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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING ON WALMART’S MOTION 

TO ENFORCE COURT’S ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITIONS AND/OR FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

Case No. 2:14-cv-02234-MCE-CMK

BRYAN A. MERRYMAN (SBN 134357)

bmerryman@whitecase.com

CATHERINE S. SIMONSEN (SBN 307325) 

catherine.simonsen@whitecase.com 

WHITE & CASE LLP

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2433

Telephone: (213) 620-7700

Facsimile: (213) 452-2329

BIJAL V. VAKIL (SBN 192878)

bvakil@whitecase.com

JEREMY OSTRANDER (SBN 233489)

jostrander@whitecase.com

HALLIE KIERNAN (SBN 313541)

hallie.kiernan@whitecase.com

WHITE & CASE LLP

3000 El Camino Real

Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 900

Palo Alto, CA 94306

Telephone: (650) 213-0300

Facsimile: (650) 213-8158

STEFAN M. MENTZER (admitted pro hac vice)

smentzer@whitecase.com

WHITE & CASE LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 49

New York, NY 10020

Telephone: (212) 819-8200

Facsimile: (212) 354-8113

Attorneys for Defendant

Walmart Inc.

Brian J. Dunne (SBN 275689)

PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE & 

HECHT LLP

355 S. Grand Avenue, 44th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 262-9333

Facsimile: (213) 279-2008

Email: bdunne@piercebainbridge.com

Harmett K. Dhillon (SBN 207873)

DHILLON LAW GROUP

177 Post Street, Suite 700

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 433-1700

Facsimile: (415) 520-6593

Email: harmeet@dhillonlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sharidan L. Stiles and 

Stiles 4 U, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARIDAN STILES, an individual, STILES 4 

U, INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

WALMART INC., and AMERICAN 

INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-02234-MCE-CMK

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING 

ON WALMART’S MOTION TO 

ENFORCE THE COURT’S ORDER 

REGARDING DEPOSITIONS 

AND/OR FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER (ECF NO. 332)

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STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING ON WALMART’S MOTION 

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Plaintiffs Sharidan Stiles and Stiles 4 U, Inc. (“plaintiffs”) and defendant Walmart Inc.

(“Walmart”) (together, the “parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as 

follows:

WHEREAS, on January 27, 2020, plaintiffs served defendants with notices of depositions 

of Jeanne Helfrich for February 11, 2020, and Robin Foshee for February 13, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the parties dispute whether plaintiffs are entitled to take the depositions of 

Ms. Helfrich and Ms. Foshee; and

WHEREAS, the deadline to complete all fact depositions in this case is February 15, 

2020; and

WHEREAS, Walmart has filed a Motion to Enforce the Court’s Order Regarding 

Depositions and/or for Protective Order (ECF No. 332) (“Motion”); and

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to a schedule re: briefing of the joint statement re: 

Walmart’s Motion whereby Walmart agreed to serve plaintiffs with its portion of the joint 

statement by Tuesday, January 28, 2020, and plaintiffs agreed to serve Walmart with their portion 

of the joint statement by Friday, January 31, 2020, for filing on Friday, January 31, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the parties agree that advancing the hearing on the Motion to February 5, 

2020, best serves the interests of the Court and the parties in that advancing the hearing to 

February 5, 2020 will allow the Court to resolve Walmart’s Motion prior to the noticed deposition 

dates for Ms. Helfrich and Ms. Foshee of February 11, and February 13, 2020, respectively. 

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE 

UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL, HEREBY STIPULATE, AND THE COURT ORDERS 

AS FOLLOWS:

The parties shall file on January 31, 2020, their joint statement re: discovery disagreement 

re: Walmart’s Motion; and

The time for hearing the Motion is shortened to February 5, 2020. The Court will hear 

argument on the Motion on February 5, 2020.

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Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: January 29, 2020 WHITE & CASE LLP

/s/ Bryan A. Merryman

Bryan A. Merryman (SBN 134357)

WHITE & CASE LLP

555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2433

Telephone: (213) 620-7700

Facsimile: (213) 452-2329

Email: bmerryman@whitecase.com

Attorneys for Defendant Walmart Inc.

Dated: January 29, 2020 PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE

& HECHT LLP

/s/ Brian J. Dunne 

Brian J. Dunne (SBN 275689)

 (as authorized on January 28, 2020)

PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE &

HECHT LLP

355 S. Grand Avenue, 44th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 262-9333

Facsimile: (213) 279-2008

Email: bdunne@piercebainbridge.com

DHILLON LAW GROUP

Harmeet K. Dhillon

DHILLON LAW GROUP

177 Post Street, Suite 700

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 433-1700

Facscimile: (415) 520-6593

Email: harmeet@dhillonlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sharidan L. Stiles and

Stiles 4 U, Inc.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The parties’ Joint Statement re Discovery Dispute shall be filed on or before 5:00 

p.m. on January 31, 2020.

2. The matter is set for hearing on February 5, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. before the 

undersigned in Redding, California.

3. The parties are notified that, upon the filing of the Joint Statement, the court 

may determine in its discretion that the matter is appropriate for decision 

without a hearing.

4. If the hearing is not vacated, personal appearances of counsel for Walmart and 

plaintiffs are required.

Dated: January 30, 2020

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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