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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SMITH & HAWKEN, LTD.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

GARDENDANCE, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 04-1664 SBA

ORDER VACATING ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE RE SANCTIONS AGAINST

DEFENSE COUNSEL

On March 30, 2005, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause re:Sanctions (the “OSC”). The Court

ordered Defendants to show cause why sanctions should not be issued forfailing to make themselves available

for a telephonic case management conference scheduled for March 24, 2005. The Court also ordered

Defendants to file a Certificate of Counsel at least ten days priorto the OSC hearing explaining why sanctions

should notbe imposed. On April 18, 2005, Defendants filed a Certificate of Counsel, and Defendants’ counsel

also appeared at the April 28, 2005 OSC hearing. At the hearing, the Court vacated the OSC. The Court

also set pre-trial and trial deadlines, referred the case to ENE, and ordered that a mandatory settlement

conference be held before a Magistrate Judge between March 15, 2006 and March 31, 2006. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 /s/ Saundra Brown Armstrong 

Dated: 5-23-05 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

Case 4:04-cv-01664-SBA Document 61 Filed 05/23/05 Page 1 of 1