Free Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory - District Court of California - California

Case 4:07-cv-04785-SBA

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Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) [email protected] Michele C. Jackson (State Bar No. 090807) [email protected] Robert J. Nelson (State Bar No. 132797) [email protected] Eric B. Fastiff (State Bar No. 182260) [email protected] Nimish R. Desai (State Bar No. 244953) [email protected] LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD THAL, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff,

Case No. C 07 4785 BZ MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FOR ISSUANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LETTER OF REQUEST (LETTER ROGATORY) FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY

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HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.; HITACHI LTD.; HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA, INC.; HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.; MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.; MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION; MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONICS, USA., INC.; MOSEL VITELIC CORPORATION; MOSEL VITELIC, INC.; CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION; RENESAS TECHNOLOGY AMERICA, INC; SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD.; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA AMERICA, INC.; TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC.; WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA; AND SANDISK CORPORATION, Defendants.

MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FOR ISSUANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LETTER OF REQUEST) CASE NO. C 07 4785 BZ

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NOW INTO COURT, through undersigned counsel, comes plaintiff Richard Thal, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, who respectfully petitions this Honorable Court for the issuance of a Letter of Request in the form annexed, pursuant to Rule 4(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, addressed to the appropriate judicial authority in Taiwan, requesting that the Taiwanese court cause to be served upon MOSEL VITELIC INC. the following documents in the present action: a Summons, Complaint, ECF Registration Information Handout, Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California, Judge Armstrong's Standing Orders, Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines, and Welcome to the US District Court, San Francisco. The Plaintiff further requests that after this Court has signed and affixed its seal to the Letter of Request, the Letter be returned to counsel for forwarding, along with the attached documentation, to the United States Department of State, Office of American Citizen Services. Counsel will provide three copies of the Letter to the court, each of which must bear the Court's original signature and seal and be returned to counsel. Counsel will provide a prepaid envelope for purpose of returning the Letters to counsel. The US Department of State will oversee transmission of the Letter of Request to Taiwan through diplomatic channels as provided in 28 U.S.C. §1781 (a)(2) as well as its presentation to the requested court in Taiwan for execution. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// ///
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Plaintiff stands ready to reimburse this Court and/or the US Department of State for any expenses incurred in connection with the execution of this Letter Rogatory and has deposited a cashier's check in the amount of $735 with the Department of State to cover such expenses. Respectfully submitted, Dated: September 25, 2007 LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP By: /s/ Nimish R. Desai Nimish R. Desai

Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) [email protected] Michele C. Jackson (State Bar No. 090807) [email protected] Robert J. Nelson (State Bar No. 132797) [email protected] Eric B. Fastiff (State Bar No. 182260) [email protected] Nimish R. Desai (State Bar No. 244953) [email protected] 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 Attorneys for Plaintiff Richard Thal and the Proposed Class

Attachments: · · · · · · · · Letter of Request in English and in Chinese, in duplicate Summons, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate Complaint, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate ECF Registration Information Handout, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate Judge Armstrong's Standing Orders, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate Welcome to the US District Court, San Francisco, in English and in Chinese, in duplicate

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