Opinion
CASE NO. 10-cv-5625 SI Master File No. 07-md-1827 SI MDL No. 1827 SI
10-18-2011
ALFRED H. SIEGEL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. LIQUIDATING TRUST, Plaintiff, v. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION; AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA, INC; CHI MEI CORPORATION; CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS USA, INC.; CMO JAPAN CO. LTD.; NEXGEN MEDIATECH, INC.; NEXGEN MEDIATECH USA, INC.; CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD.; TATUNG COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.; EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION; EPSON ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION; LG DISPLAY CO. LTD.; LG DISPLAY AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; SHARP CORPORATION; SHARP ELECTRONICS; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS, INC.; TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.; TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.; HITACHI, LTD.; HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; AND HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (USA), INC., Defendants.
CHRISTOPHER A. NEDEAU (CA SBN 81297) CARL L. BLUMENSTEIN (CA SBN 124158) PATRICK J. RICHARD (CA SBN 131046) SALEZKA L. AGUIRRE (CA SBN 260956) NOSSAMAN LLP Attorneys for defendants AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION and AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA
CHRISTOPHER A. NEDEAU (CA SBN 81297)
CARL L. BLUMENSTEIN (CA SBN 124158)
PATRICK J. RICHARD (CA SBN 131046)
SALEZKA L. AGUIRRE (CA SBN 260956)
NOSSAMAN LLP
Attorneys for defendants AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
and AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
WHEREAS Plaintiff Alfred H. Siegel, as Trustee of the Circuit City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust ("Circuit City Trust"), filed a Second Amended Complaint in the above-captioned case against defendants AU Optronics Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation America, Chi Mei Corporation, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc., CMO Japan Co. Ltd., Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd., Nexgen Mediated, Inc., Nexgen Mediated USA, Inc., Epson Imaging Devices Corporation, Epson Electronics America, Inc., HannStar Display Corporation, LG Display Co. Ltd., LG Display America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Sharp Corporation, Sharp Electronics Corporation, Tatung Company of America, Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd., and Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc. (collectively "Defendants") on July 7, 2011;
WHEREAS Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Circuit City Trust's Second Amended Complaint on August 8, 2011;
WHEREAS the Court denied Defendants' motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint on September 15, 2011;
WHEREAS the Court approved a stipulation between the Circuit City Trust and certain defendants, including AU Optronics Corporation and AU Optronics Corporation America ("AUO"), extending those defendants' time to answer the Second Amended Complaint from September 29, 2011 until October 17, 2011.
WHEREAS AUO requires additional time to respond to Circuit City Trust's Second Amended Complaint;
WHEREAS Circuit City Trust and AUO have now agreed, pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, that AUO shall have up to and including October 31, 2011 to respond to the Second Amended Complaint, pending approval of the Court;
WHEREAS this extension will not alter the date of any other event or any other deadline already fixed by the Court;
THEREFORE, Circuit City Trust and AUO hereby agree that AUO shall have up to and including October 31, 2011 to respond to the Second Amended Complaint.
IT IS SO STIPULATED
Respectfully submitted,
By: Parker C. Folse, III
Susman Godfrey, L.L.P.
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 516-3860
Attorneys for Plaintiff ALFRED H. SIEGEL, AS
TRUSTEE OF THE CIRCUIT CITY STORES,
INC. LIQUIDATING TRUST
By: s/Christopher A. Nedeau
Christopher A. Nedeau (Bar No. 81297)
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 398-3600
Fax: (415) 398-2438
Attorneys for Defendants
AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AND AU
OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA
Attestation: The filer of this document attests that the concurrence of the other signatory thereto has been obtained.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION,
IT IS SO ORDERED:
Honorable Susan Illston