Free Motion to Stay - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :07-cv-0041 5-***-IVI PT Document 15 Filed 08/20/2007 Page 1 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG, )
)
Plaintiff, )
) C. A. No. 07-415-***
v. )
)
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, OLYMPUS )
IMAGH\IG AMERICA, INC., )
)
Defendants. )
PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION TO STAY THE PROCEEDINGS
PENDING THE MDL PANEL’S DETERMINATION ON CONSOLIDATION
Plaintiff Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG hereby respectfully moves to stay all
proceedings in this action pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s determination
of whether to consolidate this action with several other actions for pre-trial proceedings. The
grounds for this motion are set forth in the accompanying brief and supporting exhibits.
ASHBY & GEDDES
/s/ John G. Day
Steven J. Balick (LD. #21 14)
John G. Day (I.D. #2403)
Lauren E. Maguire (I.D. #4261)
500 Delaware Avenue, Sth Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 654-1888
[email protected]
j [email protected]
1maggire@ashby— geddes.com
Attorneys for Plaintyj‘Papst Licensing
GmbH & Co. KG

Case 1:07-cv-00415-***-IVIPT Document 15 Filed 08/20/2007 Page 2 of 4
Of Counsels
Jerold B. Schnayer
John L. Ambrogi
WELSH & KATZ, LTD.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 22nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 655-1500
Dated: August 20, 2007
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Case 1:07-cv-00415-***-IVIPT Document 15 Filed 08/20/2007 Page 3 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG, )
)
Plaintiff )
) C. A. No. 07-415-***
v. )
)
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, OLYMPUS )
IMAGING AMERICA, INC., )
)
Defendants. )
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER
AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STAY
This day of , 2007, defendants Olympus Corporation
and Olympus Imaging America, Inc. (collectively "Olympus") having moved to transfer this
matter to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and plaintiff Papst
Licensing GmbH & Co. KG having moved to stay this case pending the Judicial Panel on
Multidistrict Litigation’s ("MDL") determination on consolidation of this matter with tive other
actions, and the Court, after considering the issues, having concluded that good grounds exist for
plaintiffs requested relief; now therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
(i) Olympus’ motion is DENIED.
(ii) Papst’s motion is GRANTED. This case is hereby stayed pending the MDL’s
decision on consolidation.
United States Magistrate Judge

Case 1:07-cv-00415-***-IVIPT Document 15 Filed 08/20/2007 Page 4 of 4
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1.1
I hereby certify that counsel have discussed the subject matter of the attached motion, but
that an agreement could not be reached.
/s/ John G. Day
John G. Day