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

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING DISCOVERY 

CUT-OFF AND RELATED DATES 

CASE NO. 04-01601 WWS 

Eric L. Wesenberg (State Bar No. 139696) 

Michael F. Heafey (State Bar No. 153499) 

Sanjeet K. Dutta (State Bar No. 203463) 

Joshua H. Walker (State Bar No. 224940) 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

1000 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, CA 94205 

Telephone: 650-614-7400 

Facsimile: 650-614-7401 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

SUNRISE TELECOM INCORPORATED 

John P. Bovich (State Bar No. 150688) 

Kerry Hopkins (State Bar No. 219406) 

REED SMITH LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite. 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-543-8700 

Facsimile: 415-391-2869 

Eugene LeDonne (pro hac vice) 

Stephen M. Chin (pro hac vice) 

REED SMITH LLP 

599 Lexington Avenue, 29th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Telephone: 212-521-5402 

Facsimile: 212-521-5450 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 

ACTERNA, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SUNRISE TELECOM INCORPORATED, a 

Delaware corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ACTERNA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability 

company, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 04-01601 WWS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING DISCOVERY 

CUT-OFF AND RELATED DATES 

The Hon. William W. Schwarzer 

The parties to the above-entitled action jointly submit this stipulation and 

[Proposed] Order continuing the Discovery Cut-off and other related dates for 

approximately 60 days to facilitate on-going settlement discussions. The parties 

respectfully request that the Court approve of the stipulation. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND RELATED 

DATES CASE NO. 04-01601 WWS

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES: 

1. Over the past few weeks, the parties have been actively involved in 

settlement discussions and the talks are moving forward. As part of this discussion, 

the parties have agreed to participate in an upcoming mediation before The Hon. 

Eugene Lynch, Ret. This will be the second mediation session before Judge Lynch. 

The focus of these discussions is the possible settlement of the instant lawsuit as well 

as three other patent infringement lawsuits currently pending between the parties. 

These actions are venued in the United States District Court for the District of 

Maryland, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 

2. The parties agree that a brief 60-day extension of the current case 

deadlines would help facilitate the current settlement efforts. 

3. A trial date has not yet been set in this matter. 

4. Set forth below in chart form is the current case schedule as well as the 

proposed dates to which the parties stipulate: 

Task Name Rule Current Date Proposed New Date 

Fact Discovery Cutoff (last day to respond) September 1, 2005 November 1, 2005 

Expert Reports – Opening October 3, 2005 December 2, 2005 

Expert Reports – Rebuttal October 21, 2005 December 16, 2005 

Expert Discovery Cutoff 

November 21, 

2005 

January 27, 2006 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND RELATED 

DATES CASE NO. 04-01601 WWS

Dispositive Motion Filing Cutoff 

December 13, 

2005 

February 17, 2006 

Hearing on Dispositive Motions (filed 

December 13, 2005) 

January 17, 2006 

March 24, 2006 

Pretrial Conference February 2, 2006 April 3, 2006 

Trial TBD TBD 

 5. The reasons for the instant request are more specifically set forth in the attached 

Declaration of John P. Bovich pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2(a), filed herewith. 

Dated: July 14, 2005 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 

 /S/ 

Michael F. Heafey 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SUNRISE TELECOM INCORPORATED 

 

Dated: July 14, 2005 REED SMITH LLP 

 /S/ 

John P. Bovich 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ACTERNA, LLC 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

CONTINUING DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND RELATED 

DATES CASE NO. 04-01601 WWS

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: July 19, 2005 

Hon. William W. Schwarzer 

SENIOR JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN 

DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William W Schwarzer

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