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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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Attorneys for Defendant

DESIGNED COOKIES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Barry M. Golden

Texas State BarNo. 24002149

Connor G. Sheehan

Texas Bar No. 24046827

csheehan@gardere.com

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000

Dallas, TX 75201-4761

Telephone: 214-999-3000

Facsimile: 214-999-4667

Admitted Pro Hac Vice

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DEBORAH NORK, LEE ROBERTS and

BAKER'S BOUQUET,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

DESIGNED COOKIES, INC.,

Defendant.

No. CV 09-5336 CRB

STIPULAnON AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER CONTINUING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND

ADR DEADLINES

Current Initial Case Management

Conference Date: May 28" 2010

at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8

Proposed New Initial Case Management

Conference Date: July 5, 2010

at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8

Honorable Charles R. Breyer

Case No. CV 09-5336 CRB -1-

Stipulation To Continue Rule 26(t) Conference and ADR Deadlines

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1 (b) and 6-2 ofthe United States District Court for the

2 Northern District of California, Plaintiffs Deborah Nork, Lee Roberts, and Baker's Bouquet

3 ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant Designed Cookies, Inc. ("DCI"), by and through their respective

4 counsel, hereby stipulate and agree to the following:

5 On November 10,2009, this Court issued an Order Setting Initial Case Management

6 Conference And ADR Deadlines [Docket No.3], which set deadlines to "meet and confer re:

7 initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan"; "file ADR

8 Certification signed by Parties and Counsel"; "file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice

9 of Need for ADR Phone Conference"; and "to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial

10 disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case Management Statement"

11 (collectively, the "Case Management Deadlines"). By Clerk's Notice dated December 16,2009

12 [Docket No. 18], this Court scheduled the Initial Case Management Conference for March 12,

13 20 I0 at 8:30 a.m. This Court subsequently entered Orders continuing the Case Management

14 Conference to April 23, 20 I0 and May 28, 20 I0 [see hearing docketing statement following

15 D.E. 65], respectively.

16 The parties are currently engaged in settlement discussions, which may resolve the need

17 for a Case Management Conference and related deadlines. Specifically, on March 31, 2010,

18 Plaintiff Lee Roberts agreed to dismiss his claims, as reflected in this Court's April 5, 2010

19 Order of dismissal. D.E. No. 66. The Parties also anticipate filing an agreed dismissal of

20 Plaintiff Deborah Nork's claims, as she recently consented to the dismissal of her claims against

21 defendant as part of an overall resolution with Defendant.

22 In the interests ofjudicial economy, to preserve the parties' resources, and to promote

23 settlement discussions between Baker's Bouquet and defendant, the Parties respectfully request

24 that the Court continue the Case Management Deadlines and Case Management Conference as

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26 Deadline

27 Last day to

28 • meet and confer re: initial disclosures,

Case No. CY 09-5336 CRE

June 7, 2010

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early settlement, ADR process selection,

2 and discovery plan;

3 • file ADR Certification signed by Parties

4 and Counsel;

5 • file either Stipulation to ADR Process or

6 Notice of Need for ADR Phone

7 Conference

8 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete

9 initial disclosures or state objection in Rule

10 26(f) Report and file Case Management

11 Statement

12 Initial Case Management Conference

June 28, 2010

July 5, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8

I attest under penalty of perjury that the concurrence in the filing ofthis document has been

obtained from its signatories.

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Dated: May 5,2010

Dated: May 5, 2010

Case No. CY 09-5336 CRB

Respectfully submitted,

GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP

By: lSI Connor G. Sheehan

CONNOR G. SHEEHAN

Attorneys for Defendants

DESIGNED COOKIES, INC.

ZARCO EINHORN SALKOWSKI & BRITO, P.A.

By: lSI Himanshu Patel

HIMANSHU PATEL

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DEBORAH NORK, LEE ROBERTS AND BAKER'S

BOUQUET

ATTESTATION CLAUSE

By: '-I""'S/'---C=onn=o"-O.r--"G='-'.c...::S::..oh"-'=e~eh:..o;a"""n~__

CONNOR G. SHEEHAN

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2 DECLARAnON OF CONNOR G. SHEEHAN

3 I, Connor G. Sheehan, declare as follows:

4 1. I am an attorney at law duly admitted to practice before this Court and am an

5 associate of the law firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, counsel of record for Defendant

6 Designed Cookies, Inc. ("DCI"). I make this declaration in support ofthe attached Stipulation

7 and [Proposed] Order Continuing Initial Case Management Conference And ADR Deadlines. I

8 have personal knowledge of the matters set forth herein and could competently testify to them if

9 called upon to do so.

10 2. On November 10, 2009, this Court issued an Order Setting Initial Case

11 Management Conference And ADR Deadlines [Docket No.3], which set deadlines to "meet and

12 confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan"; "file

13 ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel"; "file either Stipulation to ADR Process or

14 Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference"; and "to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial

15 disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case Management Statement"

16 (collectively, the "Case Management Deadlines"). By Clerk's Notice dated December 16,2009

17 [Docket No. 18], this Court scheduled the Initial Case Management Conference for March 12,

18 2010 at 8:30 a.m. This Court subsequently entered Orders continuing the Case Management

19 Conference to April 23, 2010 and May 28, 2010 [see hearing docketing statement following

20 D.E. 65], respectively.

21 3. The Parties are currently engaged in settlement discussions, which may resolve the

22 need for a Case Management Conference and related deadlines. Specifically, on March 31,

23 2010, Plaintiff Lee Roberts agreed to dismiss his claims, as reflected in this Court's AprilS,

24 2010 Order of dismissal. D.E. No. 66. The Parties also anticipate filing an agreed dismissal of

25 Plaintiff Deborah Nork's claims, as she recently consented to the dismissal of her claims against

26 defendant as part of an overall resolution of her dispute with Defendant.

27 4. In the interests ofjudicial economy, to preserve the parties' resources, and to

28 facilitate settlement discussions between Baker's Bouquet and defendant, the Parties respectfully

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request that the Court continue the Case Management Deadlines and Case Management

2 Conference as follows:

3 Deadline

4 Last day to

5 • meet and confer re: initial disclosures,

6 early settlement, ADR process selection,

7 and discovery plan;

8 • file ADR Certification signed by Parties

9 and Counsel;

10 • file either Stipulation to ADR Process or

11 Notice ofNeed for ADR Phone

12 Conference

June 7, 2010

13 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete June 28, 2010

14 initial disclosures or state objection in Rule

15 26(f) Report and file Case Management

16 Statement

17 Initial Case Management Conference July 5, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8

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19 5. This is the third stipulation to modify the schedule set by the Order Setting Initial

20 Case Management Conference And ADR Deadlines [Docket No.3] and the Clerk's Notice dated

21 December 16, 2009 [Docket No. 18]. The Parties request the extension not for delay but so that

22 they may continue to attempt to resolve the case to the benefit and reduction of expense of all

23 parties.

24 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 5th

25 day of May, 2010 in Dallas, Texas.

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Case No. CY 09-5336 CRB

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CONNOR O. SHEEHAN

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1 [PROPOSED10RDER

2 Pursuant to the parties' stipulation and Local Rule 6-1(b) and 6-2 and good cause

3 appearing, it is hereby ordered that the deadlines set forth in the Stipulation And Order

4 Continuing Case Management Conference And ADR Deadlines shall be continued so that the

5 following deadlines apply:

6 Deadline

7 Last day to

8 • meet and confer re: initial disclosures,

9 early settlement, ADR process selection,

10 and discovery plan

11 • file ADR Certification signed by Parties

12 and Counsel

13 • file either Stipulation to ADR Process or

14 Notice of Need for ADR Phone

15 Conference

16 Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete

17 initial disclosures or state objection in Rule

18 26(f) Report and file Case Management

19 Statement

20 Initial Case Management Conference

June 7,2010

June 28,2010

July 5,2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8

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Dated:

IT IS SO ORDERED.

HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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Stipulation To Continue Rule 26(f) Conference and ADR Deadlines

June 25, 2010 July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. May 10, 2010

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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