Free Motion to Stay - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00966-AWT

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

PURDUE PHARMA L.P. Plaintiff, vs. ETHEX CORPORATION Defendant.

) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:03CV966(AWT) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) JULY 7, 2004

JOINT MOTION FOR 45 DAY STAY OF ALL PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiff, Purdue Pharma L.P. and Defendant, Ethex Corporation respectfully move for a 45-day stay of all proceedings. In support of their motion, the parties states as follows:

1.

The parties have engaged in private settlement negotiations and, as a result, have

agreed to a settlement of this matter in principle.

2.

The parties need to conduct certain analyses to determine whether the proposed

agreement is feasible, and believe that these analyses will require approximately 45 days to complete.

3.

Under the present Scheduling Order, certain expert witness reports and damages

analyses are due on July 16, 2004. Certain expert depositions may commence thereafter. The parties wish to avoid the expense of proceeding with the production of expert witness reports, damages analyses and expert witness depositions during the pendency of this settlement. ORAL ARGUMENT NOT REQUESTED

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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Purdue Pharma L.P. and Defendant, Ethex Corporation respectfully request that all proceedings in this action be stayed for a period of 45 days. Alternatively, the parties request that all deadlines in the controlling Scheduling Order be extended by 45 days.

PURDUE PHARMA L.P.

ETHEX CORPORATION

By _____________________________ Matthew J. Becker (ct10050) [email protected] James Mahanna (ct24681) [email protected] DAY, BERRY & HOWARD LLP CityPlace I Hartford, CT 06103-3499 Telephone: (860) 275-0100 Facsimile: (860) 275-0343 Attorneys for Plaintiff Herbert F. Schwartz (ct08107) Susan Progoff (ct25186) Shawn McDonald (ct25187) FISH & NEAVE 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 (212) 596-9000

By William W. Kaliff (ct03565) [email protected] Glenn E. Coe (ct05372) [email protected] ROME MCGUIGAN, P.C. One State Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (860) 549-1000 Facsimile: (860) 724-3291 Attorneys for Defendant Thomas C. Morrison (ct00646) Naomi J. Schrage (ct25002) PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER 113 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-6710 (212) 336-2000

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CERTIFICATION THIS IS TO CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing was mailed, first class mail, postage prepaid, this date to: William W. Kaliff Glenn E. Coe ROME MCGUIGAN SABANOSH One State St. 13th Floor Hartford, CT 06103-3101 (860) 549-1000 Thomas C. Morrison Naomi J. Schrag PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER 113 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-6710 (212) 336-2000

___________________________________ James Mahanna

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