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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN JOSE
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`IN RE: PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION
`et al., PATENT LITIGATION
`Case No. 5:18-md-02834-BLF
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Texas
`DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER
`limited liability company, and
`T. MCWHINNEY IN SUPPORT OF
`VICE MEDIA, LLC’S
`ADMINISTRATIVE
`MOTION TO APPEAR
`TELEPHONICALLY FOR MOTION
`HEARING AND CASE
`MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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`Case No. 5:18-cv-05970-BLF
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Defendant.
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`LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware
`limited liability company,
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`VICE MEDIA, LLP, a Delaware Corporation,
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`DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER T. MCWHINNEY
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`I, Christopher T. McWhinney, hereby declare as follows:
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`I am an attorney admitted to practice before this Court pro hac vice and a
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`partner of Sullivan & Worcester LLP, counsel of record for Defendant Vice Media, LLC in the
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`above captioned cases. I have personal knowledge of the matters stated below and, if called as a
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`witness, I could competently testify thereto.
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`Christopher T. McWhinney, attorney of record for Vice Media, LLC, resides
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`in the Washington, DC area.
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 370-1 Filed 02/27/19 Page 2 of 2
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`3.
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`Live appearances by the above-mentioned counsel for Vice Media, LLC are
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`not feasible because of the time and expense involved, requiring numerous hours of travel and an
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`overnight stay.
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`4.
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`As one of the customer cases currently stayed while the Court proceeds with
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`the Amazon DJ action, Vice Media, LLC anticipates limited involvement required of its counsel
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`at the Kessler Motion Hearing and Further Case Management Conference scheduled to be held
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`February 28, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.
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`5.
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`Counsel for Vice Media, LLC has inquired whether Plaintiffs object to this
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`request and have been informed that Plaintiffs do not object.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
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`foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration is executed on February 27, 2019 at
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`Washington, DC.
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`Date: February 27, 2019
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`By: /s/ Christopher T. McWhinney
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`Christopher T. McWhinney
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`Certificate of Service
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`I hereby certify that this document(s) filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically to
`the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) and paper copies
`will be sent to those indicated as non registered participants on February 27, 2019.
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`/s/ Christopher T. McWhinney
` Christopher T. McWhinney
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