Opinion
Case No. CV 10-00674-LJO-JLT
07-17-2012
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New York corporation; and GE WIND ENERGY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants, v. THOMAS WILKINS, an individual, Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff.
Andrea Weiss Jeffries (Bar No. 180408) Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Elizabeth Reilly ( pro hac vice ) Louis W. Tompros ( pro hac vice ) Alexandra C. Boudreau ( pro hac vice ) Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Lowell T. Carruth (Bar No. 34065) McCormick Barstow Sheppard Wayte and Carruth LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs General Electric Company and GE Wind Energy, LLC Filiberto Agusti ( pro hac vice ) Steven J. Barber (Bar No. 145645) Seth A. Watkins ( pro hac vice ) Andrew J. Sloniewsky ( pro hac vice ) Steptoe & Johnson LLP Attorneys for Intervenor Defendants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. Thomas W. Winland ( pro hac vice ) Tyler M. Akagi ( pro hac vice ) Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and Dunner, LLP William C. Hahesy (Bar No. 105743) Law Offices of William C. Hahesy Attorneys for Defendant Thomas A. Wilkins
Andrea Weiss Jeffries (Bar No. 180408)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Elizabeth Reilly (pro hac vice)
Louis W. Tompros (pro hac vice)
Alexandra C. Boudreau (pro hac vice)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Lowell T. Carruth (Bar No. 34065)
McCormick Barstow Sheppard Wayte and
Carruth LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs General Electric
Company and GE Wind Energy, LLC
Filiberto Agusti (pro hac vice)
Steven J. Barber (Bar No. 145645)
Seth A. Watkins (pro hac vice)
Andrew J. Sloniewsky (pro hac vice)
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Attorneys for Intervenor Defendants
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc.
Thomas W. Winland (pro hac vice)
Tyler M. Akagi (pro hac vice)
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and
Dunner, LLP
William C. Hahesy (Bar No. 105743)
Law Offices of William C. Hahesy
Attorneys for Defendant Thomas A. Wilkins
STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR GE TO
FILE A RESPONSE TO MR. WILKINS'
AND MITSUBISHI'S REQUESTS FOR
RECONSIDERATION
Plaintiffs General Electric Company and GE Wind Energy, LLC ("GE"), Intervenors Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. ("Mitsubishi"), and Defendant Thomas A. Wilkins ("Mr. Wilkins"), through their counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
1. On July 13, 2012, Mr. Wilkins and Mitsubishi filed Requests for Reconsideration of Magistrate Judge Thurston's June 22, 2012 Order related to GE's motion for sanctions. (Docs. 465 and 475.) Specifically, Mr. Wilkins and Mitsubishi sought reconsideration of Magistrate Judge Thurston's order granting GE attorneys' fees for filing the motion and costs for taking additional depositions. (Doc. 465 at 10; Doc. 475 at 1.)
2. Mr. Wilkins' Request for Reconsideration is 10 pages.
3. Mitsubishi's Request for Reconsideration is 15 pages.
4. GE intends to file a brief Opposition to Mr. Wilkins' and Mitsubishi's Requests for Reconsideration. (Docs. 465 and 475.) Under Local Rule 303(d), GE must file and serve its opposition to both Requests by July 20, 2012.
5. GE respectfully requests that it be given a short extension, of two business days, to submit its opposition to the Requests for Reconsideration. Accordingly, GE would file its opposition on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
6. Neither Mitsubishi nor Mr. Wilkins has an objection to the foregoing extension.
By: ____________________
Elizabeth M. Reilly (pro hac vice)
Louis W. Tompros (pro hac vice)
WilmerHale
Attorneys for Plaintiffs General Electric
Company and GE Wind Energy, LLC
By: ____________________
Thomas W. Winland (pro hac vice)
Tyler M. Akagi (pro hac vice)
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett
and Dunner, LLP
Attorneys for Thomas A. Wilkins
By: ____________________
Filiberto Agusti (pro hac vice)
Steven J. Barber (Bar No. 145645)
Alice Loughran (pro hac vice)
Andrew J. Sloniewsky (pro hac vice)
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
Attorneys for Defendants Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi
Power Systems Americas, Inc.
ORDER
This matter coming before the Court on July 17, 2012 stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs General Electric and GE Wind Energy, LLC shall file their Opposition to Defendant Thomas A. Wilkins' and Intervenors Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd and Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc.'s Requests for Reconsideration of the June 22, 2012 Order of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on or before July 24, 2012. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE