ARKEMA INC. et al v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Filing 73

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT THE COMPLAINT IS DENIED. ALL DISCOVERY, INCLUDING EXPERT DISCOVERY, SHALL PROCEED FORTHWITH AND CONTINUE IN SUCH MANNER AS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL PARTIES COMPLETE DISCOVERY BY 3/19/12. SIGNED BY HONORABLE WILLIAM H. YOHN, JR ON 2/2/12. 2/3/12 ENTERED AND E-MAILED.(fdc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ARKEMA INC. and
ARKEMA FRANCE,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION
NO. 10-2886

ORDER
AND NOW, this 2nd day of February, 2012, upon careful consideration of plaintiffs’
motion for leave to supplement the complaint (document no. 58), defendant’s opposition thereto,
and plaintiffs’ reply, and after oral argument, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is
DENIED.
BY AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES at oral argument, discovery and pretrial
motions shall proceed in accordance with the following amended schedule:
1.

All discovery, including expert discovery, shall proceed forthwith and continue in
such manner as will ensure that all the parties complete discovery by March 19,
2012.

2.

The parties shall file their opening Markman claim construction briefs on or
before April 2, 2012. The parties shall file their opposition Markman claim
construction briefs by May 2, 2012. The parties shall file their reply Markman

claim construction briefs by May 16, 2012. The court will thereafter schedule oral
argument.
3.

All motions for summary judgment or partial summary judgment shall be filed
and served within 30 days after the disposition of the Markman motions. The
party opposing a motion for summary judgment shall file its response within 30
days after the motion for summary judgment was filed. The parties’ reply briefs
for any motion for summary judgment shall be filed 14 days after the response
brief was filed.

In order to resolve remaining discovery disputes between the parties as set forth in their
letters of September 2, 2011, a telephone conference is scheduled for February 14, 2012 at
10 a.m. Counsel for the plaintiffs shall set up the conference call with the appropriate attorney for
the defendant and the court.

/s/ William H. Yohn Jr., Judge
William H. Yohn Jr., Judge