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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Copyright Infringement

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

CASE NO. 3:17-CV-04187-JST

DUANE MORRIS LLP

Karineh Khachatourian (CA SBN 202634)

kkhachatourian@duanemorris.com

Daniel T. McCloskey (CA SBN 191944)

dtmccloskey@duanemorris.com 

2475 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1194

Telephone: (650) 847-4150

Facsimile: (650) 847-4151

Attorneys for Defendants

SQUARE ENIX, INC. and 

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, INC.

STEVE W. BERMAN (pro hac vice)

steve@hbsslaw.com

MARK S. CARLSON (pro hac vice)

markc@hbsslaw.com

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL 

SHAPIRO LLP

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, Washington 98101

Telephone: (206) 623-7292

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594

RIO S. PIERCE (SBN 298297)

riop@hbsslaw.com

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL 

SHAPIRO LLP

715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202

Berkeley, California 94710

Telephone: (510) 725-3000

Facsimile: (510) 725-3001

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

REARDEN LLC and 

REARDEN MOVA LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA 

LLC,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, INC., a California 

corporation, SQUARE ENIX, INC., a 

Washington Corporation,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:17-cv-04187-JST

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

FILING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Judge: Hon. Jon S. Tigar

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

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STIPULATION

Plaintiffs and Defendants in the above-captioned action, by and through their counsel of 

record, stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on March 6, the Court granted Defendants’ motions to dismiss Plaintiffs’ 

original complaints in the above-captioned cases in part, and dismissed certain claims without 

prejudice (No. 17-cv-04187, Dkt. 48);

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have provided Defendants with a proposed first amended 

complaint after the Court’s decision;

WHEREAS, Defendants do not object to the filing of the amended complaints, based on 

Plaintiffs’ agreement and the Court’s approval of a stipulated schedule on motions to dismiss the 

amended complaints that Defendants intend to file;

NOW THEREFORE, for good cause, the parties stipulate as follows:

[1] Defendants do not oppose Plaintiffs’ filing of the proposed First Amended 

Complaints in the above-captioned cases. The Parties agree that by entering this Stipulation, 

Defendants do not waive any objections to the amendments that may be asserted in motions to 

dismiss or other appropriate motions.

[2] Defendants shall have 30 days from the date Plaintiffs file each First Amended 

Complaint to file motions to dismiss them.

[3] Plaintiffs shall have 21 days from the date each such motion to dismiss is filed to 

file their opposition.

[4] Defendants in each case shall have 21 days from the date the opposition brief is 

filed to file their reply.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

CASE NO. 3:17-CV-04187-JSTDM2\8587758.1

DUANE MORRIS LLP

Dated: March 6, 2018 By: /s/ Karineh Khachatourian

Karineh Khachatourian

Daniel T. McCloskey

Attorneys for Defendants, 

SQUARE ENIX, INC. and 

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, INC.

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO

Dated: March 6, 2018 By: /s/ Steve W. Berman

Steve W. Berman (Pro Hac Vice)

Mark S. Carlson (Pro Hac Vice)

Rio S. Pierce

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

REARDEN LLC and 

REARDEN MOVA LLC

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________, 2018

The Honorable Jon S. Tigar

March 8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1 ATTESTATION

I, Steve Berman, am the ECF user whose credentials were utilized in the electronic filing of 

this document. In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Karineh 

Khachatourian concurred in the filing of this document.

/s/ Steve Berman

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