Opinion
Case No. 3:12-CV-04047 EJD Related Case No. 5:12-cv-03733 EJD Related Case No. 3:12-cv-04049 EJD
05-09-2013
DROPLETS, INC. Plaintiffs, v. WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., Defendant. DROPLETS, INC. Plaintiffs, v. YAHOO, INC., Defendant. DROPLETS, INC. Plaintiffs, v. NORDSTROM, INC., Defendant.
By: Josh W. Budwin Courtland Reichman MCKOOL SMITH HENNIGAN, P.C. MCKOOL SMITH, P.C. Sam F. Baxter (admitted pro hac vice) Josh W. Budwin (admitted pro hac vice) James E. Quigley (admitted pro hac vice) Attorneys for Plaintiff Droplets, Inc. Robert J. Artuz E. Danielle T. Williams KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP
(SEE SIGNATURE PAGE FOR ATTORNEY LIST)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
REGARDING PRODUCTION OF
SETTLEMENT AND LICENSE
AGREEMENTS
WHEREAS, Defendant Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ("Williams-Sonoma") has requested that Plaintiff Droplets, Inc. ("Droplets") produce to it all settlement and license agreements relating to U.S. Patent Nos. 6,687,745 and 7,853,881 (the "patents-in-suit");
WHEREAS, Droplets has represented that it needs a Court Order to produce the requested settlement and license agreements in order to satisfy confidentiality agreements with third parties;
WHEREAS, during the March 7, 2013 Case Management Conference in this action, Williams-Sonoma requested such an order from Court, and Droplets did not object to Williams-Sonoma's request;
WHEREAS, during the March 7, 2013 Case Management Conference in this action, the Court directed the parties to submit a proposed order regarding Droplets' production of settlement and license agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, Williams-Sonoma and Droplets stipulate and agree as follows:
1. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 and 34, and upon entry of the attached Proposed Order, Droplets will produce to Williams-Sonoma copies of any settlement or license agreements related to the patents-in-suit on or before May 24, 2013.
2. To the extent necessary, the settlement and license agreements shall be produced as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY pursuant to the Protective Order entered in this case (Dkt. No. 49.)
3. Williams-Sonoma and Droplets request that this stipulation and order be approved by the Court.
SO STIPULATED.
By: Josh W. Budwin
Courtland Reichman
MCKOOL SMITH HENNIGAN, P.C.
MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
Sam F. Baxter (admitted pro hac vice)
Josh W. Budwin (admitted pro hac vice)
James E. Quigley (admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiff Droplets, Inc.
Robert J. Artuz
E. Danielle T. Williams
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP
William H. Boice
Russell A. Korn
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP
Robert J. Artuz
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON, LLP
Attorneys for Defendant Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Filer's Attestation
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), Robert Artuz, hereby attests that the above-named signatories concur in this filing.
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Robert J. Artuz
ORDER
Pursuant to the stipulation set forth above, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 and 34, the Court hereby Orders Droplets to produce copies of all settlement and license agreements related to the patents-in-suit on or before May 24, 2013.
2. To the extent necessary, the settlement and license agreements shall be produced as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY pursuant to the Protective Order entered in this case (Dkt. No. 49.)
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The Honorable Howard R. Lloyd
United States Magistrate Judge