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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MAY 31, 2018 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, SET 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE

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FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ, P.C. 

Jeremy S. Goldman (SBN 306943) 

Azita Iskandar (SBN 280749) 

Jessica R. Medina (SBN 302236) 

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1060 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 579-9600 

Facsimile: (310) 579-9650 

jgoldman@fkks.com 

aiskandar@fkks.com 

jmedina@fkks.com 

Edward H. Rosenthal* 

Nicole Bergstrom* 

488 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Phone: (212) 980-0120 

Fax: (212) 593-9175 

erosenthal@fkks.com 

nbergstrom@fkks.com 

*Admitted pro hac vice

Attorneys for Defendant Scholastic, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PETER MENZEL, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SCHOLASTIC, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 17-cv-5499

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MAY 31, 

2018 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, 

SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING 

DATE REGARDING DEFENDANT 

SCHOLASTIC INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS 

OR STRIKE 

Plaintiff Peter Menzel (“Menzel”) and Defendant Scholastic Inc. (“Scholastic”) by and through 

their undersigned attorneys, and pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, hereby join in this stipulated request to 

continue the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for May 31, 2018, and set a briefing 

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schedule and hearing date regarding Scholastic’s anticipated motion to dismiss Menzel’s First Amended 

Complaint, or in the alternative, to strike certain allegations: 

WHEREAS the initial Complaint in this action was filed on September 22, 2017; 

WHEREAS Scholastic moved to dismiss the Complaint on December 6, 2017; 

WHEREAS the Court granted Scholastic’s Motion to Dismiss with leave to amend on March 19, 

2018 (Dkt. 42); 

WHEREAS Menzel filed his First Amended Complaint on May 14, 2018 (Dkt. 47); 

WHEREAS Scholastic intends to move to dismiss the First Amended Complaint, or in the 

alternative, to strike certain allegations; 

WHEREAS under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules for the Northern 

District of California, the current deadline for Scholastic to file a Motion to Dismiss the First Amended 

Complaint is May 29, 2018, the current deadline for Menzel to respond to the Motion is June 11, 2018, 

and the current deadline for Scholastic to file a reply is June 18, 2018; 

WHEREAS a Further Case Management Conference is currently scheduled for May 31, 2018 at 

10:30 a.m.; 

WHEREAS the parties agree that continuing the Case Management Conference until thirty (30) 

days after the Court decides Scholastic’s anticipated Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint 

will promote the interests of judicial efficiency; 

WHEREAS the stipulated briefing schedule will allow the parties to fully address the merits of 

the Motion. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned counsel, that: 

1. Scholastic’s Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint, or in the alternative, to 

strike certain allegations, shall be due June 11, 2018. 

2. Menzel’s Opposition to the Motion shall be due July 2, 2018. 

3. Scholastic’s Reply shall be due July 13, 2018. 

4. The hearing date for the Motion shall be July 19, 2018. 

5. The Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for May 31, 2018, shall be 

continued until thirty (30) days after the date on which the Court issues a decision on 

August 2, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

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Scholastic’s Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint, or in the alternative, to 

strike certain allegations, or until such time as is convenient for the Court. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: May 17, 2018 By: /s/ Alex Rice Kerr 

Alex Rice Kerr 

HARMON SEIDMAN BRUSS & KERR, LLC 

Attorney for Plaintiff Peter Menzel 

Dated: May 17, 2018 By: /s/ Jessica R. Medina 

Jessica R. Medina 

FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ, P.C. 

Attorney for Defendant Scholastic Inc. 

ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 5-1(i), the filer of this document hereby attests that all 

other signatories listed, and on whose behalf the filing is submitted, concur in the filing’s content and 

have authorized this filing. 

Dated: May 17, 2018 By: /s/ Jessica R. Medina 

Jessica R. Medina 

FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ, P.C. 

Attorney for Defendant Scholastic Inc. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

BY THE COURT: 

Hon. Edward M. Chen 

United States District Judge for the Northern 

District of California 

reset for September 13, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Joint CMC statement due 

September 6, 2018. (as modified above)

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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