Exel North America, Incorporated v. Integrated Dispense Solutions LLC et al

Filing 49

ORDER Granting in Part Plaintiff's 46 MOTION for Extension of Deadline to File Proponent's Expert Reports. (TELEPHONIC Status Conference set for 9/21/2015 at 10:00 AM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. **CALL-IN INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED**) Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
EXEL NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 14-cv-12646
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
INTEGRATED DISPENSE
SOLUTIONS LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION
OF DEADLINE TO FILE PROPONENT’S EXPERT REPORTS (ECF # 46)
On July 6, 2015, Plaintiff Exel North America, Inc. (“Exel”) filed a “Motion
for Extension of Deadline to File Proponent’s Expert Reports.” (See ECF #46.)
Defendants filed a response on July 17, 2015. (See ECF #47.) The Court held an
on-the-record telephonic status conference with counsel for all parties on July 22,
2015, to discuss Exel’s motion and the status of ongoing discovery. Having
conferred with the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Exel’s motion is
GRANTED IN PART as follows:
1. Defendant Integrated Dispense Solutions LLC (“IDS”) may designate
portions of the transcript of the previously-taken deposition of Andrew
Hryckowian (“Hryckowian”) as its testimony pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 30(b)(6).
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2. Exel may conduct a 30(b)(6) deposition of IDS with respect to the
technical development of the source code at issue in this action. IDS has
represented that its designee for this deposition will be Hryckowian.
The deposition shall not exceed 3.5 hours.

During this continued

deposition, Exel shall not ask questions that it asked Hryckowian in the
portions of his previous deposition that have been designated as IDS’
testimony pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6).
3. Exel’s deadline to file its expert disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) is extended until 30 days following the
completion of the above-referenced 30(b)(6) deposition.

Exel shall

inform the Court of the date of the deposition so that the Court can reschedule this deadline.
4. The parties are hereby notified that the Court will hold a telephonic status
conference on September 21, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 22, 2015

s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on July 22, 2015, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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