E. & J. Gallo Winery et al v. Instituut Voor Landbouw - En Visserijonderzoek, et al.

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ORDER GRANTING the continuance of the Initial Scheduling Conference currently set for 9/19/2017 and CONTINUING it to 10/31/2017 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 10 (EPG) before Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 8/10/2017. (Rooney, M)

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William F. Abrams (Bar No. 88805)
Sanjeet K. Dutta (Bar No. 203463)
Jamie L. Lucia (Bar No. 246163)
Seth R. Sias (Bar No. 260674)
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
1 Market Street, Suite 1800 Steuart Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1211
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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D. Greg Durbin (Bar No. 81749)
McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP
7647 North Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93720
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESNO DIVISION
E. & J. GALLO WINERY, doing business
as SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
CONCENTRATES; G3 ENTERPRISES,
INC. doing business as DELAWARE G3
ENTERPRISES, INC.; and MCD
TECHNOLOGIES INC.,

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Plaintiffs,

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vs.
INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN
VISSERIJONDERZOEK; EIGEN
VERMOGEN VH INSTITUUT VOOR
LANDBOUW- EN
VISSERIJONDERZOEK; FLANDERS’
FOOD; and DOES 1-10,
Defendants.
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NOTICE OF ANSWER DUE DATE AND REQUEST
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d), Defendants Instituut voor Landbouw-

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en Visserijonderzoek, Eigen Vermogen VH Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek, and

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Flanders’ Food (collectively, “Defendants”), each of which is located in Belgium, have executed

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a Waiver of Service of Summons. Plaintiffs filed copies of the executed waivers on July 29,

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2017. (D.I. 14-16.) As reflected in the executed waivers, Defendants have acknowledged that,

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pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(d) and 6(a), each must file and serve an answer or

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motion under Rule 12 no later than October 10, 2017, which is 90 days after July 11, 2017.1

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In light of the October 10, 2017 deadline for Defendants to file an answer or motion

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under Rule 12 and subject to the Court’s availability, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the

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Initial Scheduling Conference, which is currently scheduled for September 19, 2017, at 9:00

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a.m., be continued to a date after October 10, 2017.

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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: August 10, 2017

STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP

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By: /s/ Jamie L. Lucia
Jamie L. Lucia

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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July 11, 2017 is the date Plaintiffs sent Defendants the request for a waiver. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
6(a)(1)(C), the 90 day period would end on October 9, 2017, which is a legal holiday (Columbus Day), so
the period continues to October 10.
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The Court grants a continuance of the Initial Scheduling Conference currently noticed for

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September 19, 2017, and continues it to October 31, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. A joint report shall be

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due one full week prior to the conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

August 10, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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