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

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Joint Statement Regarding Status of Service and Stipulation Regarding Briefing and Hearing Dates

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Keith Slenkovich (CA Bar No. 129793)

keith.slenkovich@wilmerhale.com

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP

950 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel. (650) 858-6000

Fax (650) 858-6100

Vinita Ferrera (pro hac vice motion to be filed)

vinita.ferrera@wilmerhale.com

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP

60 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Tel. (617) 526-6000

Fax (617) 526-5000

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Cheetah Mobile Inc., Cheetah Mobile America, Inc., and 

Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHEETAH MOBILE INC., 

CHEETAH MOBILE AMERICA, INC.,

CHEETAH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 

LIMITED

Plaintiffs,

vs.

APUS GROUP, 

Defendant.

Case No. 3:15-cv-02363 HSG

JOINT STATEMENT 

REGARDING STATUS OF 

SERVICE AND STIPULATION 

REGARDING BRIEFING AND 

HEARING DATES FOR 

PARTIES’ MOTIONS 

The parties submit this joint filing for two reasons. First, pursuant to the October 21, 

2015 order (Dkt. 57), Plaintiffs Cheetah Mobile Inc., Cheetah Mobile America, and Cheetah 

Technology Corporation Limited (“Cheetah Mobile”) and Defendant APUS Group (“APUS”) 

jointly submit this statement regarding the status of service of the Complaint, Summons, and 

other required papers on APUS in the above-captioned action. 

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Second, Cheetah Mobile has filed a Motion to Serve Defendant by Alternative Means 

(Dkt. 58-63) and APUS intends to file a Cross-Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Service. The 

parties propose below a stipulated briefing schedule for those two motions. Relatedly, the Court 

has currently scheduled a 2:00 p.m. hearing on March 31, 2016 for a “further hearing on 

Defendant’s motion to dismiss [Dkt. 24].” See Dkt. 57 at 2-3. The parties jointly request that 

this March 31 hearing instead be used to address the parties’ motions relating to service, and that 

the Court and parties address at that time whether and when to conduct any “further hearing on 

Defendant’s motion to dismiss [Dkt. 24].” This request is also addressed in the below proposed 

stipulated schedule.

I. STATUS OF SERVICE ON APUS

The Court’s October 21, 2015 Order Quashing Service and Granting Stipulation states:

The Court QUASHES service and EXTENDS Plaintiffs’ 

deadline to properly effectuate service to February 15, 2016. 

Within five days of the date service is completed or the deadline to 

complete service, whichever comes first, the parties shall file a 

joint statement notifying the Court of the status of service. 

Additionally, the Court GRANTS the parties’ stipulation [Dkt. 56] 

and sets a further hearing on Defendant’s motion to dismiss on 

March 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 15, 18th Floor, 450 

Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. The parties shall meet and 

confer and file supplemental briefs in accordance with the schedule 

laid out in their stipulation. 

(Dkt. 57 at 2-3.)

While Cheetah Mobile has taken efforts to serve APUS in China via the Hague 

Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or 

Commercial Matters, 20 U.S.T. 361, T.I.A.S. No. 6638 (1969) (“Hague Convention”), those 

efforts have not to date been successful. On December 15, 2015, Cheetah Mobile received a 

formal Certificate of Non-Service from the Chinese Ministry of Justice dated November 16, 

2015, confirming that the Chinese Central Authority had attempted but failed to effect service on 

APUS. 

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Since then counsel for the parties conferred but were unable to agree on an alternative 

method of service on APUS. Cheetah Mobile’s position as to those efforts is stated in its Motion 

to Serve Defendant by Alternative Means (Dkt. 58-63). APUS will state its position in its 

opposition and Cross-Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Service, which will be filed pursuant to the 

below schedule, subject to Court approval. 

II. PROPOSED SCHEDULING 

Beginning February 11, 2016, counsel for the parties have conferred regarding the 

briefing and hearing schedules for Cheetah Mobile’s motion (Dkt. 63), APUS’ anticipated

motion to dismiss for lack of service, and APUS’ pending motion to dismiss (Dkt. 24). As a 

result of these efforts, the parties have agreed to the following schedule to accommodate the 

current motion activity, if it is acceptable to the Court. In light of the current motion practice 

regarding the service issue, it would not make sense for the Court and the parties to address 

APUS’ previously filed Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 24)—which addresses personal jurisdiction, 

forum non conveniens, and Rule 12(b)(6) issues—until after service is resolved. 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, the parties to this action respectfully submit the 

following Joint Stipulation regarding Briefing and Hearing Dates for Parties’ Motions. The 

proposed schedule would keep the currently calendared March 31, 2016 hearing date to address 

the motions regarding service, and would allow the parties and the Court to address at that time 

whether and when to conduct a hearing on APUS’ previously filed Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 24). 

February 25, 2016 APUS files its opposition to Cheetah Mobile’s motion 

and new cross-motion to dismiss for failure to serve. 

March 14, 2016 Cheetah Mobile files its reply and opposition to APUS’ 

new cross-motion to dismiss

March 21, 2016 APUS files its reply for its new cross-motion to dismiss

March 31, 2016 Consolidated hearing on service motions; case 

management conference to address timing for any 

remaining pending motions

Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: February 19, 2016 WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP

By: /s/ Keith Slenkovich

Keith Slenkovich (CA Bar No. 129793)

keith.slenkovich@wilmerhale.com

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP

950 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel. (650) 858-6000

Fax (650) 858-6100

Vinita Ferrera (pro hac vice motion to be filed)

vinita.ferrera@wilmerhale.com

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP

60 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Tel. (617) 526-6000

Fax (617) 526-5000

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Cheetah Mobile Inc., Cheetah Mobile 

America, Inc., and Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited

Dated: February 19, 2016 KEKER & VAN NEST LLP

By: /s/Ajay S. Krishnan

Stuart L. Gasner

Sgasner@kvn.com

Ajay S. Krishnan 

Akrishnan@kvn.com

David W. Rizk 

Drizk@kvn.com

KEKER & VAN NEST LLP 

633 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Tel. (415) 391-5400 

Fax: (415) 397-7188

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), counsel for Plaintiffs has obtained the 

concurrence of Defendant’s counsel in the filing of this Joint Statement and Stipulation.

Dated: /s/ Keith Slenkovich

Keith Slenkovich

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 19, 2016 ________________________________

The Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

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