Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et al

Filing 318

Defendant's MOTION for Joinder in 317 Response in Opposition to Motion,, by Target Corp.. (Litten, Barbara)

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Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et al Doc. 318 Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 07-21221-CIV-ALTONAGA/TURNOFF RENEE BLASZKOWSKI, et al., individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs/Class Representatives, vs. MARS, INC., et al., Defendants. _________________________________/ DEFENDANT TARGET CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF JOINDER IN DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant Target Corporation hereby joins in the Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint (D.E. 317) ("Defendants' Response") and adopts and incorporates by this reference in their entirety all points and arguments raised therein by all Defendants other than Target Corporation. Target Corporation understands that this motion is set for oral argument and reserves the right to present argument to the Court at such time as may be scheduled for that purpose. WHEREFORE, for all the reasons set forth in Defendants' Response, Target Corporation respectfully asks the Court to deny Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend. Alternatively, if this Court is inclined to grant Plaintiffs' motion and allow the filing of the third amended complaint, Target joins the other Defendants in their request that the Court's order make clear that Plaintiffs have elected to proceed without the benefit of this Court's order on pending motions to dismiss, that this third amended complaint shall be ~1~ Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 2 of 8 Plaintiffs' last opportunity to amend, and that any subsequent order of this Court dismissing claims and/or the entire complaint will be with prejudice. Dated: January 23, 2008 Respectfully submitted, SQUIRE SANDERS & DEMPSEY, LLP 1900 Phillips Point West 777 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6198 Telephone: (561) 650-7200 Facsimile: (561) 655-1509 E-mail:jbmurray@ssd.com E-Mail: blitten@ssd.com By: _/s/ Barbara Bolton Litten John B.T. Murray Florida Bar No. 962759 Barbara Bolton Litten Florida Bar No. 091642 Attorneys for Defendant Target Corporation. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on January 23, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF system which will send a notice of electronic filing to the counsel so indicated on the attached Service List. /s/ Barbara Bolton Litten ~2~ Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 3 of 8 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE RENEE BLASZKOWSKI, ET AL., VS. MARS, INCORPORATED, ET AL. Case No. 07-21221-CIV-ALTONAGA/TURNOFF SERVICE LIST Catherine J. MacIvor E-mail: cmacivor@mflegal.com Jeffrey Eric Foreman E-mail: jforeman@mflegal.com Jeffrey Bradford Maltzman E-mail: jmaltzman@mflegal.com Darren W. Friedman E-mail: dfriedman@mflegal.com Bjorg Eikeland E-mail: beikeland@mflegal.com MALTZMAN FOREMAN PA One Biscayne Tower 2 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2300 Miami, FL 33131-1803 Telephone: (305) 358-6555 Facsimile: (305) 374-9077 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Rolando Andres Diaz rd@kubickdraper.com E-Mail: Cassidy Yen Dang E-mail: cyd@kubickidraper.com Maria Kayanan E-mail: mek@kubickidraper.com KUBICKI DRAPER 25 W. Flagler Street Penthouse Miami, FL 33130-1712 Telephone: (305) 982-6708 Facsimile: (305) 374-7846 Attorneys for Defendant Pet Supermarket, Inc. Alexander Shaknes E-mail: Alex.Shaknes@dlapiper.com Amy W. Schulman E-mail: amy.schulman@dlapiper.com Lonnie L. Simpson E-mail: Lonnie.simpson@dlapiper.com S. Douglas Knox E-mail: Douglas.knox@dlapiper.com DLA PIPER LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Attorneys for Defendants Menu Foods, Inc. and Menu Foods Income Fund John B.T. Murray, Jr. E-mail: jbmurray@ssd.com SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. 1900 Phillips Point West 777 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6198 Telephone: (561) 650-7200 Facsimile: (561) 655-1509 Attorneys for Defendants PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., PetSmart, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Target Corporation ~3~ Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 4 of 8 Kristen E. Caverly E-mail: kcaverly@hcesq.com HENDERSON & CAVERLY LLP P.O. Box 9144 16236 San Dieguito Road, Suite 4-13 Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067-9144 Attorneys for Defendant Natura Pet Products, Inc. Gary L. Justice E-mail: gjustice@gibsondunn.com Gail E. Lees E-mail: glees@gibsondunn.com William Edward Wegner E-mail: wwegner@gibsondunn.com GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone: (213) 229-7000 Attorneys for Defendant Nutro Products, Inc. Omar Ortega DORTA AND ORTEGA, P.A. Douglas Entrance 800 S. Douglas Road, Suite 149 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Telephone: (305) 461-5454 Facsimile: (305) 461-5226 E-mail: oortega@dortaandortega.com Attorneys for Defendant Mars, Incorporated and Mars Petcare U.S. Hugh J. Turner, Jr. AKERMAN SENTERFITT 350 E. Las Olas Boulevard Suite 1600 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2229 Telephone: (954) 463-2700 Facsimile: (954) 463-2224 E-mail: hugh.turner@akerman.com Attorneys for Defendants Publix Super Markets, Inc. Marty Steinberg E-mail: msteinberg@hunton.com Adriana Riviere-Badell E-mail: ariviere-badell@hunton.com HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LLP Mellon Financial Center 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2500 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 810-2500 Facsimile: (305 810-2460 Attorneys for Defendant Nutro Products, Inc. Dane H. Butswinkas E-mail: dbutswinkas@wc.com Philip A. Sechler E-mail: psechler@wc.com Thomas G. Hentoff E-mail: thentoff@wc.om Patrick J. Houlihan E-mail: phoulihan@wc.com WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 200005 Attorneys for Defendants Mars, Incorporated and Mars Petcare U.S. ~4~ Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 5 of 8 Benjamine Reid E-mail: breid@carltonfields.com Olga M. Vieira E-mail: ovieira@carltonfields.com Ana M. Craig E-mail: acraig@carltonfields.com CARLTON FIELDS, P.A. 100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 4000 Bank of America Tower at International Place Miami, Florida 33131-9101 Telephone: (305) 530-0050 Facsimile: (305) 530-0055 Attorneys for Defendants Colgate-Palmolive Company and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Kara L. McCall SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP One South Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60603 Telephone: (312) 853-2666 E-mail: kmccall@Sidley.com Attorneys for Defendants Colgate-Palmolive Company and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Sherril M. Colombo COZEN O'CONNOR Wachovia Center, Suite 4410 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 704-5945 Facsimile: (305) 704-5955 E-mail: scolombo@cozen.com Attorneys for Defendant Del Monte Foods, Co. John J. Kuster E-mail: jkuster@sidley.com James D. Arden E-mail: jarden@sidley.com SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 839-5300 Facsimile: (212) 839-5599 Attorneys for Defendants Colgate-Palmolive Company and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Mark Whitburn E-mail: mwhitburn@gibsondunn.com GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 2100 McKinney Avenue Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: (214) 698-3100 Attorneys for Nutro Products, Inc. Richard Fama E-mail: rfama@cozen.com John J. McDonough E-mail: jmcdonough@cozen.com COZEN O'CONNOR 45 Broadway New York, New York 10006 Telephone: (212) 509-9400 Facsimile: (212) 509-9492 Attorneys for Defendant Del Monte Foods ~5~ Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 6 of 8 John F. Mullen COZEN O'CONNOR 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 665-2179 Facsimile: (215) 665-2013 E-mail: jmullen@cozen.com Attorneys for Defendant Del Monte Foods, Co. Robert C. Troyer HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. 1200 17th Street One Tabor Center, suite 1500 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303) 899-7300 Facsimile: (303) 899-7333 E-mail: rctroyer@hhlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants Nestlé USA, Inc., Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. . James K. Reuss LANE ALTON & HORST, LLC Two Miranova Place Suite 500 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: (614) 233-4719 E-mail: JReuss@lanealton.com Attorneys for Defendant The Kroger Co. of Ohio Carol A. Licko HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. Mellon Financial Center 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 459-6500 Facsimile: (305) 459-6550 E-mail: calicko@hhlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants Nestlé USA, Inc. Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. Craig A. Hoover E-mail: cahoover@hhlaw.com Miranda L. Berge E-mail: mlberge@hhlaw.com HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. 555 13TH Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: (202) 637-5600 Facsimile: (202) 637-5910 Attorneys for Defendants Nestlé USA, Inc. Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. Alan G. Greer RICHMAN GREER, P.A. Miami Center ­ Suite 1000 201 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: (305) 373-4000 Facsimile: (305) 373-4099 E-mail: agreer@richmangreer.com Attorneys for Defendants Procter & Gamble Co. and The Iams Co. ~6~ Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 7 of 8 D. Jeffrey Ireland E-mail: djireland@ficlaw.com Brian D. Wright E-mail: Bwright@ficlaw.com Laura A. Sanom E-mail: lsanom@ficlaw.com FARUKI IRELAND & COX P.L.L. 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W. 10 North Ludlow Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Attorneys for Defendant Procter & Gamble Co. and The Iams Co. Ralph G. Patino E-mail: rpatino@patinolaw.com Dominick V. Tamarazzo E-mail: dtamarazzo@patinolaw.com Carlos B. Salup E-mail: csalup@patinolaw.com PATINO & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 225 Alcazar Avenue Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Telephone: (305) 443-6163 Facsimile: (305) 443-5635 Attorneys for Defendants Pet Supplies "Plus" and Pet Supplies Plus/USA, Inc. Craig P. Kalil E-mail: ckalil@aballi.com Joshua D. Poyer E-mail: jpoyer@abailli.com ABALLI, MILNE, KALIL & ESCAGEDO, P.A. 2250 Sun Trust International Center One Southeast Third Avenue Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone: (305) 373-6600 Facsimile: (305) 373-7929 Attorneys for Defendants New Albertson's Inc. and Albertson's LLC Robin L. Hanger SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. 200 S. Biscayne Boulevard 40th Floor Miami, Florida 33131-2398 Telephone: (305) 577-7040 Facsimile: (305) 577-7001 E-mail: rlhanger@ssd.com Attorneys for Defendants PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. C. Richard Fulmer, Jr. FULMER, LeROY, ALBEE, BAUMANN & GLASS, PLC 2866 East Oakland Park Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306 Telephone: (954) 707-4430 Facsimile: (954) 707-4431 E-mail: rfulmer@Fulmer.LeRoy.com Attorneys for Defendant The Kroger Co. of Ohio W. Randolph Teslik E-mail: rteslik@akingump.com Andrew Dober E-mail: adober@akingump.com AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 887-4000 Facsimile: (202) 887-4288 Attorneys for Defendants New Albertson's Inc. and Albertson's LLC ~7~ Case 1:07-cv-21221-CMA Document 318 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/23/2008 Page 8 of 8 Jeffrey S. York E-mail: jyork@mcguirewoods.com Sara F. Holladay-Tobias E-mail: sfhollad@mcguirewoods.com McGUIRE WOODS LLP 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 3300 Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Telephone: (904) 798-2680 Facsimile: (904) 360-6330 Attorneys for Defendant Natura Pet Products, Inc. WESTPALMBEACH/522146.1 ~8~

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