Free Motion for Reconsideration - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cv-00173-PCD

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT NEW COLT HOLDING CORPORATION, ET AL. Plaintiffs, V. RJG HOLDINGS OF FLORIDA, INC., ET AL. Defendants. : : : : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 302-CV-173(PCD)

April 8, 2004

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT'S "MADE IN THE USA" CLAIMS Pursuant to Local Rule 7(c) of the Local Civil Rules of the District of Connecticut, the Defendant, AWA International ("AWA"), submits this memorandum in support of its Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's March 29, 2004 Ruling (the "Ruling"), which denied AWA's Motion for Summary Judgment with respect to its First Counterclaim, and granted Plaintiffs summary judgment over and against AWA with respect to the First Counterclaim. In brief, movant respectfully submits that under applicable standards and the facts presented, it has standing to bring its claims against the Plaintiffs with respect to their claims that the Colt Cowboy revolver is "Made in the USA," and further that, at a minimum, a question of fact exists regarding whether the claims by Colt's regarding that revolver are false and actionable. Thus, it is respectfully requested that the Court reconsider that aspect of its Ruling, and upon such reconsideration, either grant
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summary judgment to AWA, or (at a minimum) deny Plaintiffs' summary judgment with respect to the First Counterclaim. Defendants seek reconsideration of the Court's factual and legal conclusions for the reasons set forth more fully in the attached Memorandum of Law being filed contemporaneously herewith.

DEFENDANT, AWA INTERNATIONAL, INC. ______________________________ Joseph G. Fortner, Jr. Fed. Bar #ct04602 Brian D. Rich Fed Bar #ct24458 HALLORAN & SAGE, LLP One Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 522-6103

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that on this 8th day of April, 2004, I hereby mailed a copy of the foregoing to: Joseph Dieso, Esq. Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1868 Hartford, CT 06144-1868 John F. Conway, Esq. Loughlin, Fitzgerald, Kamp, Henrici Molloy, Rizzo & Reed 150 South Main Street Wallingford, CT 06492 Robert Shepherd, Esq. Matthews, Collins, Shepherd & McKay 100 Thanet Circle Suite 306 Princeton, NJ 08540 Robert Gill, Esq. Saul Ewing LLP 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W. Suite 425 West Washington, DC 20007

__________________________ Joseph G. Fortner, Jr.
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