California Natural Products v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

Filing 68

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 9/13/2012 DISMISSING, with prejudice, Plaintiff's Eighth and Ninth Claims for Relief for Patent Infringement; DISMISSING Defendant's 59 Counterclaims in their entirety as follows: Count I, with prejudice; Count II, without prejudice; Count III, with prejudice; Count IV, without prejudice. (Michel, G)

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Jeffrey W. Shopoff (Bar No. 46278)
Gregory S. Cavallo (Bar No. 173270)
Paul F. Kirsch (Bar No. 127446)
James M. Robinson (Bar No. 238063)
SHOPOFF CAVALLO & KIRSCH LLP
100 Pine Street, Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
California Natural Products

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS
(d/b/a POWER AUTOMATION SYSTEMS),
a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. (d/b/a
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.), a
Delaware corporation,

CASE NO. 2:12-cv-00593-JAM-GGH
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
DISMISS PLAINTIFF CALIFORNIA
NATURAL PRODUCTS EIGHTH AND
NINTH CLAIMS FOR RELIEF AND
THE COUNTERCLAIMS OF
DEFENDANT ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS

Defendant.

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WHEREAS plaintiff California Natural Products (d/b/a Power Automation Systems) (“PAS”)

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and defendant Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (d/b/a Hartness International, Inc.) (“ITW”), through their

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respective counsel of record, have agreed as follows;

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that plaintiff PAS will dismiss, with prejudice, its Eighth Claim

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for Relief for Patent Infringement of the ‘213 Patent and its Ninth Claim for Relief for Patent

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Infringement of the ‘634 Patent; and

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IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that defendant ITW will dismiss its counterclaims in their
entirety, as follows: Count I for Declaratory Action – Non-Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,652,213,
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STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL OF
CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS

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with prejudice; Count II for Declaration of Invalidity – U.S. Patent No. 6,652,213, without prejudice;

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Count III, Declaration of Non-Infringement – U.S. Patent No. 7,073,634, with prejudice; and Count IV

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for Declaration of Invalidity – U.S. Patent No. 7, 073,634, without prejudice.

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DATED: September 13, 2012

SHOPOFF CAVALLO & KIRSCH LLP

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By

/s/ Gregory S. Cavallo
Gregory S. Cavallo
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS
(d/b/a POWER AUTOMATION SYSTEMS)

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DATED: September 13, 2012

GRIPPO & ELDEN LLC

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By

/s/ Lynn H. Murray______________________
Lynn H. Murray
Attorneys for Defendant
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. (d/b/a HARTNESS
INTERNATIONAL, INC.)

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DATED: September 13, 2012

POOLE & SHAFFERY, LLP

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By

/s/ David S. Poole ______________________
David S. Poole
Attorneys for Defendant
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. (d/b/a HARTNESS
INTERNATIONAL, INC.)

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: 9/13/12

/s/ John A. Mendez___________
JOHN A. MENDEZ
United States District Court Judge

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STIPULATION RE DISMISSAL OF
CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS