.,

Defendants.

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Case No. CV 08-03169 VRW

STIPULATION RE ADR DEADLINE

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STIPULATION RE EXTENSION OF RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE; Case No. CV 08-03169 VRW

WHEREAS, the undersigned plaintiff has filed the above-captioned case;

WHEREAS, plaintiff alleges antitrust violations on behalf of purchasers of domestic

containerized ocean shipping services for service between the continental United States and

Hawaii.

WHEREAS, twenty-three purported class action lawsuits have been filed to date in five

federal district courts across the country and containing nearly identical allegations regarding a

purported price-fixing conspiracy among various members of the Pacific Ocean Cabotage

industry.

WHEREAS, by Transfer Order dated August 13, 2008, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict

Litigation (the “JPML”) granted a motion to coordinate and consolidate pretrial proceedings

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 in the matter In Re: Hawaiian and Guamanian Cabotage Antitrust

Litigation, MDL No. 1972.

WHEREAS, Steinberg v. Matson Navigation Co., et. al., C 08-02402 VRW (N.D. Cal.), an

action assigned to this Court, was one of the actions transferred to the Western District of

Washington pursuant to the JPML’s August 13, 2008 Order.

WHEREAS, Winkler Woods, LLC v. Matson Navigation Company, et. al., C 08-03169

(N.D. Cal.), was identified as a potential tag-along action in MDL No. 1972.

WHEREAS, by Conditional Transfer Order dated August 25, 2008, the JPML

conditionally transferred the Winkler Woods action to the Western District of Washington

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407.

WHEREAS, by Related Case Order dated August 20, 2008, this Court determined that the

Winkler Woods action is related to the Steinberg action, and reassigned the case to Chief Judge

Vaughn R. Walker accordingly.

WHEREAS, on July 1, 2008, Judge Jeffrey S. White issued an Order Setting Initial Case

Management Conference and ADR Deadlines in Winkler Woods that set September 19, 2008 as

the deadline for engaging in a meet and confer session regarding initial disclosures, early

settlement, the ADR process selection, and a discovery plan; the filing of an ADR certification;

and the filing of either an ADR Stipulation or a Notice of Need for an ADR Phone Conference.

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STIPULATION RE EXTENSION OF RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE; Case No. CV 08-03169 VRW

WHEREAS, all parties anticipate that the JPML’s transfer to the Western District of

Washington of the Steinberg, Winkler Woods and the other Related Actions filed in the Northern

District of California will soon be completed.

WHEREAS, plaintiff anticipates the possibility of a Consolidated Complaint or

Complaints in the Hawaiian and Guamanian Cabotage Antitrust Litigation once the Related

Actions have been transferred under MDL 1972 and the plaintiffs in the Related Actions have had

an opportunity to organize.

WHEREAS, vacating the deadlines contained in July 1, 2008 Order Setting Initial Case

Management Conference and ADR Deadlines will visit no negative consequences on the schedule

for the case.

PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 6-1(b) and 6-2(a), PLAINTIFF AND

DEFENDANTS, BY AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF RECORD,

HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The September 19, 2008 and other deadlines for engaging in a meet and confer

session regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, the ADR process selection, and a discovery

plan; the filing of an ADR certification; and the filing of either an ADR Stipulation or a Notice of

Need for an ADR Phone Conference contained in the July 1, 2008 Order are VACATED pending

action by the Transferee Court in the Western District of Washington.

2. This Stipulation does not constitute a waiver by Defendants of any defense,

including but not limited to the defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, subject matter

jurisdiction, improper venue, or service of process.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: September 19, 2008 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP

_/S/_______________

Joel Sanders

Rachel S. Brass

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP

One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 393-8200

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Facsimile: (415) 986-5309

Counsel for Defendants

Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

Dated: September 19, 2008 McGUIREWOODS LLP

_/S/_______________

Darrel C. Menthe

McGUIREWOODS LLP

1800 Century Park East, 8th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 315-8219

Facsimile: (310) 315-8210

Richard J. Rappaport

Amy B. Manning

Tammy L. Adkins

McGUIREWOODS LLP

77 West Wacker Drive

Suite 4100

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Telephone: (312) 849.8100

Facsimile: (312) 849.3690

Counsel for Defendant

Horizon Lines, LLC

Dated: September 19, 2008 SAVERI & SAVERI INC.

_/S/_______________

Guido Saveri

R. Alexander Saveri

SAVERI & SAVERI INC.

111 Pine Street, Suite 1700

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 217-6810

Facsimile: (415) 217-6813

Joseph M. Alioto

ALIOTO LAW FIRM

555 California Street, Suite 3160

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 434-8900

Facsimile: (415) 434-9200

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STIPULATION RE EXTENSION OF RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE; Case No. CV 08-03169 VRW

Gilmur R. Murray

Derek G. Howard

MURRAY & HOWARD, LLP

436 14th Street, Suite 1413

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 444-2660

Facsimile: (510) 444-2522

Counsel for Plaintiff Winkler Woods, LLC

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated this ____ day of September, 2008.

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The Honorable Vaughn R. Walker

U.S. District Chief Judge

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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