Opinion
Case No. 09-CV-02180-SBA
10-10-2011
APPLIED SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. Plaintiff, v. EMERGING MARKETS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., EMC SATCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., PARADISE DATACOM, LLC, and VIASAT, INC., Defendants.
RICK N. BRYSON (pro hac vice) MICHELLE BREIT (Bar No. 133143) SANDERS & PARKS P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff RAYTHEON APPLIED SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. and Third-Party Counterclaimant COMTECH EF DATA CORPORATION JOHN ALLCOCK (Bar No. 98895) ANDREW P. VALENTINE (Bar No. 162094) DLA PIPER LLP (US) Attorneys for Plaintiff RAYTHEON APPLIED SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
RICK N. BRYSON (pro hac vice)
MICHELLE BREIT (Bar No. 133143)
SANDERS & PARKS P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff RAYTHEON APPLIED
SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. and Third-Party
Counterclaimant COMTECH EF DATA CORPORATION
JOHN ALLCOCK (Bar No. 98895)
ANDREW P. VALENTINE (Bar No. 162094)
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
Attorneys for Plaintiff RAYTHEON APPLIED
SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
JOINT STATUS REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF SETTLEMENT
BETWEEN APPLIED SIGNAL, COMTECH EF DATA, EMERGING
MARKETS COMMUNICATIONS, AND EMC SATCOM TECHNOLOGIES, AND
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF RELIEF FROM THE CASE
MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER
Pursuant to the Joint Status Report dated September 26, 2011 (Dkt. No. 281), plaintiff and counter-defendant Applied Signal Technology, Inc. ("AST") and third-party defendant Comtech EF Data Corp. ("Comtech") and defendants Emerging Markets Communications, Inc., and EMC Satcom Technologies, Inc. (collectively "EMC") submit this joint status report on the progress of settlement.
As previously reported to the Court, AST, Comtech, and EMC have spoken with Magistrate Judge Zimmerman regarding their remaining issues to finalize a settlement agreement. In recent weeks the parties have discussed new ways to resolve their remaining issues and are working in good faith towards finalizing the settlement agreement. The parties continue to work together and believe they are making progress towards finalizing their settlement agreement.
If the parties are unable to resolve the remaining settlement issues, they may seek the Court's assistance.
In light of the above parties being referred to Magistrate Judge Zimmerman and their continuing to address final settlement in good faith, they jointly stipulate and respectfully request that the Court order the next settlement status report be due two weeks from October 10, 2011, for a due date of October 24, 2011.
SANDERS & PARKS PC.
Rick N. Bryson
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/
COUNTERDEFENDANT APPLIED SIGNAL
TECHNOLOGY AND THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT COMTECH EF DATA CORP.
HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, PLC
Rudolph A. Telscher
Douglas A. Robinson
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
EMERGING MARKETS COMMUNICATIONS,
INC. and EMC SATCOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
DECLARATION OF CONSENT
Pursuant to General Order No. 45, Section X (B) regarding signatures, I attest under penalty of perjury that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from Douglas A. Robinson.
SANDERS & PARKS P.C.
Rick N. Bryson
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/
COUNTERDEFENDANT APPLIED SIGNAL
TECHNOLOGY AND THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT COMTECH EF DATA CORP
ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, it is hereby ordered granting relief from the Case Management Conference Scheduling Order an additional two weeks from the current stipulated date of October 10, 2011 to October 24, 2011. Plaintiff Applied Signal Technology, Inc. shall file a notice of dismissal, or a joint status report with EMC on the progress of settlement, by October 24, 2011.
SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT