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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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Case No. CV 08-04052 JF PVT

Seyamack Kouretchian (State Bar No. 171741)

Seyamack@CoastLawGroup.com

Ross M. Campbell (State Bar No. 234827)

Rcampbell@CoastLawGroup.com

COAST LAW GROUP, LLP

1140 S. Coast Hwy. 101

Encinitas, California 92024 

Tel: (760) 942-8505

Fax: (760) 942-8515

Attorneys for Defendants, SHAWN HOGAN

and DIGITAL POINT SOLUTIONS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

EBAY, INC., )

)

Plaintiff, )

v. )

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DIGITAL POINT SOLUTIONS, INC., )

SHAWN HOGAN, KESSLER’S FLYING )

CIRCUS, THUNDERWOOD HOLDINGS, )

INC., TODD DUNNING, DUNNING )

ENTERPRISE, INC., BRIAN DUNNING, )

BRIANDUNNING.COM, and DOES 1-20, )

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Defendants. )

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Case No. CV 08-04052 JF PVT

STIPULATION, MOTION FOR 

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF, AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER STAYING CIVIL 

ACTION 

Judge: Hon. Jeremy Fogel

Dept.: Courtroom 3 

THE PARTIES TO THE ABOVE-ENTITLED ACTION HEREBY STIPULATE TO 

AND MOVE FOR THE FOLLOWING RELIEF PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 7-

11:

1. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, as participants in eBay’s affiliate marketing 

program, engaged in cookie stuffing intended to defraud Plaintiff.

2. Defendants previously moved to stay this action under Keating v. Office of Thrift

Supervision (9th Cir. 1995) 45 F.3d 322, pending the resolution of parallel criminal investigations

undertaken by the United States Attorney’s Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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3. On February 25, 2010, the Court issued an Order denying, without prejudice, 

Defendants’ motions to stay this civil action. The primary basis for the denial of the motions was 

that no indictment had been returned as to any Defendant. During the hearing on Defendants’ 

motions to stay, the Court stated that “[i]f there’s an indictment, then we have to recalibrate the 

entire case.” (1/29/10 Tr. 18.)

4. Defendants Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning were indicted on June 24, 2010. 

United States v. Hogan, CR 10-0495 JF (N.D. Cal. June 24, 2010); United States v. Dunning, CR 

10-0494 JF (N.D. Cal. June 24, 2010). The indictments are based on the same alleged cookie 

stuffing scheme at issue in this civil action.

5. On June 29, 2010, the United States filed a Notice of Related Case stating that 

defendants Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning in the instant action are alleged to have engaged in 

the same cookie stuffing scheme that is the subject of the indictments. On July 7, 2010, the Court 

issued an order finding that the instant civil action and the aforementioned criminal cases are 

related.

6. Based on the foregoing, all parties to this action hereby stipulate and move that 

this civil action be stayed in its entirety as to all parties until further order by the Court. 

7. The parties further stipulate and move that the Court vacate the existing case 

management dates, including but not limited to the fact and expert discovery cut-off dates, the 

pretrial conference date, and the jury trial date. The parties also stipulate and move that a further 

case management conference be set for February 11, 2011, approximately six months from the date 

of this stipulation, or as otherwise convenient for the Court.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: July 28, 2010 DAVID R. EBERHART

SHARON M. BUNZEL

NORA PUCKETT

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/David R. Eberhart

David R. Eberhart

Attorneys for Plaintiff EBAY, INC.

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DATED: July 28, 2010 SEYAMACK KOURETCHIAN

ROSS M. CAMPBELL

COAST LAW GROUP LLP

By: /s/ Ross M. Campbell

Ross M. Campbell

Attorneys for Defendants SHAWN HOGAN and

DIGITAL POINT SOLUTIONS, INC.

DATED: July 28, 2010 LEO J. PRESIADO

RUS, MILIBAND & SMITH

By: /s/ Leo J. Presiado

Leo J. Presiado

Attorneys for Defendants THUNDERWOOD

HOLDINGS, INC., BRIAN DUNNING and

BRIANDUNNING.COM

DATED: July 28, 2010 PATRICK K. MCCLELLAN

LAW OFFICE OF PATRICK K. MCCLELLAN

By: /s/ Patrick K. McClellan

Patrick K. McClellan

Attorneys for Defendant KESSLER’s FLYING

CIRCUS

DATED: July 28, 2010 TODD DUNNING

/s/ Todd Dunning 

Pro Se

DATED: July 28, 2010 DUNNING ENTERPRISE, INC.

By: /s/ Todd Dunning 

/././

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ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation and motion, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that this action is stayed in its entirety as to all parties until further order by 

the Court. The Court hereby vacates all existing case management dates. A further case 

management conference will be held on February 11, 2011 at ______. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________ _______________________________________ 

The Honorable Jeremy Fogel

United States District Court Judge

Northern District of California

10:30 am

7/30/10

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