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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`STRATOSAUDIO, INC.,
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`Case No. 6:20-CV-1131-ADA
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`Plaintiff,
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`DEFENDANT’S STATUS REPORT REGARDING PENDING VENUE MOTION
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`Pursuant to Judge Albright’s Second Amended Standing Order Regarding Motions for
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`Inter-District Transfer, dated August 17, 2021, Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
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`provides the following status report regarding its motion to dismiss or transfer for improper
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`venue (Dkt. 16): the motion is fully briefed (see Dkts. 16, 22, 23), including with respect to
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`supplemental briefing requested by the Court in an email dated June 28, 2021 (see Dkts. 40, 41,
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`47), and is ready for resolution.
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`Case 6:20-cv-01131-ADA Document 51 Filed 08/23/21 Page 2 of 3
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`Dated: August 23, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
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`/s/ Mark Hannemann
`Mark Hannemann (admitted pro hac vice)
`Thomas R. Makin (admitted pro hac vice)
`Eric S. Lucas (admitted pro hac vice)
`599 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Telephone: 212.848.4000
`Facsimile: 646.848.4000
`Mark.Hannemann@shearman.com
`Thomas.Makin@shearman.com
`Eric.Lucas@shearman.com
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`David P. Whittlesey
`300 W. 6th Street, Suite 2250
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Telephone: 512.647.1907
`Facsimile: 512.857.6602
`David.Whittlesey@shearman.com
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`Counsel to defendant Volkswagen Group of
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`Case 6:20-cv-01131-ADA Document 51 Filed 08/23/21 Page 3 of 3
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on August 23, 2021, counsel of record are being served
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`/s/ Eric S. Lucas
`Eric S. Lucas
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`Counsel to defendant Volkswagen Group of
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