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JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND STAND DOWN 

AND HOLD RULINGS ON PENDING MOTIONS 

IN ABEYANCE 

(NO.C02-2420 RSM ) 

JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MARMARO, LLP

1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 7TH FLOOR 

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 

PHONE: (310) 203-8080 

FAX:(2310 203-0567

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Hon. Ricardo S. Martinez 

Court Use only above this line. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 

AT SEATTLE 

THE NAUTILUS GROUP, INC. f/k/a DIRECT 

FOCUS, INC. a Washington corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC., a 

Delaware Corporation, 

 Defendants. 

Civil Action No. C02-2420 RSM 

JOINT REQUEST TO VACATE TRIAL 

DATE, PRE TRIAL DEADLINES, EXTEND 

STAND DOWN, AND TO HOLD RULINGS 

ON PENDING MOTIONS IN ABEYANCE 

 The parties to this action have previously agreed on several occasions to hold pre-trial 

activities and further rulings from the Court on pending motions in abeyance to allow them to 

engage in settlement negotiations and resolve the claims in this action. Under the Court’s 

current scheduling order, numerous deadlines, including a trial date set for February 26, 

2007, are imminent. In light of the fact that the parties are close to consummating a 

settlement of their differences, the parties respectfully request that the Court vacate the trial 

date of February 26, 2007 and all pre-trial deadlines currently set in this action. The parties 

further request that the Court hold all rulings on pending motions in abeyance up to and 

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JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND STAND DOWN 

AND HOLD RULINGS ON PENDING MOTIONS 

IN ABEYANCE 

(NO.C02-2420 RSM ) 

JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MARMARO, LLP

1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 7TH FLOOR 

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 

PHONE: (310) 203-8080 

FAX:(2310 203-0567

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including Friday, February 2, 2007. The parties will report their progress on settlement to the 

Court not later than February 5, 2007. 

DATED this 29th day of January, 2007. 

JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MARMARO LLP

/s/ Stanley M. Gibson 

MARC MARMARO (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

STANLEY M. GIBSON (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

BRIAN W. KASELL (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

PAUL A. KROEGER (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

1900 Avenue of the Stars, 7th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Telephone: (310) 203-8080 

Facsimile: (310) 203-0567 

GARVEY SCHUBERT BARER

DAVID LIEBERWORTH WSBA #9329 

1191 Second Avenue, 18th Floor 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone: (206) 816-1493 

Facsimile: (206) 464-0125 

Attorneys for Nautilus, Inc. 

WORKMAN NYDEGGER 

/S/ Robert E. Aycock 

BRENT P. LORIMER (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

THOMAS R. VUKSINICK (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

LARRY R. LAYCOCK (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

ROBERT E. AYCOCK (ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE) 

1000 Eagle Gate Tower 

60 East South Temple 

Salt Lake City, UT 84111 

Telephone: (801) 533-9800 

STEPHEN J. KENNEDY 

601 UNION STREET, SUITE 5450 

Seattle, WA 98101-2327 

Telephone: (206) 623-4711 

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JOINT REQUEST TO EXTEND STAND DOWN 

AND HOLD RULINGS ON PENDING MOTIONS 

IN ABEYANCE 

(NO.C02-2420 RSM ) 

JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MARMARO, LLP

1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 7TH FLOOR 

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 

PHONE: (310) 203-8080 

FAX:(2310 203-0567

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Attorneys for ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 

ORDER

Based on the foregoing stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS 

FOLLOWS: 

1. The trial date in this action, currently set for February 26, 2007, is vacated. 

2. All pre-trial deadlines set in the current scheduling order are vacated. 

3. The Court will hold in abeyance all rulings on pending motions up to and 

including February 2, 2007. 

4. The parties are to report their progress toward settlement to the Court not later 

than Monday, February 5, 2007.

 

Dated this 31st day of January, 2007. 

A

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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