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Parties Involved:
Express Mobile, Inc.
Counter-defendant
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Interested Party
Wix.com, Inc.
Counter-claimant
Wix.com, Ltd
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISQUALIFY CASE NO. 19 CIV. 06559 (RS) 

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, CA 94105

Jeffrey D. Smyth (SBN 280665) 

 jeffrey.smyth@finnegan.com 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

 GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

3300 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 849-6600 

Facsimile: (650) 849-6666 

*additional attorneys listed in signature block

Attorneys for Defendants 

Wix.com, Ltd. and Wix.com, Inc.

Laurie Edelstein (SBN 164466) 

 ledelstein@steptoe.com 

Steptoe & Johnson LLP 

One Market Plaza 

Spear Tower, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Tel: (415) 365-6770 / 

Facsimile: (415) 365-6670 

*additional attorneys listed in signature block

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Express Mobile, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

EXPRESS MOBILE, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

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WIX.COM, LTD. and WIX.COM, INC., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 19 Civ. 06559 (RS) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

PERMITTING SUBSTITUTION OF 

COUNSEL, DISMISSING 

DISQUALIFICATION MOTION AS 

MOOT, AND VACATING 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg 

Courtroom: 3 

Action Filed: October 11, 2019 

Case 3:19-cv-06559-RS Document 65 Filed 06/02/20 Page 1 of 5
STIPULATION PERMITTING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, DISMISSING DISQUALIFICATION MOTION 

AS MOOT, AND VACATING SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NO. 19 CIV. 06559 (RS) 

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, CA 94105

Pending before this Court is Express Mobile’s Disqualification Motion (Dkt. No. 43). 

WiX.com, Ltd and WiX.com Inc. (collectively “WiX”) has decided to substitute new counsel 

rendering moot the Disqualification Motion. WiX will require time to engage new counsel and 

for new counsel to become familiar with the case. The parties recognize that because validity 

contentions are due in less than three weeks and because the claim construction schedule is set to 

be begin within weeks thereafter, the current schedule will need to be vacated and a new 

scheduling order will ultimately need to be entered after new counsel appears. Therefore, the 

parties stipulate as follows: 

1. Filed concurrently herewith is a motion for leave by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,

Garrett & Dunner, LLP (Finnegan) to withdraw from its representation of WiX in this

civil action. The parties stipulate to the Court’s immediate granting of that withdrawal

motion.

2. In view of Finnegan’s withdrawal, Express Mobile’s pending motion for Disqualification

(Dkt. No. 43) is dismissed as moot and the hearing scheduled for June 4, 2020, is

vacated.

3. WiX will have until July 1, 2020 for new counsel to enter an appearance in this action.

4. All dates in the Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 39) are vacated.

5. The parties will meet and confer on or before July 15, 2020, to discuss a new schedule.

Dated: June 2, 2020 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP 

By: /s/_Jeffrey D. Smyth 

Jeffrey D. Smyth (SBN 280665) 

 jeffrey.smyth@finnegan.com 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

 GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

3300 Hillview Avenue 

Palo Alto, California 94304 

Telephone: (650) 849-6600 

Facsimile: (650) 849-6666 

Attorneys for Defendants 

WIX.COM, LTD. and WIX.COM, INC. 

Case 3:19-cv-06559-RS Document 65 Filed 06/02/20 Page 2 of 5
STIPULATION PERMITTING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, DISMISSING DISQUALIFICATION MOTION 

AS MOOT, AND VACATING SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NO. 19 CIV. 06559 (RS) 

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3900 

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Dated: June 2, 2020 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

By: /s/ Michael Dockterman 

Michael Dockterman (admitted pro hac vice) 

227 West Monroe Street, Suite 4700 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Telephone: (312) 577-1300 

Facsimile: (312) 577-1370 

mdockterman@steptoe.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. 

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STIPULATION PERMITTING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, DISMISSING DISQUALIFICATION MOTION 

AS MOOT, AND VACATING SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NO. 19 CIV. 06559 (RS) 

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3900 

San Francisco, CA 94105

ATTESTATION OF E-FILER 

In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the undersigned ECF user whose 

identification and password are being used to file this document, hereby attests that all 

signatories listed herein, and on whose behalf this filing is submitted, have conferred about the 

content of this document and have authorized this filing. 

Dated: June 2, 2020 

/s/ Jeffrey D. Smyth 

Jeffrey D. Smyth (SBN 280665) 

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STIPULATION PERMITTING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, DISMISSING DISQUALIFICATION MOTION 

AS MOOT, AND VACATING SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NO. 19 CIV. 06559 (RS) 

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 

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 ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 

1. Finnegan’s concurrently filed motion to withdraw as counsel in this civil action is

granted.

2. Express Mobile’s pending motion for Disqualification (Dkt. No. 43) is dismissed as

moot and the hearing scheduled for June 4, 2020, is vacated. 

3. WiX shall have until July 1, 2020, for new counsel to enter an appearance in this

action. 

4. The current Scheduling Order (Dkt. No. 39) is vacated.

5. The parties shall meet and confer on or before July 15, 2020, to discuss a new

schedule. 

Dated: 

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THE HON. RICHARD SEEBORG 

United States District Judge 

June 2, 2020

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