Rearden LLC et al v. The Walt Disney Company et al

Filing 123

STIPULATION AND ORDER re (122 in 3:17-cv-04006-JST) (88 in 3:17-cv-04192-JST) (88 in 3:17-cv-04191-JST) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re Anticipated Summary Judgment Motions. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on December 5, 2018. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2018)

1 STEVE W. BERMAN (pro hac vice)
MARK S. CARLSON (pro hac vice)
2 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
3 Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: [phone]
4 Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KELLY M. KLAUS (SBN 161091)
[e-mail]
ROHIT K. SINGLA (SBN 213057)
[e-mail]
ELIA HERRERA (SBN 293278)
[e-mail]
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
560 Mission Street, 27th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-2907
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA
LLC,

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3:17-cv-04006-JST
3:17-cv-04191-JST
3:17-cv-04192-JST

Plaintiffs,

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Case Nos.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE ANTICIPATED SUMMARY
JUDGMENT MOTIONS

vs.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, WALT
DISNEY MOTION PICTURES GROUP,
INC., BUENA VISTA HOME
ENTERTAINMENT, INC., MARVEL
STUDIOS, LLC, and MANDEVILLE
FILMS, INC.,

Judge:
Hon. Jon S. Tigar
Date/Time: January 9, 2019/2 pm
Ctrm.:
9 (19th Floor)

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Defendants.
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REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA
LLC,

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Plaintiffs,

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vs.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM
CORPORATION and TWENTIETH
CENTURY FOX HOME
ENTERTAINMENT LLC,

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Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA
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Plaintiffs,

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vs.
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
CORPORATION and PARAMOUNT
HOME ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRIBUTION INC.

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Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
NOS. 17-CV-04006, 17-CV-04191, 17-CV-04192

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WHEREAS, Defendants intend to file summary judgment motions (1) for an order that

2 Plaintiffs cannot establish the causal link necessary to recover indirect profits (in Case Nos. 173 CV-4006-JST and 17-CV-04191-JST); and (2) for an order that Plaintiffs’ copyright infringement
4 claims regarding Guardians of the Galaxy are barred by the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of
5 limitations (Case No. 17-CV-4006-JST). Plaintiffs intend to oppose both motions and may file a
6 Rule 56(d) request with respect to one or both motions;
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WHEREAS, at the November 7, 2018, Case Management Conference, the Court directed

8 the parties to meet and confer and file a stipulated proposal or competing proposals
9 [1] “containing a schedule for the completion of discovery for the two anticipated [summary
10 judgment] motions and a briefing schedule”; and [2] “a deadline for the filing of” the” “joint letter
11 brief of not longer than eight pages single spaced that includes the studio defendants’ request to
12 file more than one summary judgment motion and the plaintiffs’ 56(d) request.” Civil Minutes
13 ¶¶ 2-3, Dkt. Nos. 118 (Case No. 17-CV-04006-JST), 84 (Case No. 17-CV-04191-JST), and 83
14 (Case No. 17-CV-04192). Pursuant to stipulation, the Court continued the date for the parties to
15 submit the proposal(s) from November 16, 2018 to November 30, 2018. Dkt. Nos. 120 (Case No.
16 17-CV-04006-JST), 86 (Case No. 17-CV-04191-JST), and 85 (Case No. 17-CV-04192);
WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred but have not yet reached resolution

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18 regarding the discovery-scope or schedule for the motions. The parties will continue their meet19 and-confer efforts but believe it will be more efficient for reaching resolution or identifying
20 disagreements for each to review the other’s portion of the eight-page joint letter brief. The
21 parties would attach to the submitted letter brief a single proposal or competing proposals. The
22 Court has set a further Case Management Conference for January 9, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. See Civil
23 Minutes ¶ 4, Dkt. Nos. 118 (Case No. 17-CV-04006-JST), 84 (Case No. 17-CV-04191-JST), and
24 83 (Case No. 17-CV-04192). The parties believe the Court should keep the January 9, 2019
25 Conference on calendar, so that the parties and the Court may discuss any remaining issues.
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THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE:

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By December 21, 2018, the parties shall file a joint letter brief that is not longer

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1 for Plaintiffs—that includes the Studio Defendants’ request to file more than one summary
2 judgment motion and the Plaintiffs’ 56(d) request. The parties shall append to that letter brief a
3 stipulated proposal or competing proposals for the completion of discovery for the motions and a
4 briefing schedule.
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The further Case Management Conference shall remain on calendar for January 9,

6 2019, at 2:00 P.M.
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HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
By:

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/s/ Mark S. Carlson 1
MARK S. CARLSON

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

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By:

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/s/ Kelly M. Klaus
KELLY M. KLAUS

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Attorneys for Defendants
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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December ____, 2018
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The Honorable Jon S. Tigar
United States District Judge

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Signed electronically by Kelly M. Klaus with the concurrence of Mark S. Carlson, pursuant to
L.R. 5-1(i)(3).
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