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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING CASE NO. CV-08-5590 (JF) 

SPECIAL MASTER MARTIN QUINN US_ACTIVE:\43468634\01\67073.0005 

GERSON A. ZWEIFACH (admitted pro hac vice) 

PAUL B. GAFFNEY (admitted pro hac vice) 

DAVID I. BERL (No. 211761) 

JESSAMYN S. BERNIKER (admitted pro hac vice) 

THOMAS S. FLETCHER (No. 262693) 

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

725 Twelfth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20005-5901 

Telephone: (202) 434-5000 

Facsimile: (202) 434-5029 

MATTHEW D. POWERS 

(Bar No. 104795) 

VERNON M. WINTERS 

(Bar No. 130128) 

GREGORY D. HULL (Bar No. 57367) 

AARON Y. HUANG (Bar No. 261903) 

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Silicon Valley Office 

201 Redwood Shores Parkway 

Redwood Shores, CA 94065 

Telephone: (650) 802-3000 

Facsimile: (650) 802-3100 

JEFFREY E. FAUCETTE (No. 193066) 

TAYLOR & COMPANY LAW OFFICES, LLP 

One Ferry Building, Suite 355 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 788-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 788-8208 

DAVID I. GINDLER (Bar No. 117824) 

JASON G. SHEASBY (Bar No. 205455 

RAYMOND LAMAGNA 

(Bar No. 244821) 

IRELL & MANELLA LLP 

1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276 

Telephone: (310) 277-1010 

Facsimile: (310) 203-7199 

ELLIOT M. OLSTEIN (admitted pro hac vice) 

CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, 

BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. 

Five Becker Farm Road 

Roseland, NJ 07068-1739 

Telephone: (973) 994-1700 

Facsimile: (973) 994-1744 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

MEDIMMUNE, LLC 

Additional Counsel Listed After Signature 

Page

Attorneys for Defendant, 

PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

MEDIMMUNE, LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

PDL BIOPHARMA, INC., 

Defendant. 

 Case No. CV 08 5590 JF 

Action Filed: December 16, 2008 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL 

MASTER MARTIN QUINN 

**E-Filed 8/9/2010**

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING CASE NO. CV-08-5590 (JF) 

SPECIAL MASTER MARTIN QUINN US_ACTIVE:\43468634\01\67073.0005 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53, and with the consent of the plaintiff and 

counterclaim defendant, MedImmune, LLC (“MedImmune”), and the defendant and counterclaim 

plaintiff, PDL BioPharma, Inc. (“PDL”), the Court hereby appoints Martin Quinn, Esq. as Special 

Master to assist the Court with discovery in this litigation (hereinafter “Special Master”). 

The Special Master is hereby appointed pursuant to Rule 53(a)(1) to perform duties 

consented to by the parties (Rule 53(a)(1)(A)), and to address pretrial discovery matters that 

cannot be addressed effectively and timely by an available district judge or magistrate judge of the 

district (Rule 53(a)(1)(C)). 

Pursuant to Rule 53(a)(2) and 53(b)(3), the Special Master shall promptly file an affidavit 

with this Court stating that, if true, he has no relationship to the parties, counsel, action, or Court 

that would require disqualification of a judge under 28 U.S.C. section 455. During the course of 

these proceedings, the Special Master and the parties shall notify this Court immediately if they 

become aware of any potential grounds that would require disqualification. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(a)(3), the Court has considered the fairness of imposing the likely 

expenses of the Special Master on the parties. The Court believes that the appointment and use of 

the Special Master will materially advance the litigation, thereby achieving considerable costsaving to all parties. Moreover, the Court notes that the parties have consented to the Special 

Master’s appointment and have agreed to pay the compensation ordered herein. The Court will 

protect against unreasonable expenses and delay through regular communication with the Special 

Master. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(1) the Court gave all parties to the proceedings notice of its intent 

to appoint the Special Master and an opportunity to be heard with respect to such appointment 

before issuing this Order. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(2), the Court hereby directs the Special Master to proceed with all 

reasonable diligence in performing his duties. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(2)(A), the Special Master shall assist the Court with management 

of discovery pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and in particular Rule 26 and with 

adjudication of all discovery motions and disputes between the parties in this matter pursuant to 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING CASE NO. CV-08-5590 (JF) 

SPECIAL MASTER MARTIN QUINN US_ACTIVE:\43468634\01\67073.0005 

Rules 37 or 45. All currently pending discovery motions and disputes between the parties are 

hereby referred to the Special Master pursuant to this Order. 

The Special Master shall have the authority provided in Rule 53(c) and 53(d). 

The procedural requirements contained in this Court’s Local Rules and/or Pretrial Orders 

shall govern any motion practice before the Special Master subject to the Special Master’s 

discretion to adopt reasonable alternative procedural requirements with notice to the parties 

thereof. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(2)(B), the Special Master may communicate ex parte with the 

Court at any time. The Special Master shall not communicate ex parte with any party, third party 

witness, or counsel for any party or third party. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(2)(C), the Special Master shall maintain orderly files consisting of 

all documents submitted to him by the parties and any of his written orders, findings, and/or 

recommendations. Pursuant to Rule 53(e), the Special Master shall file any written orders, 

findings, and/or recommendations with the Court via the Court’s Electronic Case Filing (“ECF”). 

Such filing shall fulfill the Special Master’s duty to serve his order on the parties. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(2)(E) and 53(g), the Special Master shall be compensated at an 

hourly rate of $600.00 for his services pursuant to this Order. The Special Master shall not charge 

for travel time. The Special Master shall prepare a monthly invoice for his services, which he shall 

provide to counsel for the parties. MedImmune and PDL shall each be responsible for paying onehalf of the Special Master’s invoice; such invoices shall be paid promptly. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(f), the Special Master shall report to the Court as directed by the 

Court. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(b)(2)(D) and 53(f), the following procedures shall govern any action 

on the Special Master’s orders, reports, and/or recommendations: Any party wishing to file 

objections to or a motion to adopt or modify the Special Master’s orders, reports, and/or 

recommendations must file such objections or motion with the Court within seven (7) days from 

the day the Special Master filed the order, report, and/or recommendation via ECF. Any Order 

issued by the Special Master shall remain in effect pending any such objection or motion, unless 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING CASE NO. CV-08-5590 (JF) 

SPECIAL MASTER MARTIN QUINN US_ACTIVE:\43468634\01\67073.0005 

the Special Master holds otherwise. A party may, however, move to stay the Special Master’s 

order pending review by the Court. The party filing the objection or motion shall submit with 

such objection or motion any record necessary for the Court to review the Special Master’s order, 

report, and/or recommendation, including any transcripts of proceedings before the Special Master 

and any documents submitted by the parties in connection with the Special Master’s order, report, 

and/or recommendation. Failure to provide the record shall constitute grounds for the Court to 

overrule the objection or deny the motion. No such objection or motion may be filed by any party 

after seven (7) days from the day the Special Master filed the order, report, and/or 

recommendation via ECF. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court shall review findings of 

fact made or recommended by the Special Master for clear error. The Court shall review de novo 

any conclusions of law made or recommended by the Special Master. The Court will set aside the 

Special Master’s ruling on a procedural matter only for an abuse of discretion. 

Pursuant to Rule 53(f)(1), in acting on an order, report, or recommendations of the Special 

Master, the Court shall afford each party an opportunity to be heard and, in its discretion, may 

receive evidence, and may adopt or affirm; modify; wholly or partly reject or reverse; 

resubmit to the Special Master with instructions; or make any further orders it deems appropriate. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: August 6, 2010. WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

/s/ Jessamyn S. Berniker 

GERSON A. ZWEIFACH 

PAUL B. GAFFNEY 

DAVID I. BERL 

JESSAMYN S. BERNIKER 

THOMAS S. FLETCHER 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MEDIMMUNE, LLC 

DATED: August 6, 2010. WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

/s/ Vernon M. Winters

MATTHEW D. POWERS 

VERNON M. WINTERS 

GREGORY D. HULL 

PETER SANDEL 

REBECCA FETT 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER APPOINTING CASE NO. CV-08-5590 (JF) 

SPECIAL MASTER MARTIN QUINN US_ACTIVE:\43468634\01\67073.0005 

AARON Y. HUANG 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ______________, 2010. 

 

THE HONORABLE JEREMY FOGEL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

Additional Counsel: 

T. RAY GUY (admitted pro hac vice) 

ray.guy@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

200 Crescent Court, Suite 300 

Dallas, TX 75201 

Telephone: (214) 746-7700 

Facsimile: (214) 746-7777 

PETER SANDEL (admitted pro hac vice) 

peter.sandel@weil.com

REBECCA FETT (admitted pro hac vice) 

rebecca.fett@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10153 

Telephone: (212) 310-8000 

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007 

P. CHRISTINE DERUELLE (pro hac vice) 

christine.deruelle@weil.com

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200 

Miami, FL 33131 

Telephone: (305) 577-3100 

Facsimile: (305) 374-7159 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

PDL BioPharma, Inc. 

Ag

August 9

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