Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al

Filing 44

Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION Gibson Guitar Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Target Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Amazon.com, Inc., GameStop Corporation, Toys-R-Us, Inc., Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., MTV (a division of Viacom International, Inc.), and Electronic Arts, Inc. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NO. 3:08-00279 JURY DEMAND Judge Wiseman Magistrate Judge Griffin

RETAILER DEFENDANTS' REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Target Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Amazon.com, Inc., GameStop Corporation, and Toys-R-Us, Inc. (collectively, the "Retailer Defendants") and their counsel respectfully submit that oral argument would assist the Court in resolving the issues raised by the Retailer Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Stay This Action in Favor of a First-Filed Action in the Central District of California. The Retailer Defendants therefore respect fully request that the Court grant oral argument on this Motion.

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Respect fully submitted, /s/ Samuel D. Lipshie Samuel D. Lipshie (No. 9538) Thor Y. Urness (No. 13641) Jonathan D. Rose (No. 20967) BOULT CUMMINGS CONNERS BERRY, PLC 1600 Division Street, Suite 700 P.O. Box 340025 Nashville, TN 37203 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] OF COUNSEL: Edward J. DeFranco James M. Glass QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, New York 10010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Harry A. Olivar, Jr. QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 865 Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing is being filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by operation of the Court's electronic filing system to: Douglas R. Pierce King & Ballow 315 Union Street, Suite 1100 Nashville, TN 37210 Matthew W. Siegal Richard Eskew Jason M. Sobel Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 180 Maden Lane New York, NY 10038-4982 William Taylor Ramsey Aubrey B. Harwell, III Neal & Harwell 150 Fourth Avenue, North 2000 First Union Tower Nashville, TN 37210-2498 Mark A. Samuels Robert M. Schwartz William J. Charron O'Melveny & Myers LLP 400 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899 on this the 1st of May, 2008. s/Samuel D. Lipshie Samuel D. Lipshie

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