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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONCERNING EXTENSION OF ORDER OF DISMISSAL UPON SETTLEMENT 1

KENT M. ROGER, State Bar No. 95987 

PATRICIA S. KIM, State Bar No. 237483 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 

Tel: 415.442.1000 

Fax: 415.442.1001 

kroger@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Pearson Education, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO 

FREDERIC H. MARTINI, INC., a Hawaii 

Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PEARSON EDUCATION, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation, dba Benjamin Cummings, 

Defendant. 

Case No. C 04-04187 SI 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONCERNING EXTENSION 

OF ORDER OF DISMISSAL UPON 

SETTLEMENT 

The parties submit this Stipulation for the Court’s approval. 

The parties hereby stipulate and agree to the following: 

1. On August 1, 2005, the parties participated in Early Neutral Evaluation, during 

which the parties orally agreed to settlement of this matter based on certain settlement terms. 

2. Under the settlement terms, Defendant Pearson Education, Inc. (“Pearson”) agreed 

to the production of certain documents (“Post-ENE Production of Documents”) to Plaintiff 

Frederic H. Martini, Inc. (“Martini”) directed at certain accounting issues relating to works 

authored by Frederic H. Martini (“Dr. Martini”) and published by Pearson. In addition, because 

the parties intend to continue their business relationship, the settlement terms include provisions 

pertaining to that future relationship. 

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3. On account of the parties’ agreement to settle this matter, this Court dismissed the 

matter with prejudice pursuant to the Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement, dated August 10, 

2005. See Docket Entry 39. The Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement further ordered that, “if 

any party hereto certifies to this court, with proof of service of a copy thereon on opposing 

counsel, within ninety days from the date hereof, that settlement has not in fact occurred, the 

foregoing order shall be vacated and this cause shall forthwith be restored to the calendar for 

further proceedings.” Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement, Docket Entry 39. 

4. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, , the Court, in an Order signed October 17, 

2005, extended the Order of Dismissal Upon settlement to December 9, 2005. See Docket Entry 

41. 

5. Since August 1, 2005, the parties have been engaging in continuous – sometimes 

daily – active and good faith efforts to conclude the Post-ENE Production of Documents, to 

conclude the accounting of certain works authored by Dr. Martini and published by Pearson, and 

to finalize the Settlement Agreement. 

6. While the parties have been able to resolve many issues that have arisen since 

August 1, 2005 in furtherance settlement, various issues, including the complete accounting of 

certain works authored by Dr. Martini and published by Pearson, remain unresolved. Addressing 

these various issues has required the parties, inter alia, to prepare accounting analyses, to run 

various reports, and/or to gather additional information. The parties have been addressing the 

various issues that have arisen without the assistance of the Court. 

7. Because the parties are working to resolve various issues, including complex 

accounting issues, prior to finalizing settlement, the parties foresee needing additional time 

beyond December 9, 2005, to December 30, 2005, to finalize the Settlement Agreement between 

the parties. Accordingly, an extension of the Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement is appropriate 

and necessary in this matter. 

8. The parties, therefore, stipulate and agree that this matter should continue to be 

dismissed with prejudice pursuant to the Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement, dated August 10, 

2005. See Docket Entry 39. However, if any party hereto certifies to this Court, with proof of 

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service of a copy thereon on opposing counsel, on or before December 30, 2005, that settlement 

has not in fact occurred, the Order of Dismissal Upon Settlement will be vacated and this cause 

shall be restored forthwith to the calendar for further proceedings. 

9. The filer of this document attests that concurrence in the filing of this document 

has been obtained from the other signatory. 

Dated: November ___, 2005 

By 

Michael R. Lennie 

Law Offices of Michael R. Lennie APC 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Frederic H. Martini, Inc. 

Dated: November ___, 2005 

By 

Kent M. Roger 

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP 

Attorney for Defendant 

Pearson Education, Inc.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November _21__, 2005 

JUDGE SUSAN ILLSTON 

United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Susan Illston

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