Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 1 of 8 PageID #: 31372
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-454 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-455 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
`ENFORCE SPECIAL MASTER ORDER NO. 13
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`Pursuant to the Court’s Order Appointing Special Master (see D.I. 94 in C.A. No. 15-
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`228-RGA, incorporated into this action by D.I. 62), Defendants hereby move to compel
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`Acceleration Bay to comply with Special Master Order No. 13. The grounds for this motion are
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`set forth in Defendants’ accompanying brief, which will be provided to the Special Master
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-454 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
`ENFORCE SPECIAL MASTER ORDER NO. 13
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`Pursuant to the Court’s Order Appointing Special Master (see D.I. 94 in C.A. No. 15-
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`228-RGA, incorporated into this action by D.I. 62), Defendants hereby move to compel
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`Acceleration Bay to comply with Special Master Order No. 13. The grounds for this motion are
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`set forth in Defendants’ accompanying brief, which will be provided to the Special Master
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 2 of 8 PageID #: 31373
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`pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the Order and the Special Master Order Relating to Procedures for
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`Resolving Discovery Motions (D.I. 113 in C.A. No. 15-228- RGA). The precise relief sought is
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`detailed in the brief and proposed order accompanying this motion. A telephonic hearing on this
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`motion is scheduled with the Special Master for March 30, 2018.
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`Pursuant to D. Del. LR 7.1.1, Defendants state that they have made reasonable effort to
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`reach agreement with Plaintiff on the matters set forth in this motion and the parties could not
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`reach agreement.
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 3 of 8 PageID #: 31374
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`OF COUNSEL:
`Michael A. Tomasulo
`Gino Cheng
`David K. Lin
`Joe S. Netikosol
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`(213) 615-1700
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`David P. Enzminger
`Louis L. Campbell
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`275 Middlefield Road, Suite 205
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`(650) 858-6500
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`Dan K. Webb
`Kathleen B. Barry
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601
`(312) 558-5600
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`Krista M. Enns
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`101 California Street, 35th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`(415) 591-1000
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`Michael M. Murray
`Anup K. Misra
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`200 Park Avenue,
`New York, NY 10166
`(212) 294-6700
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`Andrew R. Sommer
`Thomas M. Dunham
`Michael Woods
`Paul N. Harold
`Joseph C. Masullo
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`1700 K Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20006
`(202) 282-5000
`March 19, 2018
`11754957
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`skraftschik@mnat.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 4 of 8 PageID #: 31375
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`7.1.1 CERTIFICATION
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`I hereby certify that the subject of the foregoing motion has been discussed with
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`counsel for the plaintiff and that we have not been able to reach agreement.
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
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`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 5 of 8 PageID #: 31376
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`C.A. No. 16-453 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-454 (RGA)
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`C.A. No. 16-455 (RGA)
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`ACCELERATION BAY LLC,
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`TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE,
`INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC. and
`2K SPORTS, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`[PROPOSED] ORDER TO ENFORCE SPECIAL MASTER ORDER NO. 13
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`WHEREAS, the Special Master, having consider Defendants’ Motion to Enforce Special
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`Master Order No. 13;
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`IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this _______ day of _______________, 2018, that
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`Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED as follows:
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 6 of 8 PageID #: 31377
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`1) Acceleration Bay shall conduct a search for documents and electronically stored
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`information that complies with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the District
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`of Delaware’s Default Standard for Discovery, including by conducting searches of
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`the email accounts of any person from Acceleration Bay or Kramer Levin who
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`communicated with Hamilton Capital or its counsel regarding diligence on the
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`Hamilton Capital loan (including but not limited to Paul Andre, Jonathan S. Caplan,
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`Steve Dennison, James Hannah and William Hannah) for emails sent to or received
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`from Hamilton Capital or its counsel during the diligence period (including but not
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`limited to Jonathan I. Detrixhe, James T. Hultquist, Marc S. Kaufman, and Jack
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`Simony);
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`2) Acceleration Bay shall produce all documents provided to Hamilton Capital or its
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`counsel or discussed at any meeting during the diligence period, including but not
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`limited to the pre-filing analysis of Dr. Medvidovic, any infringement analysis,
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`infringement claim charts, methodology for selecting
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`the patents, “closing
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`documents”, copies and the pricing for the licenses to the patents, information
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`regarding the intended use of the Assigned Patents, copies of any security agreements
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`and/or releases thereof relating to the patents;
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`3) Acceleration Bay shall produce all documents (including emails) in the format
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`required by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Delaware Default Standard for
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`Discovery, including by producing the documents (and emails) as they are kept in the
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`course of business, complete with any attachments to emails (as they were kept in the
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`course of business) and any metadata.
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`4) Acceleration Bay shall make Dr. Medvidovic available for a deposition concerning
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`his pre-suit involvement in the case, including his role in choosing the patents, his
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`involvement in securing funding for the case, the Hamilton Capital diligence
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`materials and his pre-filing opinions and analysis.
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`5) Acceleration Bay shall pay to Defendants their reasonable expenses (including
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`attorneys’ fees) incurred as a result of Acceleration Bay’s failure to produce or log the
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`diligence documents it exchanged with Hamilton Capital in an amount that I will
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`determine after further submissions.
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`Special Master Allen M. Terrell, Jr.
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`Case 1:16-cv-00455-RGA Document 416 Filed 03/19/18 Page 8 of 8 PageID #: 31379
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on March 19, 2018, I caused the foregoing to be electronically filed
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`with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to all
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`registered participants.
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`I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on
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`March 19, 2018, upon the following in the manner indicated:
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
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`/s/ Stephen J. Kraftschik
`Stephen J. Kraftschik (#5623)
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`Philip A. Rovner, Esquire
`Jonathan A. Choa, Esquire
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
`1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Paul J. Andre, Esquire
`Lisa Kobialka, Esquire
`James R. Hannah, Esquire
`Hannah Lee, Esquire
`Yuridia Caire, Esquire
`Greg Proctor, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`990 Marsh Road
`Menlo Park, CA 94025
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Aaron M. Frankel, Esquire
`Marcus A. Colucci, Esquire
`KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
`1177 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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