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Nature of Suit Code: 423
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Cause of Action: 28:0157 Motion for Withdrawal of Reference

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{00486340.DOC v 1} STIPULATED REQUEST TO CHANGE HEARING DATE – 

C09-04853 JF 

FRIEDMAN DUMAS & SPRINGWATER LLP 

CECILY A. DUMAS (S.B. NO. 111449) 

ROBERT E. CLARK (S.B. NO. 245882) 

150 Spear Street, Suite 1600 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone Number: (415) 834-3800 

Facsimile Number: (415) 834-1044 

Email Address: cdumas@friedumspring.com 

Counsel to Dennis J. Connolly in His Capacity as Plan 

Administrator for SONICblue Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

IN RE: 

SONICBLUE INCORPORATED, a 

Delaware corporation; DIAMOND 

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS, INC., a 

Delaware corporation; REPLAYTV, INC., 

a Delaware corporation; and SENSORY 

SCIENCE CORPORATION, a Delaware 

corporation, 

 Debtors. 

DENNIS J. CONNOLLY, Plan 

Administrator for SONICblue 

Incorporated, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

and OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

 Defendants. 

 District Court Case No. C09-04853 JF 

Chapter 11 Case No. 03-51775 MM 

(Case Nos. 03-51775 through 03-51778) 

(Jointly Administered) 

Adv. Proc. No. 09-05270 MM 

STIPULATED REQUEST TO CHANGE 

HEARING DATE 

Scheduled Date: January 29, 2010 

Scheduled Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Requested Date: February 19, 2010 

Requested Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 3, 5th Floor 

 280 South First Street 

 San Jose, California 

Judge: Hon. Jeremy Fogel 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2 of the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, the parties to this proceeding respectfully submit this 

stipulated request for an order changing the hearing date for Admiral Insurance Company’s 

**E-Filed 1/11/2010**

ORDER GRANTING

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Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the F.R.Civ.P [Docket No. 4] and Dennis J. 

Connolly’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Plan Administrator’s Complaint to Recover 

Money [Docket No. 17]. Both motions are currently scheduled to be heard on January 29, 

2010 at 9:00 a.m. In addition, defendants, Old Republic Insurance Company and Admiral 

Insurance Company, intend to file cross-motions for summary judgment, which should be 

heard at the same time. The parties therefore request that the pending motions and crossmotions be heard on February 19, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., with opposition papers due on 

January 29, 2010 and reply papers due on February 5, 2010. 

FRIEDMAN DUMAS & SPRINGWATER LLP 

By: /s/ Cecily A. Dumas 

Dated: January 7, 2010 

Cecily A. Dumas 

Attorneys for DENNIS J. CONNOLLY, 

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR FOR 

SONICblue INCORPORATED 

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN 

& DICKER LLP 

By: /s/ 

Dated: 

Louis H. Castoria 

Attorneys for ADMIRAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD 

LLP 

By: /s/ 

Dated: 

Robert S. Gebhard 

Attorneys for OLD REPUBLIC 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

Jeremy Fogel 

United States District Judge 

1/8/2010

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C09-04853 JF 

DECLARATION OF CECILY A. DUMAS IN SUPPORT OF STIPULATED 

REQUEST TO CHANGE HEARING DATE 

I, Cecily A. Dumas, hereby declare: 

1. I am a partner with the law firm of Friedman Dumas & Springwater 

LLP, counsel for Dennis J. Connolly, Plan Administrator under the confirmed Plan in these 

bankruptcy cases that became effective on December 4, 2008, and am admitted to practice 

before the courts of the State of California and this Court. Except as otherwise indicated, 

I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in this declaration and, if called to testify, could 

and would competently testify thereto. 

2. The parties are requesting that the hearing on their dispositive motions 

be postponed for three weeks, from January 29, 2010 to February 19, 2010. The reasons for 

the request include a delay in receipt of service of the Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary 

Judgment caused by slow mail delivery during the holiday season, and the unavailability of 

Defendants’ counsel on the originally scheduled hearing date. In addition, I am informed and 

believe that the defendants intend to file cross-motions for summary judgment, which can be 

heard in connection with the pending dispositive motions. 

3. There have been no previous time modifications in this case, and the 

requested time modification would have only a minimal effect on the schedule for the case, 

postponing for three weeks the hearing on the parties’ dispositive motions. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of 

America that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on 

January 7, 2010 at San Francisco, California. 

 /s/ Cecily A. Dumas 

Cecily A. Dumas 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY MAIL

I, Celeste Alas, hereby declare: 

I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to or interested in the within 

entitled cause. I am an employee of Friedman Dumas & Springwater LLP and my business 

address is 150 Spear Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, California 94105. I am familiar with 

the business practice at my place of business for collection and processing of correspondence 

for mailing with the United States Postal Service. Correspondence so collected and processed 

is deposited with the United States Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of 

business. 

On January 7, 2010, at my place of business as listed above, the following 

document: 

1. STIPULATED REQUEST TO CHANGE HEARING DATE 

was placed for deposit in the United States Postal Service, for collection and mailing on that 

date, following ordinary business practices, in a sealed envelope(s), with postage fully 

prepaid, addressed as shown on the attached service list. 

I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the United States of 

America that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed at San 

Francisco, California on January 7, 2010. 

/s/Celeste Alas 

Celeste Alas 

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SERVICE LIST

Louis H. Castoria 

Joanne Madden 

Daniel Tranen 

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP 

525 Market Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105-2725 

Lillian G. Stenfeldt 

Robert S. Gebhard 

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105

Michael R. Goodstein 

Matthew J. Burkhart 

Bailey Cavalieri LLC 

One Columbus 

10 West Broad St. 21st Floor 

Columbus, OH 43215-3422 

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