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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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Gibson, Dunn & 

Crutcher LLP 

Jeffrey H. Reeves (SBN 156648) 

Joshua A. Jessen (SBN 222831) 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

3161 Michelson Drive 

Irvine, California 92612-4412 

jreeves@gibsondunn.com 

(949) 451-3800 (Telephone) 

(949) 451-4220 (Facsimile) 

and 

S. Ashlie Beringer (admitted pro hac vice) 

Laura M. Sturges (admitted pro hac vice)

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

1801 California Street, Suite 4200 

Denver, Colorado 80202 

aberinger@gibsondunn.com 

(303) 298-5718 (Telephone) 

(303) 313-2868 (Facsimile) 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

GRATEFUL DEAD PRODUCTIONS, a 

California corporation, CADESTANSA, LLC, a 

limited liability company on behalf of CARLOS 

SANTANA, an individual, JIMMY PAGE, an 

individual, ROBERT PLANT, an individual, 

JOHN PAUL JONES, an individual, 

RAYMOND MANZAREK, an individual, 

ROBBY KRIEGER, an individual, JOHN 

DENSMORE, an individual, PEARL 

COURSON, an individual, GEORGE 

MORRISON, an individual, FANTALITY 

CORP., a Colorado corporation, SONY BMG 

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware 

general partnership, BMG MUSIC, a New York 

partnership, and ARISTA RECORDS, a 

Delaware LLC, 

Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

CASE NO. 06-07727 (JW) (PVT) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE STAY OF CASE 

UNTIL JUNE 2, 2008 TO ALLOW 

PARTIES TO DEVOTE ADDITIONAL 

TIME AND ENERGY TO MEDIATE 

DISPUTE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

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WILLIAM E. SAGAN, an individual, NORTON 

LLC, a limited liability company, and BILL 

GRAHAM ARCHIVES LLC, d/b/a 

WOLFGANG’S VAULT, a limited liability 

company, 

 Defendants. 

NORTON LLC, a limited liability company, 

BILL GRAHAM ARCHIVES LLC, d/b/a 

WOLFGANG’S VAULT, a limited liability 

company, and WILLIAM E. SAGAN, an 

individual, 

 Counterclaimants, 

v. 

GRATEFUL DEAD PRODUCTIONS, a 

California corporation, CADESTANSA LLC, a 

limited liability company on behalf of CARLOS 

SANTANA, an individual, JIMMY PAGE, an 

individual, ROBERT PLANT, an individual, 

JOHN PAUL JONES, an individual, 

RAYMOND MANZAREK, an individual, 

ROBBY KRIEGER, an individual, JOHN 

DENSMORE, an individual, PEARL 

COURSON, an individual, GEORGE 

MORRISON, an individual, FANTALITY 

CORP., a Colorado corporation, SONY BMG 

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware 

general partnership, BMG MUSIC, a New York 

partnership, and ARISTA RECORDS, a 

Delaware LLC, ROBERT WEIR, an individual, 

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., a Delaware 

corporation, RHINO ENTERTAINMENT, its 

subsidiary, and BRAVADO INTERNATIONAL 

GROUP, INC., a California corporation, 

 Counterclaim Defendants. 

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WHEREAS, on or about November 20, 2007, all parties to this matter – (1) Plaintiffs and 

Counter-Defendants Grateful Dead Productions; Cadestansa LLC, a limited liability company on 

behalf of Carlos Santana; Jimmy Page; Robert Plant; John Paul Jones; Raymond Manzarek; Robby 

Krieger; John Densmore; Pearl Courson; George Morrison; Fantality Corp.; Sony BMG Music 

Entertainment (“Sony BMG”); BMG Music; and Arista Records; (2) Counter-Defendants Robert 

Weir; Warner Music Group Corp. (“Warner Music Group”); Rhino Entertainment Company 

(“Rhino”); and Bravado International Group, Inc. (“Bravado”); and (3) Defendants and 

Counterclaimants William E. Sagan; Norton LLC; and Bill Graham Archives LLC d/b/a Wolfgang’s 

Vault – filed a Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Stay Case Until April 1, 2008 to Allow Parties To 

Devote Time And Energy to Mediate Dispute (Docket #165); 

WHEREAS, on or about December 7, 2007, this Court made the parties' Stipulation the Order 

of the Court, as modified (Docket #174); 

WHEREAS, on February 20, 2008 and February 21, 2008, in compliance with the Stipulation 

and Order, the parties engaged in two full days of private mediation with Antonio C. Piazza in San 

Francisco, California; 

WHEREAS, the parties devoted significant time and resources to the mediation. Prior to the 

mediation the parties devoted significant time and expense preparing for the mediation, including 

preparing mediation statements, and settlement proposals and positions and engaging in discussions 

with counsel. Approximately twenty-plus persons attended the mediation from across the country 

and the parties spent a significant amount of time and energy working toward a resolution of this 

matter. The parties made substantial progress toward understanding each other’s positions and the 

terms that are ultimately important to agree upon as part of a resolution, however, the parties did not 

finalize the mediation process or reach a final resolution of this action given the serious complexities 

of this action which involves over twenty parties, eighteen claims, and sixteen counterclaims, and is 

centered on an array of facts, merchandise and recordings amassed over a roughly 40-year time span; 

WHEREAS, this action can be broken down into two halves; one involving rock memorabilia 

merchandise being sold by Defendants and the other involving sound recordings being exploited by 

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Defendants. The mediator recommended that the parties bifurcate these two halves and seek to 

resolve them separately, given that each involves complex legal and factual issues and different sets 

of plaintiffs. The mediator further recommended that the parties seek to resolve the merchandise 

claims before turning to the sound recording claims. A resolution encompassing both of these halves 

would resolve this action in its entirety; 

WHEREAS, since the mediation, the parties have remained fully committed to the mediation 

process and the parties have been working on a nearly daily basis – with the continued assistance of 

Mr. Piazza – to finalize a “mediator’s proposal” regarding the merchandise claims. This process has 

been time consuming because of the number of plaintiff artists/companies involved, the various 

individualized considerations of these many artists and entities, and because the claims involve 

merchandise dating back to the 1960s and numerous legal and factual issues. 

WHEREAS, we are pleased to report that the parties have resolved all but one or two issues 

regarding the merchandise claims and are close to concluding a resolution-in-principle on these 

claims. The parties hope to conclude this resolution-in-principle, as set forth in the “mediator’s 

proposal,” in the next few days. Thereafter, following the mediator’s recommendation, the parties 

intend to turn to resolving the sound recording portion of the case, which the parties believe can 

proceed in a more streamlined fashion. 

WHEREAS, the parties are committed to continuing the mediation process to fully resolve 

this action; 

WHEREAS, the parties therefore desire an additional, reasonable period of time in which they 

can continue to devote their energies toward settling, rather than litigating, the dispute; 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that this additional period of time will conserve the resources 

of the Court, including in the near-term, as the parties anticipate promptly bringing or renewing 

several motions before this Court should the current status quo “stay” period not be extended; 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to continue to maintain the status quo in this action, pending 

the outcome of their further settlement activities; and 

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WHEREAS, apart from the first stipulation to stay the case, the parties have requested no 

other significant postponements of existing case deadlines. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by the parties through their 

respective counsel, and subject to the approval of this Court, as follows: 

1. The stay of the case entered by the Court on December 7, 2007, and effective through 

April 1, 2008, is continued in all respects until June 2, 2008, except as set forth herein. 

2. At no time – that is, neither during this stay nor after this stay has expired – shall the 

parties, their attorneys, or their representatives make any comments to the press or non-parties 

(including the issuance of any press releases) regarding the existence, or any aspect, of this 

Stipulation or the stay. 

3. The parties shall advise the Court in writing by no later than June 2, 2008 whether a 

settlement has been reached in this matter. If no settlement has been reached, the parties shall meet 

and confer in good faith and file a Joint Case Management Statement by June 6, 2008 setting all new 

case deadlines. 

4. By no later than May 29, 2008, and notwithstanding the existence of the stay, the 

parties shall meet and confer in good faith and shall agree upon new deposition dates (all of which 

must post-date the expiration of the stay, i.e., June 2, 2008) for: William E. Sagan, Katherine York, 

Jim Lockhart, Nathan Nishiguchi, Kevin Cain, Courtney Chatalas, Gavin Haag, Peter Lockhart, 

George Alexandrou, Angela Zimmerman, Norton LLC (30(b)(6)), Bill Graham Archives LLC d/b/a 

Wolfgang’s Vault (30(b)(6)), Raymond Manzarek, Alejandro Zubillaga, Bob Weir, Scott Pascucci, 

Pearl Courson, George Fearon, Jeff Jampol, George Morrison, Joan Hudson, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, 

and Bill Kreutzmann, subject to any reservation of rights set forth in writing by any party prior to the 

date of the stay. 

5. If this action has not settled prior to the expiration of the stay, Defendants may renotice their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Eleventh and Twelfth Claims once the stay is lifted. 

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6. If this action has not settled prior to the expiration of the stay, Plaintiffs and CounterDefendants will have up to and including June 23, 2008 to answer or otherwise respond to 

Defendants’ First Amended Counterclaims. 

7. If this action has not settled prior to the expiration of the stay, Plaintiffs shall produce 

and/or serve all documents that they have previously agreed to produce in response to Defendants' 

Second, Third and Fourth sets of Requests for Production, and shall also serve written responses to 

Defendants' Fourth set of Requests for Production, by June 23, 2008. 

8. If this action has not settled prior to the expiration of the stay, notwithstanding nonprivileged documents responsive to Plaintiffs' Request for Production Nos. 53 and 54, which 

Defendants have already produced, the remainder of Judge Trumbull's November 2, 2007 Order shall 

remain in full force and effect subject to the following revisions: 

• Defendants and Plaintiffs shall hold the two hour in person meet and confer regarding 

Plaintiffs' production of documents and other discovery no later than June 23, 2008; 

and 

• If this action has not settled prior to the expiration of the stay, Defendants shall 

produce and/or serve all documents, things, letters, and written discovery responses 

required by the November 2 Order no later than June 23, 2008, except Defendants 

shall produce by June 9, 2008 all audio and audiovisual recordings required to be 

produced by the November 2 Order that Defendants have copied as of June 9, 2008. 

All parties reserve their rights with respect to the November 2 Order and its scope and intent. 

9. Any other currently outstanding discovery items for which a deadline is imposed by 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (e.g., changes to deposition transcripts) shall be served no later 

than June 23, 2008. 

10. During the stay, neither the parties nor any of their parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates 

shall file any new claims that relate to the claims at issue in this action – either in this Court or any 

other court – against any other party that is currently adverse to them. Additionally, for the duration 

of the stay and for 21 days thereafter, i.e., until June 23, 2008 (the “Tolling Period”), the parties agree 

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to toll the running of any applicable statutes of limitations relating to any unasserted claims that the 

parties (including, in the case of Warner Music Group and for purposes of this paragraph 10 only, its 

affiliates and subsidiaries, including but not limited to Atlantic Recording Corporation, Warner Bros. 

Records Inc., and Elektra Entertainment Group Inc.) may have against each other, and agree not to 

assert any defense of limitations, laches, or estoppel by laches, or other time bar as a defense with 

respect to any action, proceeding, lawsuit, or demand based on, arising out of or in any manner 

relating to those claims, on account of any passage of time during the Tolling Period, such that any 

passage of time that occurs during the Tolling Period will not be counted or computed for the purpose 

of any statute of limitations, laches, or estoppel by laches defense or any other time bar. 

11. Except as specifically set forth in this Stipulation, all court orders in this action remain 

in full force and effect. 

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12. Nothing in this Stipulation shall be effective unless and until the Stipulation is 

approved by this Court. Upon approval by the Court, however, the Stipulation shall be deemed to 

have been in effect since the date of its filing. 

DATED: April 1, 2008 Respectfully submitted, 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

Jeffrey H. Reeves 

S. Ashlie Beringer 

Joshua A. Jessen 

Laura M. Sturges 

By: /s/ 

Jeffrey H. Reeves 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants 

DATED: April 1, 2008 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 

Michael S. Elkin 

Thomas P. Lane 

Rebecca Lawlor Calkins 

Erin R. Ranahan 

By: /s/ 

Thomas P. Lane 

 Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

In accordance with Civil L.R. 5-4 and General Order No. 45(X)(B), I, Joshua A. Jessen, attest 

under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that I have the concurrence 

of the other signatories to this document. 

 _____________s/ Joshua A. Jessen_________ Joshua A. Jessen 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: __________________, 2008 

 Honorable James Ware 

United States District Judge 

The parties shall appear for a Status

Conference on June 16, 2008 at 10 a.m. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report on or before 

June 6, 2008. This is the parties' final continuance. 

Dated: April 9, 2008 __________________________________ 

 JAMES WARE 

 United States District Judge 

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