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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FILING FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

CASE NO 3:16-CV-07315-RS 

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Christopher Seidman (SBN 98884) Christopher P. Beall (pro hac vice pending) 

Harmon Seidman Bruss & Kerr, LLC Email: cbeall@foxrothschild.com 

101 South Third Street, Suite 265 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 101 Park Avenue, Suite 1700 

(970) 245-9075 New York, NY 10178 

chris@harmonseidman.com Telephone: (212) 878-7927 

Facsimile: (212) 692-0940 

Amanda L. Bruss (SBN 246249) 

Harmon Seidman Bruss & Kerr, LLC Neal S. Cohen (Admitted pro hac vice) 

8728 East 54th Place Email: ncohen@forxrothschild.com 

Denver, Colorado 80238 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

(415) 271-5754 1225 17th Street, Suite 2200 

amanda@harmonseidman.com Denver, CO 80292 

Telephone: (303) 292-1200 

Alex Rice Kerr (SBN 264821) Facsimile: (303) 292-1300 

Harmon Seidman Bruss & Kerr, LLC 

PO Box 3097 Jaemin Chang (SBN 232612) 

Jackson, WY 83001 Email: jchang@foxrothschild.com 

(970) 270-4718 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

alex@harmonseidman.com 345 California Street, Suite 2200 

San Francisco, CA 94104-2670 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Viesti Associates, Inc. Telephone: (415) 364-5540 

Facsimile: (415) 391-4436 

Attorneys for Defendants McGraw-Hill Global 

Education Holdings, LLC and 

McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VIESTI ASSOCIATES, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MCGRAW-HILL GLOBAL EDUCATION 

HOLDINGS, LLC and MCGRAW-HILL 

SCHOOL EDUCATION HOLDINGS, 

LLC 

Defendants. __________________________________

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Case No. 3:16-cv-07315-RS 

NOTICE OF FILING THE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING FILING THE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND PENDING 

MOTIONS 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 15(a)(1)(B) and by today’s filing of 

the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), that Plaintiff Viesti Associates, Inc. (“Viesti”) amends its 

Complaint (Doc. 1) as a matter of course because Defendants McGraw-Hill Global Education 

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Holdings, LLC (“MHGEH”) and McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings, LLC (“MHSEH”) have 

not filed an answer, but rather filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint on January 26, 2017 pursuant 

to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 12(b)(6) (Doc. 17). 

Although not required by Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 15(a)(1)(B), Defendant MHGEH has provided 

written consent to the filing of the FAC. (Because the FAC deletes Defendant MHSEH from this 

case, MHSEH takes no position.) 

THE PARTIES STIPULATE that the Defendant MHGEH waives notice and service of the 

amended complaint. 

THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE that the removal of MHSEH as defendant is 

without prejudice and that Viesti and MHSEH each bear their own costs and attorney’s fees related to 

the filing of the FAC. 

THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE that two motions filed by Defendants MHGEH 

and MHSEH (Motion to Transfer (Doc. 16) and Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 17)) remain pending before 

the Court (albeit with MHSEH to be removed from the action). 

WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request entry of the Proposed Order below. 

DATED: February 2, 2017 s/ Alex Rice Kerr

Alex Rice Kerr 

Harmon & Seidman LLC 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Viesti Associates, Inc. 

s/ Christopher P. Beall

Christopher P. Beall 

Fox Rothschild LLP 

Attorneys for Defendants McGraw-Hill Global Education 

Holdings, LLC and McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings, 

LLC

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ______________________ __________________________

Hon. Richard Seeborg 

United States District Judge 

2/2/17

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CERTIFICATE OF CONCURRENCE IN FILING

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby certify that concurrence in the filing of the foregoing 

Stipulation has been obtained from each of the other signatories. 

s/ Alex Rice Kerr

Alex Rice Kerr 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 2, 2017, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing 

pleading to be filed via the cm/ecf system, which will serve a notice of electronic filing to all counsel 

of record. 

s/ Alex Rice Kerr

Alex Rice Kerr 

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