SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION v. AT&T, INC. et al

Filing 45

ORDER granting 44 the parties' Joint Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on December 13, 2011. (lcesh1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
__________________________________________
)
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP.
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
) Civil Action No. 11-cv-1600 (ESH)
)
AT&T INC., et al.,
)
)
Defendants.
)
__________________________________________)
)
CELLULAR SOUTH, INC., et al.,
)
)
Plaintiffs,
)
)
v.
) Civil Action No. 11-cv-1690 (ESH)
)
AT&T INC., et al.,
)
)
Defendants.
)
__________________________________________)
STIPULATED ORDER
Upon agreement of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that these actions be stayed and
that all pretrial and trial deadlines established under prior Orders of the Court be vacated,
including the hearing in these actions previously scheduled for December 15, 2011.
It is further ORDERED that a status conference shall be held in these actions on January
18, 2012, at 2 p.m., to address the course of any further proceedings in these actions.
It is further ORDERED that defendants shall file with the court by 12 p.m. on January
12, 2012, a status report describing the status of their proposed transaction, including discussion
of whether they intend to proceed with the transaction at issue in these actions, whether they
intend to proceed with another transaction, the status of any related proceedings at the Federal

Communications Commission, and their anticipated plans and timetable for seeking any
necessary approval from the Federal Communications Commission.
It is further ORDERED that, within four days of the stay being lifted, defendants and
plaintiffs shall: (1) brief the two issues identified by this Court in the December 9, 2011, Minute
Orders, on the same schedule contemplated by those Minute Orders; (2) file either a joint motion
or, if agreement among the parties cannot be reached, competing motions to refer all discovery
matters to Hon. Richard A. Levie (Ret.); and (3) file either a joint motion or, if agreement among
the parties cannot be reached, competing motions for entry of a Protective Order Concerning
Confidentiality that would apply in these actions.
SO ORDERED.
/s/
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE
United States District Judge
Date: December 13, 2011