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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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ROBERT ZARCO, ESQ. (Fla. State Bar No. 502138) 

HIMANSHU M. PATEL, ESQ. (Fla. State Bar No. 0167233) 

ZARCO EINHORN SALKOWSKI & BRITO, P.A. 

(Admitted pro hac vice) 

100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 2700 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: (305) 374-5418 

Facsimile: (305) 374-5428 

hpatel@zarcolaw.com

ANGEL GOMEZ (State Bar No. 74476) 

ANDREW SOMMER (State Bar No. 192844) 

EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 

One California Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-5427 

Telephone: 415.399.6036 

Facsimile: 415.398.0955 

asommer@ebglaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DEBORAH NORK and 

BAKER’S BOUQUET 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

DEBORAH NORK and BAKER’S 

BOUQUET, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

DESIGNED COOKIES, INC., 

 Defendant. 

No. CV 09-5336 CRB 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

Current Initial Case Management 

Conference Date: July 2, 2010 

at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

Proposed New Initial Case Management 

Conference Date: August 13, 2010 

at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

The Honorable Charles R. Breyer 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b) and 6-2 of the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, Plaintiffs Deborah Nork and Baker’s Bouquet (“Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendant Designed Cookies, Inc. (“DCI”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby 

stipulate and agree to the following: 

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On May 10, 2010, and pursuant to a Stipulation filed by the parties, the Court entered an 

Order Continuing Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines in the abovereferenced matter. See D.E. #71. The Court continued the Case Management Conference from 

May 28, 2010 to July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. In addition, the Court put the following deadlines in 

place: 

Deadline

Last day to: 

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, 

early settlement, ADR process selection, 

and discovery plan; 

• file ADR Certification signed by Parties 

and Counsel; 

• file either Stipulation to ADR Process or 

Notice of Need for ADR Phone 

Conference 

June 7, 2010 

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete 

initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 

26(f) Report and file Case Management 

Statement 

June 25, 2010 

Initial Case Management Conference July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

On June 7, 2010, and consistent with the Court’s Order dated May 10, 2010, the parties’ 

respective counsel engaged in a meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and a discovery plan in this case. The parties also filed a Stipulation and 

proposed Order Selecting ADR Process. See D.E. #78. 

As the parties’ respective counsel previously advised the Court, Plaintiff Deborah Nork 

had been engaged in settlement discussions with DCI. Plaintiff Nork and DCI have now agreed 

to a resolution of their respective claims against each other. Simultaneous herewith, the parties 

have filed a dismissal of their respective claims against each other. 

On June 11, 2010, DCI filed its Answer and Counterclaim in this matter. See D.E. #80. 

In its Answer, DCI indicated that it did not intend to renew Baker’s Bouquet, Inc.’s franchise 

agreement at this time. See D.E. #80, p. 12. The parties’ respective principals are currently in 

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the process of discussing Baker’s Bouquet’s current status as a franchisee of DCI and possibly a 

resolution of their grievances against each other. Thus, in the interests of judicial economy, to 

preserve the parties’ resources, and to facilitate settlement discussions between Baker’s Bouquet 

and DCI, the Parties respectfully request that the Court continue the deadline to file the Rule 

26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures and file the Case Management Statement from June 

25, 2010 to July 30, 2010. The remaining Parties also request that the Court continue the Initial 

Case Management Conference from July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. to August 13, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs, DEBORAH NORK and BAKER’s BOUQUET, INC., and 

Defendant Designed Cookies, Inc. (“DCI”), respectfully request that this Honorable Court enter 

an Order: (i) granting the instant Stipulation Continuing Case Management Conference; and (ii) 

granting such other and further relief as this Honorable Court deems just and proper. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: June 23, 2010 LOVE & ASSOCIATES 

By: /s/ Kristen L. Williams 

KRISTEN L. WILLIAMS 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESIGNED COOKIES, INC. 

Dated: June 23, 2010 ZARCO EINHORN SALKOWSKI & BRITO, P.A. 

By: /s/ Himanshu M. Patel

HIMANSHU M. PATEL 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DEBORAH NORK and BAKER’S BOUQUET 

 

ATTESTATION CLAUSE

I attest under penalty of perjury that the concurrence in the filing of this document has been 

obtained from its signatories. 

By: /s/ Himanshu M. Patel________________ 

 HIMANSHU M. PATEL 

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DECLARATION OF HIMANSHU M. PATEL

I, Himanshu M. Patel, declare as follows: 

 1. I am an attorney at law duly admitted to practice before this Court and am a Partner 

with the law firm of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, P.A., attorneys of record for Plaintiffs in 

this action. I make this declaration in support of the instant Stipulation and [Proposed] Order 

Continuing Initial Case Management Conference. I have personal knowledge of the matters set 

forth herein and could competently testify to them if called upon to do so. 

2. On May 10, 2010, and pursuant to a Stipulation filed by the parties, the Court 

entered an Order Continuing Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines in the 

above-referenced matter. See D.E. #71. The Court continued the Case Management Conference 

from May 28, 2010 to July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. In addition, the Court put the following 

deadlines in place: 

Deadline

Last day to: 

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, 

early settlement, ADR process selection, 

and discovery plan; 

• file ADR Certification signed by Parties 

and Counsel; 

• file either Stipulation to ADR Process or 

Notice of Need for ADR Phone 

Conference 

June 7, 2010 

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete 

initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 

26(f) Report and file Case Management 

Statement 

June 25, 2010 

Initial Case Management Conference July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 

3. On June 7, 2010, and consistent with the Court’s Order dated May 10, 2010, the 

parties’ respective counsel engaged in a meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, 

ADR process selection and a discovery plan in this case. The parties also filed a Stipulation and 

proposed Order Selecting ADR Process. See D.E. #78. 

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4. As the parties’ respective counsel previously advised the Court, Plaintiff Deborah 

Nork, through counsel, has been engaged in settlement discussions with DCI. Plaintiff Nork and 

DCI have now agreed to a resolution of their respective claims against each other. Simultaneous 

herewith, the parties have filed a dismissal of their respective claims against each other. 

5. On June 11, 2010, DCI filed its Answer and Counterclaim in this matter. See D.E. 

#80. In its Answer, DCI indicated that it did not intend to renew Baker’s Bouquet, Inc.’s 

franchise agreement at this time. See D.E. #80, p. 12. It is my understanding that the parties’ 

respective principals are currently in the process of discussing Baker’s Bouquet’s current status 

as a franchisee of DCI and possibly a resolution of their grievances against each other. 

6. Thus, in the interests of judicial economy, to preserve the parties’ resources, and to 

facilitate settlement discussions between Baker’s Bouquet and DCI, the Parties respectfully 

request that the Court continue the deadline to file the Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial 

disclosures and file the Case Management Statement from June 25, 2010 to July 30, 2010. The 

remaining Parties also request that the Court continue the Initial Case Management Conference 

from July 2, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. to August 13, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. 

 7. This is the fourth (4th) stipulation to modify the schedule set by the Order Setting 

Initial Case Management Conference And ADR Deadlines [D.E. #3] and the Clerk’s Notice 

dated December 16, 2009 [D.E. #18]. The Parties request the extension not for delay but so that 

they may attempt to resolve the grievances between the last remaining Plaintiff and DCI and, 

thereby, reduce the expense to all parties. 

 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed this 23rd day of June 2010 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 

By:___/s/ Himanshu M. Patel________________ 

 HIMANSHU M. PATEL 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and Local Rule 6-1(b) and 6-2 and good cause 

appearing, it is hereby ordered that the remaining deadlines set forth in the Stipulation And 

Order Continuing Case Management Conference And ADR Deadlines shall be continued so that 

the following deadlines apply: 

Deadline

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete 

initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 

26(f) Report and file Case Management 

Statement 

July 30, 2010 

Initial Case Management Conference August 13, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in 

Courtroom 8 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________________________________________ 

THE HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

20 June 28, 2010

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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