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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNSON DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.,

et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

DUX INTERIORS, INC., et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C-07-5754 MMC

ORDER WITHDRAWING ORDER OF

REFERENCE

By order filed January 15, 2008, defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint was

referred to the Honorable Wm. Fremming Nielsen, who thereafter set the matter for hearing

on February 12, 2008. This Court has been advised that counsel for defendants, on

today’s date, reported to Judge Nielsen’s chambers that the parties had reached a

settlement and had agreed that the February 11, 2008 hearing should be vacated.

In light of the parties’ reported settlement, the reference to Judge Nielsen is hereby

WITHDRAWN.

The February 29, 2008 Case Management Conference remains as scheduled. If, by

February 22, 2008, a dismissal has not been filed, the parties shall file on that date a Joint

Case Management Statement and shall indicate therein whether any party objects to the

Court’s issuing a conditional dismissal in lieu of the parties’ appearing at the Case

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The conditional dismissal would provide as follows: “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED

that all claims alleged herein be dismissed without prejudice; provided, however, that if any

party hereto shall certify to this Court, within ninety days, with proof of service of a copy

thereon on opposing counsel, that the agreed consideration for the settlement has not been

delivered, the foregoing order shall stand vacated and the action shall forthwith be restored

to the calendar to be set for trial.” Such dismissal is without prejudice to plaintiff’s

thereafter filing a dismissal with prejudice.

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Management Conference.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2008 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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