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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
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`PATENT LITIG.
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`NEO WIRELESS LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
`& HONDA DEVELOPMENT &
`MFG. CO. OF AMERICA, LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`2:22-md-03034-TGB
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`HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
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`2:22-cv-11403-TGB
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`HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT STIPULATION FOR A LIMITED EXTENSION
`OF THE FACT DISCOVERY DEADLINE
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`Plaintiff Neo Wireless LLC (“Neo”) and Defendants General Motors Co. and
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`General Motors LLC (collectively “GM”), Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”), Honda Motor Co.,
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`Inc. and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC (collectively
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`“Honda”), Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and
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`Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. and Toyota Motor
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`Credit Corporation (collectively “Toyota”), Nissan North America Inc. and Nissan
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`Motor Acceptance Corporation a/k/a Nissan Motor Acceptance Company LLC
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`(collectively “Nissan”), Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), and FCA US LLC (“FCA”)
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`(together, “Defendants”) jointly stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to a
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`limited-purpose extension of the fact discovery deadline.
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`Specifically, Defendants request that the Court approve a one-day extension
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`through January 30, 2024, for the purpose of facilitating the deposition of third-party
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`Avanci LLC (“Avanci”). Avanci has agreed to be deposed on January 30, 2024, and
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`does not oppose Defendants’ request. Plaintiff Neo Wireless LLC does not oppose
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`the Defendants’ request, and has filed its own motion for a broader two-week
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`extension of the fact discovery period.1
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`Good cause exists for this stipulation in that Avanci-related evidence is
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`relevant at least to the damages determination in this case, and the proposed
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`extension is necessary to accommodate Avanci. The parties’ proposed extension in
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`this stipulation would apply only to the deposition of Avanci.
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`Dated: January 25, 2024
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`1 Neo states that in addition to this Avanci deposition, Honda, Ford, and Nissan
`have asked that certain of their party depositions take place after the close of
`discovery. And Neo has also been attempting to confer with Defendants about
`issues with other third-party discovery for several weeks, but except as to Toyota
`and FCA, those issues may be unresolved by the close of discovery. Neo proposed
`that the parties continue conferring to determine if one filing could resolve all the
`outstanding issues, but counsel for Honda insisted on filing this stipulation first.
`Because Neo does not oppose the relief sought, it does not oppose the stipulation.
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`By: /s/ Joseph A. Herriges
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`Joseph A. Herriges, MN Bar No.
`390350
`Conrad A. Gosen, MN Bar No. 0395381
`James Huguenin-Love, MN Bar No.
`0398706
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 335-5070
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
`herriges@fr.com, gosen@fr.com,
`huguein-love@fr.com
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`Michael J. McKeon, DC Bar No. 459780
`Christian Chu, DC Bar No. 483948
`Jared Hartzman, DC Bar No. 1034255
`Joshua Carrigan, VA Bar No. 96911
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue SW, Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`mckeon@fr.com, chu@fr.com,
`hartzman@fr.com, carrigan@fr.com
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`J. Michael Huget (P39150)
`Sarah E. Waidelich (P80225)
`HONIGMAN LLP
`315 East Eisenhower Parkway
`Suite 100
`Ann Arbor, MI 48108
`Tel: (734) 418-4254
`Fax: (734) 418-4255
`mhuget@honigman.com,
`swaidelich@honigman.com
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`Counsel for Defendants General Motors
`Company and General Motors LLC
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`By: /s/ Thomas H. Reger II
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`Thomas H. Reger II
`Texas Bar No. 24032992
`reger@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 747-5070
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`Lawrence Jarvis
`Georgia Bar No. 102116
`jarvis@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1180 Peachtree Street NE, 21st Floor
`Atlanta, GA 30309
`Telephone: (404) 892-5005
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`Elizabeth G.H. Ranks
`Mass Bar No. 693679
`ranks@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1 Marina Park Drive
`Boston, MA 02210
`Telephone: (617) 542-5070
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`J. Michael Huget (P39150)
`Sarah E. Waidelich (P80225)
`HONIGMAN LLP
`315 East Eisenhower Parkway
`Suite 100
`Ann Arbor, MI 48108
`Tel: (734) 418-4254
`Fax: (734) 418-4255
`mhuget@honigman.com,
`swaidelich@honigman.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Tesla, Inc.
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`By: /s/ John T. Johnson
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`John T. Johnson
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`7 Times Square, 20th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 765-5070
`Facsimile: (212) 258-2291
`E-mail: jjohnson@fr.com
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`Ruffin B. Cordell
`Benjamin J Christoff
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue, S.W.
`Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`E-mail: Cordell@fr.com
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`Thomas Branigan (P41774)
`Bowman and Brooke LLP
`41000 Woodard Avenue, 200 East
`Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
`Telephone: (248) 205-3300
`Facsimile: (248) 205-3399
`thomas.branigan@bowmanandbrooke.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda
`Development & Manufacturing of America,
`LLC
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`By: /s/ Paul R. Steadman
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`Paul R. Steadman (Illinois Bar No.
`6238160)
`Matthew Satchwell (Illinois Bar No.
`6290672)
`Shuzo Maruyama (Illinois Bar No.
`6313434)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, IL 60606-0089
`Tel: 312.368.2135
`Fax: 312.251.2850
`paul.steadman@us.dlapiper.com
`matthew.satchwell@us.dlapiper.com
`shuzo.maruyama@us.dlapiper.com
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`Brian Erickson (Texas Bar No.
`24012594)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
`Austin, Texas 78701-4653
`Tel: 512.457.7059
`Fax: 512.721.2263
`brian.erickson@us.dlapiper.com
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`Counsel for Defendants Toyota Motor
`North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales,
`U.S.A., Inc. and Toyota Motor Engineering
`& Manufacturing North America, Inc. and
`Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
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`By: /s/ Peter J. Brennan
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`Reginald J. Hill (IL Bar #6225173)
`Peter J. Brennan (IL Bar #6190873)
`JENNER & BLOCK LLP
`353 N. Clark St.
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Tel: 312-222-9350
`rhill@jenner.com
`pbrennan@jenner.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. AND
`NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE
`CORPORATION a/k/a NISSAN MOTOR
`ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
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`By: /s/ John S. LeRoy
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`John S. LeRoy (P61964)
`Christopher C. Smith (P73936)
`BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
`1000 Town Center, 22nd Floor
`Southfield, MI 48075
`Telephone: (248) 358-4400
`jleroy@brookskushman.com
`csmith@brookskushman.com
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`Counsel for Defendant Ford Motor
`Company
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`By: /s/ Robert C. Tapparo
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`Patrick G. Seyferth (P47575)
`Susan M. McKeever (P73533)
`BUSH SEYFERTH PLLC
`100 W. Big Beaver Rd, Suite 400
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 822-780
`seyferth@bsplaw.com
`mckeever@bsplaw.com
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`Frank C. Cimino, Jr.
`Megan S. Woodworth
`Jonathan L. Falkler
`Robert C. Tapparo
`VENABLE LLP
`600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 344-4569
`FCCimino@Venable.com
`MSWoodworth@Venable.com
`JLFalkler@Venable.com
`RCTapparo@Venable.com
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`Counsel for Defendant FCA US LLC
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`By: /s/ Christopher S. Stewart
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`Jason D. Cassady, TX Bar #24045625
`Email: jcassady@caldwellcc.com
`Christopher S. Stewart, TX Bar
`#24079399
`Email: cstewart@caldwellcc.com
`Daniel R. Pearson, TX Bar #24070398
`Email: dpearson@caldwellcc.com
`Bailey A. Blaies, TX Bar #24109297
`Email: bblaies@caldwellcc.com
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`CALDWELL CASSADY CURRY
`P.C.
`2121 N. Pearl St., Suite 1200
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 888-4848
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`Jaye Quadrozzi (P71646)
`YOUNG, GARCIA &
`QUADROZZI, PC
`2775 Stansbury Blvd., Suite 125
`Farmington Hills, MI 48334
`Telephone: (248) 353-8620
`Email: quadrozzi@youngpc.com
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`Counsel for Plaintiff
`NEO WIRELESS, LLC
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