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

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TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

GREGORY S. GILCHRIST (State Bar No.1 1 1536)

2 GIA L. CINCONE (State Bar No. 141668)

HOLLY GAUDREAU (State Bar No. 209114)

3 Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor

San Francisco, California 941 1 1

4 Telephone: (415) 576-0200

Facsimile: (415) 576-0300

5 gsgilchrst(ftownsend.com; glcincone(ftownsend.com

hgaudreau(ftownsend.com

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

7 LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Plaintiff,

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STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED)

ORDER RE MEDIATION

DEADLINE

14 BURLEIGH POINT, LTD., a California

corporation; ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS,

15 INC., a California corporation,

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18 This stipulation is made by and between plaintiff, Levi Strauss & Co. and defendants

19 Burleigh Point, Ltd. and Element Skateboards, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants"), by their

20 . respective counsel, and is based on the following:

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1. The Court ordered that mediation in this matter be completed by February 16,

2006;

23 2. On January 11, 2006, the parties participated in a telephonic conference with the

24 · mediator regarding mediation, pursuant to the ADR Local Rules;

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3. The first available date for mediation convenient to the parties and the mediator

was March 9, 2006;

4. On January 26, 2006, the parties filed a stipulation to extend the deadline for

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EXTEND DEADLINE TO COMPLETE MEDIATION

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mediation until March, 17, 2006. The Court entered an order granting the

extension shortly thereafter on January 27,2006;

5. The parties in the meantime have engaged in extensive settlement discussions

and have made substantial progress in reaching resolution of the action. To

avoid unnecessary expense and disruption of ongoing negotiations, the parties

contacted the mediator to cancel the mediation previously scheduled for March

9,2006. The parties also informed the mediator of their plan to proceed before

a Magistrate Judge if settlement could not be accomplished. The mediator was

supportive of this proposed course of action;

6. The parties are continuing settlement discussions, but if a final agreement

cannot be reached by April 10, 2006, the paries will seek permission from the

Court to change their ADR election and appear before a Magistrate Judge under

the Court's mediation program.

15 Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff and Defendants stipulate: (1) that the date for

16 completion of mediation by March 17, 2006 be taken off calendar; and (2) that they will seek

17 permission from the Court to change their ADR election and appear before a Magistrate Judge

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Respectfully submitted,

By:

UDREAU Gt((

AND TOWNSEND AND CREW

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

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FRllDMA STROFF & GER, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendants

BUREIGH POINT, LTD. and EllMENT

SKATEBOARS, INe.

PURSUANT TO STIULATION, IT is So ORDERED

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STIPULATION AN (PROPOSED) ORDER TO

EXTEND DEADLIN TO COMPLETE MEDIATION

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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