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`Joseph R. Ganley (5643)
`Brenoch R. Wirthlin (10282)
`HUTCHISON & STEFFEN, PLLC
`Peccole Professional Park
`10080 West Alta Drive, Suite 200
`Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
`Telephone: (702) 385-2500
`Facsimile: (702) 385-2086
`jganley@hutchlegal.com
`bwirthlin@hutchlegal.com
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`Edward R. Nelson III
`Christopher G. Granaghan
`John P. Murphy
`Carder W. Brooks
`NELSON BUMGARDNER CONROY PC
`3131 West 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, TX 76107
`Telephone: (817) 377-9111
`ed@nelbum.com
`chris@nelbum.com
`murphy@nelbum.com
`carder@nelbum.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant R2 Solutions LLC
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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`Case No. 2:22-cv-00828-CDS-BNW
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`JOINT STIPULATION TO AMEND
`SCHEDULING ORDER TO CANCEL
`CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
`PROCEEDINGS
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`ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY,
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`Plaintiff,
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`R2 SOLUTIONS LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`Plaintiff Allegiant Travel Company (“Allegiant”) and Defendant R2 Solutions, LLC (“R2”)
`jointly submit this stipulation to amend the scheduling order to cancel claim construction proceedings.
`WHEREAS, Allegiant filed this case seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of
`seven patents owned by R2 (ECF 1);
`WHEREAS, R2 filed a motion to dismiss asserting that (1) there is no case or controversy
`between the parties; (2) even if there is a case or controversy, the Court should decline to exercise
`jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act; and (3) the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over R2
`(ECF 29), and Allegiant filed its opposition to this motion;
`WHEREAS, the Court has not yet ruled on R2’s motion to dismiss;
`WHEREAS, the Court’s scheduling order includes claim construction-related deadlines, including
`deadlines for the parties to exchange terms for construction, exchange proposed constructions, and file a
`joint claim construction statement and claim construction briefs (ECF 39 at 4-5);
`WHEREAS, Allegiant served its non-infringement contentions on September 6, 2022;
`WHEREAS, R2 served its response to Allegiant’s non-infringement contentions on October 25,
`2022, in which R2 stated its position that Allegiant is not entitled to a declaratory judgment of non-
`infringement because there is no justiciable controversy, the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over R2,
`and, even if the Court has subject-matter jurisdiction, it should not exercise it;
`WHEREAS, R2 also stated in its non-infringement contentions that it declined to contravene any
`other statements in Allegiant’s non-infringement contentions or to assert a claim for patent infringement
`to avoid creating the case or controversy that R2 maintains does not exist;
`WHEREAS, R2 filed a Motion to Modify Local Patent Rules to Cancel Claim Construction
`Proceedings and to Amend the Scheduling Order Accordingly (“Motion to Modify Local Patent Rules”)
`asserting that claim construction is unnecessary in view of R2 not asserting a claim for infringement
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`WHEREAS, R2 stated in its Reply in Support of its Motion to Modify Local Patent Rules
`(“Reply”) that R2 “is not raising, and will not raise, infringement issues in this case” and “will not assert
`infringement here” (ECF 63 at 1);
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`WHEREAS, R2 maintains its position that (1) the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction because
`there is no case or controversy between the parties; (2) even if there is a case or controversy, the Court
`should decline to exercise jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Act; and (3) the Court lacks
`personal jurisdiction over R2;
`WHEREAS, in view of R2’s representations in its Reply that R2 declines to assert infringement
`in this case even upon denial of R2’s motion to dismiss and that R2 will only oppose summary judgment
`of non-infringement on the grounds asserted in R2’s motion to dismiss and its response to Allegiant’s
`non-infringement contentions, Allegiant no longer opposes modifying the case schedule to cancel claim
`construction proceedings. As set forth in Allegiant’s opposition to R2’s motion to dismiss, it is
`Allegiant’s position that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction as a result of
`R2’s actions that prompted Allegiant’s filing of the complaint for declaratory judgment relief, said
`actions causing a case or controversy for this Court to resolve. Allegiant agrees that it is not necessary for
`the Court to evaluate claim construction in order for the Court to issue declaratory judgment of non-
`infringement. In the motion for summary judgment of non-infringement that Allegiant will file,
`Allegiant will rely upon R2’s statements in its Reply and this stipulation.
`IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED by and between Allegiant and R2 that the Court
`enter an order removing the following deadlines from the scheduling order;
`• Submit Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement
`• Opening Claim Construction Brief
`• Response to Claim Construction Brief
`• Reply Claim Construction Brief and Matter Submitted to Court for Hearing
`• Claim Construction Tutorials, Hearing, and Order from the Court
`IT IS FURTHER HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED by and between Allegiant and R2
`that R2’s Motion to Modify Local Patent Rules to Cancel Claim Construction Proceedings and to Amend
`the Scheduling Order is withdrawn. Should the Court wish to discuss this stipulation with counsel or
`case status, the parties remain available for the hearing scheduled for December 19, 2022, but otherwise
`respectfully submit that the hearing can be canceled.
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`IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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`Dated this 12th day of December, 2022.
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`JONES DAY
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`/s/ Michael A Oblon
`Michael A. Oblon
`51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20001
`moblon@jonesday.com
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`Keith Davis
`JONES DAY
`2727 North Harwood
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`kbdavis@jonesday.com
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`H. Albert Liou
`JONES DAY
`717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3300
`Houston, Texas 77002
`aliou@jonesday.com
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`Patrick H. Hicks (4632)
`Kelsey E. Stegall (14279)
`LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
`3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, #300
`Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
`phicks@littler.com
`kstegall@littler.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Allegiant Travel Company
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`IT IS SO ORDERED:
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`UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
`BRENDA WEKSLER
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`DATED:
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`________________________
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`Dated this 12th day of December, 2022.
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`NELSON BUMGARDNER CONROY P.C.
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`/s/ Christopher G. Granaghan
`Edward R. Nelson III
`Christopher G. Granaghan
`John P. Murphy
`Carder W. Brooks
`Nelson Bumgardner Conroy PC
`3131 West 7th Street, Suite 300
`Fort Worth, Texas 76107
`ed@nelbum.com
`chris@nelbum.com
`john@nelbum.com
`carder@nelbum.com
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`Joseph R. Ganley (5643)
`Brenoch R. Wirthlin (10282)
`Peccole Professional Park
`10080 West Alta Drive, Suite 200
`Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
`jganley@hutchlegal.com
`bwirthlin@hutchlegal.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`R2 Solutions LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on December 12, 2022, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing
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`JOINT STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER TO CANCEL CLAIM
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`CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDINGS to be submitted electronically for filing and service with the United
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`States District Court for the District of Nevada via the Electronic Filing System to the following:
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`Patrick H. Hicks (4632)
`Kelsey E. Stegall (14279)
`LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
`3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, #300
`Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
`phicks@littler.com
`kstegall@littler.com
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`Michael A. Oblon
`JONES DAY
`51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20001
`moblon@jonesday.com
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`Keith Davis
`JONES DAY
`2727 North Harwood
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`kbdavis@jonesday.com
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`H. Albert Liou
`JONES DAY
`717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3300
`Houston, Texas 77002
`aliou@jonesday.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`Allegiant Travel Company
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`/s/ Christopher G. Granaghan
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