Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli Ag et al v. The Hershey Company et al

Filing 38

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO SUSPEND DEADLINES FOR 30 DAYS TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. All deadlines are vacated. If a settlement is not executed by October 1, 2009, the parties shall endeavor to submit a joint and stipulated schedule for the case on or before October 15, 2009. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on September 2, 2009. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2009)

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ATON ARBISSER, (Bar No. 150496) aton@kayescho ler.com KAYE SCHOLER LLP 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1700 Los Angeles, California 90067 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys For Defendants/ Counterclaim-Plaint iffs THE HERSHEY COMPANY, HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONARY CORPORATION MICHAEL O. WARNECKE (IL. Bar No. 2942291) mwarnecke@perkinsco ie.com (Pro Hac Vice Application Granted) DEBRA R. BERNARD (IL. Bar No. 6191217) dbernard@perkinsco ie.co m (Pro Hac Vice Application Granted) PERKINS COIE LLP 131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60603-5559 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312.324.9400 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Counter-claim defendants CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG and GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE COMPANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG, et al., Plaint iffs, v. Case No. CV-08-5354 MMC ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SUSPEND DEADLINES FOR 30 DAYS TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT JASON A. YURASEK (CA. Bar No. 202131) jyurasek@perkinsco ie.com PERKINS COIE LLP Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2400 San Francisco, CA 94111-4131 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.344.7050

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THE HERSHEY COMPANY, et al., Defendants. THE HERSHEY COMPANY, et al., Counterclaim-plaint iffs, v.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CASE NO. CV-085354-MMC

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CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG, et al., Counterclaim-defendants. Plaint iffs and Counterclaim-defendants CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN Lindt & Sprungli AG, and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants and Counterclaim-plaintiffs The Hershey Company, and Hershey Chocolate & Confectionary Corporation ("Defendants"), by and through counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, the parties have reached an agreement in principle to settle the disputes at issue in this matter and are completing the documentation of that settlement; WHEREAS, in order to focus on settlement, the parties have allowed various deadlines in the litigation to pass with the express understanding that those dates will be reset should a settlement not be finalized and consummated; WHEREAS, September 1, 2009 is the present deadline for reporting on the results of mediation. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree, through their counsel of record and with good cause having been shown, and respectfully request that the Court 1. 2. Vacate all deadlines in this case; and If a settlement is not executed by October 1, 2009, the parties will endeavor to

submit a joint and stipulated schedule for the case on or before October 15, 2009. IT IS SO STIPULATED: DATED: August 31, 2009 PERKINS COIE LLP By: /s/ Jason A. Yurasek Attorneys for Plaintiffs CHOCOLADEFABRIKEN LINDT & SPRUNGLI AG and GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE COMPANY

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KAYE SCHOLER LLP By: /s/ Aton Arbisser Attorneys for Defendants THE HERSHEY COMPANY and HERSHEY CHOCOLATE & CONFECTIONERY CORPORATION [PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. _________________________________ Honorable Maxine M. Chesney United States District Court Judge

ATTESTATION I hereby attest that express concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatory whose conformed signature appears on this efiled document. PERKINS COIE LLP By: /s/ Jason A. Yurasek

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