Klein Cutlery, LLC v. West et al

Filing 9

ORDER GRANTING 4 Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Hearing; DIRECTING service as specified; SCHEDULING a Status Conference for 3/16/2009 at 11:00 a.m.; GRANTING 7 Plaintiff's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Jeffrey A. Soble, subject to payment of the requisite fee. Signed by William M. Skretny U.S.D.J. on 3/13/2009. (MEAL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W ESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KLEIN CUTLERY, LLC, Plaintiff, v. W AYNE WEST and KRISTINA CARNEY, Defendants. ORDER 09-CV-233S

This morning, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Expedited Hearing to occur at 1:30 p.m. today (Docket No. 4) on its contemporaneously-filed Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Docket No. 2), which generally seeks an Order enjoining Defendants from using, disclosing, destroying, or modifying any of Plaintiff's confidential information or trade secrets in their possession. Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Expedited Discovery (Docket No. 5) and a Motion for Leave for Jeffrey A. Soble to appear pro hac vice (Docket No. 7.) Defendant Wayne West has been served through counsel; Defendant Kristina Carney has not yet been served.

IT HEREBY IS ORDERED, that Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Hearing (Docket No. 4) is GRANTED, but because Defendant Carney has not yet been served, the request for a hearing today at 1:30 p.m. is denied. Plaintiff shall serve Defendant Kristina Carney with its papers in this action, together with a copy of this Order, by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2009. Plaintiff shall also serve a copy of this Order on Defendant Wayne West's counsel by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

FURTHER, that counsel shall appear before this Court for a status conference on Monday, March 16, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., to discuss Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (Docket No. 2) and Motion for Expedited Discovery (Docket No. 4). FURTHER, that Plaintiff's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Jeffrey A. Soble (Docket No. 7) is GRANTED, subject to payment of the requisite fee. SO ORDERED. Dated: March 13, 2009 Buffalo, New York /s/William M. Skretny WILLIAM M. SKRETNY United States District Judge

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