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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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STIPULATION OF COUNSEL TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE ON MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION TO STRIKE

CASE NO. 2:05-CV-02547-LKK-PAN (JFM) 

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Christopher T. Holland [State Bar No. 164053] cholland@kksrr.com

Kathy M. Sarria [State Bar No. 181322] ksarria@kksrr.com

Anjali Kumar [State Bar No. 227075] akumar@kksrr.com 

KRIEG, KELLER, SLOAN, REILLEY & ROMAN LLP

114 Sansome Street, 4th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 249-8330 

Facsimile: (415) 249-8333 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DIRECTREVENUE, LLC, CHRIS DOWHAN, JOSHUA ABRAM, 

THE BEST OFFERS NETWORK, LLC 

(formerly known as and named in the complaint as BETTERINTERNET, LLC) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATINA DIANE BATTAGLIA, an individual 

for herself and all those similarly situated, 

PETER MARTIN, an individual for himself and 

all those similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

DIRECTREVENUE, LLC, a Washington 

Limited Liability Corporation, CHRIS 

DOWHAN; JOSHUA ABRAM, 

BETTERINTERNET, LLC, DOES 1 through 

50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

 Case No.: 05-CV-02547-LKK-PAN (JFM) 

CLASS ACTION 

STIPULATION OF COUNSEL TO 

CONTINUE HEARING DATE ON 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS 

AND MOTION TO STRIKE AND 

PROPOSED ORDER 

Date: June 26, 2006 

Time: 10 a.m. 

Courtroom: 4 

Judge: Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton 

The undersigned counsel for the parties, pursuant to Local Rules 83-143(a) and 78-230(g), 

hereby stipulate to extend the hearing date for the Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike filed by 

Defendants DirectRevenue, LLC, Best Offers Network, LLC, Chris Dowhan and Joshua Abram 

(collectively “Defendants”) to June 26, 2006, and to move the corresponding opposition and reply 

deadlines. Parties are currently engaged in efforts to resolve this dispute and need additional time to 

complete settlement discussions. 

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The hearing on those motions was currently scheduled for June 12, 2006 based on the April 

24, 2006 filing date. As indicated above, the new hearing date for this motion shall be Monday, 

June 26, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 4, before the Honorable Lawrence Karlton with 

corresponding extensions for Plaintiffs Peter Martin and Matina Diane Battaglia’s (collectively, 

“Plaintiffs”) Opposition, as well as Defendants’ Reply. The dates are as follows: 

 Original Date Stipulated Date 

Last Day for Plaintiffs to File/Serve Any 

Opposition to Motion to Dismiss/Motion to Strike 

May 26, 2006 June 12, 2006 

Last Day for Defendants to File/Serve Any Reply 

to Plaintiff’s Opposition 

June 5, 2006 June 19, 2006 

Hearing on Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike June 12, 2006 June 26, 2006 

Good cause exists for this continuance because this stipulation is not entered into for 

purposes of delay, but rather to permit the parties sufficient time to continue their good faith efforts 

to resolve this dispute without further involvement by this Court. There has been no previous 

continuance for this hearing. 

DATED: May 25, 2006 BRONSON & ASSOCIATES – Attorneys at Law 

By: Martha Bronson, Esq. #133396 /s/ MARTHA BRONSON, ESQ. 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MATINA BATTAGLIA, PETER MARTIN AND CLASS MEMBERS

DATED: May 25, 2006 KRIEG, KELLER, SLOAN, REILLEY & ROMAN LLP 

By: /s/ Christopher T. Holland, Esq. 

 Christopher T. Holland 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DIRECTREVENUE LLC, THE BEST OFFERS NETWORK, 

LLC (fka and named in the complaint as BETTERINTERNET, 

LLC), CHRIS DOWHAN and JOSHUA ABRAM. 

 

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ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, the stipulation of counsel to continue the hearing date for 

Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike is hereby GRANTED. Hearing on this matter 

shall be rescheduled for Monday, June 26, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 4. All other briefing 

and filing deadlines in connection with this matter currently pending are hereby vacated and 

replaced with those set forth in the parties’ stipulation above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 26, 2006 

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