Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative et al v. Agri Stats, Inc. et al

Filing 218

MOTION by Defendants The Hillshire Brands Company, Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc. for judgment on the pleadings (Tank, Jordan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
OLEAN WHOLESALE GROCERY
COOPERATIVE, INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,

Case No.: 1:19-cv-08318
Honorable Virginia M. Kendall
Hon. Gabriel A. Fuentes

v.
AGRI STATS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
SANDEE’S CATERING,
Case No.: 1:20-cv-02295
Plaintiff,
Honorable Virginia M. Kendall
Hon. Gabriel A. Fuentes

v.
AGRI STATS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

DEFENDANTS TYSON FOODS, INC.; TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.; TYSON
PREPARED FOODS, INC. AND THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY’S
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c), Defendants Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats,
Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc., and The Hillshire Brands Company (collectively, “Tyson”)
respectfully submit this Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings seeking judgment in Tyson’s
favor on the pleadings. The reasons for the Motion are set forth in the accompanying
Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Judgement on the Pleadings Under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 12(c), filed contemporaneously herewith.
WHEREFORE, Tyson respectfully requests the court issues judgment in Tyson’s favor
on the pleadings.

Dated: February 15, 2021

Respectfully submitted,
\s\Jordan M. Tank
Jordan M. Tank
230 West Monroe Street
Suite 2260
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Tiffany Rider Rohrbaugh
Rachel J. Adcox
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
950 F. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202.912.4701
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jarod G. Taylor (pro hac vice pending)
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
90 State House Square
Hartford, CT 06103
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 860.275.8101
[e-mail]
Counsel for Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh
Meats, Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc.,
and The Hillshire Brands Company

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned, an attorney, hereby certifies that on February 15, 2021, a copy of the
foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the Court’s CM/ECF system,
which will send notification of the filing to all counsel of record.
By: /s/ Jordan M. Tank

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