Valjakka
Valjakka v. Netflix, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LAURI VALJAKKA, Case No. 22-cv-01490-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO DISQUALIFY
WHITESTONE LAW FROM
NETFLIX, INC., REPRESENTING AIPI, LLC Defendant. Re: ECF Nos. 251, 272
12 Now before the Court is Plaintiff Lauri Valjakka’s motion to disqualify Whitestone Law from representing third party AiPi, LLC. ECF No. 251. The Court will grant the motion. This is a patent infringement case brought by Plaintiff Valjakka against Defendant Netflix, Inc. ECF No. 74. Third party AiPi, LLC has participated in the litigation at least by “managing third party funding for Valjakka” and retaining counsel to represent him. ECF No. 233-1 ¶¶ 13, 14. For some period of time, AiPi also paid Valjakka’s legal fees. See Id. ¶¶ 29, 30; ECF No. 260-1 ¶ 4. Whitestone Law has represented Valjakka in this matter at various times, including by defending his deposition on October 12,…