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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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Stipulated Request for Order Changing Case Management Conference and Relief from Current Case Deadlines 

& Supporting Declaration 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TELECOM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 

 Plaintiff, 

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FIBERLIGHT, LLC, a limited liability 

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Case No.: 3:14-cv-00728-SI 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER 

CHANGING CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE TO NOVEMBER 13, 2015 

AND FOR CONTINUANCE OF 

CURRENT CASE DEADLINES 

Filed: October 28, 2015 

Trial: January 25, 2016 

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 Pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Civil L.R. 6-2 and 7-12 of this 

Court’s Local Rules, the parties submit this Stipulated Request for Order Changing the Case 

Management Conference to November 13, 2015 the deadline for filing a Joint Case Management 

Statement be continued to November 12, 2015, and for continuance of all current case deadlines.

A settlement conference was held with Magistrate Judge Corley on October 13, 2015, 

and follow-up calls with Judge Corley occurred on October 20, 2015 and October 27, 2015.

During that time, officers of both parties have engaged in direct, regular and complicated 

settlement discussions, in addition to considering alternate dispute resolution. As set forth in the 

attached Declaration of Lawrence H. Kunin, the parties and Judge Corley agree that a 

continuance of the Case Management Conference to November 13, 2015, would allow the 

parties additional time to explore their alternatives prior to preparing the Statement and attending 

the Conference. The parties have scheduled another conference with Judge Corley on 

November 4, 2015. 

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Furthermore, the parties believe that any case activity, or a decision on potential alternate 

dispute resolution, would be detrimental to the complicated discussions that are underway. In 

the last stipulation filed on October 14, 2015, the parties indicated their intent to request a 

continuance of the trial date, and that was before knowing about the process that would occur 

directly between the parties’ officers. The parties note that although other schedule adjustments 

have been made, they have not previously requested a continuance of the trial date. The parties 

further state that such a request is not for purposes of delay, but is in consideration of the 

following: (1) the parties themselves have not previously delayed, but have been diligent in 

voluminous document production, deposition scheduling, have spoken frequently, and have 

resolved any issues that arose in the process; (2) there are some last minute document and 

witness issues that include third parties; (3) the discussions currently underway following Judge 

Corley’s assistance is substantive, regular, and complicated; and (4) if settlement discussions are 

ultimately not productive, the parties intend to continue the dialogue referenced in the last 

Stipulation and supporting Declaration of Michelle Carter related to alternate dispute resolution. 

If the Court is in agreement to continue the trial date, and although such schedule can be 

discussed in advance of and during the Case Management Conference on November 13, 2015, 

there is a current intervening deadline of November 6, 2015, for summary judgment. Absent 

prior relief from such deadline, the parties will need to engage in efforts to meet such deadline. 

The parties fear this too could be detrimental to the process occurring between the officers, not 

only cost, effort, and distraction, but also any negative interpretation as to what such motion(s) 

may mean to interest in the officers’ current process. 

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons and the reasons set forth in the attached 

declaration, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the Case Management 

Conference to November 13, 2015, the deadline to file the related statement to November 12, 

2015, and that all current deadlines be continued pending decision on a new schedule. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

______/s/ Frank L. Kollman______ _____/s/ Lawrence H. Kunin______ 

Frank L. Kollman (MD 12/21/77) Lawrence H. Kunin 

KOLLMAN & SAUCIER, PA MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN, LLP 

1823 York Road 1600 Atlanta Financial Center 

The Business Law Building 3343 Peachtree Road NE 

Timonium, MD 21093 Atlanta, GA 30326 

Phone: (410) 727-4300 Phone: (404) 504-7798 

Fax: (410) 727-4391 Fax: (404) 365-9532 

Email: fkollman@kollmanlaw.com E-mail: lhk@mmmlaw.com

_____/s/ Michelle Q. Carter______ JULIE D. GREER (State Bar No. 200479) 

 Michelle Q. Carter (CBN 184005) Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP 

James A. Carter (CBN 33119) One Montgomery Street, Suite 3000 

CARTER CARTER FRIES & GRUNSCHLAG San Francisco, California 94104 

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2405 Telephone: 415.391.4800 

San Francisco, CA 94104 Facsimile: 415.989.1663 

Phone: (415) 989-4800 Email: ef-jdg@cpdb.com 

Fax: (415) 989-4864 

Email: michelle@carterfries.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Attorneys for Defendant 

TELECOM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FIBERLIGHT, LLC 

I, the filer of this document, hereby attest that concurrence in its filing has been obtained 

from each of the other Signatories. 

/s/Lawrence H. Kunin .

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TELECOM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 

 Plaintiff, 

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FIBERLIGHT, LLC, a limited liability 

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Case No.: 3:14-cv-00728-SI 

DECLARATION OF LAWRENCE H. 

KUNIN IN SUPPORT OF STIPULATED 

REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

CONTINUANCE OF CURRENT CASE 

DEADLINES

Filed: October 28, 2015 

Trial: January 25, 2016 

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 I, Lawrence H. Kunin, am a partner with Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, counsel of 

record to Defendant FiberLight, LLC. I make the following declaration based on my personal 

knowledge and, if called upon to do so, could testify competently to the matters set forth herein. 

1. A settlement conference was held with Magistrate Judge Corley on October 13.

At the conference Judge Corley suggested that the parties consider alternatives to a jury trial, 

including arbitration. 

2. Follow-up conference calls with Judge Corley occurred on October 20, 2015, and 

October 27, 2015. Another call with Judge Corley is scheduled for November 4, 2015. 

3. During that time, officers of both parties have engaged in direct, regular and 

complicated settlement discussions, in addition to considering alternate dispute resolution. I 

have personally seen written communications confirming several phone calls between the 

officers and at least one written proposal with complicated terms. Continuance of the Case 

Management Conference to November 13, 2015, would allow the parties additional time to 

explore their alternatives prior to preparing the Statement and attending the Conference.

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4. Furthermore, it is my view considering my own discussions with opposing 

counsel and Judge Corley that any case activity, or a decision on potential alternate dispute 

resolution, would be detrimental to the complicated discussions that underway. 

5. In the last stipulation filed on October 14, 2015, the parties indicated their intent 

to request a continuance of the trial date, and that was before knowing about the process that 

would occur directly between the parties’ officers. I note that although other schedule 

adjustments have been made, the parties have not previously requested a continuance of the trial 

date.

6. I further state that such a request is not for purposes of delay, but is in 

consideration of the following: (1) the parties themselves have not previously delayed, but have 

been diligent in voluminous document production, deposition scheduling, have spoken 

frequently, and have resolved any issues that arose in the process; (2) there are some last minute 

document and witness issues that include third parties; (3) the discussions currently underway 

following Judge Corley’s assistance is substantive, regular, and complicated; and (4) if 

settlement discussions are ultimately not productive, the parties intend to continue the dialogue 

referenced in the last Stipulation and supporting Declaration of Michelle Carter related to 

alternate dispute resolution 

7. There is a current deadline of November 6, 2015, for summary judgment. Absent 

prior relief from such deadline, the parties will need to engage in efforts to meet such deadline. 

It is my view considering my discussions with opposing counsel that this too could be 

detrimental to the process occurring between the officers, not only cost, effort, and distraction, 

but also any negative interpretation as to what such motion(s) may mean to interest in the 

officers’ current process. 

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Order Granting Stipulated Request for Order Changing Order Changing the Case Management Conference 

Case No. 3:14-cv-00728-SI 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TELECOM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 

 Plaintiff, 

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FIBERLIGHT, LLC, a limited liability 

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Case No.: 3:14-cv-00728-SI 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER 

CHANGING CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE TO NOVEMBER 13, 

2015, AND CONTINUANCE OF ALL 

CURRENT CASE DEADLINES 

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 Upon consideration of the parties’ Stipulated Request for Order Changing the Case 

Management Conference to November 13, 2015, deadline for filing a Joint Case Management 

Statement to November 12, 2015, and Relief from Current Case Deadlines (the “Request”) and 

the declaration in support thereof, it is hereby

ORDERED, that the Request is GRANTED,

ORDERED, that the Case Management Conference be continued from October 30, 

2015 at 10:30 a.m. to November 13, 2015, _____________; and that the Joint Case 

Management Statement be filed on or before November 12, 2015, and it is further 

ORDERED, that all current case deadlines and trial are continued pending further order 

from the Court. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________ _________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON 

 United States District Judge 

Nov. 20, 2015 10/29/15

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