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Parties Involved:
Blurb, Inc.
Defendant
Antje Engelhardt
Plaintiff
Naruto
Plaintiff
David John Slater
Defendant
Wildlife Personalities, Ltd.
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:

RULE 26(f) CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

IRELL & MANELLA LLP

David A. Schwarz (State Bar No. 159376)

DSchwarz@irell.com

1800 Avenue of the Stars, Ste. 900

Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276

Tel: 310-277-1010

Fax: 310-203-7199

PETA FOUNDATION

Jeffrey S. Kerr (to be admitted pro hac vice)

JeffK@petaf.org

1536 16th Street NW

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202-540-2171

Fax: 202-540-2208

Matthew Strugar (State Bar No. 232951)

Matthew-s@petaf.org

Martina Bernstein (State Bar No. 230505)

MartinaB@petaf.org

2154 W. Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90026

Tel: 323-739-2701

Fax: 213-484-1648

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NARUTO, a Crested Macaque, by and through 

his Next Friends, PEOPLE FOR THE 

ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, 

INC., and ANTJE ENGELHARDT, Ph.D.

 Plaintiff,

vs.

DAVID JOHN SLATER, an individual, 

BLURB, INC., a Delaware corporation, and 

WILDLIFE PERSONALITIES, LTD., a 

United Kingdom private limited company,

 Defendants.

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Case No.: 15-cv-4324-WHO

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

RESCHEDULING RULE 26(F) CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Complaint filed: September 23, 2015

Judge: Hon. William H. Orrick

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:RULE 26(f) STATUS 

CONFERENCE

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Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2, and 7-12, Plaintiff Naruto, a Crested Macaque, by and 

through his Next Friends, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (“PETA”) and Antje 

Engelhardt, Ph.D. (“Plaintiff”), and Defendants Blurb, Inc., David J. Slater, and Wildlife 

Personalities, Ltd. (“Defendants,” and together with Plaintiff, the “Parties”), by and through their 

respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a complaint on September 23, 2015;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f), the Court set a case 

management conference for December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.;

WHEREAS, the Defendants have filed motions to dismiss that are scheduled to be heard 

on January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.;

WHEREAS, the Parties believe that the interests of judicial economy and efficiency will 

be served by scheduling the Rule 26(f) case management conference on the same date as the 

hearing on the motions to dismiss;

WHEREAS, the Parties have stipulated and agreed, subject to the approval of the Court, to 

reschedule the Rule 26(f) conference to January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.;

WHEREAS, rescheduling the Rule 26(f) conference will have no other effect on the 

schedule of the case; and

WHEREAS, in support of this stipulation, the parties have submitted the Declaration of 

Daniel Allender;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between the Parties, by and through 

their counsel of record, subject to the approval of the Court, that the status conference currently set 

for December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. be VACATED and reset for January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in 

Courtroom 2, 17th Floor.

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Dated: December 1, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

IRELL & MANELLA LLP

By: /s/ David A. Schwarz

 David A. Schwarz

Attorneys for Plaintiff

COOLEY LLP

By: /s/ Angela L. Dunning

 Angela L. Dunning

Attorneys for Defendant

BLURB, INC.

By: /s/ Andrew Dhuey

 Andrew Dhuey

Attorney for Defendants

DAVID J. SLATER AND WILDLIFE 

PERSONALITIES, LTD.

FILER’S ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, Casey A. Hultin hereby attests 

that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.

By: /s/ Casey A. Hultin

 Casey A. Hultin

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:RULE 26(f) STATUS 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that the Rule 26(f) case 

management conference currently set for December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. is VACATED and shall 

be reset for January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor.

Dated: December 2, 2015 ______________________________

The Honorable William H. Orrick

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