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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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R. Scott Feldmann (CA Bar No. 169230)

Daniel A. Sasse (CA Bar No. 236234)

Van-Dzung V. Nguyen (CA Bar No. 222832)

Chahra Solh (CA Bar No. 248985)

CROWELL & MORING LLP

3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor

Irine, CA 92614

Telephone: (949) 263-8400

Facsimile: (949) 263-8414

Email: sfeldmann(fcrowell.com

dsasse(fcrowell.com

vnguyen(fcrowell.com

csolh(fcrowelL. com

Kent A. Gardiner

Alexandre de Gramont

CROWELL & MORING LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: (202) 624-2500

Facsimile: (202) 628-5116

Email: kgardiner(fcrowelL.com

adegramont(fcrowell.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bandag, Incorporated

(now Bridgestone Bandag, LLC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRACISCO DIVISION

IN RE RUBBER CHEMICALS ANTITRUST ) LITIGATION )

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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: )

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Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., et at. )

v. Chemtura Corporation, et al. )

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MDL Docket No. C 04-1648 MJJ

Individual Case No. C 06-5700 MJJ

STIPULATION TO AMEND CASE

MAAGEMENT ORDER PURSUANT

TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 6-2 AND

(PROPOSED) ORDER

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2 of the United States District Court for the Northern

Distrct of California, Plaintiff and Defendants (collectively, the "Parties") in Bridgestone

Americas Holding, Inc., et al. v. Chemtura Corporation, et al., Individual Case No. C 06-5700

MJJ (the "Action"), by and through their respective counsel, submit this Stipulation and

(Proposed) Order;

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STIPULATION TO AMEND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AND (PROPOSED) ORDER

MDL DOCKET NO. C 04-1648 MJJ; INDIVIDUAL CASE NO. C 06-5700 MJJ

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs action, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., et al. v. Chemtura

Corporation, et al., was transferred from the Middle District of Tennessee pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1407(c), and docketed with this Court on September 19,2006;

WHEREAS, a Case Management Order was entered on October 16, 2007;

WHEREAS, to facilitate on-going discovery, the parties have agreed to an extension of

time in the amount of thirty (30) calendar days for all pretral deadlines except the pretrial

conference date and the trial date, and if such an extension causes the date to fall on a weekend,

the deadline date shall be set for the Monday following the weekend date;

NOW THEREFORE IT is HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED BETWEEN THE

PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD THAT:

The case management schedule shall be revised as follows:

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OrI!!Inal Deadline Proposed New Deadlie

:'p/,. Item

(For AllParties) (For All Parties) 

Discovery Begins (between July 15, 2007 (between individual July 15, 2007 (between

Individual Defendants and defendants and Bandag only) . individual defendants and

Bandag only) Bandag only)

Initial Disclosures September 12, 2007 (between September 12,2007 (between

(between Individual individual defendants and Bandag individual defendants and

Defendants and Bandag only) Bandag only)

only)

Plaintiff s Expert Reports December 10,2007 January 9,2008

& Back-Up

Defendants' Expert January 7, 2008 February 6, 2008

Reports & Back-Up

Plaintiff s Rebuttal Reports February 4,2008 March 5, 2008

& Back-Up

Deposition of Plaintiffs Completed by Februar 19,2008 Completed by March 20,

Experts 2008

Deposition of Defendants' Completed by March 4, 2008 Completed by April 3, 2008

Experts

Discovery Cut-Off April 10,2008 Completed by May 12, 2008

Dispositive Motions April 30, 2008 May 30, 2008

Oppositions to Dispositive May 29,2008 June 30, 2008

Motions

Replies in support of June 19,2008 July 21,2008

Dispositive Motions

Hearng on Dispositive July 9, 2008 at 2:30 PM August 12,2008

Motions

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Item Ori2Inal Deadlie

(For AiiPådies)

July/August 2008

September 16,2008 at 3:30 PM

October 6,2008 at 8:30 AM

Remand Date

Pretral Conference

Trial Date1

IT is SO STIPULATED.

Respectively submitted,

Dated: November 21,2007

Proposed New Deadlie

(For Al Partes)

August/September 2008

September 16,2008 at 3:30

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October 6, 2008 at 8:30 AM

CROWELL & MORIG LLP

/s/ Daniel A. Sasse

R. Scott Feldmann

Daniel A. Sasse

Van-Dzung V. Nguyen

Chahira Solh

3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor

Irvine, CA 92614-8505

Kent A. Gardiner

Alexandre de Gramont

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bandag, Incorporated

(now Bridgestone Bandag, LLC)

DC4602017 (CamNo. 101692.005)

(SIGNATURES CONTINED ON FOLLOWING PAGE)

1 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § i407(a), Defendant Chemtura Corporation submits that the trial date

must be set by the transferor court, the Middle Distrct of Tennessee, after remand from this

Court at the close of pretral proceedings. See Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes &

Lerach, 523 U.S. 26 (1998).

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ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE PAGE TO STIPULATION TO AMEN

CASE MANANGEMENT ORDER

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Michael F. Tubach

Steven E. Conigliaro

Embarcadero Center West

274 Battery Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3344

Telephone: (415) 984-8700

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701

Michael Maddigan

400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899

Telephone: (213) 430-6000

Facsimile: (213) 430-6407

Ian Simmons

Benjamin G. Bradshaw

1625 Eye Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006-4001

Telephone: (202) 383-5300

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414

Attorneys for Defendants Chemtura Corporation

(formerly known as Crompton Corporation) and

Unioyal Chemical Company, Inc.

(now merged into Chemtua Corporation)

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Mark Hellerer

Ranah Leila Esmail

1540 Broadway

New York, NY 10036-4039

Telephone: (212) 858-1000

Facsimle: (212) 858-1500

Attorney for Defendant James J. Conway

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Jason Brown

Rachel J. Nash

45 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10111

Telephone: (212) 841-5700

Facsimile: (212) 841-5725

Attorneys fqr Defendant Michael J. Duchesne

COOLEY GODW AR KRONlSH LLP

Willam J. Schwarz

Jason M. Koral

1114 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-7798

Telephone: (212) 856-9600

Facsimile: (212) 856-9494

Attorneys for Defendant Joseph B. Eisenberg

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Mark Hellerer

Ranah Leila Esmail

1540 Broadway

New York, NY 10036-4039

Telephone: (212) 858-1000

Facsimile: (2l2) 858-1500

Attorney for Defendant James J. Conway

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Jason Brown I

Rachel J. Nash

45 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10111

Telephone: (212) 841-5700

Facsimile: (212) 841-5725

Attorneys for Defendant Michael J. Duchesne

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Wiliam J. Schwar

Jason M. Koral

1 1 1 4 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036-7798

Telephone: (212) 856-9600

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Ranah Leila Esmail

1540 Broadway

New York, NY 10036-4039

Telephone: (212) 858-1000

Facsimile: (212) 858-1500

Attorney for Defendant James J. Conway

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Jason Brown

Rachel J. Nash

45 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10111

Telephone: (212) 841-5700

Facsimile: (212) 841-5725

Attorneys for Defendant Michael J. Duchesne

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Wili m J. Schw: z

Jason M. Koral

1114 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY L0036-7798

Telephone: (212) 856-9600

Facsimile: (212) 856-9494

Attorneys for Defendant Joseph B. Eisenberg

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ADDITIONAL SIGNATUR PAGE TO STIPULATION TO AMEND

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Dated: November 20, 2007

B . omer

E. Scott Schiick

565 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: (212) 856-9600

Facsimile: (212) 856-9494

Attorneys for Defendant Peter D. Welch

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rPROPOSEDl AMENDED CASE MAAGEMENT ORDER

The Court has considered the Stipulation to Amend the Case Management Order

submitted by the Parties, and hereby orders that the following amended case management

schedule shall govern the proceedings in Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., et at. v. Chemtura

Corporation, ei al., Individual Case No. C 06-5700 MJJ:

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Item '. ,.' ',. ..... Deadlies/Dates

Discovery Begins (between Individual Defendants July 15, 2007 (between individual

and Bandag only) defendants and Bandag only)

Initial Disclosures (between Individual Defendants September 12,2007 (between individual

and Bandag only) defendants and Bandag only)

Plaintiffs Expert Reports & Back-Up Januar 9, 2008

Defendants' Expert Reports & Back-Up February 6, 2008

Plaintiffs Rebuttal Reports & Back-Up March 5, 2008

Deposition of Plaintiffs Experts Completed by March 20, 2008

Deposition of Defendants' Experts Completed by April 3, 2008

Discovery Cut-Off Completed by May 12, 2008

Dispositive Motions Mav 30 2008

Oppositions to Dispositive Motions June 30, 2008

Replies in support of Dispositive Motions July 21,2008

Hearng on Dispositive Motions August 12,2008

Remand Date August/September 2008

Pretrial Conference September 16,2008 at 3:30 PM

Trial Date1 October 6,2008 at 8:30 AM

IT is SO ORDERED.

Dated:

Honorable Martin J. Jenkins

United States District Court for the

Northern Distrct of California

1 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § I407(a), Defendant Chemtura Corporation submits that the trial date

must be set by the transferor court, the Middle District of Tennessee, after remand from this

Cour at the close of pretrial proceedings. See Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes &

Lerach, 523 U.S. 26 (1998).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Judge Martin J. Jenkins

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