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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ZINUS INC., a California Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SIMMONS BEDDING CO, a Delaware

Corporation, and DREAMWELL, LTD, a

limited liability company of Nevada

Defendants. __________________________________

 DREAMWELL, LTD, a limited liability

company of Nevada

Counterclaimant

v.

ZINUS INC., a California Corporation,

Counterclaim Defendant __________________________________

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Case No.: C 07- 3012 PVT

ORDER AFTER CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

On September 18, 2007, the parties appeared before Magistrate Judge Patricia V.

Trumbull for a Case Management Conference. It became clear to the Court that some

preliminary motions work is appropriate before scheduling the normal patent case dates. 

The Defendants have already filed a motion to dismiss, currently set for hearing on

October 9, 2007. The Plaintiffs have yet to oppose that motion. The Defendants have also

requested to file another motion for early hearing concerning what they believe to be a nonCase 5:07-cv-03012-PVT Document 32 Filed 09/19/07 Page 1 of 2
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ORDER, page 2

infringing product. 

The Court agrees that the early hearing of these two motions will benefit the progress of

this case. Thus, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ currently pending motion to dismiss shall be heard on

October 16, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.;

2. Defendants’ anticipated second motion shall be filed prior to October 16,

2007 hearing date in order to allow the parties to discuss, and the court to

set, dates for opposition, reply and hearing of that motion;

3. A Further Case Management Conference, and all other dates shall be set

after the hearing on October 16, 2007; and

4. The deadline for serving Preliminary Infringement Contentions under

Patent Local Rule 3-1 shall not begin to run until after the Further Case

Management Conference is held.

Dated: September 19, 2007

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PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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