Opinion
Case No. 12-CV-5523-WHA
03-06-2013
INNOVATION VENTURES, LLC et al. Plaintiffs. v. PITTSBURGH WHOLESALE GROCERS d/b/a PITCO FOODS et al., Defendants RELATED ACTIONS
William A. Markham, State Bar No. 132970 Dorn Graham Bishop, State Bar No. 147994 Jason Eliaser, State Bar No. 248394 LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C. Attorneys for Defendant Dandee Company, Inc.
William A. Markham, State Bar No. 132970
Dorn Graham Bishop, State Bar No. 147994
Jason Eliaser, State Bar No. 248394
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM MARKHAM, P.C.
Attorneys for Defendant Dandee Company, Inc.
PROPOSED ORDER AUTHORIZING
PLAINTIFFS TO WITHDRAW THEIR
MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSES MADE BY DEFENDANTS
DANDEE COMPANY, INC., KEVIN
ATTIQ AND FADI ATTIQ, AND
GRANTING LEAVE TO THESE
DEFENDANTS TO FILE AMENDED
ANSWERS
The Hon. William Alsup
Complaint Filed: October 26, 2012
WHEREAS, Defendants Dandee Company, Inc., Kevin Attiq, and Fadi Attiq (collectively, the Dandee Defendants") each answered Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint on January 23, 2013 (Docket Nos. 159 and 161); and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs moved to strike certain of the affirmative defenses set forth in these answers on February 19, 2013 (Docket No. 191); and
WHEREAS, the hearing of this motion is set for March 28, 2013, and the Dandee Defendants' opposition papers are due on March 5, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Dandee Defendants prefer to amend their respective answers rather than oppose Plaintiffs' motion to strike; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and the Dandee Defendants have stipulated to the below matters and have asked this Court to enter them as an Order of this Court; and
WHEREFORE, the Court now makes the following ORDER.
1. Plaintiffs are deemed to have withdrawn their above Motion to Strike (Docket No. 191).
2. Each Dandee Defendant is given leave to file an amended answer to Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint, and each of them must do so no later than March 8, 2013.
3. The Court now takes off calendar the hearing of Plaintiffs' above Motion to Strike, which was set for March 28, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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The Hon. William H. Alsup
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE