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Nature of Suit Code: 375
Nature of Suit: False Claims Act
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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Case No. CV-13-4476 (CRB)

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

Colin H. Murray, State Bar No. 159142

 colin.murray@bakermckenzie.com 

Brian K. Tomkiel, State Bar No. 267253 

 brian.tomkiel@bakermckenzie.com

BAKER & McKENZIE LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 11th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415.576.3000 

Facsimile: 415.576.3099 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Sprint Communications Company L.P., 

Sprint Spectrum L.P., and 

Sprint Solutions, Inc. 

Christopher B. Dolan, State Bar No. 165358 

Aimee E. Kirby, State Bar No. 216909 

aimee.kirby@cbdlaw.com

Sandra I. Tan, State Bar No. 276333 

THE DOLAN LAW FIRM

1438 Market Street 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Telephone: 415.421.2800 

Facsimile: 415.421.2830 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Richard Knudsen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

RICHARD KNUDSEN, an individual, Qui Tam 

Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and United States 

of America and its Federal Agencies, a public 

entity, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SPRINT COMMUNICATION COMPANY LP, 

SPRINT NEXTEL, SPRINT NEXTEL 

CORPORATION, SPRINT SOLUTIONS, 

INC., SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., SPRINT 

SPECTRUM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 

SPRINT SPECTRUM LP, NEXTEL 

COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED, 

NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MID 

ATLANTIC INCORPORATED and Does 1-

100, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CV-13-4476 (CRB) 

Related Cases: CV-13-4465 (CRB); and 

CV-13-4542 (CRB) 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

THE BRIEFING SCHEDULE OF 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS; 

ORDER 

[Civil L.R. 6-2]

Date Action Filed: September 27, 2013 

Hearing Date of Motion to Dismiss: 

 May 8, 2015 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor 

Before: The Hon. Charles R. Breyer 

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RECITALS 

1. On September 27, 2013, Plaintiff Richard Knudsen (“Plaintiff Knudsen” or 

“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint for Damages (“Complaint”) under seal. 

2. On June 12, 2014, the Court issued an Order Under Seal in the case setting a Case 

Management Conference for November 18, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., with a Joint Case Management 

Conference Statement due to be filed no later than November 12, 2014. 

3. On September 19, 2014, the Court issued an Order to Unseal the Complaint, among 

other Court documents, including the Order Under Seal. 

4. On November 12, 2014, Plaintiff Knudsen filed an Ex Parte Request for Continuance 

of the Case Management Conference and the Joint Statement (“Ex Parte Request”) [Dkt. 14]. 

5. On November 13, 2014, the Court granted Plaintiff Knudsen’s Ex Parte Request, and 

continued the Case Management Conference, previously set for November 18, 2014, to January 6, 

2015, with the Joint Case Management Statement due no later than December 30, 2014 [Dkt. 15]; 

6. On November 14, 2014, Plaintiff effected service of the Summons and Complaint in 

this case on Defendant Sprint Communications Company L.P. 

7. On November 17, 2014, Plaintiff Knudsen and Defendant Sprint Communications 

Company L.P. filed their first Joint Stipulation to extend the time for Defendant Sprint 

Communications Company L.P., along with Defendants Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions, 

Inc., to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff’s Complaint, from December 5, 2014 to February 3, 

2015, and to grant Plaintiff Knudsen a reciprocal extension of time to respond to any responsive 

pleading to the Complaint up to and including April 6, 2015 [Dkt. 16]. 

8. In order to align the schedules of the related cases, the same schedule set out in the 

parties Joint Stipulation of November 17, 2014 in this action was also agreed upon and stipulated in 

the related cases AT&T-affiliated entities, Knudsen v. AT&T Corp., et al., Case No. 13-cv-04542 

(N.D. Cal), Knudsen v. Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Inc. et al., Case No. 13-cv04465-EDL (N.D. Cal.). 

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9. On January 22, 2015, the Court signed an Order resetting the Case Management 

Conference to the new date of May 22, 2015, with a Case Management Conference Statement due 

on May 15, 2015. 

10. On February 3, 2015, Defendants Sprint Communications Company L.P., Sprint 

Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions, Inc. (“Defendants”) filed with the Court a Motion to Dismiss 

Plaintiff’s Complaint (“Motion to Dismiss”). 

11. The existing regular briefing schedule for the Motion to Dismiss sets the hearing date 

on May 8, 2015, the deadlines for Plaintiff to file an opposition brief on February 17, 2015 and for 

Defendants to file a reply brief on February 24, 2015. 

12. On November 17, 2015, the parties stipulated that Plaintiff’s response to Defendants’ 

responsive pleading to the Complaint will be due on or before April 6, 2015. Consequently, the 

parties hereby stipulate below to the full briefing schedule of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. 

13. This is the first stipulation requesting an extension of time to the full briefing 

schedule regarding Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. 

STIPULATION 

THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND STIPULATE to the following briefing schedule 

for Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss: 

a. Plaintiff’s Opposition brief to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, previously due on 

February 17, 2015, will now be due on April 6, 2015. 

b. Defendants’ Reply brief, previously due on February 24, 2015, will now be due on 

April 13, 2015. 

c. The Motion to Dismiss hearing date will remain on May 8, 2015. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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Dated: February 10, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

BAKER & McKENZIE LLP 

COLIN H. MURRAY 

BRIAN K. TOMKIEL 

By:/s/ Brian K. Tomkiel 

 Brian K. Tomkiel 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS 

 COMPANY L.P., 

SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P., and 

SPRINT SOLUTIONS, INC. 

Dated: February 10, 2015 THE DOLAN LAW FIRM

CHRISTOPHER B. DOLAN 

AIMEE E. KIRBY 

By:/s/ Aimee E. Kirby________________ 

 Aimee E. Kirby 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RICHARD KNUDSEN, an individual, Qui Tam 

Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and United States 

of America and its Federal Agencies, a public 

entity.

Richard Knudsen v. Sprint Communications Company L.P., et al.

Case No. CV-13-4476 (CRB) 

ATTESTATION OF CONCURRENCE 

I, Brian K. Tomkiel, attest that I am one of the attorneys for Defendants Sprint 

Communications Company L.P., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Sprint Solutions, Inc. As the ECF user 

and filer of this document, I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained 

from its signatories. 

Dated: February 10, 2015 /s/ Brian K. Tomkiel 

 Brian K. Tomkiel

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ORDER 

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION, the following is ORDERED: 

1. Plaintiff’s Opposition brief to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, previously due on 

 February 17, 2015, will now be due on April 6, 2015. 

2. Defendants’ Reply brief, previously due on February 24, 2015, will now be due on 

April 13, 2015. 

3. The Motion to Dismiss hearing date will remain on May 8, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 11, 2015 

 The Honorable Charles R. Breyer 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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