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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 [] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF Case No. 5:13-cv-04513-RMW

EVOLUTIONARY INTELLEGENCE, LLC, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION, SPRINT 

COMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P., SPRINT 

SPECTRUM L.P., SPRINT SOLUTIONS INC., 

 Defendants. 

Case No, 5:13-cv-04513-RMW 

STIPULATION AND [] 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF 

Plaintiff Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Sprint Nextel 

Corporation, Sprint Communications Company L.P., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions Inc. 

(“Sprint”) hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. The Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP attorneys of record for Defendants Sprint Nextel 

Corporation, Sprint Communications Company L.P., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions Inc. 

(“Sprint”) seek an Order granting withdrawal as counsel for Sprint in the above-captioned litigation 

pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11(a) and 11-5(a). 

2. Sprint has retained the law firm of Polsinelli PC to replace Shook, Hardy & Bacon 

LLP as its counsel in this matter. Attorney Zuzana S. Ikels of Polsinelli PC entered her appearance 

on behalf of Sprint on July 10, 2015. (Doc. No. 199.) Attorneys Jay E. Heidrick and Karen Morris 

of Polsinelli PC have filed motions for leave to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Sprint. (Doc. Nos. 

201, 203.) 

3. The granting of the Motion will not cause prejudice or delay to any party. 

4. Accordingly, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP’s Motion for Administrative Relief to 

Withdraw as Counsel for the Sprint Defendants should be GRANTED, and Attorneys Jamie H. 

Kitano, Andrew L. Chang, B. Trent Webb, John D. Garretson, Christine A. Guastello, and Beth A. 

Larigan should be terminated as counsel in this proceeding. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF Case No. 5:13-cv-04513-RMW

Dated: July 21, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Beth A. Larigan /s/Todd M. Kennedy 

Jamie H. Kitano (SBN: 268078)

jkitano@shb.com

Andrew Chang (SBN: 222309) 

achang@shb.com

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

One Montgomery, Suite 2700 

San Francisco, California 94104-4505 

Telephone: 415.544.1900 

Facsimile: 415.391.0281 

B. Trent Webb (Pro Hac Vice) 

bwebb@shb.com

John D. Garretson (Pro Hac Vice)

jgarretson@shb.com

Christine A. Guastello (Pro Hac Vice) 

cguastello@shb.com

Beth A. Larigan (Pro Hac Vice) 

blarigan@shb.com

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 

2555 Grand Blvd. 

Kansas City, MO 64108 

Telephone: 816.474.6550 

Facsimile: 816.421.5547 

/s/ Zuzana S. Ikels 

Zuzana S. Ikels 

zikels@polsinelli.com

POLSINELLI PC 

3 Embarcadero Center, Ste. 1350 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415.248.2100 

Facsimile: 415.248.2101 

Attorney for Defendants 

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION, 

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY 

L.P., SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., AND 

SPRINT SOLUTIONS INC. 

Adam J. Gutride

adam@gutridesafier.com

Todd M. Kennedy 

todd@gutridesafier.com

Anthony J Patek 

apatek@pateklaw.com

Marie Ann McCrary 

marie@gutridesafier.com

Seth A. Safier 

seth@gutridesafier.com 

GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP 

100 Pine Street, Suite 1250 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415.789.6390 

Facsimile: 415.449.6469 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, LLC 

Pursuant to L.R. 5-1(i)(3), the below filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the above Signatories. 

Date: July 21, 2015 /s/ Jamie H. Kitano 

Jamie H. Kitano 

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STIPULATION AND [] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF Case No. 5:13-cv-04513-RMW

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP’s Motion for 

Administrative Relief, Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11(a) and 11-5(a), to Withdraw as Counsel for the 

Sprint Defendants is GRANTED. Attorneys Jamie H. Kitano, Andrew L. Chang, B. Trent Webb, 

John D. Garretson, Christine A. Guastello, and Beth A. Larigan are hereby terminated as counsel in 

this proceeding. 

DATED: __________________ By:______________________________ 

Hon. Ronald M. Whyte 

United States District Court 

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