Naruto v. David John Slater et al

Filing 30

ORDER RE RESCHEDULING RULE 26(F) CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE re #29 STIPULATION. Case Management Conference continued to 1/6/2016 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, San Francisco (Case Management Statement due by 12/30/2015.) Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 12/2/2015. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/2/2015)

1 IRELL & MANELLA LLP
David A. Schwarz (State Bar No. 159376)
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1800 Avenue of the Stars, Ste. 900
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Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276
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Fax: [phone]
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PETA FOUNDATION
6 Jeffrey S. Kerr (to be admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
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1536 16th Street NW
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Tel: [phone]
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10 Matthew Strugar (State Bar No. 232951)
[e-mail]
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Martina Bernstein (State Bar No. 230505)
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2154 W. Sunset Boulevard
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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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19 NARUTO, a Crested Macaque, by and through
his Next Friends, PEOPLE FOR THE
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INC., and ANTJE ENGELHARDT, Ph.D.
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Plaintiff,
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24 DAVID JOHN SLATER, an individual,
BLURB, INC., a Delaware corporation, and
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United Kingdom private limited company,
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Case No.: 15-cv-4324-WHO
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:
RESCHEDULING RULE 26(F) CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Complaint filed: September 23, 2015
Judge: Hon. William H. Orrick

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:
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Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2, and 7-12, Plaintiff Naruto, a Crested Macaque, by and

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2 through his Next Friends, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (“PETA”) and Antje
3 Engelhardt, Ph.D. (“Plaintiff”), and Defendants Blurb, Inc., David J. Slater, and Wildlife
4 Personalities, Ltd. (“Defendants,” and together with Plaintiff, the “Parties”), by and through their
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a complaint on September 23, 2015;

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), the Court set a case

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WHEREAS, the Defendants have filed motions to dismiss that are scheduled to be heard

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10 on January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.;
WHEREAS, the Parties believe that the interests of judicial economy and efficiency will

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12 be served by scheduling the Rule 26(f) case management conference on the same date as the
13 hearing on the motions to dismiss;
WHEREAS, the Parties have stipulated and agreed, subject to the approval of the Court, to

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15 reschedule the Rule 26(f) conference to January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.;
WHEREAS, rescheduling the Rule 26(f) conference will have no other effect on the

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17 schedule of the case; and
WHEREAS, in support of this stipulation, the parties have submitted the Declaration of

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19 Daniel Allender;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between the Parties, by and through

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21 their counsel of record, subject to the approval of the Court, that the status conference currently set
22 for December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. be VACATED and reset for January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in
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1 Dated: December 1, 2015

Respectfully submitted,

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IRELL & MANELLA LLP

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By: /s/ David A. Schwarz
David A. Schwarz

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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COOLEY LLP

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By: /s/ Angela L. Dunning
Angela L. Dunning

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Attorneys for Defendant
BLURB, INC.

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By: /s/ Andrew Dhuey
Andrew Dhuey

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Attorney for Defendants
DAVID J. SLATER AND WILDLIFE
PERSONALITIES, LTD.

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FILER’S ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, Casey A. Hultin hereby attests

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21 that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.
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By: /s/ Casey A. Hultin
Casey A. Hultin

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that the Rule 26(f) case

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2 management conference currently set for December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. is VACATED and shall
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Dated: December 2, 2015

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The Honorable William H. Orrick

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