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Parties Involved:
David Mostny
Counter-claimant
Winnie Papir, A/S
Counter-defendant

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DEFENDANT AND COUNTER-CLAIMANTS’

CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Case No. C 05-1194 WHA

Ronald D. Foreman (SBN 61148)

FOREMAN & BRASSO

930 Montgomery Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94133

Telephone: (415) 433-3475

Facsimile: (415) 781-8030

Email: foremanandbrasso@foremanandbrasso.com

Attorney for Defendant and Counter-claimants

DAVID MOSTNY and EURO WRAP, LTD.,

a California Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WINNIE PAPIR, A/S, a Danish Corporation

Plaintiff,

v.

DAVID MOSTNY, an individual, and DOES

1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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DAVID MOSTNY, individually and 

doing business as EUROWRAP, LTD.

Counter-claimant,

v.

WINNIE PAPIR, A/S

and ROES 1 through 10, inclusive

Counter-defendants. ____________________________________

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Case No. C 05-01194 MJJ

DEFENDANT AND COUNTERCLAIMANTS’ CASE

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

AND F.R.C.P. 16 REPORT

[PROPOSED] CASE

MANAGEMENT ORDER

Date: October 4, 2005

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Ctrm: 11

Judge: Hon. Martin J. Jenkins

Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 16-9 and this Court’s Supplemental Order

Setting Initial Case Management Conference in Civil Cases before Judge Martin Jenkins, David

Mostny and Euro Wrap, Ltd. respectfully submit this Case Management Conference Statement

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and F.R.C.P. 16 report. The hardship which requires Defendant/ Counter-Claimants to file this

report with the Court was the time constraint to meet-and-confer with Plaintiff’s counsel and

Plaintiff’s counsel’s refusal to stipulate to continue the October 4, 2005 Case Management

Conference, although counsel now writes in its Proposed Case Management Conference

Statement that the matter should be continued until late November– early December 2005. 

Consequently, for ease and due to time constraints, this Case Management Conference

Statement is submitted by Defendant/ Counter-Claimants.

1. CASE STATUS

Prior to the June 23, 2005 initial Case Management Conference, on June 20, 2005, the

Honorable William Alsup, District Court Judge, issued his Order Staying Action. On July 19,

2005, the case was reassigned to this Court. A copy of the Order Staying Action is attached as

Exhibit A. As explained in the Order, the case pending in this Court is one of three actions

between the parties. The first case was Northern District of California, Case No. C 03-0509

MEJ. After dismissal of that action, the matter was appealed, USCA Docket No. 04-15119. In

addition, USCA Docket No. 04-16287, is an appeal from an award of attorneys’ fees and costs

by the District Court based on the Order granting the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. The

second case between the parties is Danish Maritime and Commercial Court, Case No. H-0046-

03. The third case is this lawsuit before this Court.

The second case between the parties proceeded to trial August 30, 2005 in Copenhagen,

Denmark. At the conclusion of the trial on September 2, 2005, the Court announced that it

would issue its Order on October 13, 2005. As this Court can glean from reading the Order

Staying Action, a number of the claims between the parties may be resolved by the Maritime

and Commercial Court’s Judgment. Therefore, it makes little sense to hold a Case

Management Conference on October 4, 2005, as the parties will not know their position until

the Maritime and Commercial Court’s Judgment is filed and translated into English. By this

Case Management Conference Statement and in accord with the letter previously sent to the

Court, it is requested that the October 4, 2005 Case Management Conference be vacated and

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continued until a date 30-60 days from the time of the anticipated Maritime and Commercial

Court’s Judgment, October 13, 2005

2. FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 26(F) COMPLIANCE.

Due to the Order Staying Action the parties have not served complete Initial Disclosures

pursuant to F.R.C.P. 26(a). Although it should be brought to the attention of this Court, almost

every document between the parties was previously exchanged in either the first action (in the

District Court) and many were introduced into evidence in the trial before the Maritime and

Commercial Court.

3. DISCOVERY PLAN AND PROPOSED DISCOVERY DEADLINES

Due to the Order Staying Action, the parties have not entered into a discovery plan and

all dates previously provided set forth in the Initial Case Management Conference Statement

(June 23, 2005) could not be complied with and must be vacated and rescheduled once the

parties determine whether this third action will proceed.

4. ADR COMPLIANCE.

On September 22, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., the parties participated in an ADR Phone

Conference with Robin W. Siefkin of the United States District Court. Based upon the current

stay of the action, the parties scheduled a further ADR Phone Conference on December 7, 2005

at 9:30 a.m.

5. LOCAL RULE 16-10 COMPLIANCE.

Defendant/Counter-Claimants contend that based upon the Order Staying Action and

until the Judgment of the Maritime and Commercial Court, it is neither practical nor possible to

fully comply with 16-10. It is suggested that compliance be made at the next Case Management

Conference when the parties will better know their positions.

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SERVICE LISTS

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Colin L. Pearce

Gregory G. Iskander

Matthew K. Kliszewski

Duane Morris, LLP

One Market Spear Tower, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94105-1104 

Telephone: (415) 371-2200

Facsimile: (415) 371-2200

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimants

Ronald D. Foreman

Foreman & Brasso

930 Montgomery St., Ste. 600

San Francisco, CA 94133

Telephone: (415) 433-3475

Facsimile: (415) 781-8030

Dated: September 26, 2005 FOREMAN & BRASSO

By: /s/

Ronald D. Foreman

Attorney for Defendant

and Counter-claimant

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CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Case Management Conference set for October 4, 2005 is vacated. A Case

Management Conference is hereby set for __________________ at _______ to examine the

status and to decide the next step.

Dated:______________ _________________________________

HONORABLE MARTIN J. JENKINS

United States District Court Judge

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