UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Et Al v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Document No. 742
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Et Al v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Document No. 742
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Et Al v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Document No. 742
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Next Court Deadline: November 8, 2002
MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
Defendant.
STIPULATION
Plaintiff United States of America (“United States”), the States of New York, Ohio,
Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin (collectively,
the “Settling States”) and Defendant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), by and through their
respective attorneys, having agreed to the entry of this Stipulation, it is hereby stipulated and
agreed that:
1. Pursuant to this Court’s November 1, 2002, Orders in State of New York, et al. v.
Microsoft (Civil Action No. 98-1233 (CKK)) and United States v. Microsoft (Civil Action No.
98-1232 (CKK)), the Final Judgment in the form attached hereto (“third revised proposed Final
Judgment”) may be filed and entered by the Court in this action and as to the Settling States only
Judgment, submitted to the Court on November 6, 2001, and the second revised proposed Final
Judgment, submitted to the Court on February 27, 2002, shall continue uninterrupted under this
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stipulation and the third revised proposed final judgment as if the third revised proposed final
judgment was in full force and effect. Unless otherwise provided in the third revised proposed
Final Judgment, Microsoft shall immediately begin complying with the third revised proposed
Final Judgment as if it was in full force and effect. Where the third revised proposed Final
Judgment provides that the timing of Microsoft’s obligations are calculated from the date of
submission to the Court of the third revised proposed Final Judgment, the time shall be
calculated from November 6, 2001, the date of submission to the Court of the revised proposed
Final Judgment. Subject to the foregoing, Microsoft agrees to be bound by the provisions of the
third revised proposed Final Judgment pending its entry by the Court. If (a) the third revised
proposed Final Judgment is not entered pursuant to the terms of this Stipulation, (b) the time has
expired for all appeals of any Court ruling declining to enter the third revised proposed Final
Judgment, and (c) the Court has not otherwise ordered continued compliance with the terms and
provisions of the third revised proposed Final Judgment, then all of the parties shall be released
from all further obligations under this Stipulation, and the making of this Stipulation shall be
3. The Court having previously found that the United States and Microsoft have
complied with the requirements of the Tunney Act (see July 1, 2002, Order) and, in its November
1, 2002, Orders, having conditionally approved the second revised proposed Final Judgment as
the final judgment as to the United States, Microsoft and the Settling States, the Court may enter
the third revised Proposed Final Judgment, and the parallel final judgment as to the Settling
States in State of New York, et al. v. Microsoft (Civil Action No. 98-1233(CKK)), at any time
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DATED this 5th day of November, 2002
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DEBORAH P. MAJORAS
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Antitrust Division
United States Department of Justice
901 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 514-2401
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JAY L. HIMES
Chief
Antitrust Bureau
Office of the Attorney General of New York
120 Broadway
New York, New York 10271
(212) 416-8282
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CHARLES F. RULE
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 800
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Washington, DC 20004
(202) 639-7300
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