Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et al

Filing 624

Plaintiff's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response as to 600 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs Cindy Tregoe and Jo-Ann Murphy, 612 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Susan Peters, Plaintiff's MOTION for Leave to File Consolidated Response by Susan Peters, Jo-Ann Murphy, Cindy Tregoe. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Schwartz, Jonathan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 07-21221 CIV ALTONAGA/Brown RENEE BLASZKOWSKI, et al., individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs/Class Representatives, vs. MARS INC., et al. Defendants. ______________________________________________/ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE CONSOLIDATED RESPONSE AND MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE The Plaintiffs, Cindy Tregoe, Jo-Ann Murphy, and Susan Peters (the "Plaintiffs"), pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, hereby respectfully request this Court to grant the Plaintiffs leave to file one consolidated Response to Natura Pet Products, Inc.'s ("Natura") two Motions to Dismiss and for an extension of time to file this Response, and in support thereof, state as follows: 1. On January 23, 2009, Natura filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Cindy Tregoe

and Jo-Ann Murphy. [DE 600]. On January 29, 2009, Natura filed a nearly identical motion as to Susan Peters. [DE 612]. The Responses to these two Motions are due on February 9 and February 16, respectively. 2. The undersigned has contacted counsel for Natura, Kristen Caverly, who has

agreed to the Plaintiffs filing one consolidated Response to both of these Motions by February 16.

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However, between today's date and February 16, Catherine J. MacIvor, who is

principally responsible for the Response, will be out of the office a significant amount of time due to preparing for and attending five depositions for the case Avolonte Ltd. v. Colonial Yacht Sales, Inc., et al., CASE NO. 03-22138 (09), currently pending in the Circuit Court for Broward County and set for trial in early April. 4. In addition, between February 16 and March 3, Ms. MacIvor will be preparing for

and attending seven more depositions in the same aforementioned case. It is also possible that two additional depositions will be conducted during this period, most likely on Saturdays. 5. None of these depositions are being conducted in Miami, and some may require

overnight travel. 6. In addition to these twelve (possibly fourteen) depositions being taken in the next

approximately three weeks, Ms. MacIvor will also be attending mediation in the case presently at bar on February 24, 2009. [DE 623]. 7. Moreover, Ms. MacIvor will be attending mediation on February 12, 2009 in

Shaw v. Carnival Corporation, et al., CASE NO. 08-22453-CIV ALTONAGA/Brown. 8. As a result of these scheduling conflicts, which will cause Ms. MacIvor to be out

of the office for an extended period of time, the undersigned requests an extension of time until and including March 3, 2009 to file one consolidated Response to Natura's Motions to Dismiss. 9. Since the parties stipulated to conduct mediation on February 24, 2009, [DE 621],

and this Honorable Court granted the parties leave to do so, [DE 623], there will be no harm or prejudice to Natura if this Honorable Court grants the relief requested herein as the Responses will be filed within one week from the mediation date if mediation does not resolve all claims at that time.
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Hence, the Plaintiffs believe that an extension of time until and including March

3, 2009 to file one consolidated Response to both of Natura's Motions to Dismiss and pending the results of mediation will result in less work for all parties involved, especially this Honorable Court, will accommodate Ms. MacIvor's pre-trial schedule, and will not harm or prejudice Natura in any way. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs request leave to file one consolidated Response to Natura's two Motions to Dismiss, for an extension of time until and including March 3, 2009 to submit this Response, and for all other relief this Court deems just and proper. RULE 7.1 CERTIFICATE The undersigned has conferred with Counsel for Natura, Kristen Caverly, who agrees to the Plaintiffs filing one consolidated Response on February 16, 2009, but does not agree to extend the Response deadline beyond that date. Dated: February 5, 2009 Miami, FL Respectfully submitted, /s Jonathan C. Schwartz CATHERINE J. MACIVOR (FBN 932711) [e-mail] JONATHAN C. SCHWARTZ (FBN 051540) [e-mail] MALTZMAN FOREMAN, PA One Biscayne Tower 2 South Biscayne Boulevard -Suite 2300 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court via CM/ECF on this 5th day of February, 2009. We also certify that the foregoing was served on all counsel or parties of record on the attached Service List 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 Filing. s/ Jonathan C. Schwartz Jonathan C. Schwartz

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SERVICE LIST CASE NO. 07-21221 ALTONAGA/Brown CATHERINE J. MACIVOR [e-mail] JEFFREY B. MALTZMAN [e-mail] JEFFREY E. FOREMAN [e-mail] DARREN W. FRIEDMAN [e-mail] MALTZMAN FOREMAN, PA One Biscayne Tower 2 South Biscayne Boulevard -Suite 2300 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: [phone] / Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs EDGAR R. NIELD [e-mail] 4370 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 640 San Diego, CA 92122 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 858-552-6749 Attorney for Plaintiffs Attorneys for Defendants Menu Foods, Inc. and Menu Foods Income Fund LONNIE L. SIMPSON E-Mail: [e-mail] S. DOUGLAS KNOX E-Mail: [e-mail] DLA PIPER US LLP 100 N. Tampa Street, Suite 2200 Tampa, Florida 33602-5809 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Menu Foods, Inc. and Menu Foods Income Fund
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PATRICK N. KEEGAN [e-mail] JASON E BAKER [e-mail] KEEGAN & BAKER, LLP 4370 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 640 San Diego, CA 92122 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 858-552-6749 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ALEXANDER SHAKNES E-Mail: [e-mail] AMY W. SCHULMAN E-Mail: [e-mail] DLA PIPER US LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Telephone: [phone]

WILLIAM C. MARTIN E-Mail: [e-mail] DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 1900 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1293 Attorneys for Defendants Menu Foods, Inc. and Menu Foods Income Fund

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MARK C. GOODMAN [e-mail] SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP One Maritime Plaza Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111-3492 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

BARBARA BOLTON LITTEN [e-mail] SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY LLP 1900 Phillips Point West 777 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6198 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

Attorneys for Defendants PETCO Animal Attorneys for Defendants PETCO Animal Supplies Stores Inc., PetSmart, Inc., Wal-Mart Supplies Stores Inc., PetSmart, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Target Corporation Stores, Inc. and Target Corporation JEFFREY S. YORK E-Mail: [e-mail] MICHAEL GIEL E-Mail: [e-mail] McGUIRE WOODS LLP 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 3300 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Natura Pet Products, Inc. OMAR ORTEGA Email: [e-mail] DORTA & ORTEGA, P.A. Douglas Entrance 800 S. Douglas Road, Suite 149 Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Mars, Inc. and Mars Petcare U.S. and Nutro Products, Inc. KRISTEN E. CAVERLY E-Mail: [e-mail] ROBERT C. MARDIAN III [e-mail] HENDERSON CAVERLY PUM & CHARNEY LLP 16236 San Dieguito Road, Suite 4-13 P.O. Box 9144 (all US Mail) Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-9144 Telephone: [phone] x)101 Facsimile: 858-756-4732 Attorneys for Natura Pet Products, Inc. ALAN G. GREER [e-mail] RICHMAN GREER WEIL BRUMBAUGH MIRABITO & CHRISTENSEN 201 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 1000 Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants The Iams Co.

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BENJAMIN REID E-Mail: [e-mail] ANA CRAIG E-Mail: [e-mail] CARLTON FIELDS, P.A. 100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 4000 Miami, Florida 33131-0050 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. KARA L. McCALL [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP One S. Dearborn Street Chicago, ILL 60633 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

JOHN J. KUSTER [e-mail] JAMES D. ARDEN [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019-6018 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. RICHARD FAMA E-Mail: [e-mail] JOHN J. McDONOUGH E-Mail: [e-mail] COZEN O'CONNOR 45 Broadway New York, New York 10006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Del Monte Foods

SHERRIL M. COLOMBO E-Mail: [e-mail] COZEN O'CONNOR 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 4410 Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Del Monte Foods Co.

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JOHN F. MULLEN E-Mail: [e-mail] COZEN O'CONNOR 1900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Del Monte Foods, Co.

CAROL A. LICKO E-Mail: [e-mail] HOGAN & HARTSON Mellon Financial Center 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900 Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Nestle Purina Petcare Co.

ROBERT C. TROYER E-Mail: [e-mail] HOGAN & HARTSON 1200 17th Street One Tabor Center, Suite 1500 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Nestle Purina Petcare Co. JAMES K. REUSS E-Mail: [e-mail] LANE ALTON & HORST Two Miranova Place Suite 500 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant The Kroger Co. of Ohio

CRAIG A. HOOVER E-Mail: [e-mail] MIRANDA L. BERGE E-Mail: [e-mail] HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. 555 13th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Nestle Purina Petcare Co. D. JEFFREY IRELAND E-Mail: [e-mail] BRIAN D. WRIGHT E-Mail: [e-mail] LAURA A. SANOM E-Mail: [e-mail] FARUKI IRELAND & COX 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W. 10 North Ludlow Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Attorneys for Defendant The Iams Co.

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W. RANDOLPH TESLIK CRAIG P. KALIL E-Mail: [e-mail] E-Mail: [e-mail] ANDREW J. DOBER JOSHUA D. POYER E-Mail: [e-mail] E-Mail: [e-mail] AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD ABALLI MILNE KALIL & ESCAGEDO 2250 Sun Trust International Center LLP 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW One S.E. Third Avenue Washington, D.C. 20036 Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants New Albertson's Inc. Attorneys for New Albertson's Inc. and and Albertson's LLC Albertson's LLC RALPH G. PATINO E-Mail: [e-mail] DOMINICK V. TAMARAZZO E-Mail: [e-mail] CARLOS B. SALUP E-Mail: [e-mail] PATINO & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 225 Alcazar Avenue Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Pet Supplies "Plus" and Pet Supplies Plus/USA, Inc. HUGH J. TURNER, JR. E-Mail: [e-mail] AKERMAN SENTERFITT & EDISON 350 E. Las Olas Boulevard Suite 1600 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-2229 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Publix Super Markets, Inc. C. RICHARD FULMER, JR. E-Mail: [e-mail] FULMER, LEROY, ALBEE, BAUMANN, & GLASS 2866 East Oakland Park Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant The Kroger Co. of Ohio ROLANDO ANDRES DIAZ E-Mail: [e-mail] PETER S. BAUMBERGER E-Mail: [e-mail] KUBICKI DRAPER 25 W. Flagler Street, Penthouse Miami, Florida 33130-1712 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Pet Supermarket, Inc.

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