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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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Joint Administrative Request To Extend Time to 

Complete Non-Expert Discovery and Expert 

Disclosures 

3:06-CV-00162-MMC (JCS) 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

Nichia Corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and Seoul 

Semiconductor, Inc., 

Defendants. 

Case No: 3:06-CV-00162-MMC (JCS) 

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE REQUEST 

TO EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE 

NON-EXPERT DEPOSITIONS AND 

EXPERT DEADLINES 

Judge: Maxine M. Chesney 

Magistrate Judge: Joseph C. Spero 

 Plaintiff Nichia Corporation (“Nichia”) and Defendants Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., 

Seoul Semiconductor Inc., (collectively “Seoul”), file this joint administrative request pursuant 

to L.R. 7-11 for extension of the deadline to complete specific non-expert depositions and expert 

discovery. 

1. PROCEDURE

 To make an administrative request under Local Rule 7-11, a moving party or parties must 

set forth specifically the action requested, and the reasons supporting the motion. Such a motion 

must be accompanied by either (a) a stipulation of parties under L.R. 7-12 or, (b) by a declaration 

explaining why such a stipulation could not be reached. 

2. ACTION REQUESTED

 Plaintiff and Defendants respectfully request that the District Court allow for a brief 

reprieve in the deadlines to complete specific non-expert depositions and expert discovery. 

Specifically, the parties jointly request an extension of the following deadlines: 

1. Complete specific non-expert depositions from April 23, 2007 to June 1, 2007; and, 

2. Initial expert designations (except for damages issues) from May 7, 2007 to May 12, 

; ORDER THEREON

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2007 and rebuttal expert designations (except for damages) from May 18, 2007 to May 22, 2007; 

3. Initial expert designations related to damages issues from May 18, 2007 to May 21, 2007. 

 The Court has previously modified the deadline to complete non-expert depositions to 

April 23, 2007 and initial expert designations on liability to May 6, 2007. See Order dated 

March 26, 2007 (Dkt. No. 203). The Court has also previously modified the deadlines for 

expert designations on damages. See Order dated April 5, 2007 (Dkt. No. 213). 

3. REASONS SUPPORTING THIS REQUEST

(a) Completion of Specific Non-expert Depositions 

 Both parties have been working diligently to complete all non-expert depositions. There 

are five depositions that could not be completed by the April 23, 2007 deadline. One deposition 

of Nichia’s witness, Takashi Sakamoto, was completed on April 26, 2007 by stipulation of the 

parties. Currently four depositions remain to be completed – three witnesses from Seoul and one 

witness from third party Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (“Samsung”) as follows: 

x Jeong Soo Lee May 3 & 4, 2007 

x Sang Bae Han May 8 & 9, 2007 

x Dae Hyun Chang May 8 & 9, 2007 

x Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Week of May 28, 2007 

 The deposition of the three Seoul witnesses, Jeong Soo Lee, Sang Bae Han, and Dae 

Hyun Chang, were originally scheduled to be completed before the April 23, 2007 deadline, but 

by stipulation of the parties were re-scheduled for a date after the deadline. Third-party Samsung 

has offered a witness for deposition for sometime the week of May 28, 2007 in Korea and the 

parties and Samsung are working together to schedule that deposition with the expectation that 

the deposition will be completed by June 1, 2007.1

 Thus, as of that date, all non-expert 

 

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 Nichia served Samsung with a subpoena for documents and deposition. Samsung 

objected to the subpoena and Nichia was forced to file a motion to compel with the Northern 

District of Illinois, the jurisdiction where Samsung has a presence in the United States. On April 

10, 2007, the Northern District of Illinois ordered Samsung to produce documents and deposition 

on or before May 8, 2007. See Order dated April 10, 2007 attached hereto as Exhibit A. The 

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depositions will be completed. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the deadline to 

complete the non-expert depositions identified above be extended to June 1, 2007. 

(b) Extension of Expert Discovery 

 Nichia recently requested that the liability expert designations be moved because Japan 

has a National Holiday the week of April 30; it thus was unable to complete its initial expert 

report by the deadline of May 7. Accordingly, the parties have stipulated to the following 

extensions: 

x Initial expert designations (except for damages issues) from May 7, 2007 to May 

12, 2007; 

x Rebuttal expert designations (except for damages issues) from May 18, 2007 to 

May 22, 2007; 

 In addition, the parties agreed to move the deadline for the Initial Damages Expert 

designation from Friday, May 18 to Monday, May 21. 

4. STIPULATION

 By signing this joint administrative request, all parties act in concert in requesting the 

District Court Judge move the deadline to file motions to compel documents only as described 

above in Section 2. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD 

Dated: May 2, 2007 By: /s/ Jason M. Julian 

Nancy J. Geenen (CA Bar No. 135968) 

Jason M. Julian (CA Bar No. 215342) 

Michael J. Song (CA Bar No. 243675) 

Foley & Lardner LLP 

1530 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1125 

Telephone: (650) 856-3700 

Facsimile: (650) 856-3710 

msong@foley.com 

 

parties have agreed to allow the deposition of Samsung to occur after the May 8, 2007 deadline. 

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Kenneth E. Krosin (admitted pro hac vice)

Michael D. Kaminski (admitted pro hac vice)

Linda E.B. Hansen (admitted pro hac vice)

Foley & Lardner LLP 

3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20007-5143 

Telephone: (202) 672-5300 

Facsimile: (202) 672-5399 

kkrosin@foley.com 

mkaminski@foley.com 

ason@foley.com 

ssnader@foley.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Nichia Corporation 

DATED: May 2, 2007 By: /s/ Beth H. Parker 

Beth H. Parker (CA Bar No. 104773) 

Judith S. H. Hom (CA Bar No. 203482) 

Tom Clifford (CA Bar No. 233394) 

Bingham McCutchen LLP 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, California 94111-4067 

Telephone: (415) 393-2000 

Facsimile: (415) 393-2286 

beth.parker@bingham.com 

judith.hom@bingham.com 

tom.clifford@bingham.com 

Attorneys for Defendants Seoul Semiconductor Co., 

Ltd. and Seoul Semiconductor Inc. 

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PROPOSED ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The deadline to complete specific 

non-expert depositions is extended from April 23, 2007 to June 1, 2007; the deadline for initial 

expert designations (except for damages issues) is extended from May 7, 2007 to May 12, 2007 

and rebuttal expert designations (except for damages) is extended from May 18, 2007 to May 22, 

2007; and, the deadline for initial expert designations related to damages issues from May 7, 

2007 to May 18, 2007 to May 21, 2007. . 

DATED: May ___, 2007 By: _____________________________________ 

HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge 

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