Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library et al

Filing 191

MOTION to Vacate Def Lee Ent Inc All Pending Deadlines Jeffrey Brandon Smith appearing for Defendant Lee Enterprises Incorporated Motions referred to Jeremiah C. Lynch. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Order Staying Proceedings Against Lee Ent., Inc) (Smith, Jeffrey)

Anita Harper Poe
Jeffrey B. Smith
GARLINGTON, LOHN & ROBINSON, PLLP
350 Ryman Street • P. O. Box 7909
Missoula, MT 59807-7909
Telephone [phone]
Telefax [phone]
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendant, Lee Enterprises, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION
MICHAEL E. SPREADBURY,

Cause No. CV-11-064-M-DWM

Plaintiff,
DEFENDANT LEE ENTERPRISES,
INC.’S MOTION TO VACATE ALL
PENDING DEADLINES

v.
BITTERROOT PUBLIC LIBRARY,
CITY OF HAMILTON, LEE
ENTERPRISES, INC., and BOONE
KARLBERG P.C.,
Defendants.

COMES NOW Co-Defendant, Lee Enterprises, Inc. (“Lee Enterprises”),
through its counsel, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP, and hereby moves the
Court to vacate all pending deadlines in this matter. On December 12, 2011, a
bankruptcy case concerning Lee Enterprises was filed under Chapter 11 of the U.
S. Bankruptcy Code. As a result, an automatic stay of this proceeding has been

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imposed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362.
For said reason, Lee Enterprises requests this motion be granted and the
Order (Dkt. 182), as it pertains to Lee Enterprises, be vacated, and all matters be
stayed pending resolution of the above-referenced bankruptcy court proceedings,
including, but not limited to, time limits for: Lee Enterprises’ response to
Plaintiff’s discovery requests; Lee Enterprises’ objections to the Magistrate’s
Findings of Fact and Recommendations (Dkt. 181); and Lee Enterprises’ response
to Plaintiff’s Objection to Part, to Agree in Part; to the Court’s Findings of Fact in
re: Lee Enterprises, Inc. (Dkt. 188).
Pursuant to L.R. 7.1(c)(1), Lee Enterprises’ counsel has contacted Plaintiff
and all counsel. Counsel for co-defendants does not oppose this motion. Plaintiff
does oppose this motion.
DATED this 13th day of December, 2011.

/s/ Jeffrey B. Smith
Attorneys for Defendant, Lee Enterprises, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on December 13, 2011, a copy of the foregoing
document was served on the following persons by the following means:
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Clerk, U.S. District Court

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Michael E. Spreadbury
P.O. Box 416
Hamilton, MT 59840
Pro Se Plaintiff

3.

William L. Crowley
Natasha Prinzing Jones
Thomas J. Leonard
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Bitterroot Public Library, City of Hamilton, and
Boone Karlberg P.C.

/s/ Jeffrey B. Smith
Attorneys for Defendant, Lee Enterprises, Inc.

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