The opinion of the court was delivered by: Honorable Maxine M. Chesney
[PROPOSED] ORDER CONSENT MOTION TO ENLARGE TIME AND ORDER EXTENDING CERTAIN DUE DATES AND Date: December 1, 2006 Time: 9:00 a.m.
The matter may be heard in the above-entitled Court, located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DEFENDANT BEI FRANCHISING AND ITS ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 1, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as Francisco, California, 94102, plaintiff DIOPTICS MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. ("Dioptics"), will, and hereby does, move this Court for an order to extend the date for defendant BEI FRANCHISING, INC. ("BEI"), to answer Dioptics's complaint and the date for the parties to: (i) meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and a discovery plan; (ii) file the ADR Certification Signed by Parties and Counsel; and, (iii) file either a Stipulation to the ADR Process or a Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference. This consent motion will be based on the attached memorandum of points and authorities, the documents and records on file with the Court in this action, without oral argument, as defendant BEI consents to this motion.
MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., is the owner of several registered trademarks incorporating "Polar" in Trademark International Classification Code 009. On April 19, 2006
Dioptics filed suit against BEI alleging that BEI's registered marks and graphics mark application infringed Dioptics's Polar Family of Marks. See Complaint, ¶¶14-18. The parties have been in settlement negotiations and are close to finalizing a settlement agreement. Dioptics files this consent motion for an extension of the deadlines listed in the below chart. BEI consents to this motion. Lee Decl., ¶¶ 3 and 6, Ex. A. The parties have not filed a joint stipulation because BEI's counsel, Mr. Benjamin B. Reed, is not admitted to practice law in the State of California and is not admitted Pro Hac Vice in this proceeding.
Date 10/20/2006 12/1/2006
o Last day for Defendant BEI to answer Plaintiff
o meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process ...