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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DATES

AND INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

[CASE NO. CV10-02044 CRB]

BROOKE OLIVER, ESQ. (SBN 172828)

brook@50balmy.com

50 Balmy Law P.C.

50 Balmy Alley

San Francisco, CA 94110

Phone: 415-641-1116

Fax: 415-695-1116

Attorneys for Plaintiff DANIEL FONTES

AARON H. JACOBY, ESQ. (SBN 137244)

aaron.jacoby@arentfox.com

VICTOR P. DANHI, ESQ. (SBN 210246)

victor.danhi@arentfox.com

ARENT FOX LLP

55 Second Street, 21st Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: 415-757-5500

Fax: 415-757-5501

Attorneys for Defendants AUTOCOM NETWORKS, INC., 

AUTOCOM POWER, LLC, JOSE PEREZ, and NISSAN 

NORTH AMERICA, INC

WILLIAM J. MURRAY, ESQ. (SBN 87936)

Belzer & Murray LLP

3650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 130

Lafayette, CA 94549

Murray@wjmattorneys.com

Phone: (925) 284-9000

Fax: (925) 283-5192

Attorneys for Defendants MICHAEL P. MURPHY and M&M 

AUTOMOTIVE

DOUGLAS A. MARSHALL, ESQ. (SBN 91277)

Kay & Merkle, LLP

100 The Embarcadero, Penthouse

San Francisco, CA 94105

dmarshall@kmlaw100.com

Phone: 415-357-1200

Fax: 415-512-9277

Attorneys for Defendant TDK TRUST

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIEL FONTES, an individual

Plaintiff,

vs.

AUTOCOM NETWORKS, INC., a 

California corporation; AUTOCOM 

POWER, LLC, a California limited 

liability company d/b/a AUTOCOM 

NISSAN OF OAKLAND; M&M 

AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., a 

California corporation d/b/a Volkswagen 

of Oakland; MICHAEL P. MURPHY, an 

individual formerly d/b/a NISSAN OF 

OAKLAND; NISSAN NORTH 

AMERICA, INC., a California 

corporation; JOSE PEREZ, an individual 

a/k/a JOSE CARMEN PEREZ GARCIA; 

TDK TRUST DATED JANUARY 23, 

1995, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. CV 15-02044 CRB

Assigned for all Purposes to the Honorable 

Charles R. Breyer, Courtroom 6

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND

STIPULATION AND TO CONTINUE DATES 

AND INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE; 

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, the Parties participated in mediation on October 8, 2015 and thereafter, on 

the same day, entered into a Stipulation of Settlement, wherein all Parties agreed upon a full 

settlement and compromise of this action and a release and discharge of all claims by and 

between all Parties;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement, the Parties shall be entering into a 

long form settlement agreement that the Parties expect will be satisfied in its entirety within 90 

days from the date of this Stipulation, including, but not limited to delivery of an executed 

Dismissal with Prejudice of this action by Plaintiff to Defendants (“Dismissal”);

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Parties have agreed to an extension of time 

pursuant to which all Defendants shall have an additional 90 days from the presently pending due 

date, up to and including January 21, 2016, to answer, move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s 

Complaint, in order to complete the settlement terms;

WHEREAS, an initial Case Management Conference (“CMC”) is currently scheduled for 

hearing on December 4, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.;

WHEREAS, in the interest of judicial economy, the Parties request a continuance of the 

CMC by a corresponding 90 days to March 3, 2016 in order to allow time for the Parties to 

complete the settlement terms and dismiss the Action;

WHEREAS, the Parties further acknowledge that the filing of this Stipulation shall not be 

construed as an appearance or acknowledgement of jurisdiction on any of the Defendants, and 

that any challenges to jurisdiction are hereby reserved by Defendants, and each of them;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, pursuant to 

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Local Rule 6-1(a), that Defendants, and each 

of them, shall have up to and including January 21, 2016 to answer, move, or otherwise respond 

to the Complaint filed in this matter.

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THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue all currently set 

dates in this matter, including the dates by which Defendants are required to respond to the 

Complaint, and the December 4, 2015 Case Management Conference. In particular, the Parties 

respectfully request that the date for Defendants to file responsive pleadings be continued to 

January 21, 2016; and that the initial Case Management Conference be scheduled on March 3, 

2016, or at the Court’s convenience sometime during or after March 3, 2016.

Dated: October 19, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

50 BALMY LAW, P.C.

By: /s/ Brooke Oliver

Brooke Oliver

Attorneys for Plaintiffs DANIEL FONTES

Dated: October 19, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

ARENT FOX LLP

By: /s/ Victor P. Danhi

Aaron H. Jacoby

Victor P. Danhi

Attorney for Defendants 

AUTOCOM NETWORKS, INC., 

AUTOCOM POWER, LLC, JOSE PEREZ, 

and NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Dated: October 19, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

BELZER & MURRAY LLP

By: /s/ William J. Murray

William J. Murray

Attorney for Defendants 

MICHAEL P. MURPHY and M&M 

AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

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Dated: October 19, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

KAY & MERKLE, LLP

By: /s/ Douglas A. Marshall

Douglas A. Marshall

Attorney for Defendant

TDK TRUST

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ORDER

The Court having considered the foregoing Stipulation of the Parties and good cause 

appearing therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that all previously scheduled dates in this matter are 

vacated, and the following dates shall apply:

In the event a dismissal of the entire action is not filed by January 21, 2016, all defendants 

which have not been dismissed from the action shall file a responsive pleading by that date.

The Initial Case Management Conference shall be held on March 4, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. in 

Courtroom 6, 17th floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

Lead trial counsel shall meet and confer not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the 

conference and shall file a joint case management statement in the form contained in the Civil 

Local rules as supplemented by this order not less than seven (7) days in advance of the 

conference.

If the conference is inconveniently scheduled, it may be rescheduled by stipulation and 

order to another date or time convenient to the Court's calendar.

At the conclusion of the conference, an order will be entered setting dates either for a 

further case management conference, or for close of discovery, pre-trial conference, and trial. 

Other orders regulating and controlling future proceedings may be entered.

Plaintiff shall serve copies of this order at once on any parties subsequently joined, in 

accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4 and 5. Following service, plaintiff shall file a 

certificate of service with the Clerk of this Court

SUPPLEMENTAL TO INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

At the initial case management conference, the parties or at least one attorney of record 

for each party must appear in person. See FRCP 26(f); Civil LR 16-10(a). The case management 

statement may not exceed ten pages. It should briefly describe the parties' controversy. Any party 

seeking damages must set forth in the statement the amount sought and the basis for its 

calculation.

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Sanctions. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER may be deemed sufficient 

grounds for dismissal of this cause, default or other appropriate sanctions. See Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure 16(f), 41 (b); Civ LR 1-4.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2015

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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