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

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

CASE NO. 17-CV-04187-JST 

Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice) 

Mark S. Carlson (pro hac vice) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

1301 Second Ave., Ste. 2000 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone: (206) 623-7292 

Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 

steve@hbsslaw.com 

markc@hbsslaw.com

Philip Graves (CBA No. 153441) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 920 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

Facsimile: (213) 330-7152 

philipg@hbsslaw.com 

Rio S. Pierce (CBA No. 298297) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 202 

Berkeley, CA 94710 

Telephone: (510) 725-3000 

Facsimile: (510) 725-3001 

riop@hbsslaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Rearden LLC and Rearden Mova LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

REARDEN LLC, REARDEN MOVA LLC, 

California limited liability companies, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, INC., a California 

corporation, SQUARE ENIX, INC., a Washington 

Corporation, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 17-cv-04187-JST 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: 

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS 

 

Judge: Hon. Jon S. Tigar 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

CASE NO. 17-CV-04187-JST 

 Plaintiffs Rearden LLC and Rearden MOVA LLC (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Square Enix, 

Inc. (“Square Enix”)” by and through their counsel of record, stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Notice of Motion and Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Claims 

Against Defendant Square Enix, Inc. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2) was filed on January 29, 2019 

(D.I. 136); 

WHEREAS, Square Enix’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of 

Claims Against Square Enix, Inc. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2) was filed on February 11, 2019 

(D.I. 162); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Square Enix, 

Inc. was filed on February 19, 2019 (D.I. 172); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ and Square Enix have agreed to mutually acceptable terms on which 

to resolve Plaintiffs’ claims against Square Enix; 

NOW THEREFORE, for good cause, Plaintiffs and Square Enix stipulate to dismiss all of 

Plaintiffs’ claims alleged against Square Enix in its First Amended Complaint with prejudice. 

Plaintiffs and Square Enix further stipulate that, subject to the Court’s approval, the Court will retain 

jurisdiction on the issues of (1) whether Square Enix is the prevailing party and (2) whether Square 

Enix is entitled to attorneys’ fees and, if so, the amount of any such award. The parties further 

stipulate that Square Enix’s deadline to bring a motion for attorneys’ fees is deferred until sixty (60) 

days after final judgment is entered in Plaintiffs’ case. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 25, 2019 Respectfully submitted, 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 

By: Steve Berman 

Steve W. Berman 

Mark S. Carlson 

Phil Graves 

Rio S. Pierce 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

REARDEN LLC and REARDEN MOVA LLC 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

CASE NO. 17-CV-04187-JST 

Dated: February 25, 2019 RIMON, P.C. 

By: Karineh Khachatourian 

Karineh Khachatourian 

Nikolaus A. Woloszczuk 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, INC. and SQUARE 

ENIX, INC. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: , 2019 

 Honorable Jon S. Tigar 

 United States District Judge 

 

February 25

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

CASE NO. 17-CV-04187-JST 

CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1 ATTESTATION

 I, Steve Berman, am the ECF user whose credentials were utilized in the electronic filing of 

this document. In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Karineh 

Khachatourian concurred in the filing of this document. 

 /s/ Steve Berman 

 Steve Berman 

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