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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE 

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFS 

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

Robert A. Surrette (pro hac vice) 

Email: bsurrette@mcandrews-ip.com 

Scott P. McBride (pro hac vice) 

Email: smcbride@mcandrews-ip.com 

Carey J. Prill (SBN 269632) 

Email: cprill@mcandrews-ip.com 

Michael J. Carrozza (pro hac vice) 

Email: mcarrozza@mcandrews-ip.com 

McANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD. 

500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60661 

Telephone: (312) 775-8000 

Facsimile: (312) 775-8100 

William R. Overend (SBN 180209) 

REED SMITH LLP 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94105-3659 

Telephone: (415) 543-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 391-8269 

Email: woverend@reedsmith.com 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

STRYKER CORPORATION and 

STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 

Additional counsel listed on signature page. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY- ) 

AMERICA, INC., ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) 

 v. ) 

 ) 

STRYKER CORPORATION and ) 

STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

 

Case No. CV 14-00876 RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF 

THE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION 

HEARING AND TO EXTEND THE 

DEADLING TO FILE RESPONSIVE 

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFS 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE 

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFS 1 

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-1(b) and 7-12, Plaintiff Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. 

("KSEA") and Defendants Stryker Corporation and Stryker Communications, Inc. (collectively, 

"Stryker"), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to and jointly request the Court 

to (1) reschedule the Claim Construction Hearing to June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., and (2) continue the 

deadline to file responsive claim construction briefs to May 13, 2016. The accompanying declaration 

of Michael J. Carrozza sets forth all requirements of Civil Local Rule 6-2, including identifying all 

previous time modifications in the case. For the Court's convenience, the Parties will not repeat all 

information contained in Mr. Carrozza's declaration, but the Parties do note as follows: 

1. On April 22, 2016, the Clerk entered a Notice changing the date of the Technology 

Tutorial from May 9, 2016 to May 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., and changing the date of the Claim 

Construction Hearing from May 23, 2016 to May 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (See Dkt. 183.) 

2. On April 23, 2016, Defendants’ counsel contacted the Courtroom Deputy because the 

new May 27 date for the rescheduled Claim Construction Hearing posed a scheduling conflict for 

Defendants. After meeting and conferring with Plaintiff’s counsel, Defendants’ counsel proposed 

rescheduling the Claim Construction Hearing to June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. The Courtroom Deputy 

stated that the Court was amenable to holding the Claim Construction Hearing at that date and time. 

3. Additionally, in light of the Technology Tutorial and Claim Construction Hearing 

each being moved back by two weeks, the Parties also seek to extend the deadline for filing 

responsive claim construction briefs to May 13, 2016. 

4. The Parties filed opening claim construction briefs on April 15, 2016 and are currently 

scheduled to file responsive claim construction briefs on April 29, 2016. Once the Technology 

Tutorial and Claim Construction Hearing were rescheduled, the Parties met and conferred and agreed 

that both parties could benefit from additional time to thoroughly review the other’s opening brief 

and prepare adequate responses thereto. The Parties also agreed to not calling live witnesses to 

testify at the Claim Construction Hearing. 

5. Thus, the Parties hereby request (1) that the Claim Construction Hearing be 

rescheduled to June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. and (2) that the deadline to file responsive claim 

construction briefs be rescheduled to May 13, 2016. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE 

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFS 2 

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

6. The stipulated changes will not alter any other deadlines currently set by the Court. 

7. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a), this stipulation is accompanied by the Declaration 

of Michael J. Carrozza setting forth (1) the reasons for the requested enlargement of time; (2) all 

previous time modifications in this case; and (3) the effect of the requested enlargement of time. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: April 25, 2016 REED SMITH LLP 

 /s/ William R. Overend1 ____________ 

William R. Overend 

 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

STRYKER CORPORATION and 

STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 

Dated: April 25, 2016 BECK, BISMONTE & FINLEY, LLP 

 /s/ Alfredo A. Bismonte _____________ 

Alfredo A. Bismonte 

Kimberly P. Zapata (Cal. Bar. No. 138291) 

BECK, BISMONTE & FINLEY, LLP 

150 Almaden Blvd, 10th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95113 

Tel: (408) 938-7900 

Fax: (408) 938-0790 

Email: abismonte@beckllp.com 

kzapata@beckllp.com 

Wesley W. Whitmyer Jr. (pro hac vice) 

Michael J. Kosma (pro hac vice) 

Michael A. Lavine (pro hac vice) 

Robert D. Keeler (pro hac vice) 

WHITMYER IP GROUP LLC 

600 Summer Street 

Stamford, Connecticut 06901 

 

1 In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the other signatories hereto. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE 

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFS 3 

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

Tel: (203) 703-0800 

Fax: (203) 703-0801 

Email: litigation@whipgroup.com 

mkosma@whipgroup.com 

mlavine@whipgroup.com 

rkeeler@whipgroup.com 

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA, 

INC. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE 

CLAIM CONSTRUCTION HEARING AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEFS 4 

CASE NO. CV 14-00876 RS 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

x The Claim Construction Hearing is rescheduled to June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.; and 

x The deadline to file responsive Claim Construction Briefs is continued to May 13, 2016. 

Dated:___________________________, 2016 _____________________________ 

 Honorable Richard G. Seeborg, 

 United States District Judge 

4/25/16

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