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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

NOS. 17-CV-04006, 17-CV-04191, 17-CV-04192

STEVE W. BERMAN (pro hac vice) 

MARK S. CARLSON (pro hac vice)

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

Telephone: (206) 623-7292

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594

steve@hbsslaw.com

markc@hbsslaw.com

KELLY M. KLAUS (SBN 161091)

kelly.klaus@mto.com

ROHIT K. SINGLA (SBN 213057)

rohit.singla@mto.com

ELIA HERRERA (SBN 293278)

elia.herrera@mto.com

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

560 Mission Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2907

Telephone: (415) 512-4000

Facsimile: (415) 512-4077

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA 

LLC,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, WALT 

DISNEY MOTION PICTURES GROUP, 

INC., BUENA VISTA HOME 

ENTERTAINMENT, INC., MARVEL 

STUDIOS, LLC, and MANDEVILLE 

FILMS, INC.,

Defendants.

Case Nos. 3:17-cv-04006-JST

3:17-cv-04191-JST

3:17-cv-04192-JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON 

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

ON CAUSAL NEXUS ISSUE

Judge: Hon. Jon S. Tigar

REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA 

LLC,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM 

CORPORATION and TWENTIETH 

CENTURY FOX HOME 

ENTERTAINMENT LLC,

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA 

LLC,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES 

CORPORATION and PARAMOUNT 

HOME ENTERTAINMENT 

DISTRIBUTION INC.

Defendants.

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-1- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

NOS. 17-CV-04006, 17-CV-04191, 17-CV-04192 or stay

WHEREAS, the Studio Defendants requested leave to file an early summary judgment 

motion on the issue whether Plaintiffs can establish the causal nexus for a claim of “indirect 

profits” under the Copyright Act (Dkt. 127, No. 17-cv-04006; Dkt. 93, No. 17-cv-04191; Dkt. 93, 

No. 17-cv-04192).

WHEREAS, the Court granted the Studio Defendants’ request to file a summary judgment 

motion on the causal nexus issue and set a briefing schedule (Dkt. 128, No. 17-cv-04006; Dkt. 94, 

No. 17-cv-04191; Dkt. 94, No. 17-cv-04192).

WHEREAS, the Studio Defendants have requested, and Plaintiffs have agreed, that the 

Studio Defendants may have an additional two weeks to file their moving papers, and that the 

other dates in the Court-ordered briefing schedule should likewise be adjusted by two weeks.

THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE:

[1] The schedule for the Studio Defendants’ summary judgment motion on the causal 

nexus issue shall be continued by two weeks, as follows:

Defendants file motion for summary 

judgment on causal nexus issue

February 28, 2019

Plaintiffs email a letter to Defendants 

identifying the discovery Plaintiffs contend 

they need to oppose the motion

March 7, 2019

Deadline for parties to complete meet-andconfer on Plaintiffs’ discovery requests 

relating to motion

March 21, 2019

Parties file either:

 a. Stipulation and proposed order with 

schedule (i) for completing agreed-upon 

discovery relating to motion and (ii) filing 

opposition and reply briefs on motion

or 

 b. Simultaneous letter briefs (each not to 

exceed five single-spaced pages) setting forth 

their respective positions on discovery 

requests and schedule for finishing discovery 

and briefing on motion

April 4, 2019

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[2] Should the parties submit simultaneous letter briefs as set forth above, they shall 

submit a separate, jointly prepared summary of their meet-and-confer efforts. The first draft of 

such summary shall be prepared by Defendants and shall be served (but not filed) by March 29, 

2019. Any proposed revisions shall be served by Plaintiffs by April 2, 2019. Defendants shall file 

the final version of the summary on April 4, 2019.

DATED: January 30, 2019 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP

By: /s/ Mark S. Carlson1

MARK S. CARLSON

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: January 30, 2019

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

By: /s/ Kelly M. Klaus

KELLY M. KLAUS

Attorneys for Defendants 

 

1 Signed electronically by Kelly M. Klaus with the concurrence of Mark S. Carlson, pursuant to 

L.R. 5-1(i)(3).

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-3- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

________________, 2019

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The Honorable Jon S. Tigar

United States District Judge

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