American Airlines Inc v. Travelport Limited et al

Filing 181

RESPONSE filed by Orbitz Worldwide, LLC re: #162 MOTION for Reconsideration re #156 Order on Motion to Dismiss. (Yates, Christopher) Modified text on 1/10/2012 (klm).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SABRE, INC., a Delaware corporation;
SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation and SABRE
TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL LTD., a
foreign corporation, d/b/a SABRE TRAVEL
NETWORK;
TRAVELPORT LIMITED, a foreign
corporation, and TRAVELPORT, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, d/b/a
TRAVELPORT;
and
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, d/b/a ORBITZ,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-00244-Y

DEFENDANT ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE
COURT’S NOVEMBER 21, 2011 ORDER
Defendant Orbitz Worldwide, LLC (“Orbitz”) hereby responds to plaintiff American
Airlines, Inc.’s (“American”) Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s November 21, 2011
Order (Dec. 19, 2011, Dkt. 162) (“Motion”).
American’s motion purports to request reconsideration of the Court’s dismissal with
prejudice of the fourth, fifth and sixth claims for relief in its First Amended Complaint (the
“FAC”). (Motion at 1.) Orbitz was named in only the FAC’s third and fourth claims for relief,
and American’s motion makes plain that it is not challenging any aspect of the Court’s Order

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dismissing the fourth claim as it relates to Orbitz. Accordingly, Orbitz requests that any ruling
by this Court on American’s motion make clear that the November 21, 2011 Order Regarding
Motions to Dismiss and Motion for Leave (Dkt. 156) remains unchanged with respect to Orbitz.
DATED:

January 9, 2012

Respectfully submitted,
s/ Christopher S. Yates
Christopher S. Yates (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
California State Bar No. 161273
Email: [e-mail]
Daniel M. Wall (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
California State Bar No. 102580
Email: [e-mail]
Brendan A. McShane (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
California State Bar No. 227501
Email: [e-mail]
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
and
John J. Little
Texas State Bar No. 12424230
Email: [e-mail]
LITTLE PEDERSEN FANKHAUSER LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 4110
Dallas, TX 75202-3714
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
On January 9, 2012, I electronically submitted the foregoing document with the clerk of
the court for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, using the
electronic case filing system of the court. The electronic case filing system sent a “Notice of
Electronic Filing” to the attorneys of record who have consented in writing to accept this Notice
as service of this document by electronic means.

s/ Christopher S. Yates
Christopher S. Yates
SF\890031

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