Yates v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Inc., et al

Filing 126

ORDER granting #123 Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Discovery; granting #124 Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Discovery; and granting #125 Motion to Dismiss Defendant Yarway Corporation - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 06/05/2013. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:12-CV-752-FL

GRAHAM YATES and BECKY YATES,
Plaintiffs,

v.
AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS
CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR BY
MERGER TO BUFFALO PUMPS, INC.,
individually and as successor-in-interest to
The Del aval Separator Company; ALPA
LAVAL, INC.; ARMSTRONG
INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BORGWARNER MORSE TEC, INC.,
individually and as successor-in-interest to
Borg-Warner Corporation; CBS
CORPORATION; CRANE CO.; CROWN
CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.,
individually and as successor-in-interest to
Mundet Cork Company; DANA
COMPANIES LLC; ELLIOTT TURBO
MACHINERY COMPANY;
FLOWSERVE US INC., individually and
as successor-in-interest to Edward Valve,
Inc.; FMC CORPORATION, individually
and as successor-in-interest to Northern
Pump Company; FORD MOTOR
COMPANY; FOSTER WHEELER
ENERGY CORPORATION; THE GATES
CORPORATION; GENERAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY; HOBART BROTHERS
COMPANY; HONEYWELL
INTERNATIONAL, INC., successor-ininterest to Bendix Corporation;
HOPEMAN BROTHERS INC.; IMO
INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as
successor-in-interest to Delaval Turbine,

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ORDER

Inc.; JOHN CRANE, INC.; MCNALLY
INDUSTRIES, LLC, individually and as
successor-in-interest to Northern Fire
Apparatus Company; METRO PO LIT AN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY;
UNICOAT SALES LLC, individually and
as successor-in-interest to KST Coatings
LLC; UNION CARBIDE
CORPORATION; VELANVALVE
CORPORATION; WARREN PUMPS
LLC; WEIR VLAVES & CONTROLS
USA, INC., THE WILLIAM POWELL
COMPANY; and, YARWAY
CORPORATION,

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Defendants.

This matter comes before the court on joint motion of plaintiffs and defendant Yarway
Corporation to dismiss without prejudice all claims against defendant Yarway Corporation pursuant
to Rule 41(a)(2) ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (DE 125). For cause shown, it is hereby
ordered that the joint motion to dismiss is GRANTED (DE 125), and the claims of plaintiffs against
defendant Yarway Corporation are hereby DISMISSED, without prejudice.
Also before the court are two motions for extension of time to respond to discovery (DE 123,
124), made by defendants Borg-W amer Morse Tee, Inc. and General Electric Company, respectively.
As they have obtained consent and shown good cause, defendants' motions to extend discovery
response time are GRANTED (DE 123, 124).

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SO ORDERED, this the.:J _ day of June, 2013.
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r: I W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge

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