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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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[Counsel listed on signature pages]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

William Grecia,

Plaintiff,

v.

VUDU, Inc.

Defendant.

Consolidated Lead Case: 

Case No. 3:14-cv-00775 EMC

Case No. 3:14-cv-01220-EMC

Joint Case Management Statement 

Date: May 21, 2015

Time: 10:30 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 5, 17th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen

Pursuant to the Clerk’s Notice resetting further case management conference, (Dkt. No. 

185), plaintiff William Grecia (“Grecia”) and defendant VUDU, Inc. (“VUDU”) submit this Joint 

Case Management Statement.

On April 23, 2015, Grecia, VUDU, and Sony Network Entertainment International LLC 

(“SNEI”), informed the Court that each of the parties had reached settlement agreements in 

principle, and requested that the Court reset the case management conference to May 21, 2015. 

(Dkt. No. 183.) Grecia also requested that the Court determine that Grecia’s pending unopposed 

motion for entry of judgment under Rule 54(b) (Dkt. No. 174) was suitable for resolution without 

oral argument. (Dkt. No. 183.) The Court granted both requests. (Dkt. No. 185.)

Case Status

Since April 23, 2015, the parties have been working with diligence to finalize their 

respective agreements and obtain the necessary signatures. On May 13, 2015, Grecia and SNEI 

Joint Case Management Statement 1 Case Nos. 3:14-cv-01220-EMC

Order resetting CMC

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executed their agreement and stipulated to the dismissal of consolidated Case No. 3:14-cv-00969-

EMC. (Dkt. No. 186.) Thus, the only action left pending before the Court in these consolidated 

cases is Grecia v. VUDU, Inc., Case No. 3:14-cv-01220-EMC.

Grecia and VUDU have finalized their agreement and are in the process of obtaining 

signatures. However, the parties do not expect to obtain signatures before May 14, 2015. In light 

of the imminence of Grecia’s and VUDU’s execution of their agreement and their subsequent 

stipulation of dismissal, Grecia and VUDU respectfully request that the Court reset the case 

management conference currently set for May 21, 2015 to Thursday, June 11, 2015, or such other 

date as the Court sees fit.

Rule 54(b) Motion

On February 9, 2015, the Court granted Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) 

LLC’s (“DECE”) motion to dismiss. (Dkt. No. 170.) On February 13, 2015, Grecia filed a Notice 

of Appeal to the Federal Circuit as to the Court’s dismissal of Grecia’s claim against DECE. (Dkt. 

No. 171.) On March 3, 2015, Grecia filed an Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment under 

Rule 54(b), requesting the Court to enter final judgment against Grecia as to his claim against 

DECE. (Dkt. No. 174.) As mentioned above, the Court has taken Grecia’s motion under 

consideration and found the matter suitable for resolution without oral argument. (Dkt. No. 185.)

Grecia and DECE have reached a settlement agreement in principle and are in the process 

of obtaining signatures on the agreement. Once the agreement has been fully executed, Grecia 

will dismiss his appeal, and Grecia’s pending Rule 54(b) motion will be moot.

Joint Case Management Statement 2 Case Nos. 3:14-cv-01220-EMC

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Date: May 14, 2015 Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Stephen C. Jarvis 

John Mansfield (Bar No. 214848)

john@mansfieldlaw.net

MansfieldLaw

1001 Bayhill Dr., 2nd Floor

San Bruno, CA 94066 

Matthew M. Wawrzyn (Pro Hac Vice)

Stephen C. Jarvis (Pro Hac Vice)

WAWRZYN LLC

233 S. Wacker Dr., 84th Floor

Chicago, IL 60606

(312) 283-8330 

matt@wawrzynlaw.com

stephen@wawrzynlaw.com

Counsel for William Grecia

/s/ Bijal V. Vakil

SHAMITA D. ETIENNE-CUMMINGS

(Cal. Bar No. 202090)

setienne@whitecase.com

BIJAL V. VAKIL (Cal. Bar No. 192878)

bvakil@whitecase.com

ALLEN WANG (Cal. Bar No. 278953)

awang@whitecase.com

WHITE & CASE LLP

3000 El Camino Real

Five Palo Alto Square, 9th Floor

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2109

Telephone: (650) 213-0300

Facsimile: (650) 213-8158

Counsel for Defendant VUDU, Inc.

Joint Case Management Statement 3 Case Nos. 3:14-cv-01220-EMC

IT IS SO ORDERED that the further CMC is reset from 5/21/15 to 6/11/15 at 10:30 a.m. 

An updated joint CMC statement shall be filed by 6/4/15. 

______________________________ 

Edward M. Chen 

U.S. District Judge 

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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ATTESTATION FOR SIGNATURE

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I attest under penalty of perjury that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories.

Date: May 14, 2015 /s/ Stephen C. Jarvis 

Joint Case Management Statement 4 Case Nos. 3:14-cv-01220-EMC

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