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

Filing 141

STIPULATION AND ORDER re (106 in 3:17-cv-04191-JST) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE: Briefing Schedule on Motion for Summary Judgment on Causal Nexus Issue filed by Rearden Mova LLC, Rearden LLC, (140 in 3:17-cv-04006-JST) STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE: Briefing Schedule on Motion for Summary Judgment on Causal Nexus Issue filed by MOVA LLC, Rearden LLC. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on March 12, 2019. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2019)

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1 5 Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice) Mark S. Carlson (pro hac vice) HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 623-7292 Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 steve@hbsslaw.com markc@hbsslaw.com 6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 2 3 4 7 Attorneys for Defendants 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 11 12 REARDEN LLC, REARDEN MOVA LLC, California limited liability companies, 13 14 15 16 17 Plaintiffs, v. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, WALT DISNEY MOTION PICTURES GROUP, INC., BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT, INC., MARVEL STUDIOS, LLC, and MANDEVILLE FILMS, INC., 18 19 20 21 22 Defendants. REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA LLC, Plaintiffs, v. 24 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION and TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT LLC, 25 Defendants. 23 KELLY M. KLAUS (SBN 161091) ROHIT K. SINGLA (SBN 213057) ELIA HERRERA (SBN 293278) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 560 Mission Street, 27th Floor San Francisco, California 94105-2907 Telephone: (415) 512-4000 Facsimile: (415) 512-4077 kelly.klaus@mto.com rohit.singla@mto.com elia.herrera@mto.com 26 27 28 41475062.1 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Case Nos. 3:17-CV-04006-JST; 3:17-CV-04191-JST 005073-12 1105631 V1 Case No. 3:17-cv-04006-JST 3:17-cv-04191-JST STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON CAUSAL NEXUS ISSUE Judge: Hon. Jon s. Tigar 1 WHEREAS, the Studio Defendants requested leave to file an early summary judgment 2 motion on the issue whether Plaintiffs can establish the causal nexus for a claim of “indirect profits” 3 under the Copyright Act (Dkt. 127, No. 17-cv-04006; Dkt. 93, No. 17-cv-04191; Dkt. 93, No. 17-cv- 4 04192). 5 WHEREAS, the Court granted the Studio Defendants’ request to file a summary judgment 6 motion on the causal nexus issue and set a briefing schedule (Dkt. 128, No. 17-cv-04006; Dkt. 94, 7 No. 17-cv-04191; Dkt. 94, No. 17-cv-04192). 8 9 WHEREAS, the Court entered a stipulation and order granting the Studio Defendants an additional two weeks to file their moving papers, and that the other dates in the Court-ordered 10 briefing schedule should likewise be adjusted by two weeks (Dkt. 128, No. 17-cv-04006; Dkt. 99, 11 No. 17-cv-04191; Dkt. 94, No. 17-cv-04192). 12 WHEREAS, the plaintiffs have requested, and defendants have agreed, that plaintiffs may 13 have an additional week to provide their email letter identifying discovery they contend they need to 14 oppose the motion, and that the other dates in the Court-ordered briefing schedule should likewise be 15 adjusted by one week. 16 THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE: 17 [1] 18 The schedule for the Studio Defendants’ summary judgment motion on the causal nexus issue shall be continued by one week, as follows: 19 20 21 22 23 24 Defendants file motion for summary judgment on causal nexus issue Plaintiffs email a letter to Defendants identifying the discovery Plaintiffs contend they need to oppose the motion Deadline for parties to complete meet-andconfer on Plaintiffs’ discovery requests relating to motion 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER - 1 Case Nos. 3:17-CV-04006-JST; 3:17-CV-04191-JST 005073-12 1105631 V1 February 28, 2019 March 14, 2019 March 28, 2019 1 2 Parties file either: April 11, 2019 4 a. Stipulation and proposed order with schedule (i) for completing agreed-upon discovery relating to motion and (ii) filing opposition and reply briefs on motion 5 or 6 b. Simultaneous letter briefs (each not to exceed five single-spaced pages) setting forth their respective positions on discovery requests and schedule for finishing discovery and briefing on motion 3 7 8 9 10 [2] Should the parties submit simultaneous letter briefs as set forth above, they shall 11 submit a separate, jointly prepared summary of their meet-and-confer efforts. The first draft of such 12 summary shall be prepared by Defendants and shall be served (but not filed) by April 5, 2019. Any 13 proposed revisions shall be served by Plaintiffs by April 9, 2019. Defendants shall file the final 14 version of the summary on April 11, 2019. 15 16 DATED: March 8, 2019 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 17 18 By: /s/ Mark S. Carlson Mark S. Carlson 19 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 20 DATED: March 8, 2019 21 22 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP By: /s/ Kelly Klaus1 Kelly Klaus 23 24 Attorneys for Defendants 25 26 27 28 1 Signed electronically by Mark S. Carlson with the concurrence of Kelly M. Klaus, pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i)(3). STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER - 2 Case Nos. 3:17-CV-04006-JST; 3:17-CV-04191-JST 005073-12 1105631 V1 1 [PROPOSED] ORDER 2 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED 3 4 March 12 __________________, 2019 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER - 3 Case Nos. 3:17-CV-04006-JST; 3:17-CV-04191-JST 005073-12 1105631 V1 ________________________________________ The Honorable Jon S. Tigar United States District Judge

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