Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

Filing 454

DataTreasury Corporation's ANSWER to Counterclaim of Compass Bancshares Inc. and Compass Bank by Datatreasury Corporation.(Hohn, Edward)

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Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al Doc. 454 Case 2:06-cv-00072-DF-CMC Document 454 Filed 01/31/2007 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION DATATREASURY CORPORTION § Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant § § vs. § § WELLS FARGO & COMPANY; et al § Defendants/Counter-Plaintiff § No. 2:06cv72 (DF) Jury Trial Demanded DATATREASURY'S ANSWER TO COMPASS BANCSHARES, INC., AND COMPASS BANK'S COUNTERCLAIMS Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant DataTreasury Corporation hereby files its Answer to Compass Bancshares, Inc. and Compass Bank's ("Compass Defendants) Counterclaims and in support thereof, states as follows: JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraph 1 of the Compass Defendants' Counterclaim. 2. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraph 2 of the Compass Defendant's Counterclaim. THE PARTIES 3. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 3 of the Compass Defendant's Counterclaim. 4. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 4 of the Compass Defendant's Counterclaim. 5. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 5 of the Compass Defendant's Counterclaim. DataTreasury's Answer to Counterclaim by the Compass Defendants Page 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:06-cv-00072-DF-CMC Document 454 Filed 01/31/2007 Page 2 of 4 Declaratory Judgment 6. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant denies that the Compass Defendants are entitled to Declaratory Judgment as alleged in paragraphs 6-9 of the counterclaim of the Compass Defendants. 7. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant denies that the Compass Defendants are entitled to recover attorney's fees under 35 U.S.C. §285 as alleged in paragraph 10 of the Compass Defendant's Counterclaim. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant prays for judgment against Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs as follows: A. B. For judgment dismissing the counterclaims with prejudice; For a declaration that this is an exceptional case, and an award to Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant of its costs and attorneys' fees incurred herein; C. D. An award of the costs of this action; and That Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant be awarded such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper, including all relief requested in Plaintiff's Complaint. DataTreasury's Answer to Counterclaim by the Compass Defendants Page 2 Case 2:06-cv-00072-DF-CMC Document 454 Filed 01/31/2007 Page 3 of 4 Respectfully submitted, ____________/S/_____________________ EDWARD L. V ON HOHN, Attorney in Charge State Bar No. 09813240 ROD COOPER State Bar No. 90001628 EDWARD CHIN STATE BAR NO. 50511688 NIX PATTERSON & ROACH LLP 5215 N. O'Connor Blvd. Ste. 1900 Irving, Texas 75039 972.831.1188 (telephone) 972.692.5445 (facsimile) rcooper@cooperiplaw.com edchin@nixlawfirm.com edhohn@nixlawfirm.com C. CARY PATTERSON State Bar No. 15587000 BRADY PADDOCK State Bar No. 00791394 ANTHONY BRUSTER State Bar No. 24036280 R. BENJAMIN KING State Bar No. 24048592 NIX PATTERSON & ROACH L.L.P. 2900 St. Michael Drive, Suite 500 Texarkana, Texas 75503 903.223.3999 (telephone) 903.223.8520 (facsimile) akbruster@nixlawfirm.com bpaddock@nixlawfirm.com benking@nixlawfirm.com JOE KENDALL State Bar No. 11260700 KARL RUPP State Bar No. 24035243 PROVOST * UMPHREY, L.L.P. 3232 McKinney Avenue, Ste. 700 Dallas, Texas 75204 214.744.3000 (telephone) 214.744.3015 (facsimile) jkendall@provostumphrey.com krupp@provostumphrey.com DataTreasury's Answer to Counterclaim by the Compass Defendants Page 3 Case 2:06-cv-00072-DF-CMC Document 454 Filed 01/31/2007 Page 4 of 4 ERIC M. ALBRITTON State Bar ;No. 00790215 ALBRITTON LAW FIRM P.O. Box 2649 Longview, Texas 75606 903.757.8449 (telephone) 903.758.7397 (facsimile) ema@emafirm.com T. JOHN WARD, JR. State Bar No. 00794818 LAW OFFICE OF T. JOHN WARD, JR. P.O. Box 1231 Longview, Texas 75601 903.757.6400 (telephone) 903.757.2323 (facsimile) jw@jwfirm.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/COUNTERDEFENDANT,DATATREASURY CORPORATION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document has been served on all counsel of record, via CM/ECF, on the 31st day of January, 2007. ___________/S/______________________ Edward Lewis von Hohn DataTreasury's Answer to Counterclaim by the Compass Defendants Page 4

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