Opinion
Case No.: 5:11-04459 HRL
03-01-2013
WEST MARINE, INC., Plaintiff, v. WATERCRAFT SUPERSTORE, INC., Defendant. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP ALLEN RUBY Attorneys for Defendant WATERCRAFT SUPERSTORE, INC. GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP WENDY M. MANTELL Attorneys for Plaintiff WEST MARINE, INC.
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
Ian C. Ballon (SBN 141819)
1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone: (650) 328-8500
Facsimile: (650) 462-7881
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
Lisa C. McCurdy, SB# 228755
Wendy M. Mantell, SB# 225544
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2101
Telephone: (310) 586-7700
Facsimile: (310) 586-7800
Attorneys for plaintiff, West Marine, Inc. SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER &
FLOM LLP
Allen Ruby (SBN 47109)
Thomas Christopher (SBN 185928)
Chandra S. Russell (SBN 271769)
525 University Avenue, Suite 1100
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Telephone: (650) 470-4500
Facsimile: (650) 470-4570
Attorneys for defendant,
Watercraft Superstore, Inc.
STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT
DISCOVERY DEADLINES IN LIGHT
OF CONTINUING NEGOTIATIONS
REGARDING SETTLEMENT
Judge: Magistrate Judge
Howard R. Lloyd
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court's February 19, 2013 order (Docket No. 90), the deadline to submit rebuttal expert reports is currently set for March 1, 2013;
WHEREAS, the parties, Plaintiff West Marine, Inc. ("West Marine") and Defendant Watercraft Superstore, Inc. ("Watercraft"), have reached a tentative agreement concerning the settlement of all claims in this action, and are continuing to negotiate the terms of that agreement;
WHEREAS, in light of this tentative agreement, the parties have stipulated, subject to approval of the Court, to extend the rebuttal expert report deadline and the related cut-off for expert discovery by five business days;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between West Marine and Watercraft, through their counsel of record, as follows:
1. The deadline to submit rebuttal expert reports, currently scheduled for March 1, 2013, will be extended to March 8, 2013;
2. The expert discovery cutoff, currently scheduled for March 11, 2013, will be extended to March 18, 2013;
3. The parties will apprise the Court of any further developments regarding settlement.
Respectfully submitted,
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
By: ___________
ALLEN RUBY
Attorneys for Defendant
WATERCRAFT SUPERSTORE, INC.
I, Allen Ruby, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this Stipulation To Extend Expert Discovery Deadlines In Light Of Continuing Negotiations Regarding Settlement and [Proposed] Order. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I attest that the following signatory has concurred in this filing.
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
By: ___________
WENDY M. MANTELL
Attorneys for Plaintiff
WEST MARINE, INC.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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HON. HOWARD R. LLOYD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MAGISTRATE JUDGE