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CV 05-02273 CRB 

Stipulation to Continue Last Day to Hear Motion 

for Summary Judgment on Trade Secret Issue 

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Daren R. Brinkman (CA Bar No. 158698) 

(Email: daren@brinkmanlaw.com) 

Laura Portillo (CA Bar No.186813) 

(Email: laura@brinkmanlaw.com) 

BRINKMAN PORTILLO, PC 

4333 Park Terrace Dr., Suite 205 

Westlake Village, CA 91361 

Telephone: (818) 597-2992 

Facsimile: (818) 597-2998 

Special Counsel to Betta Products, Inc. 

and Dana McCurnin, the Trustee of the 

Betta Products Litigation Trust 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BETTA PRODUCTS, INC., et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

TRANSGLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, et 

al., 

 Defendants. 

No. C 05-02273 CRB 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE LAST 

DAY TO HEAR MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ISSUE OF 

WHETHER PLAINTIFF HAD TRADE 

SECRETS TO OCTOBER 19, 2007; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

TO THE HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

JUDGE: 

This “Stipulation To Continue Last Day to Hear Motion for Summary Judgment on Issue 

of Whether Plaintiff Had Trade Secrets to October 19, 2007” (hereafter, “Stipulation”) is made 

by and between special counsel of record for Betta Products, Inc., (“Betta”) and Dana McCurnin, 

trustee of the Betta Products Litigation Trust, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), counsel of record for 

Timothy Quinn, and counsel of record for Ralph Becker, Robert Raschke, Steven Prescott, 

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Andrew Dyakon, and Transglobal Communications Group USA, Inc., (“Transglobal”) 

(collectively, Ralph Becker, Robert Raschke, Steven Prescott, Andrew Dyakon, and Transglobal 

shall be referred to as the “Transglobal Defendants”). Reference is made to the following facts 

and terms of agreement: 

RECITALS

A. In the Third Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs asserted a claim against all 

Defendants that Defendants misappropriated Betta’s trade secrets in violation of California Civil 

Code §3426 et al.

B. The determination of whether Betta has any protectible trade secrets, as defined 

by California Civil Code §3426.09 will have a significant impact on Plaintiffs’ claim for 

misappropriation of trade secrets, and also on Plaintiffs’ eight other related claims. 

C. At a continued Status Conference held on September 8, 2006, the Court ordered 

that February 16, 2007 would be the last day to hear motions for summary judgment on the issue 

of whether Betta has any protectible trade secrets. 

D. That date was later extended by stipulation of the parties to March 30, 2007, and 

again to May 25, 2007. 

E. Defendants have begun the deposition of the person most knowledgeable at Betta 

and have conducted two full days of deposition but have not yet concluded the deposition. 

F. The parties are currently trying to schedule a date for a third day of deposition, for 

the continuation of the deposition of the person most knowledgeable at Betta. 

G. Plaintiffs and counsel for the Transglobal Defendants have begun preliminary 

settlement discussions and additional time is needed to progress the settlement discussions. 

H. Counsel for the Transglobal Defendants is scheduled to start a jury trial in Los 

Angeles Superior Court that is currently estimated to last approximately six weeks. Counsel for 

the Transglobal Defendants has been trailing for trial in this matter since November 29, 2006, 

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waiting for a trial court assignment, and anticipated that he will be assigned for trial within the 

next 30 days and will be unavailable for deposition until that trial is completed. 

I. Plaintiffs and all Defendants agree to enter into this Stipulation subject to and in 

accordance with the terms set forth below. 

STIPULATION

Based upon the foregoing, Plaintiffs and Defendants agree as follows: 

1. The recitals above are incorporated into this agreement. 

2. The last day to hear motions for summary adjudication or summary judgment on 

the issue of whether Betta has any protectible trade secrets is continued to October 19, 2007. 

3. All briefing shall be pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure based upon 

the continued hearing date of no later than October 19, 2007. 

8. This Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts and by e-mail or 

facsimile, each of which taken together constitutes the original. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stipulation as of the 

dates set forth below by and through their respective counsel of record, or authorized 

representative. 

DATED: April 19, 2007 MCGUIREWOODS, LLP 

 By: ____/s/________________________

 Leslie M. Werlin 

Counsel for Defendants - 

Transglobal Communications Group USA, Inc., 

Andrew Dyakon, Ralph Becker, Robert Raschke, 

and Steve Prescott 

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DATED: April 20, 2007 The LAW OFFICES OF JOHN O’CONNOR 

 By: ______/s/______________________

 John O’Conner 

Counsel for Defendant, Timothy Quinn 

DATED: April 19, 2007 BRINKMAN PORTILLO, PC 

 By: ______/s/______________________

 Laura J. Portillo 

Special Counsel for Plaintiffs, Betta Products, Inc., 

and Dana McCurnin, Trustee of the Betta Products 

Litigation Trust 

ORDER 

 IT IS SO ORDERED that the terms of the Stipulation set forth above are adopted as the 

terms of this Order. 

DATED: ___________________ ______________________________ 

 Charles R. Breyer 

 United States District Court Judge 

April 23, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

No further continuances will be granted.

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