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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`Case No. 20-cv-06754-WHA (TSH)
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`ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT
`CONFERENCE
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`Case No. 21-cv-07559 WHA (TSH)
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`GOOGLE LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SONOS, INC.,
`Defendant.
`and
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`SONOS INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`GOOGLE LLC.,
`Defendant.
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`TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
`This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson for a settlement conference.
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`Time and Location of the Settlement Conference
`The settlement conference shall take place in person on May 2, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. in
`Courtroom E, located on the 15th Floor of the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San
`Francisco, California 94102.
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`Northern District of California
`United States District Court
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`FILED
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`Mark B. Busby
`CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SAN FRANCISCO
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`Apr 21 2023
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`Case 3:21-cv-07559-WHA Document 240 Filed 04/21/23 Page 2 of 3
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`Participants
`Lead trial counsel must attend the settlement conference with the parties and with the
`persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case. Everyone whose approval is
`necessary to reach a settlement must be present in person.
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`Settlement Conference Statements
`No later than April 28, 2023, each party must email pdf versions of their settlement
`conference statements to TSHsettlement@cand.uscourts.gov. If the statement contains
`voluminous exhibits, the party must also lodge (not e-file or file) it by submitting it to Magistrate
`Judge Hixson, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102, in a sealed
`envelope prominently marked “SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS: DO NOT
`FILE.”
`The settlement conference statement shall include the following:
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`A list of names, titles, and positions of persons who will attend the conference.
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`A brief statement of the facts of the case.
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`A brief statement of the claims and defenses including, but not limited to, statutory
`or other grounds upon which the claims are founded, a candid evaluation of the parties’ likelihood
`of prevailing on the claims and defenses, and a description of the major issues in dispute.
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`A summary of the proceedings to date and any pending motions.
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`The relief sought.
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`Any discrete issue that, if resolved, would facilitate the resolution of the case.
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`The party’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a
`history of past settlement discussions.
`The parties must exchange their settlement conference statements with each other. In
`addition, any party may submit an additional confidential letter to the Court. The contents of this
`letter will not be disclosed to the other parties.
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`Additional Requirements
`The parties shall notify chambers immediately at (415) 522-4698 if the case settles prior to
`the date of the settlement conference. Counsel must provide a copy of this order to all
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`Case 3:21-cv-07559-WHA Document 240 Filed 04/21/23 Page 3 of 3
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`participating parties. Counsel must review Northern District of California ADR Local Rule 7,
`available at http://www.adr.cand.uscourts.gov.
`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: 4/21/2023
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`THOMAS S. HIXSON
`United States Magistrate Judge
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