Cisco Systems Inc v. STMicroelectronics Inc

Filing 49

ORDER Approving 41 Joint Request to Remove Individuals Erroneously Listed as Defendants on Docket. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 1/8/15. (jgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2015)

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Sara B. Brody, SBN 130222
[e-mail]
Nicole M. Ryan, SBN 175980
[e-mail]
Emily A. Caveness, SBN 290527
[e-mail]
Ryan G. Fant, SBN 274153
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., a California
Corporation,

Case No. 14-cv-03236-RMW

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Plaintiff,
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JOINT REQUEST TO REMOVE
INDIVIDUALS ERRONEOUSLY LISTED
AS DEFENDANTS ON DOCKET

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STMICROELECTRONICS, INC., a Delaware
Corporation,
Defendant.

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JOINT REQUEST TO REMOVE INDIVIDUALS ERRONEOUSLY LISTED AS DEFENDANTS ON DOCKET
CASE NO. 14-CV-03236-RMW

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Subsequent to the filing of Plaintiff Cisco Systems, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) Amended Complaint

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on August 29, 2014 (Docket Entry No. 21), the docket was revised to list 30 individuals as

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defendants: Bassel Atala, Marietta Axisa, Michael Cosson, Luca DiFalco, Aymeric Gisselbrecht,

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Perry Mason, Brian Mielewski, John Rossi, Luigi Areuri, Ignazio Bellomo, Maria-Rosa Borghi,

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Marcello Cicchetti, Angelo D’Arrigo, Antonio Grimaldi, Matteo Lo Presti, Claudio Mazzurco,

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Giacomo Mercadante, Antonino Motta, Fabio Salanitri, Francesca Sandrini, Max Saponaro, Mirko

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Sciortino, David Simone Trapani, William Chan, Sam Guo, Blancky Ho, Samuel Liu, Charlie Zhu,

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Vivek Sharma, and Harjett Singh (“the individuals”).
Plaintiff did not intend the Amended Complaint to be read as naming the individuals as

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defendants. Rather, the Amended Complaint should be read as naming only STMicroelectronics, Inc.

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as a defendant. Plaintiff and Defendant therefore respectively request that the individuals be removed

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from the docket so that they are not listed as defendants in this matter.

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Dated: November 19, 2014

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

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By: /s/ Ryan G. Fant
Ryan G. Fant
Attorneys for Defendant
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.

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Dated: November 19, 2014

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

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By: /s/ Krista M. Enns
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JOINT REQUEST TO REMOVE INDIVIDUALS ERRONEOUSLY LISTED AS DEFENDANTS ON DOCKET
CASE NO. 14-CV-03236-RMW