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

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES PENDING TAG-ALONG ORDER PURSUANT TO JUDICIAL 

PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION ORDER GRANTING MDL 1819; CASE NO. C-06-7428 MMC 

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Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

JOEL S. SANDERS, SBN 107234 

ADAM WILSON, SBN 206107 

One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 986-5309 

JSanders@gibsondunn.com 

adamwilson@gibsondunn.com 

ARNOLD & PORTER 

RONALD C. REDCAY, SBN 67236 

777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90017-2513 

Telephone: (213) 243-4002 

Facsimile: (213) 243-4199 

Ronald_Redcay@aporter.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. and 

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC. 

[Additional Counsel and Parties Appear at End] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LAWRENCE MARKEY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR 

CORPORATION, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Civil No. C-06-7428 MMC 

MDL 1819 

JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY 

PROCEEDING OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

DEADLINES PENDING TAG-ALONG 

ORDER PURSUANT TO JUDICIAL PANEL 

ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION ORDER 

GRANTING MDL 1819; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-12 and 16-2(e) of the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, the following parties hereby stipulate to a stay of the proceeding, or, 

alternatively, a continuance of the case management dates, for the following good cause: 

1. At least 65 complaints have been filed to date in federal district courts by plaintiffs 

bringing class actions on behalf of either direct or indirect purchasers alleging price fixing by 

manufacturers of Static Random Access Memory ("SRAM") (collectively, the "SRAM cases"). 

2. On February 9, 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") issued a 

transfer order centralizing certain SRAM cases and the SRAM litigation in this district for 

coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407 (MDL No. 1819). 

3. The JPML’s February 9, 2007 order states that the JPML has been notified of over 50 

additional related actions, and that these actions and any other related actions will be treated as 

potential tag-along actions pursuant to Rules 7.4 and 7.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the JPML. 

4. The parties agree that the above-captioned case will be consolidated shortly into MDL No. 

1819 pursuant to Rules 7.4 and 7.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the JPML. 

5. Even before the February 9, 2007 transfer order issued by the JPML, at least four courts in 

this district determined that there existed grounds to either stay an SRAM proceeding or continue 

case management deadlines in six SRAM actions pending the outcome of proposed MDL No. 1819. 

See Dataplex, Inc. v. Alliance Semiconductor Corp., et al., No. 06-6491 CW (12/27/06 Order of 

Judge Wilken to temporarily stay proceeding pending decision by JPML); Stargate Films, Inc. v. 

Alliance Semiconductor Corp., et al., No. 06-7007 CW (12/27/06 Order of Judge Wilken to 

temporarily stay proceeding pending decision by JPML); Maites v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et 

al., No. 6-6542 SBA (12/27/06 Order of Judge Armstrong to continue case management dates 

pending decision by JPML); Reclaim Center, Inc., et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., No. 

06-6533 SI (12/22/06 Order of Judge Illston to stay proceeding pending decision by JPML); Madsen

v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., No. 06-6541 SI (12/22/06 Order of Judge Illston to continue 

case management deadlines pending decision by JPML); Ma v. Alliance Semiconductor Corp., et al., 

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CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES PENDING TAG-ALONG ORDER PURSUANT TO JUDICIAL 

PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION ORDER GRANTING MDL 1819; CASE NO. C-06-7428 MMC 

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No. 06-6511 EDL (12/20/06 Order of Judge Laporte to continue case management deadlines and 

conference pending decision by JPML). 

6. Several of the dates set forth in the Case Management Scheduling Order filed December 5, 

2006 in the above-captioned case (Document 2), including deadlines imposed by Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure 26, Local Rule 16, and ADR Local Rule 3.5, will likely come to pass before the 

above-captioned case is consolidated into MDL No. 1819 pursuant to Rules 7.4 and 7.5 of the Rules 

of Procedure of the JPML. 

7. The parties agree that a temporary stay of this proceeding pending the consolidation of the 

above-captioned case into MDL 1819 would promote judicial efficiency, allow consistency in pretrial 

rulings, and be most convenient to the parties, including the Plaintiffs in the above-captioned action. 

8. The parties agree that this joint stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any defense, 

including but not limited to the defense of lack of personal or subject matter jurisdiction or improper 

venue.

9. Accordingly, the parties hereby STIPULATE to and respectfully request the Court to 

temporarily STAY the proceeding and VACATE the dates set forth in the Case Management 

Scheduling Order filed December 5, 2006 (Document 2) pending the consolidation of the abovecaptioned case into MDL 1819. The affected dates include the deadline to meet and confer and file 

Joint ADR Certification (currently February 16, 2007); the deadline to complete Initial Disclosures, 

the Joint Case Management Statement, and the Rule 26(f) Report (currently March 2, 2007); and the 

Initial Case Management Conference (currently March 9, 2007). 

10. In the alternative, the parties hereby STIPULATE to and respectfully request the Court to 

CONTINUE the dates set forth in the Case Management Scheduling Order filed December 5, 2006 

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(Document 2). The affected dates are those set forth in Paragraph 9. The parties propose extending 

these dates 90 days to May 17, June 1, and June 8, 2007, respectively.

Dated: February 16, 2007 

Dated: February 16, 2007 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Joel S. Sanders 

Adam Wilson 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

One Montgomery Street 

Montgomery Tower, 31st Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Ronald C. Redcay 

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 

777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90017-2513 

By:______/s/ Adam Wilson_______

 Adam Wilson 

Attorneys for Defendants Micron Technology, 

Inc. and Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. 

Elizabeth C. Pritzker 

Aaron M. Sheanin 

Lindy K. Lucero 

GIRARD GIBBS LLP 

601 California Street, 14th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

By:______/s/ Elizabeth C. Pritzker______

 Elizabeth C. Pritzker 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Lawrence Markey 

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CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES PENDING TAG-ALONG ORDER PURSUANT TO JUDICIAL 

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DATED: February 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Jonathan Swartz 

 Robert Pringle 

Paul Griffin 

Jonathan Swartz 

THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & 

STEINER LLP 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Attorneys for Defendant NEC Electronics 

America, Inc. 

DATED: February 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted: 

 By: /s/ Shinyung Oh 

 Kevin C. McCann 

Shinyung Oh 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & 

WALKER LLP 

55 Second Street, 24th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Attorneys for Defendant Alliance 

Semiconductor Corporation 

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PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION ORDER GRANTING MDL 1819; CASE NO. C-06-7428 MMC 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:_____________________ __________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 United States District Judge 

The above-titled case is stayed pending a

decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

February 21, 2007

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