Drew Technologies, Inc. v. Robert Bosch, L.L.C. et al

Filing 18

ORDER Requiring Defendant to Comply with Local Rules 7.1(a) and 83.20(f), STAYING Effect of the Court's Order Permitting Alternative Service, and Setting a Status Conference. ( TELEPHONIC Status Conference set for 5/9/2013 10:00 AM before District Judge Terrence G. Berg. THE COURT WILL INITIATE THE CALL.) Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (Chubb, A)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
DREW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
v.

Plaintiff,

Case No. 12-15622

ROBERT BOSCH, L.L.C., et al.,
Defendants.

HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
HON. MONA K. MAJZOUB
/

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL RULES
7.1(A) AND 83.20(F), STAYING EFFECT OF THE COURT’S ORDER
PERMITTING ALTERNATIVE SERVICE, AND
SETTING A STATUS CONFERENCE
On April 30, 2013, Defendant Robert Bosch, LLC filed a motion to vacate the
Court’s April 25, 2013 Order permitting alternative service (Dkt. 16) and a motion
for accelerated resolution of the motion to vacate (Dkt. 17). As to both motions,
Defendant Robert Bosch, LCC failed to comply with the Court’s Local Rules 7.1(a)
and 83.20(f). Local Rule 83.20(f) requires the specification of local counsel. Local
Rule 7.1(a) requires seeking concurrence in motions. This Court’s practice
guidelines note that “[t]he Court requires strict compliance with Local Rule 7.1(a)
regarding concurrence, and the Court will impose costs for failure to comply with
the Local Rule.”1
Rather than strike the motions or impose costs, the Court ORDERS the
following:
(1) Defendant Robert Bosch, LLC shall immediately seek concurrence from
Plaintiff in the motions, as Local Rule 7.1(a) requires, and both parties shall

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http://www.mied.uscourts.gov/Judges/guidelines/topic.cfm?topic_id=459.

confer and endeavour to seek resolution of the issue of effecting service on the
two German Defendants;
(2) Defendant Robert Bosch, LLC shall file a notice, stipulated by both parties,
describing its efforts to obtain concurrence, the particulars of the conference
held with Plaintiff, and the positions taken by the parties. This stipulated
notice must be filed no later than 3:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
(3) Defendant Robert Bosch, LLC shall comply with Local Rule 83.20(f).
(4) The Court’s Order permitting alternative service (Dkt. 14) is STAYED until
further order of the Court; and
(5) The parties shall appear for a telephonic status conference set for 10:00 a.m.
EDT on Thursday May 9, 2013, to discuss this matter and explain their
positions.
s/Terrence G. Berg
TERRENCE G. BERG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: May 3, 2013

Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that this Order was electronically submitted on May 3, 2013, using the
CM/ECF system, which will send notification to each party.
By: s/A. Chubb
Case Manager

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