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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:44 Trademark Infringement

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order re Further Continuance 1 

la-822552 

KATHYLEEN A. O'BRIEN (CA SBN 94218) 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

555 West Fifth Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90013-1024 

Telephone: 213.892.5200 

Email: kobrien@mofo.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

E. & J. GALLO WINERY 

DAVID M. WOLF (CA SBN 80849) 

LAW OFFICES OF DAVID M. WOLF 

15301 Ventura Blvd. 

Building B, Suite 340 

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 

Telephone: 818.386.0795 

Email: wolffirm@aol.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

BLACKWOOD CANYON VINTNERS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

E. & J. GALLO WINERY, a California 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BLACKWOOD CANYON VINTNERS, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 1:05-CV-00876-OWWLJO 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

(1) FURTHER CONTINUATION 

OF TIME TO RESPOND, (2) 

CONTINUATION OF HEARING 

REGARDING DEFENDANT’S 

MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND (3) 

CONTINUATION OF 

MANDATORY SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE 

 

RECITALS 

1. Defendant Blackwood Canyon Vintners (“Blackwood”) served its Motion to 

Dismiss for Improper Venue and its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Over the Person 

by mail on August 3, 2005, noticing a hearing date of September 12, 2005 for both motions. 

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2. For the purposes of exploring settlement and to allow the parties additional time to 

explore expedited discovery, the parties stipulated that the time for Plaintiff E. & J. Gallo Winery 

(“Gallo”) to oppose the motions and the hearing date should be continued. 

3. On August, 26, 2005, this Court signed the parties’ proposed order and continued 

both the hearing for Blackwood’s motions and the mandatory scheduling conference to 

November 7, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Gallo’s oppositions to the motions were to be filed and served 

on or before October 24, 2005, and Blackwood’s replies, if any, were to be filed and served on or 

before October 31, 2005. 

4. At Gallo’s request, counsel for Blackwood, David M. Wolf, agreed to informally 

provide certain categories of documents and information necessary to test the accuracy of certain 

claims made by Blackwood with respect to its purported lack of California sales in its motions to 

dismiss, as well as its substantive trademark claims, prior to the exchange required under Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 26. To that end, Gallo identified both in writing and orally the 

documents and information it sought, together with a proposed response date. Although Gallo 

has followed up with Blackwood’s counsel several times, to date, Blackwood has not produced 

any of the agreed upon documents or information. 

5. On Friday, October 7, 2005, counsel for Blackwood filed a motion to withdraw his 

appearance as counsel in this action based, in part, on Blackwood’s failure to produce the 

requested documents. 

STIPULATION 

Because (i) Gallo still needs the requested documents and information in order to test the 

accuracy of Blackwood’s claims and to respond to Blackwood’s motions, (ii) Blackwood will 

need to hire new counsel should the Court agree to Mr. Wolf’s request to withdraw, and (iii) for 

the reasons set forth in the declaration accompanying his motion to withdraw, counsel for 

Blackwood cannot properly or adequately participate in the Mandatory Scheduling Conference, 

the parties hereby agree and stipulate to continue the hearing for Blackwood’s motions and the 

Mandatory Scheduling Conference to January 23, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. E. & J. Gallo Winery’s 

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oppositions to the motions shall be filed and served on or before January 9, 2006, and 

Blackwood’s replies, if any, shall be filed and served on or before January 16, 2005. 

Dated: October 12, 2005 KATHYLEEN A. O'BRIEN 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /S/ Kathyleen A. O’Brien 

Kathyleen A. O'Brien 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

E. & J. GALLO WINERY 

Dated: October 12, 2005 DAVID M. WOLF 

LAW OFFICES OF DAVID M. WOLF 

By: /S/ David M. Wolf 

 David M. Wolf 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

BLACKWOOD CANYON VINTNERS 

The Court orders that both the hearing for Blackwood’s motions and the Mandatory 

Scheduling Conference shall be continued to January 23, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. E.& J. Gallo 

Winery’s oppositions to the motions shall be filed and served on or before January 9, 2006, and 

Blackwood’s replies, if any, shall be filed and served on or before January 16, 2005. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _October 19, 2005__ _/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_______ 

 Oliver W. Wanger 

 United States District Judge 

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