Association of Equipment Manufacturers et al v. Burgum et al

Filing 30

AMENDED ORDER granting 27 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 9 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and 1 Complaint. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. (BG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
Association of Equipment
Manufacturers,
AGCO Corporation,
CNH Industrial America LLC,
Deere & Company, and
Kubota Tractor Corporation,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-151
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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The Hon. Doug Burgum, Governor
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of the State of North Dakota, in his
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Official Capacity, and
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The Hon. Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney
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General of the State of North Dakota,
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in his Official Capacity,
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Defendants.
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CONSENT ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSES TO BOTH
COMPLAINT AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MOTION
This matter came before this Court pursuant to the unopposed motion for an
extension of time for Defendants, The Honorable Doug Burgum, in his official capacity
as Governor of the State of North Dakota (“Governor Burgum”), and the Honorable
Wayne Stenehjem, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of North
Dakota (the “Attorney General”) (collectively, the “State”), to respond to the Complaint
(Dkt. # 1) and Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. # 9) filed by Plaintiffs, the
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (“AEM”), AGCO Corporation (“AGCO”), CNH
Industrial America LLC (“CNH”), Deere & Company (“John Deere”), and Kubota Tractor
Corporation (“Kubota”) (collectively, the “Manufacturers”).
By agreement of the parties, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED
as follows:

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The time for the State to respond to both the Complaint and the
Manufacturers’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction is hereby extended until
September 30, 2017 (the “Extension Period”).

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During the Extension Period, and without prejudice to any arguments that
the State might later assert in response to the Complaint or in opposition
to the Manufacturers’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, the Attorney
General shall not seek to enforce or institute an action for any alleged
violation of any of the provisions of Senate Bill 2289 until the Court has
ruled on the merits of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

SO ORDERED
This 16th day of August, 2017
/s/ Charles S. MIller, Jr.
harles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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Case 1:17-cv-00151-DLH-CSM Document 27-1 Filed 08/08/17 Page 3 of 3

We respectfully ask for this:
/s/ J. P. Bialke
J.P. Bialke
Matthew A. Sagsveen
Office of the Attorney General for the State of North Dakota
500 North 9th Street
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501-4509
Counsel for Defendants, The Honorable Doug Burgum and the Honorable Wayne
Stenehjem
Seen and agreed to:
/s/ Timothy Q. Purdon
Timothy Q. Purdon (ND Bar # 05392)
ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
1207 West Divide Avenue, Suite 200
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503
[phone]
Katherine S. Barrett Wiik
ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2800
Minneapolis, Minneapolis 55402
[phone]
Michael J. Lockerby (admitted pro hac vice)
Benjamin R. Dryden (admitted pro hac vice)
Lauren A. Champaign (admitted pro hac vice)
Jarren N. Ginsburg (admitted pro hac vice)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Washington Harbour
3000 K Street, NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20007
[phone]
Roberta F. Howell (admitted pro hac vice)
Connor A. Sabatino (admitted pro hac vice)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Verex Plaza, 150 East Gilman Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-1481
[phone]
Counsel for Plaintiffs, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, AGCO Corporation,
CNH Industrial America LLC, Deere & Company, and Kubota Tractor Corporatio

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