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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

ORDER

Date: January 29, 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 January 29, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. for 60 days.

The continuance is requested because an Involuntary Petition for Bankruptcy was filed

against ICD in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Case No. 07-

33484 (the “Bankruptcy Litigation”). An Order of Relief was subsequently entered and ICD is currently

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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.

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.

Counsel for ICD has advised counsel for Dreyer’s that 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 has been advised by potential lenders that it should receive a response

to its applications by mid-February 2008. Upon approval of such funding, ICD will then 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 in mid-February by a lender. Until such

financing is obtained counsel for ICD cannot determine whether he can continue his representation of

ICD herein and thus present a realistic schedule for completing this litigation. Based upon the

representations of ICD’s counsel regarding ICD’s efforts to obtain debtor in possession financing, ICD

and Dreyer’s have agreed and stipulate to a continuance of the Case Management Conference to March

25, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. 

There have been two 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 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: January 22, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

RIECK AND CROTTY, P.C.

By: /s/ Kevin P. Brown 

 KEVIN P. BROWN

 Attorney for Plaintiff

 Ice Cream Distributors of Evansville

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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 3.

DATED: January 22, 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.

ORDER

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

Conference is continued to March 25, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

DATED: January 24, 2008

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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