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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE AND DEADLINES; AND ORDER

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Maria C. Rodriguez (SBN 194201) 

Seyfarth Shaw LLP 

2029 Century Park East, Suite 3300 

Los Angeles, California 90067-3063 

mrodriguez@seyfarth.com 

Telephone: (310) 277-7200 

Facsimile: (310) 201-5219 

Robert L. Zisk 

Eric L. Yaffe 

Jeffrey L. Karlin (SBN 144488) 

GRAY, PLANT, MOOTY 

MOOTY & BENNETT, P.A. 

The Watergate 

2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite 1111 

Washington, D.C. 20037-1905 

Telephone: (202) 295-2200 

Facsimile: (202) 295-2250 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BASKIN-ROBBINS FRANCHISED 

SHOPS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 

BR IP HOLDER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

Harmeet K. Dhillon (SBN 207873) 

DHILLON & SMITH 

214 Grand Avenue, Suite 400 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

harmeet@dhillonlaw.com 

Telephone: 415-433-1700 

Facsimile: 415-520-6593 

Attorneys for Defendants 

SUKPRAN GILL and GURMEET GILL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO) 

BASKIN-ROBBINS FRANCHISED 

SHOPS LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company, BR IP HOLDER LLC, 

a Delaware limited liability company, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SUKPRAN GILL and GURMEET 

GILL, residents of California, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 3:07-cv-02441-PJH 

Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton

STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

RESCHEDULE THE INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND F.R.C.P. 

RULE 26(f) DEADLINES; AND 

ORDER THEREON 

Complaint Filed: May 7, 2007 

First Amended 

Complaint Filed: July 19, 2007 

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The parties to the above-captioned action, by and through their respective 

undersigned counsel respectfully request that the Court reschedule the Initial Case 

Management Conference, currently scheduled for September 13, 2007 and to 

adjust other pre-conference deadlines accordingly. 

The instant lawsuit was filed by Plaintiffs on May 7, 2007. Due, in large 

part to extensive settlement negotiations, the parties entered into a stipulation 

requesting an extension of the time within which the Defendants had to answer the 

Complaint to July 6, 2007. The Court granted this request. On July 19, 2007, prior 

to the date on which the responsive pleading to the Complaint was due, Plaintiffs 

filed a First Amended Complaint. On September 4, 2007, again prior to the date 

the Defendants were to file a response to the First Amended Complaint, the parties 

submitted a stipulation for the filing of a Second Amended Complaint, which 

included an agreement that the defendants would have twenty-one days to file a 

responsive pleading thereto. 

The Case Management Conference in this action has yet to be held. The 

parties have submitted only one previous request for the Initial Case Management 

Conference to be rescheduled, which the Court granted on August 7, 2007. 

Currently, the Case Management Conference is scheduled for September 13, 2007. 

However, this date conflicts with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah and both of 

Plaintiffs’ lead trial counsel for the case, Eric Yaffe and Jeffrey Karlin, will be 

attending religious services on that day and are unavailable to attend the 

conference. It is the parties’ understanding from communicating with the Court’s 

staff on September 5, 2007, the next available date that the conference could take 

place is September 27, 2007. Counsel for both parties are available to attend the 

conference on that date. 

The parties believe that even if the conference were rescheduled, that it will 

not affect the overall progression of the case. None of the complaints filed in this 

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action have yet been responded to and the parties are ready to move forward with 

the litigation once that occurs and the conference is held. 

Therefore, the parties respectfully request that the Court re-set the deadline 

for the parties to submit the Rule 26(f) report to September 13, 2007 and the Initial 

Case Management Conference to September 27, 2007. 

DATED: September 5, 2007 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

By /s/ Maria C. Rodriguez 

Maria C. Rodriguez 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

BASKIN-ROBBINS FRANCHISED 

SHOPS LLC and BR IP HOLDER 

LLC 

DATED: September 5, 2007 DHILLON & SMITH 

By /s/ Harmeet K. Dhillon 

Harmeet K. Dhillon 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

SUKPRAN GILL and GURMEET 

GILL 

ORDER 

Good cause having been shown, the Initial Case Management Conference is 

hereby continued to September 27, 2007 at 2:30 p.m., or at __________. The 

parties are to file the Rule 26(f) Initial Case Management Conference report on or 

before September 13, 2007. 

Dated:____________________ ___________________________ Phyllis J. Hamilton United States District Court Judge 

9/6/07

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) 

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 

I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the within action. My business address is Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, California 90067-3063. On 

September 5, 2007, I served the within documents: STIPULATION TO 

RESCHEDULE RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE, AND RULE 26(F) DEADLINES; AND ORDER THEREON 

 I sent such document from facsimile machine (310) 201-5219 on ______, 2007. I certify that said transmission was completed and that all pages were received and that a report was generated by facsimile machine (310) 201-5219 which confirms said transmission and receipt. I, thereafter, mailed a copy to the interested party(ies) in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in sealed envelope(s) addressed to the parties listed below. 

⌧ by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California addressed as set forth below. 

 by personally delivering the document(s) listed above to the person(s) at 

the address(es) set forth below. 

 by placing the document(s) listed above, together with an unsigned copy of this declaration, in a sealed Federal Express envelope with postage paid on account and deposited with Federal Express at Los Angeles, California, addressed as set forth below. 

 by transmitting the document(s) listed above, electronically, via the e- mail addresses set forth below. 

Harmeet K. Dhillon, Esq. 

Dhillon & Smith 

214 Grand Avenue, Suite 400 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than 

on day after the date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this 

court whose direction the service was made; executed on September 5, 2007, at Los Angeles, California. 

 /s/ Maritza Estrada Maritza Estrada 

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