MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. et al

Filing 68

MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages for the parties reply briefs in support of their motions for summary judgment by MDY Industries, LLC, Michael Donnelly. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Venable, Lance)

LAW OFFICES OF

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VENABLE, CAMPILLO, LOGAN & MEANEY, P.C.
1938 EAST OSBORN ROAD PHOENI X, ARIZONA 85016 TELEPHONE [phone] FACSIMILE [phone] E-MAIL DOCKETING@VCLMLAW .COM

Lance C. Venable (AZ Bar No 017074) 4 Joseph R. Meaney (AZ Bar No. 017371) Attorneys for Plaintiff MDY Industries, LLC 5 and Third-Party Defendant Michael Donnelly
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA MDY INDUSTRIES, LLC, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant, vs. BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., and VIVENDI GAMES, INC., Defendants and Counterclaimants, Joint Consent Motion to Extend the Page Limit for the Parties' Replies in Support of their Respective Motions for Summary Judgment The Honorable David G. Campbell Case No.: CV06-02555-PHX-DGC

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 16 and VIVENDI GAMES, INC., Third-Party Plaintiffs, 17
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vs. MICHAEL DONNELLY, an individual Third-Party Defendant. The parties respectfully request that the Court extend the page limit under Local Rule LRCiv 7.1(b)(1) for motions from eleven (11) to fourteen (14) pages for the parties' respective replies in support their motions for summary judgment, which are due on Monday, May 12, 2008. The request for the extension is made because with the addition of eight pages to the previously-filed responses, it is very difficult to address the complex nature of the many issues raised by the parties in the response and underlying facts presented. The

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parties have made a serious effort to minimize the pages necessary for response, but feel that if the responses are reduced any further, whole sections of the important content in the replies may have to be deleted. The parties believe the request for three additional pages is not excessive or unreasonable. WHEREFORE, the parties jointly request that this Court enter the proposed Order filed concurrently herewith to extend the page limits for replies in support of the parties' summary judgment motions to fourteen (14) pages. Dated this 9th day of May, 2008

Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

By /s/Lance C. Venable Lance C. Venable SBN 017074 Joseph R. Meaney SBN 017371 1938 East Osborn Road Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff MDY Industries, LLC and Third-Party Defendant Donnelly

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SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP By: /s/Christian S. Genetski Christian S. Genetski (Pro HacVice) Shane M. McGee (Pro HacVice) 1301 K Street, N.W. Suite 600, East Tower Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Shaun Klein (AZ Bar No.018443) 2398 East Camelback Road Suite 1060 Phoenix, AZ 85016-9009 Telephone: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants, Counter-Claim Plaintiffs, and Third Party Plaintiffs Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. And Vivendi Games, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 9, 2008, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Name Christian Genetski, Esq. Scott Jeremy Stein, Esq. Shane McGee, Esq. Email Address [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

I hereby certify that on __________________, I served the attached document by FIRST CLASS MAIL on the following, who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System: Name Physical or Email Address

s/ Lance C. Venable

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