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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Case No. CV 15-03172 HSG

BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

ERIC WOMACK

Assistant Director

Federal Programs Branch

MATTHEW J.B. LAWRENCE

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 616-8105

Facsimile: (202) 616-8202

Email: Matthew.Lawrence@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SECURITY PEOPLE, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHELLE K. LEE, in her capacity as 

Director of the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, the UNITED STATES 

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, and 

OJMAR US, LLC,

Defendants.

No. 3:15-cv-03172-HSG

JOINT MOTION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

JOINT MOTION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 16-2(d) and 7-11, Plaintiff Security People, Inc., 

Defendants Michelle K. Lee and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, both sued in 

their official capacity (“federal Defendants”), and Defendant Ojmar US, LLC, through their 

respective undersigned counsel, respectfully move the Court to continue the initial case 

management conference, currently scheduled for November 17, 2015, and corresponding Case 

Management Deadlines until after the Court has decided Defendants’ motions to dismiss, which 

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are scheduled for a hearing November 19, 2015. In support of this Joint Motion, the parties 

stipulate and agree as follows. 

1. The initial case management conference in this case was originally set for October 

14, 2015. On September 24, 2015, Judge Tigar granted the parties’ joint motion to continue the 

case management conference until after resolution of the Defendants’ motions to dismiss, then 

noticed for hearings on October 22, 2015, and continued the case management conference until 

November 18, 2015.

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 ECF No. 25. 

2. On October 2, 2015, the Court granted the federal Defendants’ related case 

motion, ECF No. 34, and the Case Management Conference was rescheduled for November 17, 

2015. 

3. On October 9, 2015, the Defendants re-noticed their motions to dismiss for a 

hearing on November 19, 2015. 

4. Because the Court’s ruling on Defendants’ respective motions to dismiss will 

inform and impact the case management issues, the parties believe it will be more efficient to 

hold the initial case management conference once Defendants’ motions to dismiss have been 

resolved. Doing so will preserve the resources of the parties and the Court, and save the 

Government the expense of providing accommodations for Washington, D.C. counsel in San 

Francisco, California for the November 17, 2015 conference. 

5. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-2(d)(3)-(4), the parties have agreed to, and 

request that the Court approve, the below proposed case management schedule:

 

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Judge Tigar also ordered the parties to comply with the Court’s ADR requirements by October 

1, 2015, or show cause why they should not be sanctioned for having missed the Court-ordered 

ADR deadline of September 16, 2015. ECF No. 25. The parties met and conferred about an 

appropriate ADR mechanism and then complied with the Order by filing their respective ADR 

certifications and joint Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference on September 28, 2015, and 

September 29, 2015. See ECF Nos. 26, 27, 29, 30, 31.

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 Two weeks after Court’s Order on Motion to Dismiss: Deadline to meet 

and confer pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f).

 Four weeks after Court’s Order on Motion to Dismiss: Deadline to file 

Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management Statement.

 Five weeks after Court’s Order on Motion to Dismiss: Initial Case 

Management Conference.

DATED: October 16, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Frear Stephen Schmid

Frear Stephen Schmid, CSB No. 96089

Attorney at Law

177 Post Street, Suite 550

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 788-5957

Facsimile: (415) 788-5958

Attorney for Plaintiff, Security People, Inc.

/s/ Roderick M. Thompson

Roderick M. Thompson (State Bar No. 96192)

rthompson@fbm.com

Daniel C. Callaway (State Bar No. 262675)

dcallaway@fbm.com

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 954-4400

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480

Attorneys for Defendant, Ojmar US, LLC

BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

ERIC WOMACK

Assistant Director

Federal Programs Branch

/s/ Matthew J.B. Lawreence

MATTHEW J.B. LAWRENCE

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice, Civil Division

Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20530

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(202) 616-8105

(202) 616-8202 (fax)

Matthew.Lawrence@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

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ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-l(i)(3), I attest that I am the ECF user whose user ID and 

password are being used in the electronic filing of this document, and further attest that I have 

obtained concurrence in the filing of the document from the other signatories.

/s/ Matthew J.B. Lawrence

MATTHEW J.B. LAWRENCE

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|PROPOSED| ORDER

Upon stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders the 

following revisions to the case management schedule:

1. Two weeks after Court’s Order on Motion to Dismiss: Deadline for the parties to 

(a) meet and confer pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and ADR L.R. 3-5; (b) file ADR 

Certifications; and (c) file either a Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for 

ADR Phone Conference.

2. Four weeks after Court’s Order on Motion to Dismiss: Deadline for the parties to 

file Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management Statement.

3. Five weeks after Court’s Order on Motion to Dismiss: Initial Case Management 

Conference.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _____________________________

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam

United States District Court Judge

10/19/2015 , Jr.

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