Bavarian Nordic A/S v. Oxford Biomedica PLC et al

Ex Parte MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer

S.D. Cal.July 18, 2008

DLA PIPER US LLP SAN DI EGO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -1- WEST\21473642.1 CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) RICHARD T. MULLOY (Bar No. 199278) DLA PIPER US LLP 401 B Street, Suite 1700 San Diego, CA 92101-3697 Tel: 619.699.4787 Fax: 619.699.2701 E-mail: richard.mulloy@dlapiper.com EDGAR H. HAUG THOMAS J. KOWALSKI VICKI FRANKS ANNE-MARIE C. YVON GINA M. BASSI FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 Tel: (212) 588-0800 Fax: (212) 588-0500 Attorneys for Defendants OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, BIOMEDICA, INC., AND OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S, Plaintiff, v. OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, an English public limited company; BIOMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation; and OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD., an English private limited company, Defendants. CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANTS OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, BIOMEDICA, INC., AND OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD. TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT Judge: Hon. M. James Lorenz Magistrate Judge: Hon. Ruben B. Brooks Complaint: June 30, 2008 Defendants Oxford BioMedica Plc, BioMedica, Inc., and Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. (collectively, “Defendants”) respectfully request an extension of time until August 20, 2008 for all three Defendants to respond to the complaint. Plaintiff Bavarian Nordic A/S (“Plaintiff”) does not oppose Defendants’ request. Case 3:08-cv-01156-L-RBB Document 11 Filed 07/18/2008 Page 1 of 4 DLA PIPER US LLP SAN DI EGO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- WEST\21473642.1 CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) Plaintiff endeavored service of the complaint on defendant BioMedica, Inc on June 30, 2008. Assuming, without admitting, that service was correctly effectuated, the deadline for BioMedica Inc.’s response to the complaint is July 21, 2008. On July 14, 2008, Plaintiff delivered the complaint by hand to defendants Oxford BioMedica plc and Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. Assuming proper service without so admitting, the deadline for Oxford BioMedica plc and Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. to respond to the complaint is August 4, 2008. Counsel for Defendants has spoken with counsel for Plaintiff. Plaintiff does not oppose Defendants’ request to extend the deadline for each of the Defendants to respond to the complaint until August 20, 2008. (See Declaration of Richard T. Mulloy, ¶ 2.) For the foregoing reasons, Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant Defendants’ request for an extension of the time until August 20, 2008 for all Defendants to respond to the complaint. Dated: July 18, 2008 Respectfully submitted, DLA PIPER US LLP By: s/ Richard T. Mulloy RICHARD T. MULLOY richard.mulloy@dlapiper.com Attorneys for Defendants Oxford BioMedica plc, BioMedica, Inc., and Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. OF COUNSEL: EDGAR H. HAUG (ehaug@flhlaw.com) THOMAS J. KOWALSKI (tkowalski@flhlaw.com) VICKI FRANKS (vfranks@flhlaw.com) ANNE-MARIE C. YVON (ayvon@flhlaw.com) GINA M. BASSI (gbassi@flhlaw.com) FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 Tel: (212) 588-0800 Fax: (212) 588-0500 Case 3:08-cv-01156-L-RBB Document 11 Filed 07/18/2008 Page 2 of 4 DLA PIPER US LLP SAN DI EGO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3- WEST\21473642.1 CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) PROOF OF SERVICE BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S v. OXFORD BIOMEDICA, PLD, et al. Case No. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the within action. My business address is DLA Piper US LLP, 401 B Street, Suite 1700, San Diego, CA 92101-42907. I hereby certify that on July 18, 2008, I caused the following document(s) to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court and served on all parties to this action using the CM/ECF system: • EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, BIOMEDICA, INC., AND OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD. TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT • DECLARATION OF RICHARD T. MULLOY IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, BIOMEDICA, INC., AND OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD. TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT Michael L Kirby Kirby Noonan Lance and Hoge LLP Diamond View Towers 350 Tenth Avenue Suite 1300 San Diego, CA 92101 (619)231-8666 Fax: (619)231-9593 Email: mkirby@knlh.com Via CM/ECF Via Email (PDF) Via First Class Mail Via Overnight Mail Via Hand Delivery Overnight Mail Via Facsimile Christopher M. Morrison David C. Kravitz Theodore J. Folkman Hanify & King PC One Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 (617)423-0400 Fax: (617)423-0498 Email: cmm@hanify.com Email: dck@hanify.com Email: tjf@hanify.com Via CM/ECF Via Email (PDF) Via First Class Mail Via Overnight Mail Via Hand Delivery Overnight Mail Via Facsimile ///// ///// ///// Case 3:08-cv-01156-L-RBB Document 11 Filed 07/18/2008 Page 3 of 4 DLA PIPER US LLP SAN DI EGO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -4- WEST\21473642.1 CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the Bar of or permitted to practice before this Court at whose direction the service was made. Executed on July 18, 2008, at San Diego, California. Virginia R. Gomez Case 3:08-cv-01156-L-RBB Document 11 Filed 07/18/2008 Page 4 of 4 DLA PIPER US LLP SAN DI EGO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -1- WEST\21473643.1 CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) RICHARD T. MULLOY (Bar No. 199278) DLA PIPER US LLP 401 B Street, Suite 1700 San Diego, CA 92101-3697 Tel: 619.699.4787 Fax: 619.699.2701 E-mail: richard.mulloy@dlapiper.com EDGAR H. HAUG THOMAS J. KOWALSKI VICKI FRANKS ANNE-MARIE C. YVON GINA M. BASSI FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 Tel: (212) 588-0800 Fax: (212) 588-0500 Attorneys for Defendants OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, BIOMEDICA, INC., AND OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S, Plaintiff, v. OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, an English public limited company; BIOMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation; and OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD., an English private limited company, Defendants. CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) DECLARATION OF RICHARD T. MULLOY IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANTS OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC, BIOMEDICA, INC., AND OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LTD. TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT Judge: Hon. M. James Lorenz Magistrate Judge: Hon. Ruben B. Brooks Complaint: June 30, 2008 I, Richard T. Mulloy, declare as follows: 1. I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California, and am a partner with the law firm of DLA Piper US LLP, counsel for defendants Oxford BioMedica Plc, BioMedica, Inc. and Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. (collectively, “Defendants”) in this action. Case 3:08-cv-01156-L-RBB Document 11-2 Filed 07/18/2008 Page 1 of 2 DLA PIPER US LLP SAN DI EGO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- WEST\21473643.1 CV NO. 08 CV 1156 L (RBB) 2. On July 18, 2008, I spoke with Julianne Hull, Esq., counsel for plaintiff Bavarian Nordic A/S (“Plaintiff”), regarding Defendants’ ex parte application for an extension of time until August 20, 2008 to respond to Plaintiff’s complaint. Ms. Hull stated that Plaintiff does not oppose Defendants’ request. I declare under penalty of perjury under laws of the State of California and the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct Executed in San Diego, California on July 18, 2008. By: s/ Richard T. Mulloy RICHARD T. MULLOY DLA PIPER US LLP richard.mulloy@dlapiper.com Attorneys for Defendants Oxford BioMedica plc, BioMedica, Inc., and Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. Case 3:08-cv-01156-L-RBB Document 11-2 Filed 07/18/2008 Page 2 of 2