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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1127 Trademark Infringement

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E. JEFFREY BANCHERO (SBN 93077)

ROBERT M. LTCHTMAN (SBN r24s83)

KASTNER I BANCHERO LLP

20 Califomia Street, 7th Floor

San Francisco, California94III :

Telephone: (4 I 5) 398"7000

Facsimile: (41 5) 616-7000

Attorneys for Defendant VERTEX LIGHTING,INC.

EDWARD M. BTALACK (SBN 60580)

Law Offices of Errol L Horwitz

5550 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 200

Woodlarid Hills, CA 91367

Telephone: (818) 3 47 -5268

Fascsimile: (818) 348-68 l7

Attorneys for Plaintiffs LUMASCAPE USA, INC.,

LUMASCAPE INDUSTRIES (PTY) LTD.,

and MICHAEL AGUSTIN

I.JNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUMASCAPE USA, [NC., a California ) CASE NO. C 05 4809

coTpoTation,LUMASCAPEINDUSTRIES )

(PTÐ LTD., an Australian Corporation, and )

MICHAEL AGUSTIN, an individual, ) JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL CASE

Plaintiffs,

) MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

) AND PROPOSED ORDER

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j Out., January 18,,2007

) Time: 1l:00 a.m.

VERTEX LIGHTING, INC., a Quebec ) Courtroom: 9

corporation; FABNCE PELLEGRINO, an )

individual;DANIËL MERCILLE, an )

individual; and MICHEL SANSCARTIER, an )

individual. )

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Defendants )

Pursuant to Civil L,R. 16-10(d), Plaintifß LUMASCAPE USA, INC.,

LUMASCAPE INDUSTRIES (PTY) LTD,, and MICHAEL AGUSTIN ("plaintiffs")

CASE No. C 05 4809

JOINT Supplemental Case Management Statement and Proposed Order

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and defendant VERTEX LIGHTING, INC ("defendant") certify that they have met and

conferred at least 10 days prior to the subsequent case management conference scheduled

in this case and jointly submit this Supplemental Case Management Statement.

SUBSEQUENT CASE DEVELOPMENTS

l. On March 29,the Court stayed this action, and set the matter for a Status Conference on

September 28,2006,in order to permit the Court in Australia to decide (l) Whether it had, or would

entertain jurisdiction in Australia over Plaintiff s copyright and trademark claims, and whether the

Court inAustralia could, or would, enforce any judgment in connection with said claims in Australia,

based upon the existence of a forum selection clause in the contract document between the parties; I

2. On October 5,2006, at the continued Case Management Conference, the Court continued

the matter to January 18,2007, for a Further Case Management Conference, in order to clarify

the Court in Australia could, or would, óntertain jurisdiction.

3. On December 14, 2006, the motion of Kastner/Banchero, LLP, to withdraw as attorneys

for defendant Vertex was heard by the Court, which ordered as follows: Fabrice Pellegrino, the

President of Defendant Vertex was ordered to appear on January 18,2007 at the Further Case

Management Conference to show cause why Vertex had not paid its attomeys, Kastner/Banchero,

LLP, or, alternatively, to appear through new counsel.

4. On December 19, 2006, Vertex' counsel, E. Jeffrey Banchero, was advised that Vertex

was placed in bankruptcy under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on December 8, 2006.

5. On January 5,2007,Mr. Banchero filed Notice of the Bankruptcy Filing of Vertex with

this Court, which filing was copied to Plaintiffls counsel.

' The Case Management Conference was continued to October 5,2006 by Stipulation of the parties, and

by this Court's Order

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6. Based upon the foregoing facts, the parties, through their respective counsel, respectfully

request the Court to continue the Case Management Conference to an appropriate date, for further

review and proceedings.

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Dated: January 5 ,2007 KASTNER I BANCHERO LLP

E. JEFFREY BANCHpRO, Esq.

20 California Street, 7* Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Dated: January 5,2007

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Supplemental Case Management Statement and Proposed Order is hereby adopted by the

Court as a Supplemental Case Managemênt Order for the case. The Case Management Conference is

continued to for further review.

Dated:

Honorable Judge V/illiam Alsup

United States District Court

Northern District of California

CASE No. C 05 4809

JOINT Supplemental Case Management Statement and Proposed Order

LAW OFFICES OF ERROL I. HORV/ITZ

EDWARD M. BIALACK, Esq.

Attorneys for Plainti Lumascape USA Inc., et.al.

April 12, 2007,

Please file a case 

management conference statement at least seven days prior to said conference. January 9, 2007.

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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