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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1335 Interpleader Action

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16010002/357070v2 

STIPULATION FOR REFERENCE TO MEDIATION UNDER ADR LOCAL RULE 6-2 AND PROPOSED ORDER 

MICHAEL F. DONNER (SBN 155944) 

JONATHAN E. SOMMER (SBN 209179) 

STEIN & LUBIN LLP 

The Transamerica Pyramid 

600 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 981-0550 

Facsimile: (415) 981-4343 

mdonner@steinlubin.com 

jsommer@steinlubin.com 

Attorneys for CAPITAL GROUP 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC. and DEVIN BOSCH 

JOHN R. MAYER (SBN 197765) 

2550 5th Avenue, Suite 520 

San Diego, California 92103 

Telephone: (619) 794-2651 

Facsimile: (619) 794-2653 

john@johnrmayer.com 

Attorneys for GOTTAPLAY INTERACTIVE, INC., 

JOHN P. GORST and MARK H. LEVIN 

JAMES M. BARRETT (SBN 190274) 

789 Castro Street 

Mountain View, California 94041 

Telephone: (650) 969-3687 

Facsimile: (650) 969-3699 

jb@jamesbarrettlaw.com 

Attorneys for COLONIAL STOCK TRANSFER CO. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CAPITAL GROUP COMMUNICATIONS, 

INC. 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

GOTTAPLAY INTERACTIVE, INC., JOHN 

P. GORST and MARK H. LEVIN, et al. 

Defendants. 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM. 

Case No. C-07-3632-EMC 

Related Case No. C-07-4470 EMC 

STIPULATION FOR REFERENCE TO 

EXPEDITED MEDIATION UNDER ADR 

LOCAL RULE 6-2 AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

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16010002/357070v2 1 Case No. C-07-03632-EMC 

STIPULATION FOR REFERENCE TO MEDIATION UNDER ADR LOCAL RULE 6-2 AND PROPOSED ORDER 

WHEREAS, two related actions are pending before this Court, Capital Group 

Communications, etc. v. Gottaplay Interactive, etc., et al., Case No. C-07-3632-EMC, and 

Colonial Stock Transfer Co. v. Gottaplay Interactive, etc., et al., Case No. C-07-4470 EMC 

(collectively, the “Actions”) 

WHEREAS, various motions are pending and set to be heard by the Court in the 

next few weeks, including Capital Group’s Motion for Issuance of Preliminary Injunction 

(October 24, 2007 at 3 p.m.); (2) Colonial's Motion For Discharge and Capital Group’s CrossMotion to Dismiss Interpleader Action (October 24, 2007 at 3 p.m.); and (3) Capital Group’s 

Motion to Dismiss Gottaplay’s Counterclaims For Failure to State a Claim and Motion to Strike 

Affirmative Defenses (November 7, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.) 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to participate in a mediation through the 

Court’s ADR Program under ADR Local Rule 6 prior to the October 24, 2007 motion hearings. 

WHEREAS, the parties have contacted the Director of the Court’s ADR Program 

about the Court’s mediation program and selected four alternative mediators from the Court’s 

approved list. 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that they might be able to resolve their dispute if 

the Court referred the Actions to an expedited mediation to be completed before October 24, 

2007. 

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16010002/357070v2 2 Case No. C-07-03632-EMC

STIPULATION FOR REFERENCE TO MEDIATION UNDER ADR LOCAL RULE 6-2 AND PROPOSED ORDER 

The parties hereby jointly request through this Stipulation that the Court refer the 

Actions to an expedited mediation to be completed before October 24, 2007 under ADR Local 

Rule 6. 

Dated: October 5, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF JAMES M. BARRETT 

By: ________/s/________________________________ JAMES M. BARRETT 

Attorneys for Attorneys for COLONIAL STOCK 

TRANSFER CO. 

Dated: October 5, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF JOHN R. MAYER 

By: ________/s/________________________________ JOHN R. MAYER 

Attorneys for GOTTAPLAY INTERACTIVE, 

INC., JOHN P. GORST and MARK H. LEVIN 

Dated: October 5, 2007 STEIN & LUBIN LLP 

By: ________/s/________________________________ MICHAEL F. DONNER 

Attorneys for CAPITAL GROUP 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC. and DEVIN BOSCH 

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16010002/357070v2 3 Case No. C-07-03632-EMC

STIPULATION FOR REFERENCE TO MEDIATION UNDER ADR LOCAL RULE 6-2 AND PROPOSED ORDER 

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing Stipulation is approved in its 

entirety and that the related actions, Capital Group Communications, etc. v. Gottaplay 

Interactive, etc., et al., Case No. C-07-3632-EMC, and Colonial Stock Transfer Co. v. Gottaplay 

Interactive, etc., et al., Case No. C-07-4470 EMC, are hereby referred to an mediation through 

the Court’s ADR Program pursuant to under ADR Local Rule 6. The mediation shall be 

completed before October 24, 2007. The parties shall advise the Court prior to that date whether 

a settlement has been reached at the mediation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ____________________ __________________________________________ 

 MAGISTRATE JUDGE EDWARD M. CHEN 

October 16, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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