Sanderson Farms, Incorporated v. Tyson Foods, Incorporated

Filing 24

Joint MOTION filed by Appellant Tyson Foods, Incorporated to dismiss appeal pursuant to FRAP 42(b) [24]. Date of service: 06/20/2008 [997880706] [08-1461] (EPJ)

Sanderson Farms, Incorporated v. Tyson Foods, Incorporated

Doc. 24

No. 08-1461 ________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT _______________________ Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc., Appellees, v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Appellant. _______________________ JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), Appellant Tyson Foods, Inc. and Appellees Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc. respectfully submit this joint motion to dismiss the appeal in this action. Pursuant to a settlement agreement entered between Appellant Tyson Foods, Inc. and Appellees Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc., the parties have agreed to dismiss the underlying action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (No. 1:08-cv-00210-RDB). The parties likewise have agreed

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to dismiss this appeal of the District Court's order granting plaintiffsappellees' motion for preliminary injunction. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(a), the parties agree that each shall bear its own costs, fees and attorneys' fees associated with this appeal. CONCLUSION For these reasons, the parties respectfully request that the Court grant their joint motion to dismiss the appeal.

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June 20, 2008 _/s/ Randall K. Miller*__________ Randall K. Miller ARNOLD & PORTER, LLP Suite 900 1600 Tysons Boulevard McLean, VA 22101-0000 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Nicholas M. DePalma ARNOLD & PORTER, LLP 555 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20004-1206 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for Sanderson Farms, Inc. and Perdue Farms, Inc. * (signed by Eamon P. Joyce with permission of Randall K. Miller)

Respectfully submitted, _/s/ Carter G. Phillips__________ Carter G. Phillips Paul J. Zidlicky Eamon P. Joyce SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Caitlin J. Halligan Helene D. Jaffe WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, LLP 767 5th Avenue New York, NY 10153 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] William J. Murphy John J. Connolly MURPHY & SHAFFER, LLC 36 South Charles Street Suite 1400 Baltimore, MD 21201-3109 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for Tyson Foods, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 20, 2008, I caused a copy of the Joint Motion to Dismiss the Appeal to be served on: counsel for appellees, Randall K. Miller at Arnold & Porter LLP, 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22101, and Nicholas M. DePalma at Arnold & Porter LLP, 555 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004, by way of electronic mail, and through this Court's CM/ECF system.

June 20, 2008

___/s/ Eamon P. Joyce__________ Eamon P. Joyce