Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc.

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ORDER Granting 18 Stipulation to Transfer Action to the District Court for the Northern District of California. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 6/7/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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JUSTIN J. BUSTOS (NV Bar No. 10320)
Email: [e-mail]
DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
100 West Liberty Street, Suite 940
Reno, NV 89501-1991
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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HEIDI L. KEEFE (CA Bar No. 178960) (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
Email: [e-mail]
MARK R. WEINSTEIN (CA Bar No. 193043) (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
Email: [e-mail]
LOWELL D. MEAD (CA Bar No. 223989) (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
([e-mail])
PHILIP H. MAO (CA Bar No. 300711) (Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
Email: [e-mail]
COOLEY LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Facebook, Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SILVER STATE INTELLECTUAL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
FACEBOOK, INC.,

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STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST
TO TRANSFER ACTION TO THE U.S.
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA;
[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Defendant.

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WHEREAS plaintiff Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed this suit
for alleged patent infringement on March 1, 2017;

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WHEREAS defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Defendant”) filed a motion on May 15, 2017

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seeking, among other things, transfer of this action to the U.S. District Court for the Northern

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District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 1406 [ECF No. 14];

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WHEREAS on May 19, 2017, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint [ECF No. 17];

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WHEREAS on May 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court decision handed down TC

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Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, No. 16-341 (May 22, 2017), with respect to the

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proper venue in patent infringement cases under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b); and

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WHEREAS in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland, the parties have
agreed to transfer this action to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California;
NOW THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendant, through their respective counsel of record,
hereby stipulate and request that the Court order as follows:
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This action is hereby TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the Northern

District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); and
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Defendant shall have until fourteen (14) days after completion of the transfer to the

Northern District of California to answer or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: May 23, 2017

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Frederick S. Berretta
R. Scott Weide (NV Bar No. 5541)
E-mail: [e-mail]
F. Christopher Austin (NV Bar No. 6559)
Email: [e-mail]
WEIDE & MILLER, LTD.
Bank of Nevada Building
5th Floor, Suite 530
7251 West Lake Mead Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

/s/ Justin J. Bustos
JUSTIN J. BUSTOS (NV Bar No. 10320)
Email: [e-mail]
DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
100 West Liberty Street, Suite 940
Reno, NV 89501-1991
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Frederick S. Berretta (admitted pro hac vice)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Edward C. Johnson (admitted pro hac vice)
E-mail: [e-mail]
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR,
LLP
12790 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: [phone]
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HEIDI L. KEEFE (CA Bar No. 178960)
(Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
Email: [e-mail]
MARK R. WEINSTEIN (CA Bar No. 193043)
(Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
Email: [e-mail]
LOWELL D. MEAD (CA Bar No. 223989)
(Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
([e-mail])
PHILIP H. MAO (CA Bar No. 300711)
(Pro Hac Vice Forthcoming)
Email: [e-mail]
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Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.

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COOLEY LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
Facebook, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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________________________________
RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DATED: ________________________
June 7, 2017

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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The undersigned, an employee of Dickinson Wright PLLC, hereby certifies that on the 23rd

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day of May, 2017, a copy of the STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST TO TRANSFER

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ACTION TO THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF

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CALIFORNIA; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON was served electronically to all parties of

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interest through the Court's CM/ECF system as follows:

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F. Christopher Austin
R. Scott Weide
Weide & Miller, Ltd.
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
Suite 530
Last Vegas, NV 89128
[e-mail]

Frederick S. Berretta
Edward C. Johnson
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
12790 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
[e-mail]

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/s/ Cindy S. Grinstead
An employee of Dickinson Wright PLLC

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RENO 74750-1 16400v1

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