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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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JOINT STIPULATION 

CASE NO. CV13-4156 VC

CHI-HUNG A. CHAN (SBN 104289)

LAEL D. ANDARA (SBN 215416)

MARIE E. SOBIESKI (278008)

ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY

1001 Marshall Street, Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063-2052

T: (650) 364-8200

F: (650) 780-1701

Email: lael. andara@rmkb.com 

marie.sobieski@rmkb.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

AI-DAIWA, LTD.

JACQUELINE DESOUZA, ESQ. (SBN 133686)

DESOUZA LAW OFFICES

A Professional Corporation

7428 Redwood Blvd., Suite 102

Novato, CA 94945

Tel/Fax: (510) 649-3420

Email: jdesouza@dlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Defendants, APPARENT, INC.; 

APPARENT ENERGY, INC.; APPARENT SOLAR, 

INC., XSLENT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; 

and APPARENT SOLAR INVESTMENTS (II), LLC, 

and Counter Claimants, APPARENT, INC. and 

APPARENT ENERGY, INC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AI-DAIWA, LTD.,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPARENT, INC., a Delaware Corporation; 

APPARENT ENERGY, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation; APPARENT SOLAR, INC., a 

Delaware Corporation; APPARENT SOLAR 

INVESTMENTS (II), LLC, a Hawaii limited 

liability company; XSLENT ENERGY 

TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company; and DOES 1-10 inclusive,

Defendants

Case No.: CV13-4156 VC

JOINT STIPULATION OF THE 

PARTIES RELATING TO THE 

COURT’S ORDER GRANTING IN 

PART AND DENYING IN PART 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO 

DISQUALIFY COUNSEL AND 

LITIGATION SCHEDULE

Hon. Vince Chhabria

Complaint filed September 9, 2013 

Counterclaim filed March 24, 2014

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION

AND ORDER

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CASE NO. CV13-4156 VC

On April 9, 2015, this Court heard Plaintiff AI-Daiwa, Ltd.’s (“AI-Daiwa”) Motion to 

Disqualify Jacqueline DeSouza counsel for Defendants, Apparent Inc, Apparent Energy Inc, 

Apparent Solar Inc, Apparent Solar Investments II, LLC, Xslent Energy Technologies, LLC 

(collectively, “Apparent”) from the litigation and trial. At the hearing, the Court issued a 

tentative Order Disqualifying Ms. DeSouza from the litigation and trial, vacating all trial dates, 

and setting a further Case Management Conference hearing. [Docket 120] The Court’s written

Order withdrew its ruling from the bench vacating trial dates, but continued the trial to 

November 2, 2015 to permit four weeks between the pre-trial conference and the trial date to 

allow for the resolution of which witnesses would require co-counsel questioning. [Docket 123]

The parties have conferred regarding how to implement the Court’s Order and agree that 

a short continuance of the discovery, expert disclosure, and dispositive motion dates will assist 

with the issues presented by the Court’s Order. Discovery has been delayed due to resolution of 

the Motion to Disqualify. A short continuance will allow Apparent to secure co-counsel and 

permit co-counsel to participate in the litigation and further allow both parties to complete 

discovery. The parties anticipate deposing the Court Expert within the next 30 days. The parties 

do not propose moving the pre-trial or trial date as set forth by the Court in its Order. Thus, the 

parties propose the following schedule:

Action Present Date Proposed Date

Completion of all written and witness discovery May 26, 2015 June 29, 2015

Expert Disclosure April 27, 2015 May 27, 2015

Supplemental Expert Disclosure May 11, 2015 June 12, 2015

Dispositive Motion Hearing July 23, 2015 August 27, 2015

Pre-Trial Conference October 5, 2015 October 5, 2015 

Trial October 20, 2015 November 2, 2015

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JOINT STIPULATION 

CASE NO. CV13-4156 VC

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

DATED: _April 14, 2015_______ __/s/ Lael D. Andara______________________

Attorneys for AI-Daiwa

DATED: _ April 14, 2015_______ _/s/ Jacqueline deSouza ____________________

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants

Based on the stipulation of the Parties, and good cause being shown, this Court Orders that dates 

by which Written and Witness Discovery, Expert Disclosures, and Dispositive Motions must be 

completed or heard shall be continued as set forth in the parties’ stipulation. 

IT IS ORDERED.

DATED: __________________ _____________________________________

Honorable Judge Vince Chhabria

April 16, 2015

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