Stearns v. Select Comfort Retail Corporation et al

Filing 118

STIPULATION AND ORDER The Court, having considered the parties Stipulation, the documents and records on file with the Court, and finding good cause therefore, hereby orders: Due to the resolution of matter, the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for June 8, 2012, is hereby continued to August 31, 2012, Courtroom 1, at 10:00 a.m. In the event the parties are unable to finalize and execute the settlement agreement and file a stipulation of dismissal by August 24, 2012, the parties w ill submit on that date, a Joint Case Management Conference Statement. This is the final continuance of this Case Management Conference that will be entertained by the Court. No further continuances will be granted. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 6/7/12. (tdm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2012)

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
VERNON H. GRANNEMAN (SBN 083532)
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DIANNE L. SWEENEY (SBN 187198)
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2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1114
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OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP
ANDREW S. HANSEN (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
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HEIDI A. O. FISHER (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
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MEGHAN M. ANZELC (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
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Campbell Mithun Tower
Suite 2000
222 South Ninth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
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Attorneys for Defendants
SELECT COMFORT RETAIL CORPORATION,
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. and THE SLEEP TRAIN, INC.

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