Klein & Heuchan, Inc. v. CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al

Filing 47

NOTICE of pendency of related cases re per Local Rule 1.04(d) by CoStar Realty Information, Inc., CoStar Group, Inc.. Related case(s): yes (Sauers, William)

Klein & Heuchan, Inc. v. CoStar Realty Information, Inc. et al

Doc. 47

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION KLEIN & HEUCHAN, INC., Plaintiff, v. COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC., and COSTAR GROUP, INC., Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs, v. SCOTT BELL and KLEIN & HEUCHAN, INC., Counterclaim-Defendants. Civil Action No. 8:08-cv-01227-JSM-EAJ

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF RELATED ACTION Defendants/Counterclaim Plaintiffs CoStar Realty Information, Inc., and CoStar Group, Inc. (collectively, "CoStar") hereby give notice of the pendency of a related action, Case No. 8:09-cv-565-VMC-TGW (CoStar Realty Information, Inc., et al. v. Klein & Heuchan, Inc., et al.). The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland transferred Case No. 8:09-cv-565 to this Court on the defendants' motion to transfer venue. (Case No. 8:09-cv-565, D.E. 21, 22.) The parties in both cases are the same. CoStar is the defendant and counterclaim plaintiff in Case No. 8:08-cv-1227, and is also the plaintiff in Case No. 8:09-cv-565. Klein & Heuchan, Inc. ("K&H") is the plaintiff and a counterclaim defendant in Case No. 8:08-cv-1227 and a defendant in 8:09-cv-565. Scott Bell is a counterclaim defendant in Case No. 8:08-cv-1227 and a defendant in Case No. 8:09-cv-565. 1
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Case No. 8:08-cv-1227 is a declaratory judgment action. Both cases arise out of CoStar's claims for copyright infringement, a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030), and breach of contract. Case No. 8:08-cv-1227, D.E. 1 (Complaint) and D.E. 23 (Answer and Counterclaim); Case No. 8:09-cv-565, D.E. 1 (Complaint).) Dated: May 28, 2009 Respectfully submitted, s/William J. Sauers William J. Sauers (admitted pro hac vice) Sanya Sarich (admitted pro hac vice) Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] - and William C. Guerrant, Jr. Florida Bar No. 516058 [e-mail] Trial Counsel William F. Sansone Florida Bar No. 781231 [e-mail] HILL, WARD & HENDERSON, P.A. Suite 3700 ­ Bank of America Building 101 East Kennedy Boulevard Post Office Box 2231 Tampa, Florida 33601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs CoStar Realty Information, Inc. and CoStar Group, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on May 28, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF system which sent a notice of electronic filing to the following: J. Paul Raymond Jeff Gibson Brian J. Aungst MacFarlane Ferguson & McMullen P. O. Box 1669 Clearwater, FL 33757 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant K&H Nicholas Louis Ottaviano Florin Roebig, PA 777 Alderman Rd Palm Harbor , FL 34683 [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Scott Bell

I FURTHER CERTIFY that that on May 28, 2009, I sent a true and correct copy of the foregoing by electronic mail and first class mail to: Randall J. Love Randall J. Love & Associates, P.A. 5647 Gulf Drive New Port Richey , FL 34652-4019 [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Scott Bell

s/William J. Sauers William J. Sauers (admitted pro hac vice) Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs CoStar Realty Information, Inc. and CoStar Group, Inc.