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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STORUS CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC., et al.,

Defendants /

No. C-06-2454 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ACTION,

RESCHEDULE ACTION AND STAY

DISCOVERY PENDING SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE; SETTING TELEPHONIC

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the Court is defendants Skymall, Inc. and Aroa Marketing, Inc.’s Motion to

Consolidate Action, Reschedule Action and Stay Discovery Pending Settlement

Conference, filed March 14, 2007. Plaintiff Storus Corporation has filed partial opposition,

to which defendants have replied. Having reviewed the papers filed in support of and in

opposition to the motion, the Court deems the matter appropriate for decision on the

papers, VACATES the hearing scheduled for April 6, 2007, and rules as follows.

First, to the extent defendants seek to consolidate for all purposes the instant action

with Storus Corporation v. Aroa Marketing, Inc., Case No. 06-7376 MMC, the Court hereby

GRANTS the motion.

Second, to the extent defendants seek to have a single pretrial and trial schedule

apply to both cases, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion. In that respect, the Court will

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The initial case management conference, scheduled for April 20, 2007, in Case No.

06-7376 is hereby VACATED.

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conduct a telephonic case management conference on April 6, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.1 The

parties shall file, no later than April 4, 2007, a Joint Statement Re: Pretrial and Trial

Schedule, in which they shall set forth their joint view or separate views as to (1) whether

any or all deadlines and dates contained in the Pretrial Preparation Order filed August 16,

2006 should be reset in light of the consolidation, and (2) whether plaintiff should file a

Consolidated Amended Complaint to set forth in one pleading each claim alleged against

defendants herein and in the complaint filed in Case No. 06-7376.

Third, to the extent defendants seek a stay of discovery pending the settlement

conference scheduled for June 1, 2007, the motion is hereby DENIED, there being an

insufficient showing to warrant such stay. To alleviate defendants’ concern as to possible

duplication of discovery, however, the Court will treat the two consolidated actions as one

case for purposes of discovery limits.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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