Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cuban

RESPONSE

N.D. Tex.September 4, 2009

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ) COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-02050 (SAF) ) MARK CUBAN, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MARK CUBAN’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S RULE 54(d)(2)(C) MOTION Mark Cuban responds to Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Rule 54(d)(2)(C) motion for leave to file an opposition to Mr. Cuban’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses (the “Fees Motion”). Although the SEC did not confer with Mr. Cuban’s counsel about its motion for leave to file an opposition or its motion for an extension of the standard briefing schedule under Local Rule 7.1, Mr. Cuban does not oppose an extension of the schedule as requested by the SEC, provided that Mr. Cuban receives a similar extension (13 days) to file his reply in support of the Fees Motion. Accordingly, Mr. Cuban respectfully suggests that the Court set the following briefing schedule: (1) the SEC’s opposition shall be due September 30; and (2) Mr. Cuban’s reply shall be due October 28. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cuban Doc. 44 Dockets.Justia.com 2 By: Respectfully submitted, DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP /s/ Lyle Roberts Lyle Roberts (pro hac vice) D.C. Bar No. 464789 Ralph C. Ferrara (pro hac vice) D.C. Bar No. 156380 Stephen A. Best D.C. Bar No. 428447 Henry W. Asbill D.C. Bar No. 938811 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 1101 New York Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (202) 346-8000 Facsimile: (202) 346-8102 lroberts@dl.com rferrara@dl.com sbest@dl.com hasbill@dl.com Christopher J. Clark (pro hac vice) N.Y. Bar No. 2854222 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 Telephone: (212) 259-8000 Facsimile: (212) 259-6333 cjclark@dl.com Attorneys for Mark Cuban OF COUNSEL: Stephen M. Ryan Texas Bar No. 24002881 DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP 1000 Main Street, Suite 2550 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone 713-287-2025 713-445-2125 - Fax sryan@dl.com 3 Paul Coggins Texas Bar No. 04504700 Kip Mendrygal Texas Bar No. 24041472 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 1717 Main Street, Suite 5000 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: 214-747-5070 Facsimile: 214-747-2091 coggins@fr.com mendrygal@fr.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On September 4, 2009, I electronically submitted Mark Cuban’s Response to Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 54(d)(2)(C) Motion with the Clerk of Court for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, using the electronic case filing system of the Court. I hereby certify that I have served all counsel and/or pro se parties of record electronically or by another manner authorized by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2). /s/ Lyle Roberts _______________________ Lyle Roberts