Benson v. Sallie Mae

MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply to Plaintiff's Reply to Order Granting Motion to Stay

D.S.C.December 14, 2010

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ANDERSON DIVISION ANNIE MASON BENSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 8:10-CV-00497-JMC ) vs. ) ) SALLIE MAE, INC. ) ) Defendant. ) DEFENDANT SALLIE MAE’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A S UR-REPLY TO PLAINTIFF’S REPLY TO ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY 1 Defendant Sallie Mae, Inc. (“Sallie Mae”), seeks leav to file the brief sur-reply to Plaintiff’s Reply to Order Granting a Motion to Stay, attached as Exhibit 1, to correct certain factual inaccuracies contained in the Reply which Sallie Mae cannot leave unanswered.2 Those inaccuracies concern: (1) the fact that Plaintiff had not scheduled most depositions to date in this matter before the parties’ agreement to a stay pending mediation; (2) the fact that Sallie Mae does not control the deponents sought by Plaintiff in India; (3) Defendant has not insisted that depositions take place in Delaware but has been flexible with location and date; (4) Defendant has not been “truculent” in cooperating with discovery, but rather has worked diligently to meet Plaintiff’s demands. 1 Pursuant to Local Rule 7.04, it is submitted that t is document contains a full explanation of the issues so that a separate memorandum would be superfluous and would serve no useful purpose. 2 Counsel for Sallie Mae conferred with counsel for Benson on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, regarding the subject of this Motion. Benson does not object to Sallie Mae filing a sur-reply. 8:10-cv-00497-JMC Date Filed 12/14/10 Entry Number 47 Page 1 of 4 2 Dated this 14th day of December, 2010. Respectfully submitted, By: s/ Peter B. Murphy Peter B. Murphy(Fed. I.D. #9917) OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 300 North Main Street Post Office Box 2757 Greenville, South Carolina 29602 Telephone: (864) 271-1300 Facsimile: (864) 235-4754 E-Mail: Peter.Murphy@odnss.com and Bonnie L. Martin (admitted pro hac vice) (Indiana No. 20248-18) OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 111 Monument Circle Suite 4600 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: (317) 916-1300 Facsimile: (317) 916-9076 E-Mail: Bonnie.Martin@odnss.com Attorneys for Defendant Sallie Mae, Inc. 8:10-cv-00497-JMC Date Filed 12/14/10 Entry Number 47 Page 2 of 4 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 14th day of December, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANT SALLIE MAE’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY TO PLAINTIFF’S REPLY TO ORDER GRANTING MO TION TO STAY with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, and that a copy has been electronically served via CM/ECF on Penny Hays Cauley, Esq. HAYS CAULEY , P.C. 549 West Evans Street, Suite E Florence, SC 29501 Leonard A. Bennett, Esq. CONSUMER LITIGATION ASSOCIATES 12515 Warwick Boulevard Suite 100 Newport News, VA 23606 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 300 North Main Street Post Office Box 2757 Greenville, South Carolina 29602 Telephone: (864) 271-1300 Facsimile: (864) 235-4754 E-Mail: Peter.Murphy@odnss.com and Bonnie L. Martin (admitted pro hac vice) (Indiana No. 20248-18) OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 111 Monument Circle Suite 4600 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: (317) 916-1300 Facsimile: (317) 916-9076 E-Mail: Bonnie.Martin@odnss.com By: s/ Peter B. Murphy Peter B. Murphy Attorneys for Defendant Sallie Mae, Inc. 8:10-cv-00497-JMC Date Filed 12/14/10 Entry Number 47 Page 3 of 4 4 9563449.2 (OGLETREE) 8:10-cv-00497-JMC Date Filed 12/14/10 Entry Number 47 Page 4 of 4