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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`OYSTER OPTICS, LLC,
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`CIENA CORPORATION,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Case Number: 4:17-cv-05920-JSW
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`JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND
`STIPULATION TO STAY CASE FOR
`THIRTY DAYS TO FACILITATE ENTRY
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`Case Number: 4:20-cv-02354-JSW
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`JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND
`STIPULATION TO STAY CASE FOR
`THIRTY DAYS TO FACILITATE ENTRY
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`The parties hereby submit this Notice to notify the Court that they have reached a
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`settlement in principle with regard to Case Nos. 4:20-cv-02354-JSW and 4:17-cv-05920-JSW
`and will finalize a settlement agreement as soon as possible. In light of the settlement in
`principle, the parties jointly stipulate that the cases be stayed for 30 days. The parties believe,
`and hereby stipulate, that is the stays are appropriate to allow them to negotiate a final form of
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`Plaintiff,
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`OYSTER OPTICS, LLC,
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`CIENA CORPORATION,
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`Defendant.
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`ORDER GRANTING
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`ORDER GRANTING
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`AND REQUIRING JOINT STATUS REPORT
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`Case 4:20-cv-02354-JSW Document 146 Filed 11/01/23 Page 2 of 5
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`the settlement agreement, and to prepare motions to dismiss the case, and jointly request that the
`Court ORDER same
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`DATED: November 1, 2023
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`By: /s/ Paul A. Kroeger
`Marc A. Fenster (CA BN 181067)
`mfenster@raklaw.com
`Reza Mirzaie (CA BN246953)
`rmirzaie@raklaw.com
`Paul A. Kroeger (CA BN 229074)
`pkroeger@raklaw.com
`Neil A. Rubin (CA BN 250761)
`nrubin@raklaw.com
`RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Telephone: 310/826-7474
`Facsimile: 310/826-6991
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`OYSTER OPTICS, LLC
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`By: /s/ Blair M. Jacobs
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`Blair M. Jacobs
`bjacobs@mckoolsmith.com
`Christina A. Ondrick
`condrick@ mckoolsmith.com
`John S. Holley
`jholley@ mckoolsmith.com
`McKool Smith, P.C.
`1999 K Street, NW, Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20006
`Phone: (202) 402-9400
`Facsimile: (202) 402-9544
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`ALAN P. BLOCK (SBN 143783)
`ablock@mckoolsmithhennigan.com
`300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
`Los Angeles, California 90071
`T: 213.694.1200;
`F: 213.694.1234
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`CIENA CORPORATION
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`DATED: November 1, 2023
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated:
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT/MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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`The parties shall file a joint status report by no later than December 11, 2023 if they
`have not filed a dismissal by December 8, 2023.
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`November 1, 2023
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`Case 4:20-cv-02354-JSW Document 146 Filed 11/01/23 Page 4 of 5
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that the counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to
`electronic service are being served on November 1, 2023, with a copy of this document via the
`Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). Any other counsel of record will be served
`by electronic mail, facsimile transmission and/or first class mail on this same date.
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`/s/ Paul A. Kroeger
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`SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
`The undersigned attests that, pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.3.4(a)(2), concurrence in the filing
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`of this document has been obtained from counsel for all other signatories listed, and on whose
`behalf the filing is submitted, and counsel concur in the filing’s content and have authorized the
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`Respectfully submitted,
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`/s/ Paul A. Kroeger
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`Paul A. Kroeger
`RUSS, AUGUST & KABAT
`Marc A. Fenster, SBN 181067
`mfenster@raklaw.com
`Brian D. Ledahl, SBN186579
`bledahl@raklaw.com
`Paul A. Kroeger, SBN 229074
`pkroeger@raklaw.com
`Andrew D. Weiss, SBN 232974
`aweiss@raklaw.com
`Neil A. Rubin, SBN 250761
`nrubin@raklaw.com
`Adam S. Hoffman, SBN 218740
`ahoffman@raklaw.com
`Benjamin T. Wang, SBN 228712
`bwang@raklaw.com
`Jacob R. Buczko, SBN 269408
`jbuczko@raklaw.com
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard
`Twelfth Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile: (310) 826-6991
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`OYSTER OPTICS, LLC
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`Dated: November 1, 2023
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