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Parties Involved:
Atmel Corporation
Counter-claimant
James B. Goodman
Counter-defendant

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JAMES B. GOODMAN V. ATMEL CORPORATION

MOTION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CASE NO. CV-07-3113 (SI)

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DAVID FINK (pro hac vice pending)

7519 Apache Plume

Houston, TX 77071

Tel. (713) 729-4991

Fax. (713) 729-4951

Email: federallitigation@comcast.net

DUNCAN M. MCNEILL (SBN 136416)

375 South Mayfair Ave, Suite 200

Daly City, CA 94015

Tel. (650) 994-2295

Fax. (650) 994-2297

Attorneys for Plaintiff , 

JAMES B. GOODMAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES B. GOODMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

ATMEL CORPORATION

Defendant.

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CASE NO. CV-07-3113 (SI)

MOTION AND (PROPOSED ORDER)

TO CONTINUE THE INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE OR

TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE

This Motion is being made to continue the scheduled Initial Case Management

Conference from December 7, 2007 to a date after January 7, 2008, or to appear by

telephone on December 7, 2007 . This is the second request for a continuation of the

Initial Case Management Conference.

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JAMES B. GOODMAN V. ATMEL CORPORATION

MOTION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CASE NO. CV-07-3113 (SI)

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BACKGROUND

Originally, the Initial Case Management had been set for December 20, 2007 after

an unopposed Motion by the Plaintiff to provide sufficient time for the Defendant to

decide if the waiver would be accepted and for the parties to enter into a settlement

dialogue.

The Defendant did accept the Waiver and the parties did entered into a dialogue

with the exchange of information to determine if a settlement could be reached. No

settlement has been reached at this time, and the dialogue is still continuing.

Until recently, the December 20, 2007 date appeared to be a great date for the

undersigned attorney.

In an unrelated case, also in the Northern District of California, both parties are

close to a settlement and have requested an early settlement conference with a Magistrate

Judge James Larson. The parties in that case had been informed that Magistrate Judge

would be available December 18, 2007 so that it appeared that the December 20, 2007

date for this Initial Management Conference would be at a good time for addressing the

issues in two cases for the undersigned attorney in a single trip. 

Magistrate Judge Larson, however, is not available December 18, 2007 and the

settlement conference in that case was recently set for December 14, 2007. Both parties

in that case believe that Magistrate Judge Larson will help settle the case and this is

important to avoid a waste of time and assets.

Subsequently, The Magistrate Judge in this case was declined and much to my

surprise, this Court rescheduled the Initial Case Management Conference for December

7, 2007. Frankly, I expected the date to be in January.

The undersigned attorney has his office in Houston, TX and it becomes a burden

to travel to San Francisco one week after another, particularly in December when I have

all of my children and grandchildren visiting at the end of the month. Staying

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MOTION AND (PROPOSED) ORDER TO CONTINUE INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

CASE NO. CV-07-3113 (SI)

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continuously between the two Court dates is also economically costly, and requires a long

absence from the office.

CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

The attorney for Atmel Corp. has kindly stated that this request will not be

opposed.

CONCLUSION

It is my hope that the Court will be sympathetic

Therefore, a continuation of the Initial Management Conference to a date after

January 7, is respectfully requested, or in the alternative, an appearance by the

undersigned attorney by telephone on December 7, 2007.

JAMES B. GOODMAN

c/David Fink 

DAVID FINK (pro hac vice

pending)

7519 Apache Plume

Houston, TX 77071

Tel. (713) 729-4991

Email: federallitigation@comcast.net

The Court has considered the foregoing Motion and hereby

 modifies the ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE:

1. Date for Initial Case Management Conference is set for

 

2. Plaintiff’s attorney may appear by telephone at the Initial Case Management

Conference December 7, 2007.

SO ORDERED

Date:

 

U.S. District Judge

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