Free Stipulation of Dismissal - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BORGWARNER INC., ) BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIVE, INC., ) BORGWARNER POWDERED METALS, INC., ) and BORGWARNER MORSE TEC INC., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) ) BORGWARNER INC., ) ) Counterclaimant and ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HITACHI, LTD., ) ) Counterdefendant, ) ) and ) ) HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS (USA), ) INC., and UNISIA NORTH AMERICA, INC., ) ) Third-Party Defendants. ) HITACHI, LTD.,

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER DISMISSING CERTAIN PARTIES The Parties to this action hereby stipulate, through their respective undersigned counsel, that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice against Hitachi Automotive Products (USA) Inc.; BorgWarner Powdered Metals, Inc.; and, Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.; including all claims and counterclaims, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii).

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The Parties to this action further stipulate that, based on their current understanding: 1. Neither Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. nor BorgWarner Powdered

Metals, Inc., has had any involvement in the design, development, or sales of variable camshaft timing systems, including such systems relating to the technology of U.S. Patent No. 5,497,738 ("patent-in-suit"); 2. BorgWarner Powdered Metals, Inc. does not have any rights, title or interest in

the patent-in-suit; 3. Neither Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. nor BorgWarner Powdered

Metals, Inc., is understood to have any documents or other discoverable information relevant to the litigation; and 4. Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a former corporate name for BorgWarner Inc.,

and Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. does not currently exist as a separate entity. All rights, title and interest in the patent-in-suit of the entity formerly known as Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., and any documents or other discoverable information relevant to the litigation, are in the possession of the same entity, which is now known as BorgWarner Inc. Additionally, the Parties further stipulate that, in the event that a Party learns that one or more of the dismissed parties has information relevant to the case, the Party may seek to reinstate the dismissed Party, and that dismissed Party may be re-added to the case for purposes of any claims or defenses as if the Party had remained a Party to the case from the time of the dismissal.

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The parties propose that the case caption be modified to reflect the proposed dismissal of parties as follows:

Proposed New Case Caption HITACHI, LTD., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BORGWARNER INC., and ) BORGWARNER MORSE TEC INC., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) ) BORGWARNER INC., ) ) Counterclaimant and ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HITACHI, LTD., ) Counterdefendant, ) ) and ) ) UNISIA NORTH AMERICA, INC., ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) __________________________________________) /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// 3

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Each Party will bear its own attorneys' fees and costs associated with this Joint Stipulation. THE PARTIES SO STIPULATE.

ASHBY & GEDDES /s/ Steven J. Balick _____________ Steven J. Balick (I.D. #2114) John G. Day (I.D. #2403) 222 Delaware Ave., 17th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 654-1888 Of Counsel: Michael D. Kaminski Pavan K. Agarwal Liane M. Peterson FOLEY & LARDNER LLP Washington Harbour 3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20007-5143 (202) 672-5300 Attorneys for Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc., and Unisia North America, Inc.

MORRIS, JAMES, HITCHENS & WILLIAMS LLP

/s/ Richard K. Herrmann Richard K. Herrmann (I.D. #405) Lewis H. Lazarus (I.D. #2374) 222 Delaware Avenue, 10th Floor Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 888-6800

Of Counsel: Hugh A. Abrams Marc A. Cavan Hillary A. Mann SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD, LLP 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 853-7000 Attorneys for BorgWarner Inc., Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., BorgWarner Powdered Metals, Inc., and BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc.

SO ORDERED this ________ day of March, 2005.

____________________________ Sue L. Robinson, J.

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