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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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Joint Stipulation to Adopt Special Master’s Recommendations, Case 5:19-mc-80131-SVK

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Joseph R. Re (SBN 134,479) 

Joe.re@knobbe.com 

Stephen W. Larson (SBN 240,844) 

Stephen.larson@knobbe.com 

Baraa Kahf (SBN 261,144) 

Baraa.kahf@knobbe.com 

KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP 

2040 Main St., 14th Floor 

Irvine, CA 92614 

Telephone: (949) 760-0404/Facsimile: (949) 760-9502 

Attorneys for Movant 

PERSONAL GENOME DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 

MARK G. PARNES, State Bar No. 104775 

LUKE A. LISS, State Bar No. 247520 

DYLAN G. SAVAGE, State Bar No. 310452 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

Professional Corporation 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300/Facsimile: (650) 565-5100 

Email: mparnes@wsgr.com 

lliss@wsgr.com 

dsavage@wsgr.com 

Attorneys for Respondents 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

AND VERN NORVIEL 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

PERSONAL GENOME DIAGNOSTICS, 

INC., 

Movant, 

v. 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & 

ROSATI, AND VERN NORVIEL, 

Respondents. 

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Case No. 5:19-mc-80131-SVK

[Action pending in U.S. District Court for 

the District of Delaware, Case No. 1:17-cv01623-LPS-CJB] 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO ADOPT 

SPECIAL MASTER’S AMENDED 

REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

Hon. Susan van Keulen

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Joint Stipulation to Adopt Special Master’s Recommendations, Case 5:19-mc-80131-SVK

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7.12, Movant Personal Genome Diagnostics, Inc. (“PGDx”) 

and Respondents Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (“WSGR”) and Vern Norviel 

(“Norviel”) (collectively, “Respondents”) respectfully submit this Joint Stipulation to adopt 

the Amended Report and Recommendations of Special Master Mark LeHocky. 

WHEREAS, on October 16, 2019, PGDx filed its motion (the “Motion”) seeking 

enforcement of this Court’s July 22, 2019 Discovery Order (Dkt. 14) granting in part and 

denying in part PGDx’s motion to compel production of documents in connection with a 

patent infringement case pending in the United States District Court for the District of 

Delaware, Case No. 1:17-cv-01623-LPS-CJB. Respondents filed their Opposition to the 

Motion on October 30, 2019. PGDx filed its reply to the Motion on November 6, 2019. 

WHEREAS, the Court held a hearing on the Motion on December 3, 2019. 

WHEREAS, the Court gave the parties notice of its intent to appoint a Special Master 

and provided the opportunity to be heard regarding this appointment (December 10, 2019 

Order, Dkt. 33). 

WHEREAS, the Court appointed Mark LeHocky as Special Master on December 18, 

2019 (Dkt. 38). 

WHEREAS, the Special Master filed his Report and Recommendations regarding 

Respondents’ production of certain documents on February 13, 2020. 

WHEREAS, the Special Master filed an Amended Report and Recommendations 

regarding the same on February 14, 2020. 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that the Court should adopt the Special Master’s 

Amended Report and Recommendations. 

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Joint Stipulation to Continue Hearing Date, Case 5:19-mc-80131-SVK

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THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT: 

The parties jointly and respectfully request that the Court adopt the Amended Report 

and Recommendations of Special Master Mark LeHocky. Subject to the Court’s approval 

and convenience, the parties further agree that the hearing currently set for February 25, 2020 

regarding the Special Master’s Report may be vacated. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP 

Dated: February 20, 2020 By: /s/ Baraa Kahf

Joseph R. Re 

Stephen W. Larson 

Baraa Kahf 

Attorneys for Movant, Personal Genome 

Diagnostics, Inc. 

DECLARATION OF CONSENT 

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I attest under penalty of perjury

that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the relevant parties 

hereto. 

Dated: February 20, 2020 By: /s/ Baraa Kahf

Baraa Kahf 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

Hon. Susan van Keulen 

United States Magistrate Judge 

February 20, 2020

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