E & E Co., Ltd. v. Light In The Box Limited

Filing 87

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 86 CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE and ADR PHONE CONFERENCE filed by Light In The Box Limited. Case Management Statement due by 3/31/2016. Further Case Management Conference set for 4/7/2016 10:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco.. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 3/7/16. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2016)

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Harrison J. Frahn IV (Bar No. 206822)
[e-mail]
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorney for Defendant Light In The Box Limited

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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E & E CO., LTD., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
LIGHT IN THE BOX LIMITED, a Hong
Kong corporation,

Case No. 3:15-CV-00069-EMC
Judge Edward M. Chen
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONTINUING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE,
ASSOCIATED DATES, AND ADR PHONE
CONFERENCE

Defendant.

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Third Amended Complaint Filed:
February 4, 2016

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Current CMC Date: March 17, 2016

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Plaintiff E & E Co., Ltd., (“Plaintiff” or “E & E”) and Defendant Light In The Box

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Limited (“Defendant” or “LITB”) (collectively, the “Parties”), hereby stipulate to a fourteen (14)

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day continuance of the initial Case Management Conference (“CMC”), currently set for March 17,

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2016, and all dates associated therewith, including the time to file the Case Management

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Statement and for the exchange of Initial Disclosures. The Parties further stipulate to a fourteen

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(14) day continuance of the ADR Phone Conference currently set for March 14, 2016. The

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Parties’ stipulation is based on the following facts:

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Following the filing of LITB’s Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint on

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September 14, 2015 (Dkt. No. 44), the Court reset the CMC from November 9, 2015, to December

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10, 2015 (Dkt. No. 46);

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING CMC AND ADR PHONE CONFERENCE

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Plaintiff E & E filed a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) in the above

captioned case against Defendant LITB on October 14, 2015 (Dkt. No. 60);
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After ongoing settlement discussions, the Parties entered into a joint stipulation and

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proposed order to continue the CMC (Dkt. No. 66), which order was entered by the Court on

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November 16, 2015, resetting the CMC for January 21, 2016 (Dkt. No. 67);

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Following the filing of LITB’s Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint

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on December 28, 2015 (Dkt. No. 72), the Court reset the CMC from January 21, 2016, to March 3,

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2016, and set the date for the submission of the Case Management Statement to February 25, 2016

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(Dkt. No. 73).

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Plaintiff E & E filed a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) in the above captioned

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case against Defendant LITB on February 4, 2016 (Dkt. No. 79), and Defendant LITB filed an

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Answer to the TAC on February 11, 2016 (Dkt. No. 80).

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At the request of the Parties, an ADR Phone Conference was scheduled for

February 22, 2016 (Dkt. No. 83).
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The Parties reengaged in settlement discussions and made significant strides

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towards resolution of this matter, resulting in a request to continue the CMC, its associated dates,

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and the ADR Phone Conference on February 18, 2016 (Dkt. No. 84). Such request was granted on

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February 19, 2016 (Dkt. No. 85) causing the CMC to be rescheduled for March 17, 2016, along

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with its associated dates, and the ADR Phone Conference to be rescheduled for March 14, 2016,

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by the ADR Unit.

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The Parties remain in close and diligent settlement negotiations and would like

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time to continue their settlement talks before taking the time and expense of filing a Joint CMC

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statement, preparing and exchanging Initial Disclosures, preparing for and participating in the

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ADR Phone Conference, and preparing for and attending the CMC.

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The Parties submit that this agreement was made in the spirit of conserving judicial

resources and is in the best interests of the Parties.
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The Parties, therefore, respectfully request that the CMC scheduled for March 17,

2016, be continued for fourteen (14) days until March 31, 2016, or a date convenient to the Court,
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along with all dates associated therewith, including continuing the date for filing the Joint CMC

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Statement and exchanging Initial Disclosure to one week before the new CMC date. The Parties

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further request that the ADR Phone Conference currently set for March 14, 2016, be continued for

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fourteen (14) days until March 28, 2016, or a date convenient to the Court and ADR Unit.

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Dated: March 3, 2016

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SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
By: /s/ Harrison J. Frahn IV
Harrison J. Frahn IV
[e-mail]
Attorney for Defendant, Light In The Box Limited

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FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
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By: /s/ John Shaeffer
John Shaeffer
[e-mail]
Ashe Puri
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff, E & E CO., LTD.

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Attestation: Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer attests that concurrence in the filing
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of this document has been obtained from the signatories to this document.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that:

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The Case Management Conference shall be continued from March 17, 2016, until

April 7
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All other deadlines associated with the Case Management Conference shall be

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continued, accordingly, including the filing of a Joint Case Management Conference statement and

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exchange of Initial Disclosures, which shall be continued until one week before the new CMC

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date. The Parties shall comply with this Court’s Standing Order re: Initial Case Management and

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the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California re: Contents of Case

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Management Statements.
The ADR Phone Conference shall be continued from March 14, 2016, until

March 28
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(or to another date to be set by ADR Unit)

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