Free Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

and LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF :
NEW YORK, :
Plaintiffs,
v. Civil Action No. 04-1494-JJF
NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION, (Re: D.I. 94)
Defendant.
MAGTEN ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP., :
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 05-499-JJF
MIKE J. HANSON and ERNIE J. KINDT, (Re: D.I. 121)
Defendants.
JOINT MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS MAGTEN ASSET
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND LAW DEBENTURE TRUST
COMPANY OF NEW YORK TO AMEND THE SCHEDULING ORDER
Plaintiff Magten Asset Management Corporation and the Law Debenture Trust Company
of New York, by and through their undersigned counsel, respectfully move to amend the
Scheduling Order entered in these cases (D.I. 94 in Case 04-1494; and D.I. 121 in Case 05-499)
which provides for consolidated discovery. As discussed in further detail in Plaintiffs'
Memorandum of Law filed concurrently herewith, Plaintiffs seek to (i) amend the date for
completion of discovery to permit the taking of four (4) depositions of non-paity witnesses
which could not, as a practical matter, be completed before May 2; and (ii) permit Plaintiffs to
take to 14 total depositions, an increase of four (4) depositions over the amount currently
permitted under the Scheduling Orders.
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P1aintiffs‘ certification pursuant to Delaware Local Rule 7.1.1 is attached hereto at Tab A,
and a proposed form of order is respectfully attached hereto at Tab B.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: Wilmington, Delaware
May 2, 2007
BLANK ROME LLP SMITH, KATZENSTEIN & FURLOW, LLP
/s/ Dale R. Dubé /s/ Kathleen M. Miller
Dale R. Dubé (DE No. 2863) Kathleen M. Miller (DE No. 2898)
David W. Carickhoff (DE No. 3715) 800 Delaware Avenue, 7th Floor
1201 Market Street, Suite 800 P.O. Box 410
Wilmington, DE 19801 Wilmington, DE 19899
Telephone: (302) 425-6400 Telephone: (302) 652-8400
Facsimile: (302) 425-6464 Facsimile: (302) 652-8405
- and - -and-
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER NIXON PEABODY LLP
& JACOBSON LLP John V. Snellings
Bonnie Steingart Amanda Darwin
Gary L. Kaplan 100 Summer Street
John W. Brewer Boston, MA 02110
One New York Plaza Telephone: (617) 345-1201
New York, NY 10004 Facsimile: (866) 947-1732
Telephone: (212) 859-8000
Facsimile: (212) 859-4000 Counsel for Law Debenture Trust
Company of New York
Counsel for Magten Asset Management
Corporation
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 2nd day of May, 2007, I served by hand delivery and
electronic filing the JOINT MOTION OF PLAINTIFF S MAGTEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION AND LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK TO
AMEND THE SCHEDULING ORDER, using CM/ECF which will send notification of such
1iling(s) to the following:
BY EMAIL AND HAND DELIVERY
Denise Seastone Kraft, Esquire Victoria Watson Counihan, Esquire
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Dennis A. Meloro, Esquire
919 North Market Street, 15th Floor Greenberg Trauri g LLP
Wilmington, DE 19801 The Nemours Building
1007 North Orange Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
I also certify that, on this 2nd day of May, 2007, I served the aforementioned document,
by e-mail and Federal Express, upon the following participants:
BY EMAIL AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Stanley T. Kaleczyc, Esquire Steven J . Reisman, Esquire
Kimberly A. Beatty, Esquire Joseph D. Pizzurro, Esquire
Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C. Nancy E. Delaney, Esquire
139 North Last Chance Gulch Miriam K. Harwood, Esquire
P.O. Box 1697 Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Helena, Mt 59624 101 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10178-0061
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Dale R. Dubé (No. 2863)
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