Free Motion for Leave to File - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

Document 23

Filed 02/11/2008

Page 1 of 4

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE SCIELE PHARMA, INC. and SCIELE PHARMA CAYMAN LTD., Plaintiffs, v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and MYLAN LABORATORIES, INC., Defendants. PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF STANDING AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. William J. Marsden, Jr. (#2247) Susan M. Coletti (#4690) 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 1114 Wilmington, DE 19899-1114 Telephone: (302) 652-5070 Facsimile: (302) 652-0607 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Jonathan E. Singer Deanna J. Reichel 3300 Dain Rauscher Plaza 60 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 335-5070 Facsimile: (612) 288-9696 Nagendra Setty 1180 Peachtree Street, N.E., 21st Floor Atlanta, GA 30309 Telephone: (404) 892-5005 Facsimile: (404) 892-5002 John D. Garretson Citigroup Center - 52nd Floor 153 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022-4611 Telephone: (212) 765-5070 Facsimile: (212) 258-2291 Dated: February 11, 2008 C.A. No. 07-818-GMS

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

Document 23

Filed 02/11/2008

Page 2 of 4

Plaintiffs Sciele Pharma, Inc. and Sciele Pharma Cayman, Ltd. (collectively, "Sciele") request leave to file a short sur-reply to respond to Defendants Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mylan Laboratories, Inc.'s (collectively, "Mylan") Reply Memorandum in Support of their Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing. [D.I. 18] A copy of Sciele's Sur-Reply is attached as Exhibit 1. Because Mylan chose not to contact Sciele before filing its Motion to Dismiss, Mylan did not include arguments regarding the 2004 and 2007 Agreements in its opening brief. Instead, Mylan based its opening brief solely on the outdated 2001 Agreement, and Mylan's entire argument on the relevant 2004 and 2007 Agreements appears only in its reply brief, to which Sciele is not entitled to respond. Because Mylan should not have reserved for its reply brief arguments that it should have made in a full and fair opening brief (LR 7.1.3(c)(2)), and because the 2004 and 2007 Agreements are central to the standing issue to be decided by this Court, Sciele respectfully requests leave to file the attached brief sur-reply paper to provide Sciele a short opportunity to respond to Mylan's arguments on the 2004 and 2007 Agreements.

1
C.A. No. 07-818-GMSi

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

Document 23

Filed 02/11/2008

Page 3 of 4

Dated: February 11, 2008

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. By: /s/ William J. Marsden, Jr. William J. Marsden, Jr. (#2247) Susan M. Coletti (#4690) 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 1114 Wilmington, DE 19899-1114 Telephone: (302) 652-5070 Facsimile: (302) 652-0607 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Jonathan E. Singer Deanna J. Reichel 3300 Dain Rauscher Plaza 60 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 335-5070 Facsimile: (612) 288-9696 Nagendra Setty 1180 Peachtree Street, N.E., 21st Floor Atlanta, GA 30309 Telephone: (404) 892-5005 Facsimile: (404) 892-5002 John D. Garretson Citigroup Center - 52nd Floor 153 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022-4611 Telephone: (212) 765-5070 Facsimile: (212) 258-2291 Attorneys for Plaintiffs SCIELE PHARMA, INC., and SCIELE PHARMA CAYMAN LTD.

2
C.A. No. 07-818-GMSi

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

Document 23

Filed 02/11/2008

Page 4 of 4

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on February 11, 2008, I electronically filed with the Clerk of Court PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF STANDING AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION using CM/ECF which will send electronic notification of such filing(s) to the following Delaware counsel. In addition, the filing will also be sent via hand delivery: Richard K. Herrmann Esquire Mary B. Matterer, Esquire Morris James LLP 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500 P.O. Box 2306 Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendants Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

I also certify that on February 11, 2008, I have sent by electronic mail and U.S. First Class Mail, the document(s) to the following non-registered participants:

William A. Rakoczy, Esquire Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP 6 West Hubbard Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60610

Attorneys for Defendants Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

80055565.doc

/s/ William J. Marsden, Jr. William J. Marsden, Jr.

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

Document 23-2

Filed 02/11/2008

Page 1 of 2

EXHIBIT 1

Case 1:07-cv-00818-GMS-LPS

Document 23-2

Filed 02/11/2008

Page 2 of 2

SEALED DOCUMENT