Tiwari v. NBC Universal, Inc.

Filing 29

STIPULATION AND ORDER continuing stay of action to 1/15/2010; Signed by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel on 1/4/2010. (awb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2010)

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THOMAS R .BURKE (CA State Bar No. 141930) 2 JEFF GLASSER (CA State Bar No. 252596) DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 3 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, California 94111 [phone] 4 Telephone: Facsimile: [phone] 5 Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant NBC Universal, Inc. 6 7 8 9 10 11 ANURAG TIWARI, Plaintiff(s), v. NBC UNIVERSAL, INC., Defendant(s). ) Case No. C08-3988 MHP ) ) JOINT STIPULATION FURTHER ) STAYING ALL PROCEEDINGS IN THIS ) CIVIL ACTION ) ) ) ) ) ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Plaintiff Anurag Tiwari, proceeding in propria persona, and Defendant NBC Universal,

19 Inc., through its counsel of record, pursuant to F.R.C.P. 26(c), together ask this court to again 20 further stay all proceedings in this civil action. See, e.g., Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 21 975 F.2d 604, 607 (9th Cir.1992) ("The district court is given broad discretion in supervising the 22 pretrial phase of litigation, and its decisions ... will not be disturbed unless they evidence a clear 23 abuse of discretion."); Federal Sav. & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Molinaro, 889 F.2d 899, 902 (9th Cir. 24 1989) (noting that discretion may be exercised to order a stay of civil proceedings pending the 25 resolution of criminal proceeding); Iannelli v. Long, 487 F.2d 317, 318 (3d. Cir. 1973) (civil 26 proceedings properly may be deferred until the conclusion of related criminal proceedings). Since 27 the last joint filing by the parties, on December 15, 2009, judgment was pronounced against 28
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1 Plaintiff in the criminal case. See Second Amended Complaint at ¶ 32. Plaintiff promptly filed an 2 appeal. Absent a further stipulation from the parties, Plaintiff and Defendant together ask this 3 Court to agree to continue the stay currently in place until January 15, 2010. 4 5 Further, Plaintiff and Defendant together also ask this Court to order that the 60-day period

6 in which Defendant may file an anti-SLAPP motion under California Code of Civil Procedure 7 425.16 will not begin to run until the stay in this civil action is lifted. See Code of Civ. Proc. § 8 425.16(f) (stating that the special motion to strike may be filed "... in the court's discretion, at any 9 time upon terms it deems proper"). Additionally, in accordance with Local Rule 6-1(a), Plaintiff 10 and Defendant together ask this Court to allow Defendant to answer or otherwise respond to 11 Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint within 60 days after the stay is lifted or until March 16,

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12 2010, absent further stipulation of the parties. 13 14 15 16 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP 17 By:_/s/ Thomas R. Burke____________ Thomas R. Burke 18 Attorneys for Defendant NBC Universal, Inc. 19 20 By:_ /s/ Anurag Tiwari___________ Anurag Tiwari In Propria Persona Respectfully submitted this 29th day of December, 2009.

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