Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

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MOTION to Strike or Disregard Portions of Vonage's Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company LP. (Seitz, Adam)

Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP., ) VONAGE AMERICA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 05-2433-JWL

SPRINT'S MOTION TO STRIKE OR DISREGARD PORTIONS OF VONAGE'S BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Pursuant to Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 56.1 of the Local Rules for the District of Kansas, and the inherent powers of this Court, Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Sprint") hereby moves to strike certain portions of the "facts" contained in Vonage's Brief in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment for containing improper argument, unsubstantiated allegations, and inaccurate recitations to the record. Vonage's Brief in Support violates Local Rule 56.1 and established case precedent for the proper procedure to provide factual support for a party's motion for summary judgment. In addition,

the degree to which Vonage's brief includes unsupported arguments, legal conclusions, and unsubstantiated allegations mandates that the Court should strike such arguments and allegations from the Summary Judgment Record, or disregard them in ruling upon Vonage's motion.

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Respectfully submitted,

Dated: June 11, 2007

_/s/ _Adam P. Seitz_______________ B. Trent Webb, KS Bar No. 15965 Eric A. Buresh, KS Bar No. 19895 Adam P. Seitz, KS Bar No. 21059 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2613 [phone] Telephone [phone] Facsimile Attorneys for Plaintiff SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS L.P. COMPANY

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 15th day of May, 2007, a true and accurate copy of the above and foregoing SPRINT'S MOTION TO STRIKE OR DISREGARD PORTIONS OF VONAGE'S BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT was e-filed with the Court, which sent notice to the following: Don R. Lolli Patrick J. Kaine Dysart Taylor Lay Cotter & McMonigle P.C. 4420 Madison Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Patrick D. McPherson Patrick C. Muldoon Barry Golob Duane Morris LLP 1667 K. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006-1608 Attorneys for Defendants Vonage Holdings Corp. and Vonage America, Inc. _/s/ Adam P. Seitz__________________________ Attorneys for Sprint Communications Company L.P.

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