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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to - 1 - Levi Strauss & Co. v. Z Cavaricci, Inc.

Extend Deadline to Complete Mediation Case No. C 06-5459 SC 

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP 

GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (State Bar No. 111536) 

GIA L. CINCONE (State Bar No. 141668) 

HOLLY GAUDREAU (State Bar No. 209114) 

Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 576-0200 

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300 

Email: gsgilchrist@townsend.com, glcincone@townsend.com 

hgaudreau@townsend.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO. 

BUCHALTER NEMER 

SCOTT O. SMITH (State Bar No. 62839) 

RUSSELL L. ALLYN (State Bar No. 143531) 

1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 

Los Angeles, California 90017-2457 

Email: ssmith@buchalter.com, 

rallyn@buchalter.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Z CAVARICCI, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 

Plaintiff, 

v.

Z CAVARICCI, INC., a California corporation, 

Defendant.

 Case No. C 06-5459 SC 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

THE DEADLINE TO COMPLETE 

MEDIATION 

 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiff Levi Strauss & Company (“LS&CO.”) filed its complaint for trademark 

infringement, dilution and unfair competition under federal and California law, and breach of contract 

against Defendant Z Cavaricci, Inc. (“Z Cavaricci”) on September 6, 2006; 

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to - 2 - Levi Strauss & Co. v. Z Cavaricci, Inc.

Extend Deadline to Complete Mediation Case No. C 06-5459 SC 

 WHEREAS, on January 4, 2007, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation selecting mediation 

as the ADR process, setting the deadline to complete mediation within 90 days of the order (i.e., by 

April 4, 2007); 

 WHEREAS, Z Cavaricci filed an answer to the complaint and asserted certain affirmative 

defenses on January 5, 2007; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have been engaged in settlement discussions and have made progress 

toward resolution of the action; 

 WHEREAS, the Court appointed a mediator in this action on March 9, 2007; 

 WHEREAS, on April 10, 2007, JAMS contacted the parties to schedule the mediation session 

and pre-mediation conference call with the mediator; 

 WHEREAS, on April 16, 2007, Z Cavaricci filed a Stipulation and Proposed Order for leave to 

file a Third Party Complaint in this action against its former licensee, Stargate Apparel Licensing, 

Inc., for indemnity and contribution; 

 WHEREAS, in light of the proposed Third Party Complaint and progress of the parties’ 

settlement discussions, the parties wish to avoid unnecessary mediation costs and disruption of the 

ongoing settlement discussions; 

 NOW THEREFORE, the parties submit this stipulated request, through their respective 

counsel of record, requesting that this Court issue an order extending the deadline to complete 

mediation to June 4, 2007 or as soon thereafter as the Court deems appropriate. 

DATED: April 17, 2007 TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP 

 By: /s/ Holly Gaudreau 

Holly Gaudreau 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO. 

DATED: April 17, 2007 BUCHALTER NEMER 

 By: /s/ Russell L. Allyn 

Russell L. Allyn 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Z CAVARICCI, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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