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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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Brian J. Dunne (SBN 275689) 

PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE & 

HECHT LLP 

355 S. Grand Avenue, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 262-9333 

Facsimile: (213) 279-2008 

Email: bdunne@piercebainbridge.com 

Harmeet K. Dhillon (SBN 207873) 

DHILLON LAW GROUP 

177 Post Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: (415) 433-1700 

Facsimile: (415) 520-6593 

Email: harmeet@dhillonlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sharidan L. Stiles and 

Stiles 4 U, Inc. 

BRYAN A. MERRYMAN (SBN 134357) 

bmerryman@whitecase.com 

CATHERINE S. SIMONSEN (SBN 307325) 

catherine.simonsen@whitecase.com 

WHITE & CASE LLP 

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2433 

Telephone: (213) 620-7700 

Facsimile: (213) 452-2329 

BIJAL V. VAKIL (SBN 192878) 

bvakil@whitecase.com 

JEREMY OSTRANDER (SBN 233489) 

jostrander@whitecase.com 

HALLIE KIERNAN (SBN 313541) 

hallie.kiernan@whitecase.com 

WHITE & CASE LLP 

3000 El Camino Real 

Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 900 

Palo Alto, CA 94306 

Telephone: (650) 213-0300 

Facsimile: (650) 213-8158 

STEFAN M. MENTZER (admitted pro hac 

vice)

smentzer@whitecase.com 

WHITE & CASE LLP 

1221 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 49 

New York, NY 10020 

Telephone: (212) 819-8200 

Facsimile: (212) 354-8113 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Walmart Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHARIDAN STILES, an individual, STILES 4 

U, INC., a California corporation, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

WALMART INC., and AMERICAN 

INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:14-cv-02234-MCE-DMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING 

ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO 

COMPEL RULE 30(b)(6) 

TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT 

WALMART INC. 

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Plaintiffs Sharidan Stiles and Stiles 4 U, Inc. (“Plaintiffs”) and defendant Walmart Inc. 

(“Walmart”) (together, the “parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as 

follows: 

WHEREAS, on January 15, 2020, Plaintiffs served their First Amended Notice of 

30(b)(6) Deposition of Defendant Walmart Inc. (“Notice”); 

WHEREAS, on January 28, 2020, Walmart served its Responses and Objections to the 

Notice; 

WHEREAS, Walmart has refused to provide a witness to testify on Topic Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 

and 29 (“Deposition Topics”) in the Notice; 

WHEREAS, the parties dispute whether Walmart should be required to produce a 

30(b)(6) deponent capable of testifying on the Deposition Topics; 

 WHEREAS, Walmart’s 30(b)(6) deposition is scheduled to take place on February 13, 

2020; 

WHEREAS, the deadline to complete all fact depositions in this case is February 15, 

2020; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have filed today a Motion to Compel Rule 30(b)(6) Testimony of 

Defendant Walmart Inc. and Walmart has filed today a Motion for Protective Order to Limit 

30(b)(6) Testimony of Walmart, Inc. (the “Motions”); 

WHEREAS, given the overlapping issues in the Motions the parties have agreed to 

submit a single joint statement, and Plaintiffs agreed to serve Walmart with their portion of the 

joint statement by January 30, 2020, and allowing for additional edits until February 1, 2020, and 

Walmart agreed to serve Plaintiffs with its portion of the joint statement by February 3, 2020, for 

filing on February 3, 2020; and 

WHEREAS, the parties respectfully submit that advancing the hearing on the Motion to 

February 5, 2020, best serves the interests of the Court and the parties because it will allow the 

Court to resolve the Motions prior to the noticed deposition date for Walmart’s 30(b)(6) 

deponent. 

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THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE 

UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL, HEREBY STIPULATE, AND THE COURT ORDERS 

AS FOLLOWS: 

 The parties shall file their joint statement re: discovery disagreement re: the Motions on 

February 3, 2020; and 

The time for hearing the Motion is shortened to February 5, 2020. The Court will hear 

argument on the Motion on February 5, 2020. 

 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: January 30, 2020 PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE

 & HECHT LLP

/s/ Brian J. Dunne 

Brian J. Dunne (SBN 275689) 

PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE & 

HECHT LLP 

355 S. Grand Avenue, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 262-9333 

Facsimile: (213) 279-2008 

Email: bdunne@piercebainbridge.com 

DHILLON LAW GROUP 

Harmeet K. Dhillon 

DHILLON LAW GROUP 

177 Post Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: (415) 433-1700 

Facscimile: (415) 520-6593 

Email: harmeet@dhillonlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sharidan L. Stiles and 

Stiles 4 U, Inc. 

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Dated: January 30, 2020 WHITE & CASE LLP

/s/ Bryan A. Merryman 

(as authorized on January 30, 2020) 

Bryan A. Merryman (SBN 134357) 

WHITE & CASE LLP 

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2433 

Telephone: (213) 620-7700 

Facsimile: (213) 452-2329 

Email: bmerryman@whitecase.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Walmart Inc. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS SO ORDERED AS 

FOLLOWS: 

1. The parties’ stipulated request for an order shortening time is granted; 

2. Plaintiffs’ motion to compel Rule 30(b)(6) testimony (ECF No. 334) and 

Walmart’s motion for a protective order (ECF No. 336) are set for hearing before 

the undersigned in Redding, California, on February 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.; 

3. Personal appearances of counsel are required; 

4. The parties shall file a SINGLE Joint Statement regarding these motions on or 

before 5:00 p.m. on February 3, 2020; 

5. Upon the filing of the Joint Statement, the court will determine whether the 

matter is appropriate for submission without oral argument. 

Dated: January 31, 2020 

____________________________________ 

DENNIS M. COTA 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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