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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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 This disposition is not designated for publication and may not be cited.

Case No. C 05-05021 JF

ORDER RE LETTER OF FEBRUARY 3, 2006

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 2/17/06**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SANDISK CORPORATION,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 05-05021 JF

ORDER1 RE LETTER OF

FEBRUARY 3, 2006

On January 26, 2006, this Court stayed the proceedings in the instant case. On February

3, 2006, counsel for Plaintiff SanDisk Corporation (“SanDisk”) filed a letter requesting that the

Court clarify whether the stay applies only to Defendant STMicroelectronics, Inc. (“ST”), a

Delaware corporation, or also to STMicroelectronics NV (“ST NV”), a Dutch corporation that

had yet to be served with process, and whether the period for service of process on ST NV was

tolled by the stay. On February 7, 2006, this Court issued an order requesting a response from

ST. On February 14, 2006, ST and ST NV filed a letter in which they stated that ST NV was

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Case No. C 05-05021 JF

ORDER RE LETTER OF FEBRUARY 3, 2006

(JFLC1)

served with process on January 22, 2006 and attached proof of service. Accordingly, the

question raised by SanDisk is moot. The Court assumes that there no longer is a dispute between

the parties regarding service of ST NV. However, if there is a genuine issue with respect to

adequacy of service, this order is issued without any prejudice to that issue being raised in a

subsequent motion.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 17, 2006

 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 05-05021 JF

ORDER RE LETTER OF FEBRUARY 3, 2006

(JFLC1)

This Order has been served upon the following persons:

Julie M. Holloway jholloway@wsgr.com

Russell L. Johnson rljohnson@sidley.com, sheila.brown@sidley.com

Michael A. Ladra mladra@wsgr.com

Matthew Laurence McCarthy MLMcCarthy@sidley.com, kburke@sidley.com

James C. Yoon jyoon@wsgr.com, abaranski@wsgr.com;

nfurino@wsgr.com 

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