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Parties Involved:
Avocent Corporation
Plaintiff
Avocent Huntsville, LLC
Plaintiff
Livio Ceci
Defendant
ZPE Systems, Inc.
Defendant
Arnaldo Zimmermann
Defendant

Document Text:

ROBINS 

KAPLAN LLP 

ATTORNEYS 

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LAW

MINNEAPOLIS

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

DISMISSAL 

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Roman M. Silberfeld, SBN 62783 

RSilberfeld@RobinsKaplan.com 

ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 552-0130 

Facsimile: (310) 229-5800 

Miles A. Finn, pro hac vice 

MFinn@RobinsKaplan.com 

ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

399 Park Avenue, Suite 3600 

New York, NY 10022 

Telephone: (212) 980-7439 

Facsimile: (212) 980-7499 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC 

Christopher K. Larus, pro hac vice 

CLarus@RobinsKaplan.com 

Alyssa N. Lawson, SBN 267107 

ALawson@RobinsKaplan.com 

Rajin S. Olson, pro hac vice 

ROlson@RobinsKaplan.com 

ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2800 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Telephone: (612) 349-8500 

Facsimile: (612) 339-4181 

*See signature page for complete list 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC, an 

Alabama corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ZPE SYSTEMS, INC., a California 

corporation, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 3:17-cv-04319-WHO 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

FOR DISMISSAL 

Lead consolidated case 

Judge: Hon. William H. Orrick 

AVOCENT CORPORATION and 

AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ZPE SYSTEMS INC.; ARNALDO 

ZIMMERMANN;LIVIO CECI, and 

FICTITIOUS DEFENDANTS A THROUGH 

M, 

 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:18-cv-06556-WHO 

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Plaintiffs Avocent Huntsville, LLC and Avocent Corporation (collectively, “Avocent”) 

and Defendants ZPE Systems, Inc. (“ZPE”), Arnaldo Zimmerman, and Livio Ceci (collectively, 

“Defendants”), parties to the above consolidated Actions, acting through counsel, and pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), hereby stipulate to the dismissal WITH 

PREJUDICE of all claims and counterclaims stated herein against all parties, except ZPE’s 

counterclaims for declaratory judgment of invalidity and unenforceability of the asserted patents 

(Dkt. 148, Counts III-IV), which shall be dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 

Each party will bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the 

Actions. 

Dated: February 12, 2019 ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher K. Larus

 Christopher K. Larus 

Roman M. Silberfeld, SBN 62783 

RSilberfeld@RobinsKaplan.com 

ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 552-0130 

Facsimile: (310) 229-5800 

Christopher K. Larus, pro hac vice 

CLarus@RobinsKaplan.com 

Alyssa N. Lawson, SBN 267107 

ALawson@RobinsKaplan.com 

Rajin S. Olson, pro hac vice 

ROlson@RobinsKaplan.com 

ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2800 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

Telephone: (612) 349-8500 

Facsimile: (612) 339-4181 

Miles A. Finn, pro hac vice 

MFinn@RobinsKaplan.com 

ROBINS KAPLAN LLP 

399 Park Avenue, Suite 3600 

New York, NY 10022 

Telephone: (212) 980-7400 

Facsimile: (212) 980-7499 

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Robert H. Sloss, SBN 87757

robert.sloss@procopio.com 

Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP 

1117 California Ave., Suite 200 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 645-9000 

Facsimile: (619) 235-0398 

Donald L. Jackson, pro hac vice 

djackson@davidsonberquist.com 

James D. Berquist, pro hac vice 

jberquist@dbjg.com 

Alan Wright, pro hac vice 

awright@dbjg.com 

Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP 

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 500 

McLean, VA 22102 

Telephone: (571) 765-7700 

Facsimile: (571) 765-7200 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Avocent Huntsville, LLC

Dated: February 12, 2019 MISHCON DE REYA NEW YORK LLP 

By: /s/ Robert A. Whitman 

 Robert A. Whitman 

Robert A. Whitman 

N.D. Ca. Bar No. 2497147 

robert.whitman@mishcon.com 

Mishcon De Reya New York LLP 

156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 904 

New York, New York 10010 

Telephone: (212) 612-3270 

Facsimile: (212) 612-3297 

Scott E. Kolassa, State Bar No. 294732 

skolassa@kilpatricktownsend.com 

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 

1080 Marsh Road 

Menlo Park, California 94025 

Telephone: (650) 324-6349 

Facsimile: (650) 618-1544 

Attorneys for Defendant ZPE Systems, Inc.

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FILER’S ATTESTATION (Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3)) 

I, Christopher K. Larus, hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has 

been obtained from all signatories. Executed February 12, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

/s/ Christopher K. Larus 

 

 ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated: HON. WILLIAM H. ORRICK 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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