Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

Filing 455

DataTreasury Corporation's ANSWER to Counterclaim of First Horizon National Corporation and First Tennessee Bank National Association by Datatreasury Corporation.(Hohn, Edward)

Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

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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 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION'S AND FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION'S COUNTERCLAIMS Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant DataTreasury Corporation hereby files its Answer to First Horizon National Corporation's (First Horizon) and First Tennessee Bank National Association's (First Tennessee) Counterclaims and in support thereof, states as follows: JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraph 1 of

First Horizon and/or First Tennessee's Counterclaim. 2. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraph 2 of

First Horizon and/or First Tennessee's Counterclaim. THE PARTIES 3. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 3 of First Horizon

and/or First Tennessee's Counterclaim. 4. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 4 of First Horizon

and/or First Tennessee's Counterclaim. 5. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant admits the allegations in paragraph 5 of First Horizon

and/or First Tennessee's Counterclaim.
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Declaratory Judgment 6. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant denies that First Horizon and/or First Tennessee are

entitled to Declaratory Judgment as alleged in paragraphs 6-9 of the counterclaim of First Horizon and/or First Tennessee. 7. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant denies that First Horizon and/or First Tennessee are

entitled to recover attorney's fees under 35 U.S.C. §285 as alleged in paragraph 10 of First Horizon and/or First Tennessee'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.

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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) [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] 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) [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] 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) [e-mail] [e-mail]

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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) [e-mail]

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) [e-mail] 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

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