Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC v. Sprint Nextel Corporation et al

Filing 208

STIPULATION AND ORDER [204 Granting Motion for Administrative Relief to Withdraw as Counsel for the Sprint Defendants. Attorney Christine A Guastello; Jamie Haruko Kitano; Beth Ann Larigan; Basil Trent Webb; Andrew L. Chang and John Davis Garretson, Esq Terminated From the Case. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 8/11/15. (jgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2015)

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EVOLUTIONARY INTELLEGENCE, LLC,
Plaintiff,

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Case No, 5:13-cv-04513-RMW

v.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION, SPRINT STIPULATION AND []
COMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P., SPRINT ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF
SPECTRUM L.P., SPRINT SOLUTIONS INC.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Sprint Nextel

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Corporation, Sprint Communications Company L.P., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions Inc.

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(“Sprint”) hereby stipulate as follows:
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The Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys of record for Defendants Sprint Nextel

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Corporation, Sprint Communications Company L.P., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions Inc.

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(“Sprint”) seek an Order granting withdrawal as counsel for Sprint in the above-captioned litigation

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pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11(a) and 11-5(a).

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2.

Sprint has retained the law firm of Polsinelli PC to replace Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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LLP as its counsel in this matter. Attorney Zuzana S. Ikels of Polsinelli PC entered her appearance

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on behalf of Sprint on July 10, 2015. (Doc. No. 199.) Attorneys Jay E. Heidrick and Karen Morris

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of Polsinelli PC have filed motions for leave to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Sprint. (Doc. Nos.

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201, 203.)

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3.

The granting of the Motion will not cause prejudice or delay to any party.

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Accordingly, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP’s Motion for Administrative Relief to

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Withdraw as Counsel for the Sprint Defendants should be GRANTED, and Attorneys Jamie H.

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Kitano, Andrew L. Chang, B. Trent Webb, John D. Garretson, Christine A. Guastello, and Beth A.

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Larigan should be terminated as counsel in this proceeding.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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STIPULATION AND [] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

Case No. 5:13-cv-04513-RMW

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Dated: July 21, 2015

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/s/ Beth A. Larigan
Jamie H. Kitano (SBN: 268078)
[e-mail]
Andrew Chang (SBN: 222309)
[e-mail]
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.
One Montgomery, Suite 2700
San Francisco, California 94104-4505
Telephone:
415.544.1900
Facsimile:
415.391.0281

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Respectfully submitted,
/s/Todd M. Kennedy
Adam J. Gutride
[e-mail]
Todd M. Kennedy
[e-mail]
Anthony J Patek
[e-mail]
Marie Ann McCrary
[e-mail]
Seth A. Safier
[e-mail]
GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP
100 Pine Street, Suite 1250
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
415.789.6390
Facsimile:
415.449.6469

B. Trent Webb (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
John D. Garretson (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
Christine A. Guastello (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
Beth A. Larigan (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.
2555 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
Telephone:
816.474.6550
Facsimile:
816.421.5547

Attorneys for Plaintiff
EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, LLC

/s/ Zuzana S. Ikels
Zuzana S. Ikels
[e-mail]
POLSINELLI PC
3 Embarcadero Center, Ste. 1350
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
415.248.2100
Facsimile:
415.248.2101
Attorney for Defendants
SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION,
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
L.P., SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., AND
SPRINT SOLUTIONS INC.

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Pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i)(3), the below filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this

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document has been obtained from the above Signatories.

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Date: July 21, 2015

/s/ Jamie H. Kitano
Jamie H. Kitano

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP’s Motion for

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Administrative Relief, Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11(a) and 11-5(a), to Withdraw as Counsel for the

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Sprint Defendants is GRANTED. Attorneys Jamie H. Kitano, Andrew L. Chang, B. Trent Webb,

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John D. Garretson, Christine A. Guastello, and Beth A. Larigan are hereby terminated as counsel in

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this proceeding.

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DATED: __________________

By:______________________________
Hon. Ronald M. Whyte
United States District Court

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STIPULATION AND [] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF

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