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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 

Plaintiff-Counterclaim 

Defendant, 

v.

LEXAR MEDIA, INC., 

Defendant-Counterclaim 

Plaintiff. 

Case No. C 02-05273 MJJ 

TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 

Plaintiff, 

v.

LEXAR MEDIA, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. C-03-00167 MJJ 

Ctrm: 11, 19th Floor 

Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER AUTHORIZING DEPOSITIONS

AT THE U.S. CONSULATE IN OSAKA-KOBE, JAPAN AND 

AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO, JAPAN

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Granted

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I. DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THE U.S. CONSULATE IN OSAKA-KOBE, 

JAPAN 

TO: ANY CONSUL OR VICE CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES 

 OF AMERICA ASSIGNED TO OSAKA-KOBE, JAPAN 

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

Corp. v. Lexar Media, Inc., Case No. C 02-05273 MJJ, relates to certain U.S. patents owned by 

Lexar Media, Inc. (“Lexar”), whether those patents are valid, and whether those patents are 

infringed by Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”). Toshiba Corp. v. Lexar Media, Inc., Case No. C 

03-00167 MJJ, relates to certain U.S. patents owned by Toshiba, whether those patents are valid, 

and whether those patents are infringed by Lexar. 

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 Consulate in Osaka-Kobe, Japan: 

Deponent Address Employer Commencing On 

Or About1 Terminating On Or 

About 

Yoshihisa Iwata 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

January 10, 2006 January 11, 2006 

Riichiro Shirota 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

January 12, 2006 January 13, 2006 

Hiroto Nakai 1-1 Shibaura 1- Toshiba January 17, 2006 January 18, 2006 

 

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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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chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Corporation 

Susumu Shuto 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

January 20, 2006 January 20, 2006 

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

United States Consulate in Osaka-Kobe, 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. 

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

deposition transcript with no further involvement of the consulate. 

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

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

Kadala), Perry Clark, Michael D. Powell, Ira R. Hatton, Kwang-chien B. Ger, Yen Nguyen, 

Michael D. Lane, and Jinyung Lee. Counsel for Toshiba who may participate in these 

depositions include Doris Johnson Hines, Steven L. Park, J. Michael Jakes, Steven Olsen, Robert 

F. McCauley, F. Leslie Bessenger, Lily Lim, James Boyle, William Enos, Richard Kelly, Michael 

McCabe, Robert Mattson, Carl Schlier, Steven Weihrouch, and Kenneth Wilcox. The following 

employees of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the law firm representing Defendant Lexar, may also 

participate in these depositions: John P. Brinkmann, Allen Wan, William H. Talbott, Anna Malak, 

Danielle Johnson, Steven Papazian, and Khoa Nguyen. These proceedings may be reported by a 

court reporter (Anne M. Torreano and/or Diane Martin from Pulone & Stromberg) and may be 

videotaped by a videographer (Michael M. McMahon, Kevin M. McMahon, David Manzo, Maria 

Hurst, and/or Jenny L. Miller from McMahon & Associates) chosen by Lexar for this purpose. 

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The proceedings may be translated by an interpreter (Sadaaki Matsutani) chosen by Lexar. A 

check interpreter (Naomi Tsuji, Grace Liu, Bruce Holcombe and associates, Gerald Thomas and 

associates, Naoko Okamoto, and/or another interpreter) chosen by Toshiba may attend the 

depositions as well. 

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II. DEPOSITIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO, JAPAN

TO: ANY CONSUL OR VICE CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES 

 OF AMERICA ASSIGNED TO TOKYO, JAPAN 

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

Corp. v. Lexar Media, Inc., Case No. C 02-5273 MJJ, relates to certain U.S. patents owned by 

Lexar Media, Inc. (“Lexar”), whether those patents are valid, and whether those patents are 

infringed by Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”). Toshiba Corp. v. Lexar Media, Inc., Case No. C 

03-00167 MJJ, relates to certain U.S. patents owned by Toshiba, whether those patents are valid, 

and whether those patents are infringed by Lexar. 

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 About2 Terminating On Or 

About 

Katsuyuki 

Nomura 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

January 23, 2006 January 24, 2006 

Yoshiyuki 

Tanaka 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

January 25, 2006 January 27, 2006 

Ken Takeuchi 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

Toshiba 

Corporation 

February 1, 2006 February 3, 2006 

 

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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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8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Yoshiyuki 

Tanaka 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

February 13, 2006 February 14, 2006 

Yasuo Itoh 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

February 15, 2006 February 16, 2006 

Ken Takeuchi 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

February 21, 2006 February 22, 2006 

Yutaka 

Okamoto 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

February 23, 2006 February 24, 2006 

Masaki 

Momodomi 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

February 27, 2006 February 28, 2006 

Hideo Kato 1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

March 1, 2006 March 2, 2006 

Kaoru 

Tokushige 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, MinatoToshiba Corporation 

March 3, 2006 March 7, 2006 

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ku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Akihisa 

Fujimoto 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

March 8, 2006 March 9, 2006 

Hiroshi 

Nakamura 

1-1 Shibaura 1-

chome, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-

8001, Japan 

(Business 

address of 

Toshiba 

Corporation) 

Toshiba 

Corporation 

March 10, 2006 March 13, 2006 

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. 

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

deposition transcript with no further involvement of the consulate. 

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

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

Kadala), Perry Clark, Michael D. Powell, Ira R. Hatton, Kwang-chien B. Ger, Yen Nguyen, 

Michael D. Lane, and Jinyung Lee. Counsel for Toshiba who may participate in these 

depositions include Doris Johnson Hines, Steven L. Park, J. Michael Jakes, Steven Olsen, Robert 

F. McCauley, F. Leslie Bessenger, Lily Lim, James Boyle, William Enos, Richard Kelly, Michael 

McCabe, Robert Mattson, Carl Schlier, Steven Weihrouch, and Kenneth Wilcox. The following 

employees of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the law firm representing Defendant Lexar, may also 

participate in these depositions: John P. Brinkmann, Allen Wan, William H. Talbott, Anna Malak, 

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Danielle Johnson, Steven Papazian, and Khoa Nguyen. These proceedings may be reported by a 

court reporter (Anne M. Torreano and/or Diane Martin from Pulone & Stromberg) and may be 

videotaped by a videographer (Michael M. McMahon, Kevin M. McMahon, David Manzo, Maria 

Hurst, and/or Jenny L. Miller from McMahon & Associates) chosen by Lexar for this purpose. 

The proceedings may be translated by an interpreter (Sadaaki Matsutani) chosen by Lexar. A 

check interpreter (Naomi Tsuji, Grace Liu, Bruce Holcombe and associates, Gerald Thomas and 

associates, Naoko Okamoto, and/or another interpreter) chosen by Toshiba may attend the 

depositions as well. 

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SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: December 12, 2005 By: /S/ 

ROBERT F. MCCAULEY (Bar No. 162056) 

E-Mail: robert.mccauley@finnegan.com

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. 

Stanford Research Park 

3300 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, California 94304-1203 

Telephone: (650) 849-6600 

Facsimile: (650) 849-6666 

J. MICHAEL JAKES 

E-Mail: mike.jakes@finnegan.com

DORIS JOHNSON HINES 

E-Mail: dori.hines@finnegan.com

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. 

901 New York Ave., N.W. 

Washington, DC 20001-4413 

Telephone: (202) 408-4000 

Facsimile: (202) 408-4400 

ARTHUR I. NEUSTADT 

E-Mail: aneustadt@oblon.com

RICHARD D. KELLY 

E-Mail: rkelly@oblon.com

CARL E. SCHLIER 

E-Mail: cschlier@oblon.com

OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND, 

MAIER & NEUSTADT, P.C. 

1940 Duke Street 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 

Telephone: (703) 413-3000 

Facsimile: (703) 413-2220 

Attorneys for Plaintiff TOSHIBA CORP. 

Dated: December 12, 2005 By: /S/ 

MATTHEW D. POWERS (Bar No. 104795) 

E-Mail: matthew.powers@weil.com

STEVEN CHERENSKY (Bar No. 168275) 

E-Mail: steven.cherensky@weil.com

PERRY 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 

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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 Defendant LEXAR MEDIA, 

INC. 

I hereby attest that I have the authorization of Robert McCauley and Carl Schlier 

to file this document on their behalf. 

Dated: December 12, 2005 /S/ 

Perry Clark 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

____________________ ______________________________ 

Dated The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

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