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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`VARTA MICROBATTERY GMBH,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
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`AMAZON.COM, INC.
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`BEST BUY STORES, L.P., ET AL.
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`PEAG, LLC
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`AUDIO PARTNERSHIP LLC, ET AL
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA,
`INC.
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`Defendants.
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-00051-JRG
`LEAD CASE
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-00052-JRG
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-00054-JRG
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-00071-JRG
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-00138-JRG
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20-cv-00029-JRG
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`ORDER
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`Before the Court is the Joint Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) (the “Motion”)
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`filed by Plaintiff VARTA Microbattery GmbH (“VARTA”) and Defendants Audio Partnership
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`LLC and Audio Partnership PLC d/b/a Cambridge Audio (collectively, “Cambridge”).
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`(Dkt. No. 90). In the Motion, the parties request that the Court dismiss all of VARTA’s claims
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`against Cambridge subject to the terms of the settlement agreement between VARTA and
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`Cambridge.
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`Having considered the Motion, and in light of its joint nature, the Court finds that it should
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`be and hereby is GRANTED. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that all claims in the above-
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`VARTA Ex. 2018 Page 1 of 2
`EVE Energy v. VARTA
`IPR2022-01484
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`Case 2:20-cv-00138-JRG Document 11 Filed 05/16/22 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 91
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`captioned case between VARTA and Cambridge are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Each
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`party is to bear its own costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees. The Clerk of Court is directed to
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`terminate Cambridge as a defendant in Member Case No. 2:20-cv-00138-JRG. Lead Case No.
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`2:20-cv-00051-JRG and Member Case No. 2:20-cv-00138-JRG shall remain OPEN in view of the
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`remaining live parties.
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`____________________________________
`RODNEY GILSTRAP
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`So ORDERED and SIGNED this 16th day of May, 2022.
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`VARTA Ex. 2018 Page 2 of 2
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