Opinion
CASE NO. 3:10-cv-05617 RS
11-30-2011
FINISAR CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC., OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, INC., Defendants.
Daniel Johnson, Jr. (State Bar No. 57409) Michael J. Lyons (State Bar No. 202284) Dion M. Bregman (State Bar No. 208393) Ahren C. Hsu-Hoffman (State Bar No. 250469) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff FINISAR CORPORATION THOMAS J. FRIEL, JR. (SBN 80065) COOLEY LLP MARK T. SMITH (SBN 260845) COOLEY LLP SARAH J. GUSKE (SBN 232467) WAYNE O. STACY (pro hac vice) COOLEY LLP Attorneys for Defendants OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC., and OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, INC
Daniel Johnson, Jr. (State Bar No. 57409)
Michael J. Lyons (State Bar No. 202284)
Dion M. Bregman (State Bar No. 208393)
Ahren C. Hsu-Hoffman (State Bar No. 250469)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
FINISAR CORPORATION
THOMAS J. FRIEL, JR. (SBN 80065)
COOLEY LLP
MARK T. SMITH (SBN 260845)
COOLEY LLP
SARAH J. GUSKE (SBN 232467)
WAYNE O. STACY (pro hac vice)
COOLEY LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
and OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
PRODUCTS, INC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO AMEND CLAIM
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE UNDER
CIV. L.R. 6-2
Plaintiff FINISAR CORPORATION ("Finisar") and Defendants OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC., OPTICAL COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, INC. ("Oplink"), by and through their respective counsel, hereby submit, pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1(b), 6-2 and 7-12, this stipulated and agreed request that the Court delay the Claim Construction Briefing Schedule by two weeks.
WHEREAS the parties participated in Court-ordered mediation before Mr. Wulff on November 30, 2011;
WHEREAS the parties are participating in good faith in continuing, active negotiations towards a settlement;
WHEREAS the parties believe in good faith that this litigation may be settled within the next two weeks;
WHEREAS the Court issued its Amended Joint Schedule and Order (Docket No. 54) on August 2, 2011 (the "Scheduling Order");
WHEREAS the Scheduling Order requires Finisar to file its Patent L.R. 4-5(a) Opening Claim Construction Brief on November 30, 2011;
WHEREAS the Scheduling Order requires Oplink to file its Patent L.R. 4-5(b) Responsive Claim Construction Brief on December 14, 2011;
WHEREAS the Scheduling Order requires Finisar to file its Patent L.R. 4-5(c) Reply Claim Construction Brief on December 21, 2011;
WHEREAS the Scheduling Order set a tutorial for the Court on January 18, 2012;
WHEREAS the Scheduling Order set the Claim Construction Hearing on January 20, 2012;
WHEREAS the requested time modification will have no effect on any other scheduled dates;
WHEREAS the parties agree that delaying the claim construction briefing schedule by about two weeks may prevent unnecessary expense, promote judicial economy, and increase the likelihood of an extra-judicial settlement in this litigation;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED:
Subject to the Court's approval, the Scheduling Order shall be amended as follows:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Patent L.R. 4-5(a) Opening Claim Construction ¦December 14, 2011 ¦ ¦Brief ¦ ¦ +--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Patent L.R. 4-5(b) Responsive Claim Construction ¦January 4, 2012 ¦ ¦Brief ¦ ¦ +--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Patent L.R. 4-5(c) Reply Claim Construction Brief ¦January 11, 2012 ¦ +--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Tutorial ¦January 18, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦(unchanged) ¦ +--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Claim Construction Hearing ¦January 20, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦(unchanged) ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
Michael J. Lyons
Attorneys for Plaintiff
FINISAR CORPORATION
I, Michael J. Lyons, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that the signatory identified below has concurred in this filing.
COOLEY LLP
Sarah J. Guske
Attorneys for Defendant
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
PRODUCTS, INC.,
ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:
That the Stipulation and [Proposed] Order To Amend Claim Construction Schedule Under Civ. L.R. 6-2 is hereby adopted by the Court. The parties shall comply with this Order.
HON. RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE