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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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ICE CREAM DISTRIBUTORS V. EDY’S GRAND ICE CREAM (CASE NO. 07-05060 CW)

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

KEVIN P. BROWN

RIECK AND CROTTY, P.C.

55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3390

Chicago, IL 60603-5602

Telephone: (312) 726-4646

Facsimile: (312) 578-9593

Email: kbrown@rieckcrotty.com

MICHAEL R. SIMMONDS (SBN 96238)

JEFFREY A. TOPOR (SBN 195545)

SIMMONDS & NARITA LLP

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3010

San Francisco, CA 94104-4816

Telephone: (415) 283-1000

Facsimile: (415) 352-2625

msimmonds@snllp.com

jtopor@snllp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Ice Cream Distributors of Evansville

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

ICE CREAM DISTRIBUTORS OF

EVANSVILLE, an Indiana limited liability

company,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

EDY’S GRAND ICE CREAM, a California

corporation,

 Defendant.

 

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CASE NO. 07-05060 CW

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Date: June 10, 2008

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Place: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor

Judge: The Honorable Claudia Wilken

The parties to this action, Ice Cream Distributors of Evansville (“ICD”) and Dreyer’s

Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Edy’s Grand Ice Cream (collectively “Dreyer’s”) jointly request the Court

continue the Case Management Conference scheduled for June 10, at 2:00 p.m. until September 24,

2008.

As the Court is aware from the prior stipulations requesting a continuance herein, an

Involuntary Petition for Bankruptcy was filed against ICD in the United States Bankruptcy Court for

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ICE CREAM DISTRIBUTORS V. EDY’S GRAND ICE CREAM (CASE NO. 07-05060 CW)

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 2.

the Western District of Kentucky, Case No. 07-33484 (the “Bankruptcy Litigation”). An Order of

Relief was subsequently entered and ICD is currently in bankruptcy. Accordingly, the assets of ICD,

including ICD’s claims herein, are under the control and direction of the United States Bankruptcy

Trustee (“Trustee”) appointed in the Bankruptcy Litigation. The bankruptcy remains pending and

counsel for ICD has not received any direction on how the Trustee intends to proceed with respect to

the present litigation.

As the Court is also aware from the prior stipulation requesting a continuance herein,

ICD is currently in discussions with various lenders and the Trustee regarding ICD obtaining debtor in

possession financing which would allow ICD to pursue its claims herein. ICD had been advised by

potential lenders that ICD should receive a response to its applications by June 2008 upon the

submission of additional information requested by the lender. In order to obtain that information, ICD

will need to conduct a Rule 2004 examine in the Bankruptcy proceeding. After discussion with the

attorney for the party to be deposed regarding scheduling, the Motion for leave to take the 2004 examine

is June 17, 2008 and the actual examination is scheduled for June 25, 2008. Thereafter, transcripts will

have to be prepared and provided to the lender for review. Accordingly the lender will need an

additional four to six weeks after the examination to advise ICD whether it will proceed with the

financing.

Thereafter, Should ICD receive approval of such funding, ICD will be required to file

a Motion in the Bankruptcy Litigation seeking the approval of the debtor in possession financing. ICD

believes that it can obtain the approval of the Bankruptcy Court of its debtor in possession financing

within 30 days of the approval of such funding by a lender. If ICD is required to proceed without

funding, it will be unable to pay counsel and counsel will be required to withdraw. Counsel’s

withdrawal would likely result in this matter being dismissed and ICD being unable to pursue its claims.

Accordingly, ICD requests a continuance of the Case Management Conference to September 24, 2008,

at 2:00 p.m.

Counsel for ICD has spoken to Counsel for Dreyer’s and Dreyer’s has agreed and

stipulates to a continuance of the Case Management Conference to September 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 3.

There have been four prior continuances of the Case Management Conference as a result

of ICD’s bankruptcy and pursuant to stipulation. The first continuance was from November 13, 2007

to December 18, 2007. The second continuance was from December 18, 2007 to January 29, 2008. The

third continuance was from January 29, 2008 to March 25, 2008. The fourth continuance was from

March 28, 2008 to June 10, 2008. 

The requested continuance would not have an effect on the schedule of the case as the

Case Management Conference has not yet occurred and a scheduling order has not been entered.

DATED: June 3, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

RIECK AND CROTTY, P.C.

By: /s/ Kevin P. Brown 

 KEVIN P. BROWN

 Attorney for Plaintiff

 Ice Cream Distributors of Evansville

DATED: June 3, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

By: /s/ Iris Sockel Mitrakos 

 IRIS SOCKEL MITRAKOS

 Attorney for Defendant

 EDY’S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 4.

ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Case Management

Conference is continued to September 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

DATED: ____________________, 2008

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 5.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

EFILING ACTION USDC FOR NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I, KEVIN P. BROWN, declare and state as follows:

I am employed by the office of the Bar of this Court at whose direction this service is made in

the County of Cook, City of Chicago, and State of Illinois. I am over the age of eighteen and not a party

to the within action. My business address is 55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3390, Chicago, Illinois,

60603.

On June 3, 2008, I served the foregoing document(s) described as:

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 X BY MAIL: I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice for collection and processing for

mailing with the United States Post Service. Under that practice, mail is deposited with the

United States Postal Service, that same day, with postage fully prepaid at the postal service

collection box at 55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3390, Chicago, Illinois, 60603. The envelope(s)

are sealed and placed in collection for that same day following ordinary course of business.

Iris Sockel Mitrakos, Esq.

Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP

12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400

San Diego, California 92130

 X BY EMAIL: I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice for sending and receiving email

copies at 55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3390, Chicago, Illinois, 60603. The document(s) are

sent with confirmation that the documents have been sent for that same day following ordinary

course of business.

Iris Sockel Mitrakos, Esq.

Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP

12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400

San Diego, California 92130

ismitralos@townsend.com

Executed on June 3, 2008, at Chicago, Illinois. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws

of the State of Illinois and the United States that the forgoing is true and correct.

 /s/ Kevin P. Brown 

Kevin P. Brown

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