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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1121 Trademark Infringement

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STIP. REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR HEARING ON DEF’S MOT. TO DISMISS C 06 1296 SC

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DOUGLAS A. WINTHROP (No. 183532)

SHAUDY DANAYE-ELMI (No. 242083)

HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY

FALK & RABKIN

A Professional Corporation

Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4024

Telephone: 415/434-1600

Facsimile: 415/217-5910

Email: dwinthrop@howardrice.com

Attorneys for Defendant

LAPPERT’S, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

LAPPERT’S ICE CREAM, INC., a

California corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

LAPPERT’S, INC., a Hawaii corporation,

Defendant.

No. C 06 1296 SC

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER

CHANGING TIME FOR HEARING ON

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

STIPULATION

1. WHEREAS the parties began settlement discussions during the mediation of the

above captioned matter held on August 15, 2006 before the Honorable Fern Smith (Ret.) at

JAMS; and

2. WHEREAS the parties previously stipulated in writing to extend the time within

which Defendant Lappert’s, Inc. could respond to Plaintiff Lappert’s Ice Cream, Inc.’s

complaint; and

3. WHEREAS the Court previously granted the parties’ stipulated request to

continue the hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in light of the parties’ ongoing

settlement efforts (the “First Stipulated Extension”); and

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4. WHEREAS pursuant to the First Stipulated Extension, the hearing on

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss currently is set for October 27, 2006, with opposition and

reply papers due on October 6, 2006 and October 13, 2006, respectively; and

5. WHEREAS Douglas Winthrop, lead counsel for Defendant Lappert’s, Inc., will

be out of the office for a number of weeks due to the anticipated arrival of a newborn baby

on or about September 19, 2006; and

6. WHEREAS the parties’ settlement discussions remain ongoing at this time; and

7. WHEREAS Judge Smith, the mediator, is and has been out of town working on

another matter and will be unavailable until after October 1, 2006; and

8. WHEREAS counsel for Defendant has been informed that November 17, 2006 at

10:00 a.m. currently is available with the Court as an alternative date for hearing

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss;

9. The parties therefore STIPULATE AND AGREE to request that the Court

change the time for hearing and briefing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss as follows:

(a) The hearing date on Defendant Lappert’s Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss presently

set for Friday, October 27, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. shall be continued to November 17, 2006.

(b) Plaintiff Lappert’s Ice Cream, Inc. shall file and serve any opposition to the

Motion to Dismiss not later than October 27, 2006.

(c) Defendant Lappert’s, Inc. shall file and serve any reply not later than

November 3, 2006.

10. The requested time modification shall have no effect on the remainder of the

schedule for the case.

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DATED: September 20, 2006.

Respectfully,

DOUGLAS A. WINTHROP

SHAUDY DANAYE-ELMI

HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY

FALK & RABKIN

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/

Attorneys for Defendant LAPPERT'S, INC.

SUSAN G. O’NEILL

GARNER K. WENG

BATYA F. SWENSEN

HANSON BRIDGETT MARCUS

VLHOSE & RUDY, LLP

By: /s/

Attorneys for Plaintiff LAPPERT’S ICE CREAM,

INC.

I, SHAUDY DANAYE-ELMI, hereby attest, pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order

No. 45, that the concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from the other

signatory hereto.

/s/

SHAUDY DANAYE-ELMI

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ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September __, 2006.

HONORABLE SAMUEL CONTI

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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