Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et al

Filing 103

MOTION to Continue Scheduling Hearing by NUTRO PRODUCTS, INC.. Responses due by 7/16/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Riviere-Badell, Adriana)

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Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et al Doc. 103 Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 07-21221-CIV-ALTONAGA-TURNOFF RENEE BLASZKOWSKI, AMY HOLLUB and PATRICIA DAVIS, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. MARS, INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants. _________________________________/ MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF SCHEDULING HEARING Defendants Mars, Incorporated, The Procter & Gamble Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Del Monte Foods Company, Nestle USA, Inc., Nutro Products Inc., PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants"), hereby request a continuance of the scheduling hearing currently set for July 6, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. on the following grounds: Local counsel for Nutro Products Inc., Marty Steinberg, will be unavailable to attend the hearing based on a previously scheduled hearing in another matter that will be held in Delaware. Accordingly, defendants respectfully request a continuance of the hearing until the next available date. Defendants also note that Plaintiffs' counsel has informed them that plaintiffs will file an amended complaint, which Defendants expect will affect decisions about scheduling dates. Defendants have conferred in good faith with Plaintiffs' counsel, who opposes this motion. Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 2 of 7 Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, Defendants respectfully request this Court grant Defendants' motion for continuance of the scheduling hearing until the next available date. Respectfully submitted, By /s/ Adrian Riviere-Badell Marty Steinberg Florida Bar No. 187293 Adriana Riviere-Badell Florida Bar No. 030572 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2500 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: (305) 810-2500 Fax: (305) 810-2460 E-mail: msteinberg@hunton.com E-mail: ariviere-badell@hunton.com and Gail E. Lees California Bar No. 90363 Gary L. Justice California Bar No. 90580 (Motions for admission pro hac vice pending) GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California 90071-3197 Tel.: (213) 229-7000 Email: glees@gibsondunn.com Email: gjustice@gibsondunn.com Attorneys for Nutro Products, Inc. ` Carol A. Licko Florida Bar No. 435872 HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. Mellon Financial Center 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900 Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 3 of 7 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: (305) 459-6500 Fax: (305) 459-6550 Email: calicko@hhlaw.com Attorneys for Nestle USA, Inc. Philip A. Sechler Patrick Houlihan WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 725 12th ST. NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel.: 202-434-5459 Fax.: 202-434-5029 Email: psechler@wc.com Attorneys for Mars Inc. D. Jeffrey Ireland Admitted pro hac vice FARUKI IRELAND & COX P.L.L. 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W. 10 North Ludlow Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Tel: (937) 227-3710 Fax: (937) 227-3717 Attorneys for The Procter & Gamble Company Sherril M. Colombo Florida Bar No. 0948799 COZEN O'CONNOR Wachovia Financial Center 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 4410 Miami, Florida 33131-5940 Tel: (305) 704-5940 Fax: (305) 704-5955 Attorneys for Del Monte Foods Company John Brian Thomas Murray, Jr. Florida Bar No. 962759 SQUIRE SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP 1900 Phillips Point West 777 S. Flagler Drive Suite 1900 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6198 Tel.: 561-650-7200 Fax.: 561-655-1509 Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 4 of 7 Email: jbmurray@ssd.com Attorneys for PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. James D. Arden Admitted pro hac vice SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019 Tel.: 212-839-7336 Fax.: 212-839-5599 Email: jarden@sidley.com Attorneys for Colgate Palmolive Co. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 29, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of record or pro se parties identified on the attached Service List in the manner specified, either via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF or in some other authorized manner for those counsel or parties who are not authorized to receive electronic Notices of Electronic Filing. /s/ Adriana Riviere-Badell SERVICE LIST Blaszkowski, et. al. v. Mars, Incorporated et. al. Case No. 07-21221-Civ-Altonaga/Turnoff United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Catherine J. MacIvor Darren W. Friedman Jeffrey E. Foreman Jeffrey B. Maltzman Maltzman Foreman P. A. One Biscayne Tower 2 South Biscayne Blvd. Suite 2300 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel.: 305-358-6555 Fax.: 305-374-9077 Rolando Andres Diaz Maria Kayanan Cassidy Yen Dang Kubicki Draper 25 W. Flagler Street Penthouse Miami, FL 33130-1712 Tel.: 305-982-6708 Fax: 305-374-7846 Email: rd@kubickidraper.com Email: mek@kubickidraper.com Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 5 of 7 Email: cmacivor@mflegal.com Email: dfriedman@mflegal.com Email : jforeman@mflegal.com Email : jmaltzman@mflegal.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Service by: CM/ECF Charles Philip Flick Kathleen S. Phang Seipp Flick & Kissane 2 Alahambra Plaza Suite 800 Miami, FL 33134 Tel.: 305-99505600 Fax.: 305-995-6100 Email: cflick@sfklaw.com Email: kphang@sfklaw.com Attorneys for Target Corp. Service by: CM/ECF Alan Graham Greer Richman Greer PA 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard Suite 1000 Miami, FL 33131 Tel.: 305-373-4000 Fax: 305-373-4099 Email: agreer@richmangreer.com Attorneys for Proctor and Gamble Co. Service by: CM/ECF Email: cyd@kubickidraper.com Attorneys for Pet Supermarket, Inc. Service by: CM/ECF Susan E. Mortensen Coffey Burlington Office in the Grove, Penthouse 2699 South Bayshore Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Tel.: 305-858-2900 Fax.: 305-858-5261 Email: Smortensen@Coffeyburlington.com Attorneys for PetSmart, Inc. Service by: CM/ECF Olga M. Vieira Benjamine Reid Carlton Fields 100 SE 2nd Street Suite 4000, P.O. Box 019101 Miami, FL 33131-9101 Tel.: 305-530-0050 Fax.: 305-530-0055 Email: ovieira@carltonfields.com Email: breid@carltonfields.com Attorneys for Colgate Palmolive Company Service by: CM/ECF Carol Ann Licko Hogan & Hartson 1111 Brickell Avenue Suite 1900 Miami, FL 33131 Tel.: 305-459-6500 Fax.: 305-459-6550 Email: calicko@hhlaw.com Attorneys for Nestle U.S.A., Inc. Service by: CM/ECF Robert D. McIntosh Sherril May Colombo Cozen O'Connor 200 S. Biscayne Boulevard Suite 4410 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: 305-704-5940 Fax.: 305-704-5955 Email: scolombo@cozen.com Attorneys for Del Monte Foods, Co. Service by: CM/ECF Hugh J. Turner, Jr. Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 6 of 7 Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson 350 E. Las Olas Boulevard Suite 1600 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-0006 Tel: 954-463-2700 Fax.: 954-463-2224 Email: hugh.turner@akerman.com Attorneys for Publix Supermarkets, Inc. Service by: CM/ECF Adorno & Yoss LLP 888 S.E. 3rd Avenue Suite 500 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1159 Tel.: 954-523-5885 Fax.: 954-760-9531 Email: rdm@adorno.com Attorneys for Menu Foods, Inc. Attorneys for Menu Foods Income Fund Robin Lea Hanger Omar Ortega Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP Dorta & Ortega, P.A. 200 S. Biscayne Boulevard 800 S. Douglas Road 40th Floor Douglas Entrance Suite 149 Miami, FL 33131-2398 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Tel.: 305-577-7040 Tel.: 305-461-5454 Fax.: 305-577-7001 Fax.: 954-461-5226 Email: rlhanger@ssd.com Email: ortegalaw@bellsouth.net Attorneys for PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Attorneys for Mars Inc. Service by: CM/ECF and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Service by CM/ECF John Brian Thomas Murray, Jr. Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 1900 Phillips Point West 777 S. Flagler Drive Suite 1900 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6198 Tel.: 561-650-7200 Fax.: 561-655-1509 Email: jbmurray@ssd.com Attorneys for PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Service by: CM/ECF John J. Kuster James D. Arden Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019 Tel.: 212-839-7336 Fax.: 212-839-5599 Email: jkuster@sidley.com Email: jarden@sidley.com Attorneys for Colgate Palmolive Co. Service by: CM/ECF Philip A. Sechler Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th ST. NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel.: 202-434-5459 Fax.: 202-434-5029 Email: psechler@wc.com Attorneys for Mars Inc. Service by: CM/ECF D. Jeffrey Ireland Brian D. Wright Laura A. Sanom Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L. 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W. 10 North Ludlow Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Tel.: 937-227-3700 Fax.: 937-227-3742 Email: djireland@ficlaw.com Email: Bwright@ficlaw.com Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 103 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/29/2007 Page 7 of 7 Email: lsanom@ficlaw.com Attorneys for Procter & Gamble Co. Service by: CM/ECF John J. McDonough Richard Fama Cozen O'Connor 45 Broadway New York, NY 10006 Tel.: 212-509-9400 Fax.: 212-509-9492 Email: jmcdonough@cozen.com Email: rfama@cozen.com Attorneys for Del Monte Foods Co. Service by: CM/ECF Robert C. Troyer Hogan & Hartson, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1500 Denver, Colorado 80202 Tel.: 303-899-7300 Fax.: 303-899-7333 Email: rctroyer@hhlaw.com Attorneys for Nestle USA, Inc. Service by: CM/ECF John F. Mullen Cozen O'Connor 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel.: 215-665-2179 Fax.: 215-665-2013 Email: jmullen@cozen.com Attorneys for Del Monte Foods Co. Service by: CM/ECF Craig A. Hoover Miranda L. Berge Hogan & Hartson, LLP 555 13th Street NW Washington, DC 20004-1109 Tel.: 202-637-5600 Fax.: 202-637-5910 Email: cahoover@hhlaw.com Email: mlberge@hhlaw.com Attorneys for Nestle USA, Inc. Service by: CM/ECF

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