Sterling International Consulting Group v. Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al

Filing 25

STIPULATION AND ORDER 24 Relating Case C-15-01270. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 3/25/15. (jgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2015)

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JONATHAN K. LEVINE (SBN: 220289)
ELIZABETH C. PRITZKER (SBN: 146267)
SHIHO YAMAMOTO (SBN: 264741)
PRITZKER LEVINE LLP
180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1390
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail];
[e-mail];
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiff Sterling
International Consulting Group

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[Additional Counsel Appear on Signature Page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STERLING INTERNATIONAL
CONSULTING GROUP, on behalf of itself
and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No. 5:15-cv-00807-RMW

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.,
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and
SUPERFISH INC.,

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Defendants.
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This document also relates to:

Case No. 5:15-cv-00964-RMW

CHRISTOPHER HALL, MATTHEW
KELSO, MICHAEL MORICI, JAYNE
COSTANZO, RYAN BAUMGARTNER,
LAURA BURNS, THOMAS CARNEY,
BEATRIZ DAVIS, DENNIS HASTY,
WENDY DURAN and GABE DURAN,
individually, and on behalf of all others
similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC.,
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED and
SUPERFISH, INC.,

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Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

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RHONDA ESTRELLA, SONIA FEREZAN,
JOHN WHITTLE, and ALAN WOYT on
behalf of themselves and all others similarly
situated,

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01044-RMW

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC. and
SUPERFISH, INC.,

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Defendants.
This document also relates to:

Case No. 3:15-cv-01069-RMW

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KEN MARTINI, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
LENOVO (UNITED STATES), Inc.
and SUPERFISH, INC.,
Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

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JGX, INC. d/b/a LEFTY O’DOUL’S’
individually and on behalf of a class of those
similarly situated,

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01113-RMW

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Plaintiff,
v.
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, LENOVO
(UNITED STATES), INC., and
SUPERFISH, INC.,
Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

Case No. 5:15-cv-01122-RMW

STANLEY D. JOHNSON, individually and
on behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC.,
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and
SUPERFISH, INC.,

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Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

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MICHAEL SIMONOFF, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01125- RMW

Plaintiff,
v.
LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., and
SUPERFISH, INC.,
Defendants.
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This document also relates to:

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RUSSELL WOOD and THOMAS
WILSON, individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated,

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01166-RMW

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Plaintiffs,
v.
LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC.,
LENOVO HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and
SUPERFISH, INC.,

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Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

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MICHELLE BEHREN and MARY JANE
BARBOSA, individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated,

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Case No. 3:15-cv-01177-RMW

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Plaintiffs,
v.
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. and
SUPERFISH INC.,

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Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

Case No. 3:15-cv-01206-RMW

ROBERT RAVENCAMP, on behalf of
Himself and all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC. and
SUPERFISH, INC.,
Defendants.

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This document also relates to:

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SUSAN WEBSTER SCHULTZ, on behalf of
herself and all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01270-PSG

v.
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, LENOVO
(UNITED STATES) INC. and SUPERFISH
INC.,
Defendants.

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WHEREAS the above-referenced Plaintiffs filed the above-captioned cases;
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WHEREAS the Schultz action was filed after the third motion to relate was filed and
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has not yet been related to the other actions referenced above;
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WHEREAS ten other putative class actions complaints have been filed to-date in
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federal district courts throughout the United States by Plaintiffs asserting claims on behalf of
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purchasers of computers manufactured by Lenovo containing software manufactured by
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Defendant Superfish, Inc. (“Superfish”) (collectively, including the above-captioned matters,
the “In re Lenovo Adware Litig. cases”);

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WHEREAS a motion is pending before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
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(“JPML”) to transfer and coordinate the In re Lenovo Adware Litig. cases for pretrial
proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 (“MDL Motion”), and has not yet been set for

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hearing before the JPML;
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WHEREAS the parties uniformly support transfer and consolidation and disagree only
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on the issue of where the cases should be consolidated;
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WHEREAS the MDL Motion is not on the docket for the JPML’s upcoming hearing

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session, scheduled for March 26, 2015, and the next hearing session is scheduled for May 28,
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2015;
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WHEREAS, the parties anticipate that one or more consolidated complaints will be
filed in the In re Lenovo Adware Litig. cases;

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WHEREAS the above-referenced Plaintiffs and Defendants Superfish and Lenovo

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(United States) Inc. (“Lenovo”) have agreed that an orderly schedule for any response to the

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pleadings in the In re Lenovo Litig. cases would be more efficient for the parties and for the

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Court;

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WHEREAS the above-referenced Plaintiffs agree, subject to court approval, that the

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deadline for Defendants Superfish and Lenovo to answer or otherwise respond to their

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respective complaints shall be extended until forty-five days after the JPML issues an order

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deciding the MDL Motion, or as otherwise ordered by the MDL transferee Court if the MDL

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Motion is granted;

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WHEREAS, the above-referenced Plaintiffs and Defendants Superfish and Lenovo

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agree that preservation of evidence in the case is vital, that Defendants have received litigation

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hold letters, that they are complying with and will continue to comply with all of their

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evidence preservation obligations under governing law;

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WHEREAS this Stipulation does not constitute a waiver by the parties of any of their

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respective claims, defenses or any other rights or positions they may have with respect to the

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same, including, with respect to Defendants, the defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, lack

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of subject matter jurisdiction, improper venue, sufficiency of process or service of process;

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Now, therefore, the above-referenced Plaintiffs and Defendants Superfish and Lenovo,
by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:

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1. The Schultz action shall be related to the other above-referenced actions and

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transferred to this Court because it meets all of the criteria set forth in Civil L.R. 3-12 for a

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related case;

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2. The deadline for Defendants Superfish and Lenovo to answer or otherwise

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respond to any of the complaints in the above-referenced cases shall be extended until forty-

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five days after the JPML issues an order deciding the MDL Motion, or as otherwise ordered

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by the MDL transferee Court if the MDL Motion is granted;
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3. This Stipulation does not constitute a waiver by the parties of any of their

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respective claims, defenses or any other rights or positions they may have with respect to the

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same, including, with respect to Defendants, the defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, lack

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of subject matter jurisdiction, improper venue, sufficiency of process, or service of process.

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4. The parties agree that they are complying with and will continue to comply
with all evidentiary preservation obligations under governing law.

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Dated: March 24, 2015

Respectfully submitted,
PRITZKER LEVINE LLP
By:_/s/ Jonathan K. Levine____________
Jonathan K. Levine
Elizabeth C. Pritzker
Shiho Yamamoto
180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1390
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail];
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff in Sterling v. Lenovo
(United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-cv807-RMW
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
Laurence D. King
Linda Fong
Mario Choi
By: /s/ Laurence D. King___________
350 Sansome Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs in Hall, et al. v. Lenovo
(United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-cv964-RMW
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GIRARD GIBBS LLP
Daniel C. Girard
Eric H. Gibbs
Adam E. Polk

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By: /s/ Daniel C. Girard___________

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601 California Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs in Estrella, et al. v.
Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No.
5:15-cv-1044-RMW

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COHELAN KHOURY & SINGER
Timothy D. Cohelan
Isam C. Khoury
J. Jason Hill

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By: /s/ Timothy D. Cohelan__________

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605 C Street, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs in Martini v. Lenovo
(United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 4:15-cv1069-RMW
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY,
LLP
Steven N. Williams
Matthew K. Edling

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By: /s/ Matthew K. Edling _________

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San Francisco Airport Office Center
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
Burlingame, CA 94010
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiff in JGX, Inc. v. Lenovo
Group Limited, et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-1113RMW
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FEDERMAN & SHERWOOD
William Federman

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By: /s/ William Federman__________

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10205 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (405(239-2112
[e-mail]

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Counsel for Plaintiffs in Johnson v. Lenovo
(United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-cv1122-RMW
SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL
KONECKY WOTKYNS LLP
Todd M. Schneider
Mark T. Johnson
By: /s/ Todd M. Schneider

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180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff in Simonoff v. Lenovo
(United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-cv1125-RMW

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WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C.
Robin L. Greenwald
James J. Bilsborrow
Christopher B. Dalbey

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By:

/s/ Christopher B. Dalbey____

700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
1880 Century Park East, Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
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Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs in Wood, et al. v.
Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No.
5-15-cv-1166-RMW
FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING,
EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L.
Seth M. Lehrman
Steven R. Jaffe

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By: /s/ Steven R. Jaffe_________________
425 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 2
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiff in Behren, et al. v.
Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No.
3:15-cv-1177-RMW

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STUEVE SIEGEL HANSON LLP
Jason S. Hartley

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By: /s/ Jason S. Hartley__________
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550 West C Street, Suite 1750
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs in Ravencamp v.
Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No.
3:15-cv-1206-RMW

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SAVERI & SAVERI, INC.
R. Alexander Saveri
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Cadio Zirpoli
Carl N. Hammarskjold

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By: ___/s/ Cadio Zirpoli______________
706 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs in Schultz v. Lenovo
Group Limited, et al., Case No. 5:15-cv1270-PSG
FENWICK & WEST LLP
Tyler G. Newby (CSB No. 205790)
By: /s/ Tyler G. Newby

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555 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Counsel for Defendant Superfish, Inc.

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DYKEMA GOSSETT LLP
Daniel J. Stephenson

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By: /s/ Daniel J. Stephenson___________
333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant Lenovo (United States),
Inc.

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Pursuant to Stipulation, it is SO ORDERED.

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DATED: ___________

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HONORABLE RONALD M. WHYTE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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