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`MICHELLE L. MARRIOTT (pro hac vice)
`michelle.marriott@eriseip.com
`ERIC A. BURESH (pro hac vice)
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`MARK C. LANG (pro hac vice)
`mark.lang@eriseip.com
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`7015 College Blvd, Suite 700
`Overland Park, Kansas 66211
`Telephone: 913.777.5600; Facsimile:
`913.777.5601
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`Stephen S. Smith
`Law Offices of Stephen S. Smith,
`P.C.
`303 North Glenoaks Blvd.,
`Suite 200
`Burbank, CA 91502
`Phone: (310)955-5824
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`Attorneys for Defendants Ubisoft
`Inc., Square Enix, Inc., Square Enix
`LLC, Square Enix Holdings Co.
`Ltd., and Square Enix Co., Ltd.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`INFOR, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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` Case No. 8:19-cv-01150-DOC-KES
`(Lead Case)
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`UBISOFT AND SQUARE ENIX
`DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR
`TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE
`FOR DECEMBER 21, 2020
`PROCEEDINGS
`Judge: Hon. David O. Carter
`Hearing Date: December 21, 2020
`Time: 8:30 AM
`Location: Ronald Reagan Federal
`Building, Courtroom 9D
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`NETSUITE INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SQUARE ENIX, INC., and
`SQUARE ENIX LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`UBISOFT, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO. LTD.,
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`SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.,
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`Defendant.
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`Michelle L. Marriott, counsel of record for Defendants Ubisoft, Inc., Square
`Enix, Inc., Square Enix LLC, Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd., and Square Enix Co.,
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`Ltd. (collectively, the “Ubisoft and Square Enix Defendants”), requests that she be
`allowed to appear telephonically at the upcoming scheduling conference and
`hearing scheduled for December 21, 2020. Good cause exists to support counsel’s
`motion.
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`Defendants’ lead counsel is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and to attend
`the hearing in person will require both air travel and an overnight stay. In
`particular, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, flight options are now more limited,
`and any air travel will require at least two flights each direction (i.e., to/from). The
`December 21, 2020 in-person proceedings are scheduled just days before the
`Christmas holiday, during a time period where travel in the United States is likely
`to be high and family gatherings will be occurring.
`The issues that are set for hearing on the Court’s December 21 calendar are
`not evidentiary in nature—a scheduling conference, and Ubisoft’s motion for
`judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. 67)—and counsel submits that they can be
`effectively and substantively addressed by telephonic argument.
`Accordingly, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the local restrictions
`and guidance suggesting that people minimize travel and exposure at this time, Ms.
`Marriott respectfully requests that she be permitted to attend the December 21
`proceedings by telephone. To the extent that the Court requires an in-person
`appearance for each party, Defendants’ Los Angeles-based counsel, Stephen
`Smith, is available to appear in person in accordance with the Court’s stated
`procedures, outside the courthouse doors, in addition to Ms. Marriott’s telephonic
`appearance.
`Counsel for the other parties, Plaintiff Uniloc 2017 and Defendant NetSuite
`Inc., do not oppose this request. If this request is granted, Ms. Marriott will make
`arrangements to participate in the hearing directly through the Court.
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`Dated: December 10, 2020
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/S/ Michelle L. Marriott
`Michelle L. Marriott (pro hac vice)
`michelle.marriott@eriseip.com
`Eric A. Buresh (pro hac vice)
`eric.buresh@eriseip.com
`Mark C. Lang (pro hac vice)
`mark.lang@eriseip.com
`Chris R. Schmidt (SBN 298761)
`chris.schmidt@eriseip.com
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`7015 College Blvd., Suite 700
`Overland Park, KS 66211
`Phone: (913)777-5600
`Fax: (913)777-5601
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`Stephen S. Smith (SBN 166539)
`ssmith@stephensmithlaw.com
`LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN S. SMITH,
`P.C.
`303 North Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 200
`Burbank, CA 91502
`Phone: (310)955-5824
`Fax: (310)955-5824
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`Attorneys for Defendants Ubisoft, Inc.,
`Square Enix, Inc., Square Enix LLC, Square
`Enix Holdings Co. Ltd., and Square Enix
`Co., Ltd.
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