THE KNIT WITH v. KNITTING FEVER, INC. et al

Filing 170

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANTS BRIEFS (DOC. 147) IS DENIED; THE MOTIONS OF DEFENDANTS DESIGNER YARNS AND DEBBIE BLISS TO SET ASIDE DEFAULTS (DOCS. 118 & 120) ARE GRANTED, AND THE DEFAULTS ENTERED AGAINST THESE DEFEND ANTS ARE VACATED; THE MOTIONS OF DEFENDANTS FILATURA, DESIGNER YARNS, AND DEBBIE BLISS TO DISMISS FOR INSUFFICIENT SERVICE (DOC. 113, 119 AND 121) ARE GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, AS OUTLINED HEREIN.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE RONALD L. BUCKWALTER ON 7/13/10. 7/14/10 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED, E-MAILED.(rf, )

THE KNIT WITH v. KNITTING FEVER, INC. et al

Doc. 170

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

T H E KNIT WITH, P l a i n t i ff, v. K N IT T IN G FEVER, INC., D E S IG N E R YARNS, LTD., F ILA T U R A PETTINATA V.V.G. DI S T E F A N O VACCARI & C., SION E LA LO U F , DIANE ELOUF, JEFFREY J. D E N E C K E , JR., JAY OPPERMAN, and D E B B IE BLISS, D e fe n d a n t s . T H E KNIT WITH, P l a i n t i ff, v. E IS A K U NORO & CO., LTD., K N IT T IN G FEVER, INC., S IO N ELALOUF, DIANE ELALOUF, a n d JAY OPPERMAN, D e fe n d a n t s .

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C IV IL ACTION

N O . 08-4221

C IV IL ACTION

N O . 08-4775

ORDER

A N D NOW, this 13th day of July, 2010, upon consideration of the Motion of D e fe n d a n t Filatura Pettinata V.V.G. Di Stefano Vaccari & C. ("Filatura") to Dismiss for In s u ffic ie n t Service (Docket No. 113), the Response of Plaintiff The Knit With (Docket No. 138), and Defendant Filatura's Reply Brief (Docket No.142); the Motion of Defendant Designer Y a rn s , Ltd. ("Designer Yarns") to Dismiss for Insufficient Service (Docket No. 119), the

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Response of Plaintiff The Knit With (Docket No. 134), and Defendant Designer Yarns's Reply B rie f (Docket No. 141); the Motion of Defendant Debbie Bliss to Dismiss for Insufficient Service (D o c k e t No. 121), the Response of Plaintiff The Knit With (Docket No. 136), and Defendant D e b b ie Bliss's Reply Brief (Docket No. 140); the Motion of Defendant Designer Yarns to Set A s id e Default (Docket No. 118) and the Response of Plaintiff The Knit With (132); the Motion o f Defendant Debbie Bliss to Set Aside Default (Docket No. 120) and the Response of Plaintiff T h e Knit With (Docket No. 133); and Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendants' Briefs in Reply to P la in tiff's Responses to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss and to Set Aside Entry of Defaults (D o c k e t No. 147); the Letter from Plaintiff's counsel dated June 30, 2010; and the Letter from D e fe n d a n ts ' counsel dated July 1, 2010, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. 2. P la in tiff's Motion to Strike Defendants' Briefs (Docket No. 147) is DENIED; The Motions of Defendants Designer Yarns and Debbie Bliss to Set Aside D e fa u lts (Docket Nos. 118 and 120) are GRANTED, and the Defaults entered a ga in s t these Defendants are VACATED; T h e Motions of Defendants Filatura, Designer Yarns, and Debbie Bliss to Dismiss fo r Insufficient Service (Docket Nos. 113, 119, and 121) are GRANTED IN P A R T AND DENIED IN PART as follows: a. Service of process on Defendants Filatura, Designer Yarns, and Debbie B lis s is QUASHED; P la in tiff shall have sixty (60) days from the date of this Order to effect p ro p e r service on the above Defendants. Should Plaintiff fail to do so w ith in that time limit, Plaintiff's actions against those Defendants shall be d is m is s e d with prejudice.

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It is so ORDERED. B Y THE COURT:

s/ Ronald L. Buckwalter RONALD L. BUCKWALTER, S.J.