STIPULATION TO EXTEND PENDING DEADLINES

Civil L.R. 6.2(a).

EDWARD J. DAVILA, District Judge.

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2(a) — and in light of continuing settlement discussions following a full-day mediation — Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Joint Venture Partners International, Inc. ("JVP"), Cross-Defendant Jay Dee Shiverdaker, Cross-Defendant American Medical Revenue, LLC ("AMR"), and Defendant and Cross-Complainant Ian Clyne, by and through their respective counsel of record, respectfully request that the Court enter the following stipulation to continue the date of the Case Management Conference and all pending deadlines, including the deadline to file a responsive pleading, to exchange initial disclosures, and to hold a Rule 26(f) conference.

Background

Plaintiff JVP initiated this action on March 8, 2017 in the California Superior Court for Napa County. Defendant and Cross-Complainant Clyne removed the action to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, on May 2, 2017, after asserting federal copyright causes of action as cross claims.

This case was initially assigned to Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte, who issued an order on May 3, 2017 (Dkt No. 5) setting various ADR deadlines. The matter was reassigned to the Honorable Edward J. Davila, and on May 22, 2017, Judge Davila issued an order setting additional disclosure and case management deadlines. The parties were engaged in meaningful meet-and-confer discussions at the time about matters that may affect the Cross-Defendants' representation and filed three stipulations to extend the time to respond to the cross-complaint (see Dkt. Nos. 16, 19 and 21). In addition, to further these discussions and attempt to informally resolve the case, the parties agreed to engage in early private mediation. To this end, and also as a result of unusual personal matters relating to counsel for Defendant, the parties requested and the Court granted an extension to complete mediation until December 10, 2017 and further continued the case management conference until January 11, 2018. (See Dkt. Nos. 30 & 31).

The parties wish to report that they have participated in a full-day private mediation on November 28, 2017 before Carol Kingsley. Ms. Kingsley continues to assist the parties with ongoing mediation services, and the parties are currently engaged in productive settlement discussions. The parties have made significant progress toward resolution and do not wish for pending deadlines to interfere with their efforts to resolve the dispute amicably. The subject matter at issue in this litigation is technical and complex, and more time is needed to allow further settlement negotiations between the parties. In addition, the parties believe that substantive litigation at this juncture will significantly impede any possibility of early settlement between the parties.

Stipulation

Based on these facts, the Parties believe a continuance is necessary to give the Parties adequate time to further settlement negotiations. The Parties believe a continuance would be in the interest of judicial economy, conserve the Court's and the Parties' resources, and allow for a more efficient and productive discussion with the Court at the Case Management Conference.

The Parties have met and conferred about these matters, and they have agreed to jointly request the following continuances:

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

[Proposed Order Follows per Civ. L. R. 7-12]

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.