The Hershey Company v. Hottrix LLC

Filing 57

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to for All Remaining Deadlines Pending Mediation by The Hershey Company, Versatile Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Certificate of Concurrence)(Leppo, Shawn)

The Hershey Company v. Hottrix LLC

Doc. 57

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA THE HERSHEY COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, v. HOTTRIX LLC, Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff. v. VERSATILE SYSTEMS, INC., Counterclaim Defendant. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No. 1:10-cv-1178-JEJ JUDGE JOHN E. JONES III Complaint Filed: June 2, 2010

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF ALL REMAINING DEADLINES PENDING MEDIATION The parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby jointly move for an Order extending all remaining deadlines by ninety (90) days pending mediation of the above-referenced matter. In support thereof, the parties aver as follows: 1. On June 2, 2010, The Hershey Company ("Hershey") instituted this

declaratory judgment action against Hottrix LLC ("Hottrix").

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Hottrix filed an Answer and Counterclaim against Hershey on

September 13, 2010, to which Hershey responded on September 27, 2010 with a Motion to Dismiss and For Judgment on the Pleadings. 3. Hottrix filed an Amended Answer on October 7, 2010 adding an

additional Counterclaim against Counterclaim Defendant Versatile Systems, Inc. ("Versatile"). 4. On October 21, 2010, Hershey filed a Motion to Dismiss and For

Judgment on the Pleadings with respect to Hottrix's Amended Answer and Counterclaim, in which Versatile joined on November 9, 2010. 5. By Order dated January 6, 2011, the Court denied the Motion to

Dismiss, following which Hershey and Versatile timely answered the Counterclaim on February 3, 2011. 6. On September 29, 2010, prior to the addition of Versatile as an

additional party or the filing of the Motion to Dismiss, the Court entered a Case Management Order that is currently in effect. 7. Pursuant to the Case Management Order, the Court placed this matter

on the October 2011 trial list, and set the following deadlines which have not yet expired: Discovery Cut-Off: Dispositive Motions and Supporting Briefs: Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Initial Expert Report(s): Supplemental/Rebuttal Expert Reports: 2 June 15, 2011 July 1, 2011 April 15, 2011 May 16, 2011

Pretrial Conference: Jury Selection: 11.

September 1, 2011 October 4, 2011

The parties have recently agreed to mediate this matter and the

mediation will be held in Denver, Colorado. 12. Given that the parties will soon be participating in mediation with a

good-faith attempt to resolve this litigation, it would be inefficient and costly for the parties to incur significant additional expense that may be unnecessary pending the outcome of the mediation. 13. Furthermore, because the mediation will be in Denver, the parties are

likely to require additional time to coordinate and complete the mediation. 14. As such, the parties jointly respectfully request the Court to extend all

currently existing deadlines in the case, including those established by the Case Management Order, by ninety (90) days to allow the parties to plan and complete their mediation in Denver, Colorado without incurring other potentially unnecessary costs. 15. With respect to those deadlines established by the Case Management

Order which are predetermined by the Court with respect to the trial list on which the action is placed (i.e., Discovery Cut-Off, Dispositive Motions, Final Pre-Trial Conference and Jury Selection), the parties' request for a ninety (90) day extension is intended to correspond to those dates already established by the Court, even if such dates are not exactly 90 days. 3

WHEREFORE, The Hershey Company, Hottrix LLC and Versatile Systems, Inc. jointly respectfully request that the Court grant this Motion, and extend all remaining deadlines, including those established in the Case Management Order, by ninety (90) days pending mediation of the above-referenced matter. February 28, 2011 McNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC /s/Shawn K. Leppo Harvey Freedenberg (PA 23152) [e-mail] Alan R. Boynton, Jr. (PA 39850) [e-mail] Shawn K. Leppo (PA 94569) [e-mail] 100 Pine Street P.O. Box 1166 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, The Hershey Company and Counterclaim Defendant, Versatile Systems, Inc. Of Counsel: Thomas A. Smart Paul C. Llewellyn KAYE SCHOLER LLP 425 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] 4 RHOADS & SINON LLP /s/Robert J. Tribeck Robert J. Tribeck (PA 74486) [e-mail] Todd Shill (PA 69225) [e-mail] One South Market Square Harrisburg, PA 17108 Telephone: [phone] Jason H. Fisher (admitted pro hac vice) FISHER LAW GROUP 1015 Gayley Ave., #1100 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Telephone: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant/ Counterclaim Plaintiff Hottrix LLC

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this date, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF and that the document is being served electronically upon counsel of record through the Court's electronic transmission facilities.

/s/ Shawn K. Leppo An attorney for Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant The Hershey Company and Counterclaim Defendant Versatile Systems, Inc. Date: February 28, 2011

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