Verient, Inc. v. Orbis Patents Ltd. et al

Filing 17

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT AND EXTENDING ADR AND 269F) REPORT DEADLINES. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman on 8/30/2010. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/30/2010)

Verient, Inc. v. Orbis Patents Ltd. et al

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MICHAEL A. LADRA, State Bar No. 064307 [e-mail] WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff VERIENT, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION VERIENT, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. ORBIS PATENTS LTD., a foreign corporation, ORBISCOM IRELAND LTD., a foreign corporation, and ORBISCOM INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO.: 3:10-CV-01946-BZ STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTEND THE ADR AND 26(F) REPORT DEADLINES

STIPULATED REQUEST AND PROPOSED [ORDER] TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2, and 16-2(e) Plaintiff Verient, Inc. ("Verient") and Defendants Orbis Patents Ltd., Orbiscom Ireland Ltd., and Orbiscom Inc. ("Defendants"), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby submit this stipulated request to continue the Initial Case Management Conference, and to extend the respective ADR and 26(f) Report deadlines: WHEREAS Verient filed its Complaint for Declaratory Judgment ("Complaint") on May 5, 2010; WHEREAS pursuant to the Court's order of May 5, 2010, the Court set ADR deadlines for August 30, 2010, 26(f) Report deadlines for September 13, 2010, and the Initial Case Management Conference for September 20, 2010; WHEREAS pursuant to the Court's order of July 15, 2010, and the stipulation of the parties, the deadline for Defendants' answer or response was extended until November 1, 2010; WHEREAS continuing the Initial Case Management Conference until after Defendants' have had the opportunity to file their answer or response would avoid unnecessary litigation expenses and conserve judicial resources; WHEREAS there is an identical action pending in the Southern District of New York ("the New York Lawsuit"), with a pending motion to dismiss; WHEREAS allowing an opportunity for the New York Lawsuit to be resolved prior to proceeding with this action would promote judicial efficiency; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their respective counsel, and subject to court order that: 1. The September 20, 2010 Initial Case Management Conference shall be removed

from the calendar and continued until January 28, 2011, or some later date as is convenient for the court. 2. Pursuant to the terms of the May 5, 2010 Court order, the ADR and 26(f) Report

deadlines will likewise be removed from the calendar and continued until January 7, 2011 and January 21, 2011, respectively.

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DATED: August 27, 2010

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation

By:

s/ Michael A. Ladra Michael A. Ladra

Attorneys for Plaintiff VERIENT, INC.

DATED: August 27, 2010

BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.

By:

s/ Michele A. Gustafson Michele A. Gustafson

Attorneys for Defendants ORBIS PATENTS LTD., ORBISCOM IRELAND LTD., and ORBISCOM INC.

ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. , that the CMC is continued to January 24, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. August 30, 2010 DATED: The Honorable Bernard Zimmerman United States Magistrate Judge

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: August 27, 2010

ECF CERTIFICATION I, Michael Ladra, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file this STIPULATED REQUEST AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXTEND THE ADR AND 26(F) REPORT DEADLINES. In compliance with General Order 45.X.B, I hereby attest that Michele A. Gustafson has concurred in this filing. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation

By:

s/ Michael A. Ladra Michael A. Ladra

STIPULATED REQUEST AND PROPOSED [ORDER] TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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