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

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[Proposed] Order re Stipulation for Dismissal Without Prejudice of Defendant Cyworld, Inc. 

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DICKSTEIN 

SHAPIRO LLP 

DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP 

Alfred R Fabricant (admitted pro hac vice) 

fabricanta@dicksteinshapiro.com 

Lawrence C. Drucker (admitted pro hac vice) 

druckerl@dicksteinshapiro.com 

Cindy Yang (admitted pro hac vice) 

yangc@dicksteinshapiro.com 

Bryan N. DeMatteo (admitted pro hac vice) 

dematteob@dicksteinshapiro.com 

1633 Broadway 

New York, NY 10019-6708 

Telephone: (212) 277-6500 

Fax: (212) 277-6501 

and 

Lawrence R. LaPorte (SBN 130003) 

laporte@dicksteinshapiro.com 

2049 Century Park East, Suite 700 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BALTHASER ONLINE, INC. 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

Wayne M. Barsky (SBN 116731) 

Sarah E. Piepmeier (SBN 227094) 

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 393-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 374-8404 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CYWORLD, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

BALTHASER ONLINE, INC., 

Plaintiff, No. 3:09-cv-05422-RS 

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DICKSTEIN 

SHAPIRO LLP 

v. 

ART STAR DESIGN LLC, et al. 

Defendants. 

 [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

 STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL 

 WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF 

 DEFENDANT CYWORLD, INC. 

WHEREAS, (1) on November 4, 2008, Balthaser filed a Complaint in the United 

States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, commencing Civil Action 

No. 2:08-cv-430 (DF) (the “E.D. Texas Action”) against, among others, Cyworld Incorporated (sued 

herein as Cyworld, Inc.) (“Cyworld”); (2) on January 12, 2009, Cyworld filed an Answer and 

Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff’s Complaint; (3) on January 15, 2009, Balthaser filed a First 

Amended Complaint; (4) on February 2, 2009, Cyworld filed an Answer and Affirmative Defenses 

to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint; (5) on September 15, 2009, an Order concerning California 

Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue was issued transferring the E.D. Texas Action with respect to 

California Defendants, including Cyworld, to this District; (6) on November 17, 2009, the E.D. 

Texas Action was transferred to this District and assigned to the Honorable Patricia V. Trumbull; (7) 

on December 15, 2009, the above-styled action was reassigned to Honorable Jeremy Fogel; and (8) 

on March 18, 2010, the above-styled action was reassigned to this Court. 

WHEREAS, Cyworld is no longer an operating entity, has shutdown operations of its 

website - http://us.cyworld.com - as of February 19, 2010, has disconnected all of its servers from 

the internet, and is voluntarily liquidating the company; 

WHEREAS, Cyworld confirmed to Balthaser that it has concluded normal business 

operations, is no longer operating nor planning to operate in the future its http://us.cyworld.com 

website, and is voluntarily liquidating the company; 

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WHEREAS, Balthaser and Cyworld have filed a Stipulation and [Proposed] Order 

for Dismissal Without Prejudice of Defendant Cyworld, Inc. (the “Stipulation”) with this Court, and 

such Stipulation was signed by all parties who have appeared in the above-styled action; 

NOW, THEREFORE, after considering the Stipulation, the Court is of the opinion 

that the Stipulation should be granted and therefore, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND 

DECREED THAT: 

1. All claims and counterclaims asserted by Balthaser or Cyworld in the E.D. 

Texas Action and the above-styled action (collectively, "the Action”) against the other are hereby 

dismissed without prejudice; and 

2. Balthaser and Cyworld shall each bear its own costs, expenses and attorneys’ 

fees associated with the prosecution and defense of the Action. 

Dated: __________________ ____________________________ 

 Honorable Richard Seeborg 

 United States District Court Judge

4/14/10

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