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Parties Involved:
Adoption Media, LLC
Defendant
Adoption Profiles, LLC
Defendant
Adoption.com
Defendant
Aracaju, Inc.
Defendant
Michael Butler
Plaintiff
Richard Butler
Plaintiff
Dale R. Gwilliam
Defendant
Nathan W. Gwilliam
Defendant
True North, Inc.
Defendant

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MOTION FOR [PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER TO MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER

I. NEEL CHATTERJEE (SBN 173985)

THERESA A. SUTTON (SBN 211857)

KATHERINE IKEDA (SBN 219819)

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE

1000 Marsh Road

Menlo Park, California 94025

Telephone: (650) 614.7400

Facsimile: (650) 614.7401

SHANNON MINTER (SBN 168907)

COURTNEY JOSLIN (SBN 202103)

NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN 

RIGHTS

870 Market Street, Suite 570

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 392.6257

Facsimile: (415) 392.8442

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Michael Butler and 

Richard Butler

GLEN LAVY (AZ SBN 022922)

BENJAMIN W. BULL (AZ SBN 009940)

DALE SCHOWENGERDT (AZ SBN 022684)

BYRON J. BABIONE (NY 2714780)

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND

15333 North Pima Road, Suite 165

Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

Telephone: (480) 444.0020

Facsimile: (480) 444.0028

Attorneys for Defendants, Adoption Media, 

LLC, Adoption Profiles, LLC, Dale R. 

Gwilliam and Nathan W. Gwilliam

LLEWELLYN SPANN

DAVID L. LLEWELLYN, JR., (SBN 71706)

5530 Birdcage Street, Suite 210

Citrus Heights, California 95610

Telephone: (916) 966.9036

Facsimile: (916) 966.9033

Attorneys for Defendants

ADOPTION.COM, DALE R. GWILLIAM

and NATHAN W. GWILLIAM, General 

Partners

LAW OFFICE OF 

DOUGLAS C. FITZPATRICK

D. C. FITZPATRICK (AZ SBN 005152)

49 Bell Rock Plaza

Sedona, Arizona 86351

Telephone: (928) 284.2190

Facsimile: (928) 284.2191

Attorneys for Defendants

TRUE NORTH, INC. and ARACAJU, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MICHAEL BUTLER and RICHARD 

BUTLER, as individuals and on behalf of the 

people of the state of California, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

ADOPTION MEDIA, LLC, ADOPTION 

PROFILES, LLC, ADOPTION.COM, 

TRUE NORTH, INC., ARACAJU, INC., 

DALE R. GWILLIAM, NATHAN W. 

GWILLIAM, and DOES 1 through 100,

Defendants.

CASE NO. C04-0135 PJH

MOTION FOR [PROPOSED] 

STIPULATED ORDER TO MODIFY 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND 

PRETRIAL ORDER, EXTENDING 

DATE FOR HEARING RE MOTIONS 

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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MOTION FOR [PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER TO MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER

Plaintiffs Michael Butler and Richard Butler and Defendants Adoption Media, LLC, 

Adoption Profiles, LLC, Dale R. Gwilliam, Nathan W. Gwilliam, Adoption.com, Aracaju, Inc., 

and True North, Inc., jointly move the Court pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-3 to modify the 

December 8, 2005, Case Management and Pretrial Order in accordance with the following 

Stipulation.

STIPULATION TO MODIFY CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER

This Stipulation between the parties is made pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-12 and is based upon 

the following facts:

1. On December 8, 2005, the Court signed a stipulated order granting Plaintiffs’ and 

Defendants’ request to modify the Case Management and Pretrial Order by continuing the trial 

and related dates. The Court set the hearing on the parties’ respective Motions for Summary 

Judgment for May 24, 2006 and set trial for September 25, 2006.

2. A conflict has arisen for Plaintiffs’ counsel for May 24, 2006. The parties, 

therefore, seek to extend the hearing on their respective Motions for Summary Judgment to 

June 7, 2006. Trial is currently set for September 25, 2006, 109 days after the proposed hearing 

date. Pursuant to the Court’s May 13, 2005, Case Management and Pretrial Order, however, 

“[a]ll dispositive motions are heard no later than 120 days before trial, unless leave of court is 

obtained for another deadline.” The parties hereby request leave of Court for the proposed 

deadline. 

3. Extending the foregoing deadlines will have no additional impact on the schedule 

for the case as no other deadlines in the Case Management and Pretrial Order need rescheduling 

at this time. Accordingly, the parties stipulate to extend the deadlines as set forth above, and 

respectfully request that the Court so order. 

CURRENT TRIAL AND RELATED DATES

1. Trial Date: September 25, 2006.

2. Pre-Trial Conference: September 7, 2006.

3. Deadline to File & Serve Oppositions to Motions in Limine: Not less than 15 

calendar days prior to the pretrial conference. 

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4. Deadline to Exchange Trial Materials: Not less than 30 calendar days prior to the 

pretrial conference.

5. Deadline for Parties to Meet & Conference re: Joint Pre-Trial Statement: Not less 

than 40 days prior to the pretrial conference.

6. Deadline for Defendants to Submit List of Disputed Facts: Not less than 60 days 

prior to trial.

7. Deadline for Hearing Dispositive Motions: May 24, 2006.

PROPOSED TRIAL AND RELATED DATES

The parties stipulate to continue the hearing date regarding their respective Motions for 

Summary Judgment so that the following dates apply to this case:

1. Trial Date: September 25, 2006.

2. Pre-Trial Conference: September 7, 2006. 

3. Deadline to File & Serve Oppositions to Motions in Limine: Not less than 15 

calendar days prior to the pretrial conference.

4. Deadline to Exchange Pre-Trial & Trial Materials: Not less than 30 calendar days 

prior to the pretrial conference.

5. Deadline for Parties to Meet & Conference re: Joint Pre-Trial Statement: Not less 

than 40 days prior to the pretrial conference.

6. Deadline for Defendants to Submit List of Disputed Jurisdictional Facts: Not less 

than 60 days prior to trial.

7. Deadline for Hearing Dispositive Motions: June 7, 2006.1

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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The Court previously signed a stipulated order granting leave to violate its rule that all 

dispositive motions be heard at least 120 days prior to trial. (Stipulated Order to Modify Case 

Management and Pretrial Order, Extending Date for Hearing re: Motions for Summary Judgment, 

dated September 21, 2005.) The proposed June 7, 2006 date sets the parties’ motion for summary 

judgment hearing 109 days before trial.

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Dated: April 21, 2005 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

/s/ Theresa A. Sutton /s/

Theresa A. Sutton

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MICHAEL BUTLER AND RICHARD BUTLER

Dated: April 21, 2005 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND

/s/ Glen Lavy /s/

Glen Lavy

Attorneys for Defendants

ADOPTION MEDIA, LLC, ADOPTION 

PROFILES, LLC, DALE R. GWILLIAM and 

NATHAN W. GWILLIAM

Dated: April 21, 2005 LAW OFFICE OF DOUGLAS C. FITZPATRICK

/s/ Douglas C. Fitzpatrick /s/

Douglas C. Fitzpatrick

Attorneys for Defendants

ARACAJU, INC. and TRUE NORTH, INC.

Dated: April 21, 2005 LLEWELLYN SPANN

/s/ David L. Llewellyn, Jr. /s/

David L. Llewellyn, Jr.

Attorneys for Defendants

ADOPTION.COM, DALE R. GWILLIAM

AND NATHAN W. GWILLIAM

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ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN AND PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO 

ORDERED.

Dated: April ___, 2006 _______________________________________

THE HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

May 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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