Microsoft Corporation v. The Software King et al

Filing 12

STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Deadline to Respond to Complaint; re parties' 11 Stipulation; Defendants BizIgnition Technologies, Inc. and Roger Hardy will file a response to the Complaint no later than May 4, 2017; by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a
Washington corporation,

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Plaintiff,
Case No. 2:16-cv-01899-RSM
v.
THE SOFTWARE KING, an unknown
business entity; BIZIGNITION
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Canadian
corporation; ROGER HARDY, an individual;
WINSTON CABELL, an individual; and
NICHOLAS BOZIKIS, an individual,

STIPULATION AND ORDER
EXTENDING DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

Defendants.

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STIPULATION

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Defendants BizIgnition Technologies, Inc. and Roger Hardy (collectively, the

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“BizIgnition Defendants”) and plaintiff Microsoft Corporation hereby respectfully request a 30-

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day extension of the deadline by which the BizIgnition Defendants must respond to plaintiff’s

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Complaint. The BizIgnition Defendants properly agreed to waive service after being sent

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waiver requests on February 3, 2017. See Dkt. Nos. 8, 9. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule

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12(a)(1), the BizIgnition Defendants currently have until April 4, 2017 to respond to the

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Complaint. The parties stipulate to and request an extension of this deadline to May 4, 2017.

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RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 1
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DLA Piper LLP (US)
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104-7044 | Tel: [phone]

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Good cause exists for the parties’ requested extension. The BizIgnition Defendants’

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counsel needs time to communicate with his clients to better understand the underlying facts in

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order to formulate an appropriate response to the Complaint.

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Counsel for the parties have met and conferred in good faith, there is good cause for the

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requested extension, and the parties’ stipulation will not delay this proceeding or cause

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prejudice.

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Accordingly, subject to the Court’s approval, the parties agree as follows: Defendants

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BizIgnition Technologies, Inc. and Roger Hardy will file/serve a response to the Complaint no

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later than May 4, 2017.

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Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of April, 2017.

11 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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13 /s/ James Harlan Corning
Bonnie E. MacNaughton, WSBA No. 36110
14 Jaime Drozd Allen, WSBA No. 35742
James Harlan Corning, WSBA No. 45177
15 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-3045
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Fax: [phone]
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[e-mail]
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[e-mail]

/s/ Anthony Todaro
Anthony Todaro, WSBA No. 30391
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, Washington 98104-7044
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants BizIgnition
Technologies, Inc. and Roger Hardy

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation

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ORDER
It is so ORDERED this 7th day of April 2017.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT - 2
Case No. 2:16-cv-01899-RSM

DLA Piper LLP (US)
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7000
Seattle, WA 98104-7044 | Tel: [phone]