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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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DAVID PARISI - SBN 162248 

dcparisi@parisihavens.com 

PARISI & HAVENS, LLP 

15233 Valleyheart Drive 

Sherman Oaks, California 91403 

Telephone: (818) 990-1299 

JAY EDELSON 

jedelson@edelson.com 

MICHAEL J. ASCHENBRENER 

maschenbrener@edelson.com 

BENJAMIN H. RICHMAN 

brichman@edelson.com 

EDELSON MCGUIRE, LLC 

350 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300 

Chicago, Illinois 60654 

Telephone: (312) 589-6370 

Fax: (312) 589-6378 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

JASON STANDIFORD, an individual, on 

behalf of himself and all others similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

PALM, INC., a Delaware corporation, and 

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP., a Kansas 

corporation, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 09-cv-5719-JW 

STIPULATION RE 

SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES 

Action Filed: December 4, 2009 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between: 

Plaintiff Jason Standiford, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly 

situated (“Plaintiff”), defendant, Palm, Inc., and defendant Sprint Spectrum L.P., erroneously 

named as Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”), through their undersigned counsel, as follows: 

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2009, Plaintiff filed a complaint naming, among others, 

Sprint Nextel Corporation as a party-defendant; 

WHEREAS, by stipulation of the parties, Defendants have until February 10, 2010 to 

answer, respond, or otherwise plead to Plaintiff’s complaint; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has been advised that Sprint Nextel Corporation contends there is no 

personal jurisdiction over it in California and it was improperly named as a party-defendant in this 

case in that it has had no involvement in the matter that allegedly forms the basis for Plaintiff’s 

alleged claims; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has advised Sprint Nextel Corporation that without waiving and 

expressly reserving his right to name at a later time Sprint Nextel Corporation as a party-defendant 

should Plaintiff have a good faith basis to do so, Plaintiff agrees to dismiss the complaint without 

prejudice as to Sprint Nextel Corporation, and name Sprint Spectrum L.P. as a party-defendant; 

WHEREAS, Sprint Nextel Corporation has advised Plaintiff that it will not object on the 

basis of this stipulation or the dismissal contemplated hereby to any later attempt by Plaintiff to 

name Sprint Nextel Corporation as a party-defendant in this matter, subject to Sprint Nextel's right 

to assert all defenses available to it, including, without limitation, lack of personal jurisdiction; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Sprint Nextel Corporation (appearing specially), and Sprint 

Spectrum L.P. agree that Plaintiff’s complaint shall be deemed filed against Sprint Spectrum L.P., 

all allegations relating to Sprint Nextel Corporation shall be deemed to relate to Sprint Spectrum 

L.P., and the caption of the complaint shall be amended to name Sprint Spectrum L.P. in place of 

"Sprint Nextel Corp."; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff agrees that Sprint Spectrum L.P. shall answer, respond, or otherwise 

plead to the complaint in Sprint Nextel Corporation’s stead; 

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NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate and 

agree as follows: 

1. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver of, or otherwise impair, Plaintiff’s 

right to name at a later time Sprint Nextel Corporation as a party-defendant should Plaintiff have a 

good faith basis to so name Sprint Nextel Corporation as a party-defendant. Sprint Nextel 

Corporation hereby stipulates and agrees that any amended pleading so naming it as a partydefendant (a) shall relate back to the original filing of this action, and (b) may be served upon 

counsel for Sprint Spectrum L.P. and thus constitute valid service upon Sprint Nextel Corporation. 

2. Plaintiff’s complaint is hereby dismissed without prejudice as to defendant Sprint 

Nextel Corporation on the conditions set forth above in paragraph 1 of this stipulation. 

3. This stipulation does not constitute a waiver of, or otherwise impair, any defenses 

Sprint Nextel Corporation may raise against this action, including, without limitation, lack of 

personal jurisdiction. 

4. Sprint Spectrum L.P. is hereby named as a party-defendant in this matter, all 

allegations relating to Sprint Nextel Corporation shall be deemed to relate to Sprint Spectrum L.P., 

and the caption of the complaint shall be amended to name Sprint Spectrum L.P. in place of 

"Sprint Nextel Corp." Plaintiff’s complaint shall be deemed filed against and served upon Sprint 

Spectrum L.P. 

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5. Sprint Spectrum L.P. and Palm, Inc. shall answer, respond or otherwise plead to 

Plaintiff’s complaint on or before February 12, 2010. 

Dated: February 10, 2010 

EDELSON MCGUIRE, LLC 

By: s/ Michael J. Aschenbrener

 MICHAEL J. ASCHENBRENER 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: February 10, 2010 SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & MULLIN LLP 

By: s/ Peter Hecker

 PETER HECKER 

Attorneys for Defendant Palm, Inc., Defendant 

Sprint Spectrum L.P., and Specially Appearing 

Defendant Sprint Nextel Corporation 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ______________ _____________________________________ 

 HON. JAMES WARE 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

February 17, 2010 

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PROOF OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that, on February 10, 2010, he caused the document titled 

STIPULATION RE SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES to be electronically filed with the Clerk of 

Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of filing to counsel of record for 

each party. 

 s/ David C. Parisi

 David C. Parisi 

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