Free Stipulation - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
) ) 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. ) __________________________________________) HITACHI, LTD.,

Civil Action No. 05-048-SLR

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER ADDING UNISIA NORTH AMERICA, INC. AS A PLAINTIFF TO THIS ACTION AND DISMISSING UNISIA NORTH AMERICA, INC.'S THIRD PARTY COUNTERCLAIM On March 17, 2005, Third-Party Defendant Unisia North America, Inc. ("UNAI") filed a counterclaim for declaratory judgment (D.I. 17 at ¶¶30-41). UNAI's counterclaim seeks essentially the same relief as plaintiff Hitachi, Ltd.'s Complaint, but is different in the scope of

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the declaratory judgment allegations against the patent-in-suit. UNAI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of plaintiff Hitachi, Ltd. Accordingly, the parties have agreed: (a) to stipulate to add UNAI as a plaintiff to this action; (b) to dismiss (without prejudice) UNAI's counterclaim for declaratory judgment (D.I. 17 at ¶¶30-41); (c) to enter the First Amended Complaint, which is being concurrently filed herewith; and, (d) that BorgWarner's Answer and pending Motion to Strike the inequitable conduct allegations in Hitachi Ltd.'s Complaint will apply equally to the corresponding sections to the First Amended Complaint. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UNAI is without prejudice to later seek dismissal from this action to the extent allowed under prevailing legal decisions. Also, the previously-dismissed Parties (dismissed by stipulation) have been omitted from the First Amended Complaint. The Parties to this action hereby stipulate, through their respective undersigned counsel, that Unisia North America, Inc., is ADDED as a plaintiff to this action, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21. The Parties further stipulate that Unisia North America, Inc.'s counterclaim (D.I 17 at ¶¶30-41) is DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(c). The Parties further stipulate that the First Amended Complaint is ENTERED, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 15 and 41. The Parties propose that the case caption be modified to reflect the changes as follows: Proposed New Case Caption HITACHI, LTD., and UNISIA NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plaintiffs, v. BORGWARNER INC., and BORGWARNER MORSE TEC INC., 2 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) ) BORGWARNER INC., ) ) Counterclaimant, ) ) v. ) ) HITACHI, LTD., and UNISIA NORTH ) AMERICA, INC., ) ) Counterdefendants. ) __________________________________________) Each Party will bear its own attorneys' fees and costs associated with this Joint Stipulation. THE PARTIES SO STIPULATE.

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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

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: 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., and Unisia North America, Inc.

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., and BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc.

SO ORDERED this ____________ day of April, 2005.

_______________________________ Sue L. Robinson, J.

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