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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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THE LAW OFFICES OF RALPH B. WEGIS 

Ralph B. Wegis #67966 

Michael J. Stump #193542 

1930 Truxtun Avenue 

Bakersfield, CA 93301 

(661) 635-2100 

(661) 635-2107 (facsimile) 

Attorneys for Defendants RB SANDRINI, INC., 

RB SANDRINI FARMS, L.P., and RICHARD B. SANDRINI 

BAKER, MANOCK & JENSEN 

A Professional Corporation 

Robert D. Wilkinson #100478 

Fig Garden Financial Center 

5260 North Palm Avenue, Fourth Floor 

Fresno, California 93704-2209 

(559) 432-5400 

(559) 432-5620 (facsimile) 

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING 

 HALE AND DORR LLP 

Randolph D. Moss (admitted pro hac vice) 

Brian M. Boynton #222193 

1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 663-6000 

(202) 663-6363 (facsimile) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff THE CALIFORNIA 

TABLE GRAPE COMMISSION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE 

COMMISSION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

RB SANDRINI, INC., RB SANDRINI 

FARMS, L.P. d/b/a/ RB SANDRINI 

FARMS, and RICHARD B. 

SANDRINI, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-00842-OWW-TAG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

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WHEREAS on July 3, 2006, Plaintiff California Table Grape Commission (the 

“Commission”) filed a Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief and a Motion for Expedited 

Discovery; 

WHEREAS the Commission intended to file a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent 

Defendants from preparing for harvest, harvesting, offering for sale, selling, or transferring grapes of 

the patented Autumn King variety or from propagating or transferring Autumn King plant material 

and has sought expedited discovery in advance of that anticipated motion; 

WHEREAS Defendants have agreed not to prepare for harvest, to harvest, to offer for sale, to 

sell, or to transfer Autumn King grapes for any purpose for a period of one year or to propagate or to 

transfer to any other person or entity Autumn King plant material during the pendency of this 

litigation; 

WHEREAS Defendants’ agreement not to prepare Autumn King grapes for harvest shall not 

prevent them from maintaining the health of the Autumn King vines but shall preclude them from 

undertaking any production practices designed to further develop the Autumn King fruit for any 

purpose; 

WHEREAS Defendants agreement herein obviates the need for the preliminary injunction 

the Commission intended to seek; 

WHEREAS the expedited discovery schedule the Commission sought in its Motion for 

Expedited Discovery is no longer necessary; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties to this case, through their respective counsel 

that: 

(1) Defendants shall not prepare for harvest, harvest, offer for sale, sell, or transfer 

Autumn King grapes for any purpose for one year or propagate or transfer to any other person or 

entity Autumn King plant material during the pendency of this litigation; 

(2) Defendants shall provide the Commission with access to its facilities, vineyards, and 

books for the purpose of verifying compliance with this Stipulation; 

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(3) the Commission therefore will not file its anticipated motion for a preliminary 

injunction preventing Defendants from preparing for harvest, harvesting, offering for sale, selling, or 

transferring Autumn King grapes or propagating or transferring Autumn King plant material; 

(4) the Commission’s Motion for Expedited Discovery is hereby withdrawn and need not 

be decided by the Court; and 

(5) written discovery may commence on or after August 1, 2006, and depositions may 

commence on or after September 1, 2006. 

Nothing in this Stipulation shall prevent the Commission from, after one year, moving for a 

preliminary injunction preventing Defendants from preparing for harvest, harvesting, offering for 

sale, selling, or transferring grapes of the patented Autumn King variety, if this case is not then 

resolved and the parties are unable to reach a further agreement at that time. 

Dated: July 14, 2006 THE LAW OFFICES OF RALPH B. WEGIS 

/s/ Michael J. Stump (with consent 7-14-06) 

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Michael J. Stump 

Attorneys for Defendants RB Sandrini, Inc., RB 

Sandrini Farms, L.P., and Richard B. Sandrini 

BAKER, MANOCK & JENSEN 

/s/ Robert D. Wilkinson 

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Robert D. Wilkinson 

Attorneys for Plaintiff THE CALIFORNIA 

TABLE GRAPE COMMISSION 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: ___July 21, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_________

 

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United States District Judge 

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