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

Case 3:02-cv-01723-AVC

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC., ARMSTRONG TOOLS INC., KINGSLEY TOOLS INC., LEA WAY HAND TOOL CORPORATION, AND MATCO TOOLS CORPORATION, Plaintiffs, Vs. HU, HOU-FEI, a/k/a BOBBY HU, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 302CV1723 (AVC)

Filed: May 14, 2004

DEFENDANT HU'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE REPLY BRIEF IN EXCESS OF 10 PAGES

Defendant Hou-Fei Hu ("Hu") respectfully moves the Court for leave to file Defendant Hu's Reply In Support of His Markman Brief on Claim Construction dated May 14, 2004 (the "Reply"), that is 22 pages in length (20 pages of text) rather than 10 pages as provided by Local Civil Rule 7(d) for reply briefs. In support of this Motion, Defendant Hu respectfully represents that 10 pages were insufficient to properly address the matters that are the subject of the Reply, and that defendants' counsel consents to the granting of this motion and the filing of the 22-page Reply.

ORAL ARGUMENT IS NOT REQUESTED

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Respectfully submitted,

By: _______________________________ Jonathan M. Pierce Federal Bar No. ct24417 Michael F. Heim, Esq. Federal Bar No. ct22416 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. 7100 JP Morgan Chase Tower Houston, Texas 77002-2912 Telephone: (713) 238-8000 Facsimile: (713) 238-8008 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] J. Hoke Peacock III Federal Bar No. ct24230 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77002-5096 Telephone: (713) 651-9366 Facsimile: (713) 653-7897 E-mail: [email protected] David B. Zabel, Esq. Federal Bar No. ct01382 COHEN AND WOLF, P.C. 1115 Broad Street Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Telephone: (203) 337-4255 Facsimile: (203) 394-9901 E-mail: [email protected]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of Defendant Hu's Motion to File Reply Brief in Excess of 10 Pages was delivered to all known counsel of record, as follows, on the 14th day of May, 2004, as follows addressed to: Via Fed-Ex Overnight Francis H. Morrison Matthew J. Becker Day, Berry & Howard, LLP CityPlace I Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3499 Via Fed-Ex Overnight Mark C. Dukes Lloyd G. Farr Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Keenan Building, Third Floor 1330 Lady Street P O Box 11070 (29211) Columbia, SC 29201

David B. Zabel

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