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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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 1 The holding of this court is limited to the facts and the particular circumstances

underlying the present motion.

ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

VICTORIA RYAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

EDITIONS LIMITED WEST, INC. ET

AL,

Defendants. __________________________________

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Case No.: C- 06-4812 PVT

ORDER CONTINUING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

AND HEARING ON SPECIAL

MOTION TO STRIKE

On October 10, 2006, Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant Victoria Ryan (“Ryan”) filed 

a Special Motion to Strike Counterclaim of Editions Limited West, setting the hearing date for

November 14, 2006.1

 On the same date, Ryan filed a consent to proceed before a Magistrate

Judge. Because a motion to strike is a dispositive motion, consent of the parties is required

before a Magistrate Judge can rule upon a motion to strike. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). 

Pursuant to Judge Trumbull’s standing order, within two weeks of the filing of any dispositive

motion, each party must file either a consent form or a request for reassignment to a District

Court Judge. Defendant Editions has not yet filed either a Consent or a Request for

Reassignment. 

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 2Section 425.16(f) requires that the hearing on a special motion to strike he held not later than

thirty days after the motion is filed unless the court’s docket requires a later hearing. Cal. Code

Civ. Proc. §425.16(f). The Civil Local Rules provide that a hearing must be noticed for at least

thirty-five days after the motion is filed. Civ. L.R. 7-2. The Civil Local Rules are docket

conditions that justify a later hearing. Rogers v. Home Shopping Network, 57 F.Supp.2d 973,

981 n.3. Similarly, the need to clarify issues of consent is also a docket condition justifying a

later hearing. The Court notes that the resolution of the special motion to strike will not resolve

this lawsuit, merely the counterclaim. Accordingly, there appears to be no compelling need to

hold a hearing as soon as possible. If the parties wish to have the Case Management Conference

and the Hearing on the Motion to Strike on the same day, they may file either a stipulation and

proposed order or an ex parte application to continue the Case Management Conference.

ORDER, page 2

On November 1, 2006 Defendant and Counterclaim Plaintiff Editions Limited West, Inc.

(“Editions”) filed its opposition. Under the Civil Local Rules, an opposition to a motion must be

filed not less than 21 days prior to the hearing date. Civ. L.R. 7-3(a). Editions filed its

opposition less than 21 days prior to the hearing date. A Case Management Conference is set for

November 14, 2006, the same day as the hearing. 

In light of all of the circumstances of this case,

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

1. The Case Management Conference is continued to 2:00 p.m. on November 21,

2006;

2. In the Joint Case Management Conference Statement due November 14, 2006,

Plaintiff shall include the status of all parties who have not yet appeared. 

3. Along with the Case Management Conference Statement, Editions shall also file

either a Consent to Proceed before a Magistrate Judge or a Declination to Proceed

before a Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment and;

4. The hearing date for the motion to strike is continued to December 12, 2006;2

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5. Plaintiff’s Reply brief shall be filed no later than November 21, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: November 6, 2006

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PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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