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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION LG ELECTRONICS, INC., ) ) Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, ) ) v. ) ) HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI AMERICA, LTD., ) HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION, ) and HITACHI COMPUTER PRODUCTS ) (AMERICA), INC., ) ) Defendants and Counterclaimants. ) ) ) Case No: 4:07 CV 6511 CW

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REPORT OF PARTIES REGARDING CANDIDATE FOR COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT PURSUANT TO SCHEDULING ORDER OF JUNE 25, 2008

REPORT RE CANDIDATE FOR COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT PURSUANT TO ORDER OF JUNE 25, 2008 CASE NO. 4:07 CV 6511 CW

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In its June 25, 2008 Scheduling Order [Docket No. 48], the Court ordered: "within one week of the date of this order, the parties shall notify each other and the Court whether they agree that the Court-appointed expert should be Dr. Burger. The parties should make this decision based on Dr. Burger's qualifications, experience and lack of conflict. They do not need to await his report." Plaintiff LG Electronics Inc. ("LGE") and Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd. ("HAL"), Hitachi Data Systems Corporation ("HDS"), and Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc. ("HCPA") (collectively "Defendants") report that they agree to use Dr. Douglas Burger as the Court-appointed expert. The parties will meet and confer, and will submit a proposed order addressing both Dr. Burger's duties as Court-appointed expert and the parties' duties in assisting Dr. Burger.

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/s/ Peter H. Kang PETER H. KANG (SBN 158101) [email protected] MARC R. ASCOLESE (SBN 251397) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Telephone: 415-772-1200 Facsimile: 415-772-7400 DAVID T. PRITIKIN (pro hac vice) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP One South Dearborn Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: 312-853-7000 Facsimile: 312-853-7036 THOMAS N. TARNAY (pro hac vice) [email protected] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 717 N. Harwood, Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: 214-981-3300 Facsimile: 214-981-3400 Counsel for Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc.

By: /s/ Perry R. Clark (SB No. 197101) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 555 California Street San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 439-1400 Facsimile: (415) 439-1500 William A Streff, Jr., P.C. [email protected] William E. Devitt, P.C. [email protected] Mark L. Varboncouer [email protected] KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 200 E. Randolph Drive Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: (312) 861-2000 Facsimile: (312) 861-2200 Counsel for Defendants Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi America, Ltd., Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, and Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing REPORT OF PARTIES REGARDING CANDIDATE FOR COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT PURSUANT TO SCHEDULING ORDER OF JUNE 25, 2008. In compliance with General Order 45.X.B., I hereby attest that the other signatory has concurred in this filing.

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP By: /s/ Peter H. Kang Peter H. Kang SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Telephone: 415-772-1200 Facsimile: 415-772-7400 Attorneys for Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that the REPORT OF PARTIES REGARDING CANDIDATE FOR COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT PURSUANT TO SCHEDULING ORDER OF JUNE 25, 2008 was filed electronically, and pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-5 and 5-6, was served on all interested parties in this action (the above documents were served to registered ECF recipients via electronic service) on July 2, 2008.

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP By: /s/ Peter H. Kang Peter H. Kang SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Telephone: 415-772-1200 Facsimile: 415-772-7400 Attorneys for Plaintiff LG Electronics, Inc.

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