Voip-Pal.com, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

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ORDER Granting 22 Stipulation to Transfer to the Northern District of California. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 10/5/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

1 Michael J. McCue
Nevada State Bar No. 0488
2 Meng Zhong
Nevada State Bar No. 12145
3 LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 600
4 Las Vegas, NV 89169-5996
Tel: [phone]
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E-mail: [e-mail]
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John M. Desmarais (admitted pro hac vice)
7 Michael P. Stadnick (admitted pro hac vice)
Ameet A. Modi (admitted pro hac vice)
8 Tom BenGera (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael Matulewicz-Crowley (admitted pro hac vice)
9 DESMARAIS LLP
230 Park Avenue
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Tel: [phone]
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E-mail: mstadnick@ desmaraisllp.com
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E-mail: [e-mail]
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Kurt R. Bonds
Adam R. Knecht
ALVERSON, TAYLOR, MORTENSEN
& SANDERS
6605 Grand Montecito Pkwy., Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89149
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Kevin N. Malek
MALEK MOSS PLLC
340 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10173
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Voip-Pal.com, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.,

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Plaintiff,

STIPULATION AND ORDER
TRANSFERRING THE CASE TO
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA

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v.

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APPLE INC.,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. (“VoIP-Pal”) and Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) agree and
stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS VoIP-Pal filed a separate lawsuit against Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon

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Wireless (“Verizon”) in this District asserting similar patents as are asserted in this litigation. Voip-

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE

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Pal.com, Inc. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, No. 2:16-cv-00271-RCJ-VCF (D. Nev.)

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(the “Verizon case”);

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WHEREAS Verizon filed on August 17, 2018 a Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern

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District of California Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), Dkt. No. 72 in the Verizon case. The Motion

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to Transfer is fully briefed as of September 11, 2018. VoIP-Pal no longer opposes Verizon’s Motion

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to Transfer and the Verizon case was transferred to the Northern District of California on October 1,

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2018;

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WHEREAS VoIP-Pal filed a separate lawsuit against Twitter, Inc. in this District asserting

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similar patents as this litigation. Voip-Pal.com, Inc. v. Twitter, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-02338-RFB-CWH

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(D. Nev.). The Voip-Pal v. Twitter case was transferred to the Northern District of California on July

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23, 2018;

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WHEREAS Voip-Pal has also filed this lawsuit against Apple and separate lawsuits against

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Apple, AT&T Corp. and Amazon.com, Inc. in this District. VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., Case

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No. 2:18-cv-00953-RFB-GWF (D. Nev.); VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-

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00260-RFB-VCF (D. Nev.) (“2016 Apple case”); VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. v. AT&T, Inc., No. 2:18-cv-

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01129-RCJ (D. Nev.); Voip-Pal.com, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al., No. 2:18-cv-01076-MMD-

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VCF (D. Nev.). The cases involve similar allegations as this case. Voip-Pal consents to transfer of

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this case, and has consented to transfer of the 2016 Apple case and the AT&T Corp. and

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Amazon.com, Inc. cases, to the Northern District of California.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that this case is transferred to the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California. The Clerk of Court shall close this case in this District.

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This Stipulation is filed in good faith and is not intended to cause unnecessary delay. The

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convenience of the parties and witnesses favors transfer to the Northern District of California. And

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because the Twitter and Verizon cases were transferred to California, and Voip-Pal consents to

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transfer of the 2016 Apple case and the AT&T Corp. and Amazon.com, Inc. cases, it would be

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efficient for the parties and the Court to also transfer this case. There is thus good cause to transfer

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the case to the Northern District of California.

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Dated: October 4, 2018

Dated: October 4, 2018

ALVERSON, TAYLOR,
MORTENSEN & SANDERS

LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP

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By: /s/ Kevin N. Malek
Kurt R. Bonds
Nevada Bar No. 6228
Adam R. Knecht
Nevada Bar No. 13166
7401 W. Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89117
[phone]
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Michael J. McCue
Michael J. McCue
Nevada State Bar No. 0488
Meng Zhong
Nevada State Bar No. 12145
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169-5996
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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DESMARAIS LLP
John M. Desmarais (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael P. Stadnick (admitted pro hac vice)
Ameet A. Modi (admitted pro hac vice)
Tom BenGera (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael Matulewicz-Crowley (admitted pro hac vice)
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10169
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant Apple Inc.

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MALEK MOSS PLLC
Kevin N. Malek (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
340 Madison Avenue, FL 19
New York, New York 10173
[phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Voip-Pal.com, 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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October 5, 2018
DATED: _______________________

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