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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR THE CALIFORNIA MILK PROCESSOR BOARD TO RESPOND TO 

AMENDED COMPLAINT

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KNOX, LEMMON 

&

ANAPOLSKY, LLP

300

CAPITOL 

MALL, SUITE 1125,

SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

TELE: (916) 498-9911 FAX: (916) 498-9991

KNOX, LEMMON & ANAPOLSKY, LLP 

JOHN M. LEMMON (SBN 088961)

STEPHEN J. BYERS (SBN 245607)

300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1125

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 498-9911

Facsimile: (916) 498-9991

Attorneys for Plaintiff CALIFORNIA MILK 

PROCESSOR BOARD, an instrumentality of the State 

of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FOOD MARKET MERCHANDISING, INC., 

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA MILK PROCESSOR 

BOARD,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 2:15-cv-01083-TLN-CKD

ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR THE 

CALIFORNIA MILK PROCESSOR 

BOARD TO RESPOND TO AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

On March 10, 2015, Plaintiff FOOD MARKET MERCHANDISING, INC. (“FMMI”) filed a 

Complaint against Defendant CALIFORNIA MILK PROCESSOR BOARD (“CMPB”) in the United 

States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“Southern District”). (Docket No. 1)

On April 16, 2015, CMPB filed a Motion to Dismiss FMMI’s Complaint for lack of personal 

jurisdiction and improper venue or, alternatively to transfer the New York lawsuit to the United States 

District Court for the Eastern District of California (“Eastern District”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 

1404(a). (Docket Nos. 5-8)

On April 30, 2015, FMMI filed an Amended Complaint. (Docket No. 11)

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TELE: (916) 498-9911 FAX: (916) 498-9991

On May 7, 2015, the Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan, United States District Judge, issued a 

Memorandum and Order granting CMPB’s motion to transfer the lawsuit to the Eastern District. Judge 

Kaplan denied CMPB’s Motion to Dismiss. (Docket No. 17) Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, Rule 12(a)(4)(A), CMPB’s deadline to file its responsive pleading following Judge Kaplan’s 

denial of its Motion to Dismiss is currently this Thursday, May 21, 2015.

On or about May 12, 2015, FMMI’s attorneys executed a stipulation extending CMPB’s time to 

respond to the Amended Complaint until June 2, 2015. On May 18, 2015, CMPB’s New York counsel 

wrote to Judge Kaplan to see whether he had approved the stipulation that counsel submitted to the 

Southern District on May 13, 2015. (Docket No. 18) On May 19, 2015, the Eastern District received 

the transferred case from the Southern District. (Docket No. 19) The Eastern District’s docket shows 

that Judge Kaplan never ruled on CMPB’s request to approve the signed stipulation before the case was 

transferred to the Eastern District. 

CMPB has not previously sought any extension of time in the instant lawsuit other than the 

extension request to Judge Kaplan described above.

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the Stipulation extending CMPB’s time to respond to the Amended 

Complaint, and good cause appearing therefore, the California Milk Processor Board has until June 2, 

2015 to file a response to FMMI’s Amended Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2015 

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