Re: Settlement #2 Casio !!!
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION e.DIGITAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., CASIO AMERICA, INC., LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC., NIKON INC., OLYMPUS AMERICA INC., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., and SANYO NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, Defendants. ))))))))))))))) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:08-cv-93-DF-CE Jury Trial Demanded e.DIGITAL CORPORATION’S AND CASIO AMERICA, INC.’S JOINT MOTION FOR PARTIAL STAY Plaintiff e.Digital Corporation ("e.Digital") and Defendant Casio America, Inc. ("Casio") hereby move for a forty day partial stay of this action as it relates to the claims and counterclaims that e.Digital and Casio have asserted against each other. In support of this Joint Motion, e.Digital and Casio state as follows: 1. e.Digital and Casio have reached a settlement of their dispute and have executed a settlement agreement. e.Digital and Casio expect to file a joint dismissal of their claims and counter-claims against each other within the next forty days (by December 31, 2008). 2. In light of the impending dismissal of e.Digital’s and Casio’s claims and counterclaims against each other, a forty day stay is necessary to avoid the parties expending unnecessary costs and resources.
3. The granting of this Motion will not prejudice any party and is being sought in good faith and not for the purpose of delay or any other improper purpose. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff e.Digital Corporation and Defendant Casio America, Inc. respectfully request that the Court grant their Joint Motion for Partial Stay and enter the proposed order attached hereto. Respectfully and jointly submitted this 21st day of November, 2008, /s/ Matthew S. Yungwirth__ L. Norwood Jameson Matthew S. Yungwirth Duane Morris LLP 1180 West Peachtree St., # 700 Atlanta GA 30309-3448 Tel: 404.253.6900 Fax: 404.253.6901 wjameson@duanemorris.com msyungwirth@duanemorris.com Gary R. Maze Wesley W. Yuan Duane Morris LLP 3200 Southwest Freeway Ste 3150 Houston, TX 77027-7534 Tel.: 713.402.3900 Fax: 713.402.3901 grmaze@duanemorris.com wwyuan@duanemorris.com Michael C. Smith Siebman, Reynolds, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP – Marshall 713 South Washington Avenue Marshall, Texas 75670 Tel.: 903.938.8900 Fax: 972.767.4620 michaelsmith@siebman.com Attorneys for Plaintiff e.Digital Corporation /s/ Scott D. Stimpson ______ Scott D. Stimpson Kevin He 101 Park Ave. New York, NY 10178 Tel: 212-309-6000 Fax: 212-306-6001 sstimpson@morganlewis.com khe@morganlewis.com Thomas R. Davis Morgan Lewis & Bockius 1717 Main Street Suite 3200 Dallas, TX 75201-7395 Tel: 214-466-4000 Fax: 214-466-4001 tdavis@morganlewis.com Attorneys for Defendant Casio America, Inc.