Gianni Versace, S.p.A. et al v. Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo SRL et al

Filing 281

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 280 Stipulation Continuing Trial Date. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2019)

1 ROSEMARIE T. RING (CA SBN 110840)
[e-mail]
2 CAROLYN HOECKER LUEDTKE
(CA SBN 207976)
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AARON D. PENNEKAMP (CA SBN 290550)
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MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
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ZACHARY M. BRIERS (CA SBN 287984)
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WILLIAM LARSEN (CA SBN 314091)
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MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
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Fiftieth Floor
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Attorneys for GIANNI VERSACE, S.P.A. and
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NICHOLAS G. KARAMBELAS (pro hac vice)
SFIKAS & KARAMBELAS LLP
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20004
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GERARD F. DUNNE (pro hac vice)
LAW OFFICE OF GERARD F. DUNNE, PC
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SUIZI LIN (CA SBN 245710)
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LAW OFFICE OF SUIZI LIN
1633 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
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Attorneys for VERSACE 19.69
ABBIGLIAMENTO SPORTIVO SRL and
THEOFANIS PAPADAS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND DIVISION

19 GIANNI VERSACE, S.P.A. AND VERSACE
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WILLIAM DUNNEGAN (pro hac vice)
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DUNNEGAN & SCILEPPI LLC
350 Fifth Avenue, 76th Floor
New York, NY 10118
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Case No. 4:16-cv-03617-HSG (LB)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL DATE

vs.

23 VERSACE 19.69 ABBIGLIAMENTO
SPORTIVO, S.R.L, THEOFANIS PAPADAS,
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ENTERPRISES, INC., BRILLIANCE NEW
25 YORK LLC, V1969 BH LLC, V1969
VERSACE SMO LLC, V1969 VERSACE HG
26 LLC, AND V1969 USA LLC,
Defendants.
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4:16-cv-03617-HSG (LB)
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

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Plaintiffs Gianni Versace, S.p.A. and Versace USA, Inc. (“Versace”) and Defendants

2 Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo, S.r.l. and Theofanis Papadas (collectively, “Versace
3 19.69,” and together with Versace, the “Parties”), through their respective counsel of record,
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WHEREAS, on July 24, 2018, the Court entered an order granting Versace’s motion for

6 summary judgment, finding that a “permanent injunction is warranted,” and scheduling a case
7 management conference to discuss “a schedule for a bench trial regarding the amount of money
8 appropriately awarded in the form of infringer’s profits,” (ECF No. 261 at 30, 32);
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WHEREAS, on August 27, 2018, the Court entered an order scheduling a bench trial to

10 commence on February 25, 2019, “regarding the amount of money appropriately awarded in the
11 form of infringer’s profits,” (ECF No. 267 at 2);
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WHEREAS, on December 21, 2018, counsel of record for Versace 19.69 requested leave

13 to withdraw as counsel (ECF Nos. 272, 274);
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WHEREAS, on January 2, 2019, the Court entered a permanent injunction, enjoining

15 Versace 19.69 from, inter alia, “licensing or otherwise inducing any persons to use any Infringing
16 Marks in the United States,” (ECF No. 275 at 3);
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WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties have conferred and agree that, in light of the pending

18 motion to withdraw, the current trial date and related pre-trial deadlines be continued until the
19 motion to withdraw is resolved and, if necessary, Versace 19.69 obtains new counsel;
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WHEREAS, a continuance of the trial date will also permit counsel for the Parties

21 (including new counsel for Versace 19.69, if necessary) to discuss whether the Parties’ can resolve
22 the pending disputes without the need for a bench trial;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree to the following, subject to the Court’s approval:

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The trial date shall be vacated.

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The parties shall meet and confer no later than 14 days after the Court has resolved

26 the pending motion to withdraw and, if necessary, Versace 19.69’s substitute counsel has appeared
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DATED: January 10, 2019

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MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
By:

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/s/Rosemarie T. Ring
Rosemarie T. Ring
Attorneys for Gianni Versace, S.p.A. and
Versace USA, Inc.

DUNNEGAN & SCILEPPI LLC
By:

/s/William Dunnegan _____________
William Dunnegan
Attorneys for Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo,
S.r.L and Theofanis Papadas

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ECF ATTESTATION
I, William Larsen, am the ECF user whose account is being used to file this document. In

3 accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(2), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document
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6 DATED: January 10, 2019

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

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/s/ WILLIAM LARSEN
William Larsen
Attorneys for Gianni Versace, S.p.A. and
Versace USA, Inc.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation between Plaintiffs Gianni Versace, S.p.A. and

3 Versace USA, Inc. (“Versace”) and Defendants Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo, S.r.l. and
4 Theofanis Papadas (“VAS Defendants,” collectively, the “Parties”), and good cause appearing, the
5 Court hereby ORDERS:
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The trial date of February 25, 2019, is vacated.

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The parties shall meet and confer no later than 14 days after the Court has resolved

8 the pending motion to withdraw and, if necessary, Versace 19.69’s substitute counsel has appeared
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DATED: January ___, 2019
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Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam Jr.
United States District Judge

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