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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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Referring Case to Private Mediation

 

Peter W. Craigie, State Bar No. 99509 

Kristen E. Drake, State Bar No. 202827 

Craigie, McCarthy & Clow 

540 Pacific Avenue 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: 415-732-7788 

Facsimile: 415-732-7783 

E-mail: craigielaw@aol.com 

Louis T. Pirkey 

E-mail: lpirkey@pirkeybarber.com 

Susan J. Hightower 

E-mail: shightower@pirkeybarber.com 

Pirkey Barber LLP 

600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2120 

Austin, Texas 78701 

Telephone: 512-322-5200 

Facsimile: 512-322-5201 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

Grocery Outlet Inc. 

Robert A. Weikert, SBN 121146 

 E-mail: raweikert@thelenreid.com 

Veronica Colby Devitt, SBN 79955 

 E-mail: vdevitt@thelenreid.com 

John A. Chatowski, SBN 174471 

 E-mail: jachatowski@thelenreid.com 

Marlene J. Williams, SBN 197107 

 E-mail: mjwilliams@thelenreid.com 

THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & 

STEINER LLP 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94104-3601 

Telephone: 415-371-1200 

Facsimile: 415-371-1211 

Attorneys for Defendants and 

Counterclaimants Albertson’s, Inc., 

American Stores Company LLC and 

Lucky Stores, Inc. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

Grocery Outlet Inc., 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

Albertson’s, Inc., American Stores Company, 

LLC, and Lucky Stores, Inc., 

 Defendants. 

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ALBERTSON’S, INC., AMERICAN STORES 

COMPANY, LLC, AND LUCKY STORES, 

INC., 

 Counterclaimants. 

vs. 

GROCERY OUTLET INC., 

 Counterdefendant. 

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Civil Case No. C06-02173 JSW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO 

PRIVATE MEDIATION 

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STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED, 

by and between plaintiff and counterdefendant Grocery Outlet Inc. (“Grocery Outlet”) and 

defendants and counterclaimants Albertson’s, Inc., American Stores Company, LLC and Lucky 

Stores, Inc. (“Defendants”) as follows: 

1) On July 7, 2006, this Court issued an order granting a preliminary injunction for 

Defendants and denying a preliminary injunction for plaintiff Grocery Outlet. Plaintiff appealed 

the order denying its motion for preliminary injunction and defendant filed a cross-appeal. 

2) On July 14, 2006, the parties selected Early Neutral Evaluation as their ADR 

process. The Court approved the parties’ selection by order dated July 14, 2006. 

3) On August 28, 2006, this Court issued an order staying the matter pending 

resolution of the appeal and cross-appeal. On August 9, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal 

issued its opinion affirming the July 7, 2006 order. 

4) This Court lifted the stay on October 25, 2007. 

5) The parties have agreed to stipulate to private mediation. The parties have 

selected Melville Owen, Esq. as their mediator. The mediation shall take place on January 9, 

2008. Accordingly, the parties request that the Court vacate its July 14, 2006 order that the 

parties participate in Early Neutral Evaluation, and issue a new order approving the parties’ 

selection of private mediation as their ADR process. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: November 29, 2007 CRAIGIE, McCARTHY & CLOW 

_______________/s/ Peter W. Craigie___________

Peter W. Craigie 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Grocery Outlet Inc. 

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Dated: November 29, 2007 THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN 

& STEINER LLP 

______________/s/ Robert A. Weikert __________

Robert A. Weikert 

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

ALBERTSON’S, INC., AMERICAN STORES 

COMPANY, LLC and LUCKY STORES, INC. 

GENERAL ORDER 45 CERTIFICATION

I, Peter W. Craigie, hereby attest pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45 that the 

concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory hereto. 

Dated: November 29, 2007 CRAIGIE, McCARTHY & CLOW 

______________/s/ Peter W. Craigie____________

Peter W. Craigie 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Grocery Outlet Inc. 

ORDER

For good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

The Court’s July 14, 2006 order that the parties participate in Early Neutral Evaluation is 

vacated. The Court hereby approves the parties’ selection of private mediation as their ADR 

process. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________, 2007 _______________________________ 

 The Honorable Jeffrey S. White 

 United States District Court Judge 

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