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Parties Involved:
IO Group, Inc.
Plaintiff
Gary Niederhelman
Defendant
Titan Media
Plaintiff
Christian Troy
Defendant

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Request to Recalendar CMC 

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D. GILL SPERLEIN (172887) 

THE LAW OFFICE OF D. GILL SPERLEIN 

584 Castro Street, Suite 879 

San Francisco, California 94114 

Telephone: (415) 404-6615 

Facsimile: (415) 404-6616 

gill@sperleinlaw.com 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

IO GROUP, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IO GROUP, INC. d/b/a TITAN 

MEDIA, a California corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

GARY NIEDERHELMAN and 

CHRISTIAN TROY, individuals 

residing in the state of New Jersey, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: 09-4401 (JSW) 

PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE 

REQUEST TO RECALENDER CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE and 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Date: April 30, 2010 

Time: 1:30 p.m. 

CtRm: 11

Pursuant to Local Rule 7-11, Plaintiff seeks an order to reschedule the case 

management conference currently schedule for April 30, 2010. Stipulation could not be 

obtained for this request. Although Defendant appeared in this matter pro per he is 

represented by counsel. Some difficulties in communication have occurred as Plaintiff’s 

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Request to Recalendar CMC 

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counsel seeks to honor rules of professional conduct and not directly contact Defendant, 

even though his counsel has not made a formal appearance. Defendant’s counsel was not 

available for stipulation as explained in greater detail below. 

The Court has once previously rescheduled the initial case management conference 

pursuant to stipulation and several times on the Court’s own intuitive. 

BACKGROUND 

 Upon reassignment of this matter to Judge White, the Court issued a Scheduling 

Order setting the initial CMC for January 22, 2010. (Dkt. #25.) In light of a pending 

motion to dismiss the Court continued the conference until March12, 20101. (Dkt. # 29.) 

In response to a stipulated request to reschedule the CMC, (Dkt #32), the Court reset the 

conference to April 16, 2010. (Dkt. #35.) As the settlement agreement had still not been 

executed prior to the April 16th conference date, Plaintiff filed a Separate Case 

Management Conference State. (Dkt. 36.) Finding Plaintiff’s separate statement 

insufficient, the Court ordered the conference rescheduled for April 30th with a joint case 

management conference statement due on April 23, 2010. (Dkt. #37.) By Tuesday April 

20, 2010, the parties had finally agreed to all terms, reduced their agreement to writing, 

and circulated the document for signatures. (Sperlein Declaration at ¶3.) Plaintiff signed 

the document and delivered it to Defense counsel early Friday morning, anticipating that it 

would be returned and the parties could appropriately inform the Court prior to the end of 

the day when the CMC Statement was due. (Id. at ¶4.) Plaintiff’s counsel received a email from defense counsel stating that he was not available and that the documents would 

not be returned executed that day. (Id. at ¶5.) Plaintiff’s counsel wrote a letter to the 

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Court explaining the situation. (Dkt. #38.) This morning, via voice message the Court’s 

deputy admonished Plaintiff’s counsel for submitting the letter and instructed Counsel to 

address the Court in an appropriate manner. 

REQUEST 

 In light of all of the above, Plaintiff requests that the CMC scheduled for April 30, 

1010, be rescheduled and set for May 14, 2010. Plaintiff is confident it will be able to 

finalize the settlement agreement by that time. 

 Plaintiff apologizes to the Court for any lapses in procedure and failure to meet 

deadlines. 

Dated: April 26, 2010 /s/ Gill Sperlein 

GILL SPERLEIN, 

 Counsel for Plaintiff Io Group, Inc. 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Having read and considered the above Stipulated Request and having found just 

cause, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:__________________ ________________________ 

 JEFFREY S. WHITE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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If counsel for Defendant makes an appearance, a joint case 

management conference statement shall be due by May 7, 2010. 

If Defendant's counsel does not make an appearance, the parties 

shall file separate case management conference statements by 

that date. The case management conference shall be vacated if 

a dismissal is filed. Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this Order on Defendant.

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