IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

WACO DIVISION 

NEONODE SMARTPHONE LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

APPLE INC., 

Defendant. 

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Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00505-ADA 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

STIPULATION TO STAY CASE PENDING DECISION ON APPLE’S MOTION TO 

TRANSFER 

 Plaintiff Neonode Smartphone LLC (“Neonode”) and Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) 

hereby stipulate to stay this case pending a decision on Apple’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the 

Northern District of California (Dkt. #27). The Court’s acceptance of the parties’ stipulation will 

mean that: 1) Apple’s Motion to Stay [Dkt. #28], and 2) Neonode’s Expedited Motion for Leave 

to Pursue Venue Discovery and to Defer Briefing Schedule Until Completion of Discovery (Dkt. 

#34), will both be mooted. 

The Parties stipulate to mutual venue discovery that initially conforms with this Court’s 

Order Governing Proceedings in Patent Cases. Each party shall serve five interrogatories, five 

requests for production, and four hours of 30(b)(6) deposition time related to Apple’s Motion to 

Transfer Venue. If either party perceives a need to exceed the limits, the parties will confer and 

attempt to resolve the issue before contacting the Court. The parties further stipulate to follow 

the following deadlines for venue discovery and completion of briefing on Apple’s motion. 

Deadline Item

February 19, 2021 Deadline for Plaintiff to complete venue discovery. 

March 5, 2021 Deadline for Plaintiff to file a Response to Apple’s Motion to 

Transfer Venue.

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Deadline Item

April 2, 2021 Deadline for Defendant to complete venue discovery.

April 9, 2021 Deadline for Apple to file a Reply in support of its Motion to 

Transfer Venue. 

 The parties stipulate that all other deadlines provided in the Amended Agreed 

Scheduling Order [Dkt. #35] shall be vacated, subject to this Court’s approval. 

Date: November 19, 2020 

By: /s/ Philip J. Graves 

Philip J. Graves (CA State Bar No. 153441) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP 

301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 920 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7147 

Facsimile: (213) 330-7152 

Email: philipg@hbsslaw.com

Greer N. Shaw (CA State Bar No. 197960) 

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 

LLP 

301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 920 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Telephone: (213) 330-7150 

Facsimile: (213) 330-7152 

Email: greers@hbsslaw.com 

Craig D. Cherry 

State Bar No. 24012419 

ccherry@haleyolson.com 

Justin W. Allen 

State Bar No. 24081977 

jallen@haleyolson.com 

HALEY & OLSON, P.C. 

100 N. Ritchie Road, Suite 200 

Waco, Texas 76712 

913 Franklin Ave., Suite 201 

Waco, Texas 76701 

Telephone: (254) 776-3336 

By: 

Respectfully submitted, 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

/s/ Betty Chen 

Benjamin C. Elacqua 

Texas Bar Number 24055443 

elacqua@fr.com 

Kathryn A. Quisenberry 

Texas Bar Number 24105639 

quisenberry@fr.com 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2800 

Houston, TX 77010 

Telephone: 713-654-5300 

Facsimile: 713-652-0109 

Betty Chen 

Texas Bar Number 24056720 

bchen@fr.com 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 

Redwood City, CA 94063 

Telephone: 650-839-5070 

Facsimile: 650-839-5071 

Jared A. Smith (admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

California Bar No. 306576 

jasmith@fr.com 

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

12860 El Camino Real, Suite 400 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: 858-678-5070 

Facsimile: 858-678-5099 

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT APPLE INC.

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Facsimile: (254) 776-6823 

Counsel for Plaintiff Neonode Smartphone 

LLC

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

The undersigned certifies that a true and correct copy of the above document was served on 

November 20, 2020 to all counsel of record via ECF. 

/s/ 

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