Digital Software Services, Inc. v. Entertainment Programs, Inc. et al

Filing 42

STIPULATION and ORDER 38 signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 12/23/09 ORDERING Dft and Cross-Dft Entertainment Programs, Inc.'s time to respondto Dft and Cross-Claimant C.D. Video Manufacturing, Inc.'s cross-claim is extended until 10 days after this Court issues a ruling on the pending petition to compel arbitration and motion to stay the proceedings.(Engbretson, K.)

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ANDREW W. STROUD (State Bar No. 126475) SARAH J. FISCHER (State Bar No. 260807) MENNEMEIER, GLASSMAN & STROUD LLP 980 9th Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 916-553-4011 [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Defendant Entertainment Programs, Inc.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 13 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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LYNDA J. ZADRA-SYMES (SBN 156511) LAUREN KELLER KATZENELLENBOGEN (SBN 223370) KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP 2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Claimant C.D. Video Manufacturing, Inc.

DIGITAL SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.,

) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS, INC., a ) California corporation; JOSEPH A. PERSHES, ) individually and as owner of ) ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS, INC.; ) KOCH ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION; ) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; ) INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a ) Tennessee corporation; CD VIDEO ) MANUFACTURING, INC., a California ) corporation; and L&M OPTICAL DISC ) WEST, LLC, a California limited liability ) company, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________________ )

Case No. 2:09-cv-02763-MCE-DAD The Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEFENDANT ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS' TIME TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANT C.D. VIDEO MANUFACTURING, INC.'S CROSSCLAIM; ORDER

Complaint filed: October 5, 2009

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S T IP U L A T I O N TO EXTEND DEFENDANT ENTERTAINM E N T PROGRAM S ' TIM E TO RESPOND TO D E F E N D A N T C.D. VIDEO M A N U F A C T U R I N G , INC.'S CROSS-CLAIM

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Defendant and Cross-Defendant Entertainment Programs, Inc. ("EPI") and Defendant and Cross-Claimant C.D. Video Manufacturing, Inc. ("C.D. Video"), stipulate as follows: Whereas, Plaintiff filed its Complaint on October 5, 2009; Whereas, on December 4, 2009, EPI filed a petition to compel arbitration and motion to stay the proceedings pending arbitration; Whereas, on December 4, 2009, C.D. Video filed an answer to the Complaint that included a cross-claim against EPI; Whereas, the pending petition to compel arbitration and motion to stay the proceedings may result in a stay of the proceedings and potentially, a dismissal of Plaintiff's claims which would directly bear upon EPI's response, including if one is necessary, to C.D. Video's cross-claim and; Whereas, the parties have agreed to extend EPI's time to respond to C.D. Video's cross-claim until ten days after this Court issues a ruling on the pending petition to compel arbitration and motion to stay the proceedings. Now, therefore, the parties enter into the following stipulation: STIPULATION The parties, by and through their respective attorneys, stipulate and agree as

Defendant and Cross-Defendant Entertainment Programs, Inc.'s time to respond to Defendant and Cross-Claimant C.D. Video Manufacturing, Inc.'s cross-claim is extended until ten days after this Court issues a ruling on the pending petition to compel arbitration and motion to stay the proceedings.

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MENNEMEIER, GLASSMAN & STROUD LLP /s/ Andrew W. Stroud Andrew W. Stroud, Attorneys for Entertainment Programs, Inc.

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S T IP U L A T I O N TO EXTEND DEFENDANT ENTERTAINM E N T PROGRAM S ' TIM E TO RESPOND TO D E F E N D A N T C.D. VIDEO M A N U F A C T U R I N G , INC.'S CROSS-CLAIM

1 Dated: December 21, 2009 2 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP /s/ Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen, Attorneys for C.D. Video Manufacturing, Inc.

Dated: December 23, 2009 ________________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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S T IP U L A T I O N TO EXTEND DEFENDANT ENTERTAINM E N T PROGRAM S ' TIM E TO RESPOND TO D E F E N D A N T C.D. VIDEO M A N U F A C T U R I N G , INC.'S CROSS-CLAIM