Fortinet, Inc. v. Sophos, Inc. et al

Filing 52

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. STIPULATION AND ORDER re 50 STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Mediation by Fortinet, Inc. filed by Fortinet, Inc.. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 4/8/14. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2014)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FORTINET, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 3:13-cv-05831-EMC
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

SOPHOS INC., MICHAEL VALENTINE, ,
and JASON CLARK,
Defendants.

SOPHOS INC. and SOPHOS LTD.,
Counterclaim Plaintiffs,
v.
FORTINET, INC.,
Counterclaim Defendant.
Counsel report that they have met and conferred regarding ADR and have reached the
following stipulation pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5:
The parties agree to participate in the following ADR process:
Court Processes:
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Non-binding Arbitration (ADR L.R. 4)
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Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) (ADR L.R. 5)
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Mediation (ADR L.R. 6)
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(Note: Parties who believe that an early settlement conference with a Magistrate Judge is
appreciably more likely to meet their needs than any other form of ADR must participate in an
ADR phone conference and may not file this form. They must instead file a Notice of Need for
ADR Phone Conference. See Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5)
Private Process:
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Private ADR (please identify process and provider) ______________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
The parties agree to hold the ADR session by:
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the presumptive deadline (The deadline is 90 days from the date of the order
referring the case to an ADR process unless otherwise ordered. )
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X

other requested deadline __sixty (60) days after the service of the parties’
invalidity contentions________________________________________

Dated:_4/3/2014

_/s John M. Neukom
Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated:_4/3/2014

/s Sean C. Cunningham
Attorney for Defendants

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
The parties’ stipulation is adopted and IT IS SO ORDERED.
The parties’ stipulation is modified as follows, and IT IS SO ORDERED.

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When filing this document in ECF, please be sure to use the appropriate Docket
Event, e.g., “Stipulation and Proposed Order Selecting Mediation.”

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