Cal. Natural Prods. v. Ill. Tool Works Inc.

Full title: CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS (d/b/a POWER AUTOMATION SYSTEMS), a California…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Jan 8, 2013

Case No. 2:12-cv-00593-JAM-GGH (E.D. Cal. Jan. 8, 2013)

Opinion

Case No. 2:12-cv-00593-JAM-GGH

01-08-2013

CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS (d/b/a POWER AUTOMATION SYSTEMS), a California corporation Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (d/b/a HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.), a Delaware corporation Defendant.

GRIPPO & ELDEN LLC Lynn H. Murray Attorneys for Defendant ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (d/b/a HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.) SHOPOFF CAVALLO & KIRSCH LLP Gregory S. Cavallo Attorneys for Plaintiff CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS (d/b/a POWER AUTOMATION SYSTEMS)

JOHN A. MENDEZ

David S. Poole (BAR. NO. 94690)
POOLE & SHAFFERY, LLP
25350 Magic Mountain Parkway, 2nd Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Telephone: (661) 290-2991
Facsimile: (661) 290-3338
Lynn H. Murray, pro hac vice
Justin R. Donoho, pro hac vice
GRIPPO & ELDEN LLC
111 South Wacker Drive, Ste. 5100
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: (312) 704-7700
Facsimile: (312) 558-1195
Attorneys for Defendant
Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING

LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Illinois Tool Works ("ITW") hereby agrees, and the parties hereby stipulate, that California Natural Products ("CNP") may file its First Amended Complaint, as attached to its November 8, 2012 Motion For Leave To File First Amended Complaint, without opposition. ITW reserves the right to address the claims stated therein through a motion, including a motio for a more definite statement, after further discussion with CNP. CNP reserves its right to oppose such motion(s).

GRIPPO & ELDEN LLC

By: ________

Lynn H. Murray

Attorneys for Defendant

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. (d/b/a

HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)

SHOPOFF CAVALLO & KIRSCH LLP

By:________

Gregory S. Cavallo

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA NATURAL PRODUCTS

(d/b/a POWER AUTOMATION SYSTEMS)

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that leave of Court is granted for CNP to file its First Amended Complaint as attached to its November 8, 2012 Motion For Leave To File First Amended Complaint, and that the January 23, 2013 hearing on CNP's Motion For Leave To File First Amended Complaint is vacated.

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JOHN A. MENDEZ

United States District Court Judge