Grecia v. Target Corporation

Filing 43

JOINT STATEMENT AND STIPULATION ON STAY OF CASE AND ORDER re 42 Statement filed by William Grecia, Target Corporation. Compliance hearing set 9/15/17 is CONTINUED to Friday, January 19, 2018 at 9:01AM. Joint Statement filed by January 12, 2018. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 9/12/17. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/12/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION

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WILLIAM GRECIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
DISH NETWORK L.L.C.,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff,

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Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Case No. 4:16-cv-06283-YGR

v.
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED,
Defendant.

WILLIAM GRECIA,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 4:17-cv-00323-YGR

v.
TARGET CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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JOINT STATEMENT AND STIPULATION
ON STAY OF CASE

WILLIAM GRECIA,

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Case No. 4:16-cv-00588-YGR
[Lead Case]

Plaintiff William Grecia (“Grecia”) and Defendants DISH Network L.L.C. (“DISH”),
Adobe Systems Incorporated (“Adobe”), and Target Corporation (“Target”), pursuant to the
Court’s Orders of February 23, 2017, March 6, 2017, and March 8, 2017 (in the DISH, Adobe,
and Target cases respectively), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby provide
the following joint statement informing the Court of the status of related cases pending before
Joint Statement

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4:16-cv-6283; 4:17-cv-323

1 Judge Richard J. Sullivan in the Southern District of New York. Those cases are: Grecia v.
2 MasterCard Inc., 15-cv-9059; Grecia v. Visa Inc., 15-cv-9210 (collectively, the “Credit Card
3 Actions”); Grecia v. Samsung Electronics America, 16-cv-9691 (the “Samsung Action”); and
4 Grecia v. 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., 16-cv-7022; Grecia v. BestBuy.com, LLC, 16-cv-7024;
5 Grecia v. J Crew Group, Inc., 16-cv-7025; and Grecia v. Adorama Camera, Inc., 16-cv-7111
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By the Court Orders referenced above, this Court stayed the captioned cases pending the

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9 issuance of a claim construction order by Judge Sullivan in the Credit Card Actions. (D.I. 52, 33,

10 and 41.)
On April 3, 2017, Judge Sullivan lifted a stay of the Credit Card Actions and the Samsung

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12 Action and ordered the parties thereto to submit a case management plan. On April 12, 2017,
13 Judge Sullivan entered a case management plan in those cases which inter alia set dates for claim
14 construction exchanges and briefing through November 28, with a hearing to follow at the court’s
15 convenience. (S.D.N.Y. Case No. 15-cv-9059, D.I. 48 at 6.) The parties in the Credit Card
16 Actions and the Samsung Action are engaged in the claim construction process and have
17 exchanged proposed constructions. (S.D.N.Y. Case No. 15-cv-9059, D.I. 60 at 2.) The Retailer
18 Actions remain stayed pending the issuance of Judge Sullivan’s claim construction order and no
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In light of the foregoing, Grecia and Defendants ask on stipulation that this Court continue

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21 its stay of these actions pending Judge Sullivan’s claim construction order and reset the
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Since the Court’s March 6, 2017 order, two related cases once pending before Judge Sullivan

23 have been dismissed: Grecia v. American Express Co., 15-cv-9217 (settled on February 26,
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2017); and Grecia v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 16-cv-7026 (settled on April 22, 2017).
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Adobe did not, however, agree to be bound by Judge Sullivan’s claim construction order. (D.I.
33 at 2.) The stay in the Target case (4:17-cv-00323) was not the result of a stipulated request but
of Target’s motion. (Dkt. No. 25). DISH and Target have not agreed to be bound by Judge
Sullivan’s claim construction order either. The Defendants reserve their rights to raise their
requests to stay the cases beyond the issuance of Judge Sullivan’s claim construction order as
appropriate.
Joint Statement

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Case Nos. 4:16-cv-588
4:16-cv-6283; 4:17-cv-323

1 compliance hearing scheduled for Friday, September 15, 2017 to Friday, January 15, 2018. The
2 parties will file another joint statement informing the Court of the status of the cases pending
3 before Judge Sullivan no later than January 12, 2018.
4 Dated: September 8, 2017
5 /s/ Matthew M. Wawrzyn
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Todd C. Atkins (SBN 208879)
[e-mail]
ATKINS & DAVIDSON, APC
2261 Rutherford Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Tel: [phone]

9 Matthew M. Wawrzyn (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]

10 Stephen C. Jarvis (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]

11 WAWRZYN & JARVIS LLC

2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250

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Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff

Respectfully Submitted,
/s/ Victoria Q. Smith
James F. Valentine (SBN 149269)
[e-mail]
Victoria Q. Smith (SBN 236045)
[e-mail]
Matthew J. Moffa (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Amisha K. Manek (SBN 305163)
[e-mail]
PERKINS COIE LLP
3150 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.838.4350
Attorneys for Defendant
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

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/s/ John Kitchura, Jr.

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PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

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Los Angeles, CA 90067

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[e-mail]

Steven M. Bauer (pro hac vice)

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PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

21 One International Place

Boston, MA 02110-2600

/s/ Hector Ribera
Hector Ribera (SBN 221511)
[e-mail]
Ryan Marton (SBN 223979)
[e-mail]
Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP
548 Market St. Suite 36117
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
TARGET CORPORATION

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[e-mail]

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KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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New York, NY 10019-9710

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[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

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Joint Statement

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 12, 2017

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DISTRICT JUDGE YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

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Joint Statement

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ATTESTATION FOR SIGNATURE

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I attest under penalty of perjury that

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Dated: September 8, 2017

/s/ Matthew M. Wawrzyn
Matthew M. Wawrzyn

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Joint Statement

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