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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 AN ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE, 

AND/OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CONTINUING RELATED CASE 

DEADLINES; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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CHRISTOPHER T. HOLLAND (SBN 164053) 

KELLER, SLOAN, ROMAN & HOLLAND LLP

555 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 249-8330 

Facsimile: (415) 249-8333 

cholland@ksrh.com 

BERNARD CHANIN (pro hac vice pending) 

2052 Cherry Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 977-2396 

bchanin.esq@gmail.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STEPHEN GOULD CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

HYDROS BOTTLE LLC, a Delaware Limited 

Liability Company, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

STEPHEN GOULD CORPORATION, a New 

Jersey Corporation, 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 3:16-cv-04077-JST 

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO 

ANSWER, MOVE, AND/OR 

OTHERWISE RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT AND CONTINUING 

RELATED CASE DEADLINES; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

STIPULATION 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiff Hydros Bottle LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant 

Stephen Gould Corporation (“Defendant”) hereby stipulate and agree as follows, subject to approval 

by the Court: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in this action on July 20, 2016 (D.I. 1); 

WHEREAS, this case was assigned to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Kim on July 21, 2016 

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE, 

AND/OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CONTINUING RELATED CASE 

DEADLINES; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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(D.I. 4);WHEREAS, on July 20, 2016, the Court issued an Order Setting Initial Case Management 

Conference and ADR Deadlines (“CMC Order”) (D.I. 5) with the following case deadlines: 

DATE EVENT 

9/28/2016 Last day to (i) meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection, and discovery plan; (ii) file ADR Certification signed by 

Parties and Counsel; and (iii) file either Stipulation to ADR Process or 

Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference. 

10/12/2016 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures or state 

objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case Management Statement per 

Standing Order re Contents of Joint Case Management Statement. 

10/19/2016 Initial Case Management Conference (CMC) at 1:30 p.m. 

WHEREAS, on August 23, 2016, all hearing dates before Judge Kim were vacated (D.I. 

9);and this case was reassigned to the Honorable Jon S. Tigar on August 24, 2016 (D.I. 10); 

WHEREAS, Defendant waived service of summons in exchange for an extension of time to 

move, answer, or otherwise response, and the parties initially stipulated that Defendant would have 

60 days from August 2, 2016, i.e., up to and including October 3, 2016, to file any such answer, 

motion, or other response (See D.I. 11); 

WHEREAS, Judge Tigar set a Case Management Conference for November 9, 2016 at 2:00 

P.M. with a Joint Case Management Conference Statement due seven Court days prior; 

WHEREAS, given the waiver of service of summons and reassignment, and the fact that the 

parties have been engaging in settlement discussions since before this case was filed and have 

recently resurrected those discussions with the hope of resolving this matter without the need for 

further court intervention; 

WHEREAS, in order to focus on those settlement efforts, the parties have agreed to further 

extend the time for Defendant to answer, move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint and 

other upcoming deadlines; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that by entering into this stipulation and/or requesting the 

accompanying order, Defendant is not waiving any rights to move on the Complaint and/or 

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE, 

AND/OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CONTINUING RELATED CASE 

DEADLINES; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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obligating itself to answer and/or otherwise respond to the Complaint in any particular way; 

WHEREAS, there have been no previous time modifications in this case; 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, and the parties 

through their respective attorneys of record hereby respectfully request that, subject to order of this 

Court, that Defendant shall have up to and including October 21, 2016 to answer, move, and/or 

otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint, and the deadlines in the current CMC Order shall be 

extended as follows: 

NEW DATE EVENT 

11/16/2016 Last day to (i) meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, 

ADR process selection, and discovery plan; (ii) file ADR Certification 

signed by Parties and Counsel; and (iii) file either Stipulation to ADR 

Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference. 

12/14/2016 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures or state 

objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Joint Case Management 

Statement per Standing Order re Contents of Joint Case Management 

Statement. 

12/21/2016 Initial Case Management Conference (CMC) at 2:00 p.m. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: September 30, 2016 KELLER, SLOAN, ROMAN & HOLLAND LLP

By: /s/ Christopher T. Holland 

CHRISTOPHER T. HOLLAND 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STEPHEN GOULD CORPORATION 

Dated: September 30, 2016 MCKOOL SMITH HENNIGAN, P.C. 

By: /s/ Thomas B. Watson 

THOMAS B. WATSON 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HYDROS BOTTLE LLC 

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE, 

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DEADLINES; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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CIVIL L.R. 5-1(i) ATTESTATION 

I, Christopher T. Holland, hereby attest that I have been authorized by Thomas B. Watson, 

counsel for Plaintiff Hydros Bottle LLC, to execute on his behalf this Stipulated Request for an 

Order Extending Time to Answer, Move, and/or Otherwise Respond to Complaint and Continuing 

Related Case Deadlines. 

Dated: September 30, 2016 /s/ Christopher T. Holland

 Christopher T. Holland 

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE, 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Under consideration of the parties’ Stipulated Request for an Order Extending Time to 

Answer, Move, and/or Otherwise Respond to Complaint and Continuing Related Case Deadlines, 

and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

(1) Defendant shall have up to and including October 21, 2016 to answer, move, and/or 

otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint; and 

(2) The following deadlines in the Court’s Order Setting Initial Case Management 

Conference and ADR Deadlines (“CMC Order”) (D.I. 5) are extended as follows (all 

other aspects of the CMC Order remain unchanged): 

NEW DATE EVENT 

11/16/2016 Last day to (i) meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, 

ADR process selection, and discovery plan; (ii) file ADR Certification 

signed by Parties and Counsel; and (iii) file either Stipulation to ADR 

Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference. 

12/14/2016 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures or state 

objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case Management Statement per 

Standing Order re Contents of Joint Case Management Statement. 

12/21/2016 Initial Case Management Conference (CMC) at 2:00 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 3, 2016 ___________________________________ 

HON. JON S. TIGAR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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