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Parties Involved:
Theo Duncan
Plaintiff
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Defendant

Document Text:

ORDER RE IDEA SUBMISSION AGREEMENT

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KELLER, SLOAN, ROMAN & HOLLAND LLP

Christopher T. Holland (SBN 164053) cholland@ksrh.com

Ethan Jacobs (SBN 291838) ejacobs@ksrh.com

555 Montgomery St., 17th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415.249.8330

Facsimile: 415.249.8333

MURRAY MURPHY MOUL + BASIL LLP

Geoffrey J. Moul (admitted pro hac vice) moul@mmmb.com

1114 Dublin Road

Columbus, OH 43215

Telephone: 614.610.9653

Facsimile: 614.488.0401

Attorney for Defendant 

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

GAW | POE LLP

Randolph Gaw (SBN 223718) rgaw@gawpoe.com

Mark Poe (SBN 223714) mpoe@gawpoe.com

Victor Meng (SBN 254102) vmeng@gawpoe.com

4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415.766.7451

Facsimile: 415.737.0642 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

THEO DUNCAN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

THEO DUNCAN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:16-cv-00293-TLN-KJN

ORDER RE IDEA SUBMISSION 

AGREEMENT

Plaintiff Theo Duncan and Defendant The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, by stipulation, 

agreed that the Court may consider the recently discovered Idea Submission Agreement dated 

November 14, 2008 as part of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint for purposes of ruling on The 

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint. The parties further 

agreed to a modification of the briefing schedule on the motion to address this new issue.

Upon consideration of the stipulation filed by the parties, the Court hereby orders as 

follows:

1. The Idea Submission Agreement, dated November 14, 2008 is to be considered as 

part of the Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint for purposes of ruling on Scotts Miracle-Gro’s motion 

to dismiss the Amended Complaint;

2. There has been no admission as to the authenticity or admissibility of the Idea 

Submission Agreement for any purpose other than the Court’s consideration under Rule 

12(b)(6);

3. Defendant is permitted to file a supplemental brief addressing the Idea 

Submission Agreement within three days after the issuance of this Order;

4. Plaintiff’s opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss shall be filed on or before 

August 15, 2016;

5. Defendant’s reply in support of the Motion to Dismiss shall be filed on or before 

September 6, 2016; and

6. The hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, currently set on September 8, 

2016, be continued to September 22, 2016

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2016

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