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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

VIRTAMOVE, CORP.,

Plaintiff,

v.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE

COMPANY,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:24-cv-00093-JRG

(Lead Case) 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

VIRTAMOVE, CORP.,

Plaintiff,

v.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

MACHINES CORP.,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:24-CV-00064-JRG

(Member Case) 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE OPPOSITION AND REPLY 

TO MOTION TO TRANSFER (DKT. 87)

Plaintiff VirtaMove, Corp. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 

(“HPE” or “Defendant”) respectfully move for a one-week extension of time for (1) Plaintiff to 

file its response to Defendant HPE’s Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of 

California (Dkt. 87) and (2) a one-week extension for Defendant to file its reply in support of its 

motion to transfer. 

With a one-week extension from October 29, 2024, the deadline for Plaintiff’s response 

would be extended to November 5, 2024. Defendant’s deadline to reply in support of the Motion 

would be due on November 12, 2024 and extended to November 19, 2024. These extensions are 

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not being sought for purposes of delay, but rather to ensure the parties and their counsel have 

adequate time to address the issues raised in Defendant’s Motion.

Counsel for the parties have conferred and all parties stipulate to this extension. As part of 

the stipulation, Plaintiff will not use the extension against Defendant, for example, to argue delay. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff and Defendant respectfully request that the Court grant the motion and enter 

the attached proposed Order.

Dated: October 28, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Qi (Peter) Tong

Reza Mirzaie (CA SBN 246953)

rmirzaie@raklaw.com

Marc A. Fenster (CA SBN 181067)

mfenster@raklaw.com

Neil A. Rubin (CA SBN 250761)

nrubin@raklaw.com

James A. Milkey (CA SBN 281283)

jmilkey@raklaw.com

Amy E. Hayden (CA SBN 287026)

ahayden@raklaw.com

Jacob Buczko (CA SBN 269408)

jbuczko@raklaw.com 

James Tsuei (CA SBN 285530)

jtsuei@raklaw.com

Christian W. Conkle (CA SBN 306374)

cconkle@raklaw.com

Jonathan Ma (CA SBN 312773)

jma@raklaw.com

Daniel B. Kolko (CA SBN 341680)

dkolko@raklaw.com

Mackenzie Paladino (NY SBN 6039366)

mpaladino@raklaw.com

RUSS AUGUST & KABAT

12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Telephone: (310) 826-7474

Qi (Peter) Tong (TX SBN 24119042)

ptong@raklaw.com

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RUSS AUGUST & KABAT

4925 Greenville Ave, Suite 200

Dallas, TX 75206

Telephone: (310) 826-7474

Attorneys for Plaintiff VirtaMove, Corp.

By: /s/ Jennifer Doan

Jennifer H. Doan

Texas Bar No. 08809050

Joshua R. Thane

Texas Bar No. 24060713

Haltom & Doan 

6500 Summerhill Road, Suite 100

Texarkana, TX 75503

Telephone: (903) 255-1000

Facsimile: (903) 255-0800

Email: jdoan@haltomdoan.com

Email: jthane@haltomdoan.com

Katharine Burke (Lead Attorney)

DC Bar Number: 985333

Katharine.burke@bakerbotts.com

Baker Botts L.L.P.

700 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001-5692

Tel: (202) 639-7700

Douglas M. Kubehl

Texas Bar No. 00796909

Doug.kubehl@bakerbotts.com

Morgan Mayne

Texas Bar No. 24084387

Morgan.mayne@bakerbotts.com

Emily Deer

Texas Bar No. 24116352

Emily.deer@bakerbotts.com

Baker Botts L.L.P.

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 900

Dallas, TX 75201-2980

Tel: (214) 953-6500

David Lien (pro hac vice)

California Bar No. 313754

David.lien@bakerbotts.com

Baker Botts L.L.P.

1001 Page Mill Rd, Bdg. One, Ste. 200

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Palo Alto, CA 94304-1007

Tel: (650) 739-7563

Attorneys for Defendant HPE

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel has complied with the meet and confer 

requirement in Local Rule CV-7(h) and that this is a joint motion. 

/s/ Mackenzie Paladino

Mackenzie Paladino

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have

consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s

CM/ECF system pursuant to Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on October 28, 2024.

/s/ Mackenzie Paladino

Mackenzie Paladino

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