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

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Edmund W. Searby 

Walter W. Noss 

SCOTT + SCOTT, LLC 

33 River Street 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022 

Tel: (440) 247-8200 

Fax: (440) 247-8275 

Email: esearby@scott-scott.com 

 wnoss@scott-scott.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs PolyOne Corporation 

and Parker Hannifin Corporation 

[Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page] 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] AMENDMENT TO PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE RUBBER CHEMICALS 

ANTITRUST LITIGATION 

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

POLYONE CORPORATION and 

PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION, 

PLAINTIFFS,

v.

BAYER AG, et al., 

 DEFENDANTS.

MDL Docket No. 04-1648 MJJ 

C 05-02011 MJJ 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

AMENDMENT TO PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1

On April 5, 2005, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered the action 

captioned PolyOne Corp., et al. vs. Bayer AG, et al., Case No. 5:05-CV-0702, N.D. Ohio) (the 

“PolyOne Action”) transferred to this Court for coordinated or consolidated proceedings. The 

PolyOne Action is a direct purchaser action brought by Plaintiffs PolyOne Corporation and 

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Parker Hannifin Corporation (together, the “PolyOne Plaintiffs”) and is not a putative class 

action. While the PolyOne Plaintiffs object to consolidation of their case with the Rubber

Chemicals Antitrust Litigation, the PolyOne Plaintiffs agree to coordinate their case with the 

Rubber Chemicals Antitrust Litigation. Counsel for the PolyOne Plaintiffs, Counsel for The 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”), Counsel for RBX Industries, Inc. (“RBX”), 

Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel, and Counsel for Defendants have agreed to modify Pretrial Order No. 

1 to accommodate the transfer and coordination of the PolyOne Action. Accordingly, Pretrial 

Order No. 1 is amended as follows: 

 1. Paragraph A(1) is modified so that the PolyOne Action is coordinated with other 

cases pending before this Court in MDL No. 1648. Accordingly, the Court’s May 16, 2005 Order 

Setting an Initial Case Management Conference issued in PolyOne Corp. v. Bayer AG, C 05-

02011 MJJ is hereby vacated. 

2. Paragraphs C(1), C(2)(a)-(g), C(4)(a)-(c) and C(5) shall not apply to the PolyOne 

Action. Counsel for the PolyOne Plaintiffs, Counsel for Goodyear, Counsel for RBX, Plaintiffs’ 

Liaison Counsel, and Counsel for Defendants will, to the extent practicable, confer among 

themselves regarding coordination of discovery and the filing of pleadings, motions and the like. 

3. Paragraph D(1) is modified in that any papers served or filed in MDL No. 1648 

shall be served on the PolyOne Plaintiffs’ counsel, Edmund W. Searby, Esquire, Scott + Scott, 

LLC, 33 River Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] AMENDMENT TO PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1 

4. The remaining provisions of Pretrial Order No. 1 shall be read in a manner not 

inconsistent with the pendency and prosecution of the PolyOne Action. 

Dated: August 8, 2005 Respectfully submitted, 

SCOTT + SCOTT, LLC 

By:/s/Walter W. Noss 

Edmund W. Searby, Esq. 

Walter W. Noss, Esq. 

33 River Street 

Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 

Tel: (440) 247-8200 

Fax: (440) 247-8275 

Email: esearby@scott-scott.com 

 wnoss@scott-scott.com 

Counsel for PolyOne Corporation

JONES DAY 

By:/s/William V. O’Reilly 

William V. O’Reilly, Esq. 

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001-2113 

Tel: (202) 879-3939 

Fax: (202) 626-1700 

Email: woreilly@jonesday.com 

Counsel for Bayer Defendants

O’MELVENY & MYERS, LLP 

By:/s/Benjamin G. Bradshaw 

Ian G. Simmons, Esq. 

Benjamin G. Bradshaw, Esq. 

1625 Eye Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 

Tel: (202) 383-5300 

Fax: (202) 383-5414 

Email: isimmons@omm.com 

 bbradshaw@omm.com 

Counsel for Crompton Defendants

KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A. 

By:/s/William J. Blechman 

William J. Blechman, Esq. 

201 S. Biscayne Boulevard 

Suite 1100 

Miami, FL 33131 

Tel: (305) 373-1000 

Fax: (305) 372-1861 

Email: wjb@kennynachwalter.com 

Counsel for The Goodyear Tire &

Rubber Company

GOLD BENNETT CERA & SIDENER, LLP 

By:/s/Joseph M. Barton 

Joseph M. Barton, Esq. 

595 Market Street 

Suite 2300 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Tel: (415) 777-2230 

RODA NAST, PC 

By:/s/Dianne M. Nast 

Dianne M. Nast, Esq. 

801 Estelle Drive 

Lancaster, PA 17601 

Tel: (717) 892-3000 

Fax: (717) 892-1200 

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Fax: (415) 777-5189 

Email: jmb@gbcslaw.com 

Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel

Email: dnast@rodanast.com 

Counsel for RBX Industries, Inc. 

ATTESTATION AS TO SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X(B), I, Walter W. Noss, do hereby attest that 

all parties to this stipulation have authorized me to sign on their behalf. 

 /s/Walter W. Noss 

 An Attorney for Plaintiffs PolyOne 

 Corporation and Parker Hannifin 

 Corporation 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge Martin J. Jenkins

8/10/2005

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] AMENDMENT TO PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I hereby certify that on August 8, 2005, a copy of the foregoing Stipulation and 

[Proposed] Amendment to Pretrial Order No. 1 was filed electronically with Court’s Case 

Management / Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) docketing system. Notice of this filing will be 

sent to all parties by operation of the CM/ECF system. Parties may access this filing through the 

CM/ECF system. 

 /s/Walter W. Noss 

 An Attorney for Plaintiffs PolyOne 

 Corporation and Parker Hannifin 

 Corporation 

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