Indiezone, Inc. et al v. Rooke et al

Filing 105

STIPULATION AND MODIFIED ORDER re 101 STIPULATION to Continue Initial Case Management Conference and Associated Deadlines - Counsel for Indiezone, Inc. and EoBuy, Ltd., are also included in this Stipulation filed by Chris Ohlsen, Mus ic.Me LLC, Tony Abena, Holly Oliver, Sam Ashkar, Dave Moorehouse, II, Phil Hazel, Jingit Holdings, LLC, Jingit LLC, Jingit Financial Services, LLC, Todd Rooke, Joe Rogness, John E. Fleming, Justin James, Chris Karls, US Bank, Targe t, Wal-Mart, Shannon Davis, General Electric, Dan Frawley. Case Management Statement due by 8/8/2014. Case Management Conference set for 8/15/2014 10:30 AM in Courtroom 4, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 4/30/2014. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/2/2014)

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James W. Morando (CA Bar No. 087896)
Deepak Gupta (CA Bar No. 226991)
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Douglas R. Dollinger (pro hac vice)
(NY Bar No. 2354926)
LAW OFFICES OF DOUGLAS
DOLLINGER
260 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 845-915-6801
E-mail:
[e-mail]

Keiko L. Sugisaka (pro hac vice)
(MN Bar No. 266152)
Joseph P. Ceronsky (pro hac vice)
(MN Bar No. 391059)
MASLON EDELMAN BORMAN
& BRAND, LLP
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4140
Telephone:
612-672-8200
Facsimile:
612-672-8397
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Seth D. Heyman (CA Bar No. 194120)
HEYMAN LAW OFFICES
Suite 900
2600 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 855-407-7714
E-mail:
[e-mail]
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
INDIEZONE, INC., A DELAWARE
CORPORATION, AND EOBUY, LTD., AN
IRISH PRIVATE LIMITED
CORPORATION

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
JINGIT LLC, JINGIT HOLDINGS, LLC,
JINGIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC,
TODD ROOKE, JOE ROGNESS, PHIL
HAZEL, SAM ASHKAR, HOLLY
OLIVER, SHANNON DAVIS, JUSTIN
JAMES, CHRIS OHLSEN, DAN
FRAWLEY, DAVE MOOREHOUSE, II,
TONY ABENA, CHRIS KARLS, JOHN E.
FLEMING, AND MUSIC.ME, LLC
Additional Counsel for Defendants on
Signature Page
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Indiezone, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
EoBuy, Limited an Irish private limited company,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Todd Rooke, Joe Rogness, Phil Hazel, Sam
Ashkar, Holly Oliver and U.S. Bank, collectively
the RICO Defendants;
Jingit LLC, Jingit Holdings, LLC, Jingit Financial
Services LLC, Music.Me, LLC, Tony Abena, John

Case No. 3:13-cv-04280 (VC)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL
CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATED
DEADLINES AS MODIFIED

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E. Fleming, Dan Frawley, Dave Moorehouse II,
Chris Ohlsen, Justin James, Shannon Davis, Chris
Karls in their capacities as officers, agents and/or
employees of Jingit LLC, Defendants in
Negligence, and Aiding/Abetting;
Wal-Mart, General Electric, Target, DOE(s) and
ROE(s) 1 through 10, Defendants in Negligence
Secondary-Vicarious Infringement,
Defendants.

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Indiezone, Inc. and eoBuy, Limited filed the Complaint on
September 16, 2013, alleging twenty-seven counts against the above-named Defendants related to
alleged misappropriation of Plaintiffs’ intellectual property (ECF 1);

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WHEREAS, the Jingit Defendants1 and Defendant U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S.

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Bank”) stipulated with Plaintiffs for extensions of time to respond to the Complaint through

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January 10, 2014 (ECF 11-13 & 17);
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2014, the Jingit Defendants filed a: (1) Motion of Defendants
Rooke and Rogness to Compel Arbitration with Indiezone, Inc. based on a mandatory arbitration
clause in their employment agreements with Indiezone; (2) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff eoBuy,
Limited because this plaintiff dissolved in 2008 and lacked capacity to sue; and (3) Motion of
Remaining Defendants to Stay All Remaining Proceedings pending the outcome of the arbitration
(ECF 29);
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2014, Defendant U.S. Bank filed a motion joining the Jingit
Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss eoBuy, Limited and Stay All Remaining Proceedings (ECF 35);
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend their Complaint to add or
substitute a party on February 21, 2014, seeking to add “eoBuy Ventures Limited” as a plaintiff
(ECF 57);

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“Jingit Defendants” are Todd Rooke, Joe Rogness, Phil Hazel, Sam Ashkar, Holly
Oliver, Jingit, LLC, Jingit Holdings, LLC, Jingit Financial Services, LLC, Music.Me, LLC, Tony
Abena, John E. Fleming, Dan Frawley, Dave Moorehouse II, Chris Ohlsen, Justin James,
Shannon Davis and Chris Karls.
STIPULATION AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE / Case
No. 3:13-cv-04280 (VC)

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WHEREAS, on March 6, 2014, Plaintiffs, Jingit Defendants and U.S. Bank filed a
Stipulation to Continue Initial Case Management Conference and Associated Deadlines based on
the Parties’ agreement that it would be inefficient to plan discovery, motions and other case
management processes, including the Court’s ADR Multi-Option Program, for a case in which
one plaintiff may be dismissed and that may shortly be ordered to binding arbitration where
different rules and procedures will govern (ECF 64);
WHEREAS, the parties to the March 6, 2014 Stipulation also agreed to combine the
hearings on Defendants’ and Plaintiffs’ pending motions (ECF 64);
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2014, Defendant Target Corporation (“Target”) joined Jingit
Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss eoBuy, Limited and Stay All Remaining Proceedings (ECF 69);
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2014, pursuant to the Parties’ Stipulation, the Court ordered
continuation of the case management conference until roughly two months after the joint hearing
date for the pending motions (ECF 71);
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2014 Defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) and
General Electric Company (“General Electric”) joined Jingit Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss
eoBuy, Limited and Stay All Remaining Proceedings (ECF 74);
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a second motion for leave to amend their Complaint to add or
substitute a party on April 1, 2014 (ECF 84) and April 9, 2014 (ECF 90) seeking to add “eoBuy
Licensing Limited” as a plaintiff;
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a Motion Requesting an Enlargement of
Time to Submit a Corrected Response and/or Renew their Response to the Defendants’ Motions
to Compel Arbitration, Dismiss or Stay Proceedings (ECF 91) to include “eoBuy Licensing
Limited” as a plaintiff in response to Defendants’ motions;
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2014, the case was transferred to the Honorable Vince Chhabria
pursuant to the Order Reassigning Case;
WHEREAS, the Order Reassigning Case vacated all case management conference dates
and motion hearing dates;
STIPULATION AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE / Case
No. 3:13-cv-04280 (VC)

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WHEREAS, the Parties have conferred and have re-noticed all pending motions for
Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.;
WHEREAS, the Parties have conferred and still agree that it would be inefficient to plan
discovery, motions and other case management processes, including the Court’s ADR MultiOption Program, for a case in which one plaintiff may be dismissed and that may be ordered to
binding arbitration where different rules and procedures will govern;
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the above, Plaintiffs have informed Defendants of their
intent to file a motion seeking expedited discovery of certain electronic evidence from Defendants
Rooke and Rogness also to be heard on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.;

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ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby stipulated and requested pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2(a), by

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Indiezone, Inc. and eoBuy, Limited (together, “Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Jingit LLC, Jingit

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Holdings, LLC, Jingit Financial Services, LLC, Todd Rooke, Joe Rogness, Phil Hazel, Sam

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Ashkar, Holly Oliver, Shannon Davis, Justin James, Chris Ohlsen, Dan Frawley, Dave

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Moorehouse, II, Tony Abena, Chris Karls, John E. Fleming, Music.Me, LLC, U.S. Bank National

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Association, Target Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and General Electric Company (together,

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“Defendants”; Plaintiffs and Defendants collectively, the “Parties”), through their respective

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counsel as follows:

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That the Initial Case Management Conference, along with the associated deadlines

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for the Rule 26(f) meet and confer, the Rule 26(f) Report and the ADR Multi-Option Program

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deadlines be scheduled for dates no earlier than August 2014, pending the Court’s ruling on the

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pending motions, or such time thereafter as the Court’s calendar will permit.

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August 15, 2014, at 10:30 a.m.

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This Stipulation and Request is supported by the attached Declaration of Counsel Pursuant
to Civil L.R. 6-2(a).

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STIPULATION AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE / Case
No. 3:13-cv-04280 (VC)

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Dated: April 29, 2014

LAW OFFICES OF DOUGLAS R. DOLLINGER

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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS INDIEZONE,
INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AND
EOBUY, LTD., AN IRISH PRIVATE LIMITED
CORPORATION

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/s/ Douglas R. Dollinger
Douglas R. Dollinger (pro hac vice)
NY Bar No. 2354926

-andDated: April 29, 2014

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JAMES R. MCGUIRE (CA SBN 189275)
[e-mail]
ANGELA E. KLEINE (CA SBN 255643)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522

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By:

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/s/ Angela E. Kleine
Angela E. Kleine

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ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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Dated: April 29, 2014

JAMES R. STEFFEN (pro hac vice)
(MN Bar No. 204717)
[e-mail]
PETER M. ROUTHIER (pro hac vice)
(MN Bar No. 391488)
[e-mail]
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 612.766.1600

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By:

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/s/ Peter M. Routhier
Peter M. Routhier

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT TARGET
CORP.

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STIPULATION AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE / Case
No. 3:13-cv-04280 (VC)

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Dated: April 29, 2014

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ROBERT N. PHILLIPS (SBN 120970)
[e-mail]
PAULO L. SOUSA (SBN 288705)
[e-mail]
REED SMITH
101 Second Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.391.8269

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By:

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/s/ Robert N. Phillips
Robert N. Phillips

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS WAL-MART
STORES, INC. AND GENERAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY

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Dated: April 29, 2014
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MASLON EDELMAN BORMAN & BRAND,
LLP
By:

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/s/ Joseph P. Ceronsky
Joseph P. Ceronsky (pro hac vice)
(MN Bar No. 391059)
Keiko L. Sugisaka (pro hac vice)
(MN Bar No. 266152)

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS JINGIT LLC,
JINGIT HOLDINGS, LLC, JINGIT FINANCIAL
SERVICES, LLC, TODD ROOKE, JOE
ROGNESS, PHIL HAZEL, SAM ASHKAR,
HOLLY OLIVER, SHANNON DAVIS, JUSTIN
JAMES, CHRIS OHLSEN, DAN FRAWLEY,
DAVE MOOREHOUSE II, TONY ABENA,
CHRIS KARLS, JOHN E. FLEMING, AND
MUSIC.ME, LLC

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STIPULATION AND [PROP.] ORDER TO CONTINUE
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE / Case
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ATTESTATION UNDER L.R. 5-1(i)

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In accordance with Local Rule 5-1(i), I have obtained concurrence in the filing of the
document from each of the signatories, and I shall maintain records to support this concurrence
for subsequent production for the Court, if so ordered, or for inspection upon request by a party.

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/s/ Joesph P. Ceronsky
Joseph P. Ceronsky

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