Driessen v. Sony Music Entertainment et al

MOTION for Extension of Time To Answer Third Amended Complaint

D. UtahNovember 13, 2012

77056-0001/LEGAL25147066.1 1 PERKINS COIE LLP HATCH, JAMES & DODGE, P.C. James C. Pistorino (admitted pro hac vice) Brent O. Hatch (5715) 3150 Porter Drive 10 West Broadway, Suite 400 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Telephone: (650) 838-4300 Telephone: (801) 363-6363 Facsimile: (650) 838-4350 Facsimile: (801) 363-6666 TELOS VG, PLLC Attorneys for Defendants and Lee Saber (11020) Counterclaim Plaintiffs FYE John Bogart (8305) (a.k.a. Trans World Entertainment) Zachary Weyher (10846) and Target Corporation 299 South Main, Suite 1300 (erroneously sued as Target Corporations) Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: (801) 535-4304 Facsimile: (801) 210-2735 Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaim Plaintiffs Sony Music Entertainment (f.k.a. Sony BMG Music Entertainment) and Best Buy Stores, L.P. (erroneously sued as Best Buy Co., Inc.) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH CENTRAL DIVISION JAMES L. DRIESSEN, and MARGUERITE A. DRIESSEN, Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants, vs. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; TARGET CORPORATION; BEST BUY CO., INC.; FYE (a.k.a. TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT), Defendants and Counterclaim Plaintiffs. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MOTION EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT Case No. 2:09-cv-00140 Judge Clark Waddoups Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b), Defendants Sony Music Entertainment, Target Corporation, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and FYE hereby move for an extension of time in which to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint. This Motion is filed in Case 2:09-cv-00140-CW-BCW Document 178 Filed 11/13/12 Page 1 of 3 77056-0001/LEGAL25147066.1 2 response to this Court’s November 8, 2012 docket text order setting a briefing schedule regarding Plaintiffs’ Rule 46 Objection [Dkt. 173]. Plaintiffs’ Objection takes issue with the Court’s October 23, 2012 Memorandum Decision and Order [Dkt. 172], which dismissed certain claims asserted in Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs’ Rule 46 Objection, inter alia, seeks reinstatement of those claims. Plaintiffs’ Rule 46 Objection, therefore, raises uncertainty with respect to which claims will remain in the case and Defendants request an extension to their time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint until this Court rules on Plaintiffs’ Rule 46 Objection. The Court will note that Defendants recently filed a Motion for Extension [Dkt. 174] seeking an extension until November 19, 2012 in their time to respond to the Third Amended Complaint. While Defendants believe Plaintiffs’ Rule 46 Objection is not well taken, Defendants should not be required to answer or otherwise respond to the Third Amended Complaint until it is clear what claims remain in the case and any response filed at this point would be premature. Practically speaking, the case cannot move forward until this Court issues a ruling on the Objection and an extension of time to respond to the Third Amended Complaint will not otherwise delay the case. If the Court believes it would be helpful, Defendants suggest that the Court conduct a status conference. Respectfully submitted, Dated: November 13, 2012 By /s/ James C. Pistorino James C. Pistorino PERKINS COIE LLP Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaim Plaintiffs SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and BEST BUY STORES, L.P. Dated: November 13, 2012 By /s/ Brent O. Hatch Brent O. Hatch HATCH, JAMES & DODGE, P.C. Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaim Plaintiffs FYE (a.k.a. TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT) and TARGET CORPORATION Case 2:09-cv-00140-CW-BCW Document 178 Filed 11/13/12 Page 2 of 3 77056-0001/LEGAL25147066.1 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 13th day of November, 2012, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system and further hereby certify that I have served via e-mail a copy of this document to the following non-CM/ECF participant: Marguerite A. Driessen [ ] U.S. Mail mad@driessenlaw.com [ ] Federal Express 305 North 1130 East [ ] Hand Delivery Lindon, UT 84042 [ ] Telefacsimile Pro Se Plaintiff [X] Other (e-mail) /s/ James C. Pistorino James C. Pistorino Case 2:09-cv-00140-CW-BCW Document 178 Filed 11/13/12 Page 3 of 3