Opinion
Case No. 10-cv-03972-LHK (PSG)
03-05-2013
FUJITSU LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., BELKIN, INC., D-LINK CORPORATION, D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC., NETGEAR, INC., ZYXEL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, and ZYXEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Defendant. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Robert D. Fram (CA Bar No. 126750) Thomas E. Garten (CA Bar No. 247122) COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Philip A. Irwin (admitted pro hac vice ) The New York Times Building COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Gary M. Rubman (admitted pro hac vice ) R. Jason Fowler (admitted pro hac vice ) Attorneys for Plaintiff Fujitsu Limited [COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS LISTED ON SIGNATURE PAGES] Respectfully submitted, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP By: Robert D. Fram 1 Robert D. Fram Thomas E. Garten COVINGTON & BURLING LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff FUJITSU LIMITED LAW OFFICE OF S.J. CHRISTINE YANG Duncan Palmatier (CA Bar No. 116692) S.J. Christine Yang (CA Bar No. 102048) Victoria Der-Lung Hao (admitted pro hac vice ) The Law Office of S.J. Christine Yang Attorneys for Defendants D-LINK CORPORATION and D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC. WINSTON & STRAWN LLP David Enzminger (CA Bar No. 137065) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP Attorneys for Defendants BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC. and BELKIN, INC. REED SMITH LLP John P. Bovich (CA Bar No. 150688) William R. Overend (CA Bar No. 180209) REED SMITH LLP Attorneys for Defendant NETGEAR, INC.
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
Robert D. Fram (CA Bar No. 126750)
Thomas E. Garten (CA Bar No. 247122)
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
Philip A. Irwin (admitted pro hac vice)
The New York Times Building
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
Gary M. Rubman (admitted pro hac vice)
R. Jason Fowler (admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiff Fujitsu Limited [COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS LISTED ON SIGNATURE PAGES]
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE SCHEDULE FOR POST-VERDICT PROCEEDINGS
Pursuant to Rule 6-2 and 7-12 of the Local Rules of Practice in Civil Proceedings before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Plaintiff Fujitsu Limited and Defendants Belkin International, Inc., Belkin, Inc., D-Link Corporation, D-Link Systems, Inc., and NETGEAR, Inc., through their respective counsel of record, wish to advise the Court that the parties are still negotiating a potential settlement, which they believe they are close to concluding, and accordingly respectfully request and stipulate to an additional one-week extension of the current case post-verdict briefing schedule to allow the parties to finalize terms and prepare the necessary settlement papers.
More specifically, with the Court's permission, the parties HEREBY STIPULATE that the current schedule set forth in the February 7, 2013, Stipulated Order [Dkt. 619] be modified as follows:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Event ¦Current Deadline ¦Proposed Extension ¦ +----------------------------+------------------+--------------------¦ ¦Last day to file and serve ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦motions under Fed. R. Civ. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦P. 50(b) and 59, and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦January 31, 2013 ¦None ¦ ¦Defendants' opening briefs ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦on intervening rights and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦laches ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------+------------------+--------------------¦ ¦Last day for Fujitsu to file¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and serve objections to ¦March 5, 2013 ¦March 12, 2013 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants' bills of costs ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------+------------------+--------------------¦ ¦Last day to file and serve ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦March 15, 2013 ¦March 22, 2013 ¦ ¦opposition briefs ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------+------------------+--------------------¦ ¦Last day to file and serve ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦March 28, 2013 ¦April 4, 2013 ¦ ¦reply briefs ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------+------------------+--------------------¦ ¦Hearing ¦May 16, 2013 ¦None ¦ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
The requested modification in the current post-verdict case schedule will not affect any other trial deadlines, as the verdict has already been entered and the case has been marked closed.
Respectfully submitted,
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
In compliance with General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories hereto.
Robert D. Fram
Thomas E. Garten
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff FUJITSU LIMITED
LAW OFFICE OF S.J. CHRISTINE YANG
By: _________________
Duncan Palmatier (CA Bar No. 116692)
S.J. Christine Yang (CA Bar No. 102048)
Victoria Der-Lung Hao (admitted pro hac vice)
The Law Office of S.J. Christine Yang
Attorneys for Defendants D-LINK CORPORATION
and D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC.
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
By: _________________
David Enzminger (CA Bar No. 137065)
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
Attorneys for Defendants BELKIN
INTERNATIONAL INC. and BELKIN, INC.
REED SMITH LLP
By: _________________
John P. Bovich (CA Bar No. 150688)
William R. Overend (CA Bar No. 180209)
REED SMITH LLP
Attorneys for Defendant NETGEAR, INC.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
By: _________________
The Honorable Lucy H. Koh
United States District Court Judge