American Airlines Inc v. Travelport Limited et al

Filing 401

REPLY filed by American Airlines Inc, Orbitz Worldwide, LLC, Travelport Limited, Travelport, LP re: #394 Joint MOTION to Stay the Case and Extend Current Deadlines Pending Mediation and Request for Expedited Treatment (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Garcia, Yolanda)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
vs.
TRAVELPORT LIMITED, et al.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:11-CV-244-Y

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.’S, TRAVELPORT LIMITED AND TRAVELPORT,
L.P.’S, AND ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC’S JOINT MOTION TO STAY THE CASE
AND EXTEND CURRENT DEADLINES PENDING MEDIATION
AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED TREATMENT
Before the Court is the Joint Motion to Stay the Case and Extend Current Deadlines
Pending Mediation (the “Joint Motion”) filed by Plaintiff American Airlines, Inc. (“American”)
and Defendants Travelport Limited and Travelport, L.P. (collectively, “Travelport”) and Orbitz
Worldwide, LLC (“Orbitz”). After review, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion as follows:
1) This case is stayed and all existing pretrial deadlines are extended.
2) American and Travelport shall notify the Court upon the completion of the mediation session
whether further settlement talks appear to be fruitful, or whether the stay should be ended.
3) At the expiration of the stay, the following deadlines shall apply:
a) Defendants’ answers to the Second Amended Complaint and any counterclaims (or, in
the case of Travelport, any motion for reconsideration of the Court’s Order dated August
17, 2012 and/or motion for leave to file additional counterclaims) shall be filed within
two weeks after expiration of the stay;
b) responses to all pending written discovery shall be due two weeks after the expiration of
the stay;
c) depositions shall be completed within four weeks after the expiration of the stay;
d) all defendants’ expert reports shall served six weeks after the expiration of the stay;

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e) all plaintiffs’ rebuttal reports shall be served four weeks after service of the defendants’
expert reports; and
f) all pretrial and dispositive motions except motions in limine shall be due thirteen weeks
after expiration of the stay.

SIGNED AND ENTERED this _____ day of ________________, 2012.

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Hon. Terry Means, District Judge

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