Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Jennifer Van Kirk (AZ Bar No. 019618) LEWIS & ROCA 40 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4429 (602) 262-0203 David K. Callahan KIRKLAND & ELLIS 200 E. Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 861-2182 Attorneys for Defendant Lifestyle Furnishings International Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, Limited Partnership, Plaintiff, vs. Butler Manufacturing, et al., Defendants.

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No. CIV 00-0662-PHX-HRH DEFENDANT LIFESTYLE FURNISHINGS INTERNATIONAL LTD.'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 54(B)

Defendant Lifestyle Furnishings International Ltd. ("Lifestyle") joins plaintiff in 21 moving to dismiss plaintiff's claims against Lifestyle with prejudice. There is no just 22 reason to delay entry of final judgment in favor of Lifestyle. Accordingly, Lifestyle moves 23 the Court pursuant to Rule 54(b), FED.R.CIV.P., to (1) make an express determination that 24 there is no just reason to delay entry of final judgment in favor of 25 26

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 David K. Callahan KIRKLAND & ELLIS 200 E. Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 861-2182 Attorneys for Defendant Lifestyle Furnishings International Ltd. By: /s/ Jennifer Van Kirk Jennifer Van Kirk (AZ Bar No. 019618) LEWIS AND ROCA LLP 40 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4429 (602) 262-0203 and

Lifestyle, and (2) direct the Clerk to enter final judgment in favor of Lifestyle and
against plaintiff. DATED this 26th day of January, 2006.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 26th day of January, 2006, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:

Louis J. Hoffman, Esq. Hoffman & Zur 14614 North Kierland Boulevard, Suite 300 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Email; [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Lemelson Victoria Gruver Curtin, Esq. Victoria Gruver Curtin PLC 14614 North Kierland Boulevard, Suite 300 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Lemelson Peter C. Warner, Esq. Peter C. Warner PC 1723 West 4th Street Tempe, AZ 85281-2404 Email: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff Lemelson Mark A. Nadeau, Esq. Donald A. Wall J. Christopher Gooch Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP Two Renaissance Square 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 2700 Phoenix, AZ 85004-4441 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Airborne Freight, Ball-Foster, Butler, CertainTeed, Delco Remy, Gates Rubber, Hon Industries, Intermet, Klaussner, Spalding, Furniture Brands, Exide, Trek, Pacific Dunlop, A O Smith, Checkpoint Systems, Basset Furniture and State Industries

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Timothy J. Casey, Esq. Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P. One Arizona Center 400 East Van Buren Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Arctic Cat Aaron Myers Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 2800 LaSalle Plaza 800 LaSalle Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402-2015 Attorneys for Defendant Arctic Cat James W. Armstrong, Esq. Sacks Tierney, PA 4250 North Civic Center Boulevard 4th Floor Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Attorneys for Defendant Minebea. James F. Polese, Esq. Polese, Pietzsch, Williams & Nolan, PA 2702 North Third Street, Suite 3000 Phoenix, AZ 85004-4607 Attorneys for Defendant Crown Cork Charles W. Wirkin, Esq. Gust Rosenfield, PLC 201 West Washington, Suite 800 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Attorneys for Defendant Microsoft Corporation Stephen T. Sullivan, Esq. Sullivan Law Group 1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1140 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Attorneys for Defendant Reebok

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N. Warner Lee Robert J. Pohlman Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite 101 North First Avenue, Suite 2700 Phoenix, AZ 85003-1973 Attorneys for Defendant Ethan Allen Bennett E. Cooper Francis J. Burke Steptoe & Johnson LLP Two Renaissance Square 40 North Central Avenue, 24th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85004-4453 Attorneys for Defendants York and Dassault Gregory J. Nelson Nelson & Roediger 3333 East Camelback Road, Suite 212 Phoenix, AZ 85018 Attorneys for Defendant Duchossois Industries Ray K. Harris Fennemore Craig 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 Attorneys for Defendants Sauder Woodworking, Aerospatiale Matra Robert J. Itri Paul E. Burns Gallagher & Kennedy 2575 East Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85016 Attorneys for Defendants Outboard Marine and Acterna Robert A. Royal Steven G. Ford Tiffany & Bosco 1850 North Central Avenue 5th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85004-4546 Attorneys for Defendant Astec

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Alan H. Blankenheimer Jay T. Stewart Brown & Bain, PA 2901 North Central Avenue P.O. Box 400 Phoenix, AZ 85001-0400 Attorneys for Defendants Mine Safety and Airbus Robert Allen Barry R. Sanders Allen, Price & Padden, PC 3131 East Camelback Road, Suite 110 Phoenix, AZ 85016-4597 Attorneys for Defendants Parker-Hannifan and Wynn's J. Joseph Miller Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, LC 12412 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis, MO 63131-3615 Attorneys for Defendants Kohler, Applied Power, Brunswick and U.S. Can Christopher C. Winslade McAndrews, Held & Malloy 500 West Madison Street, 34th Floor Chicago, IL 60661 Attorneys for Defendant American Standard Don Bivens, Esq. Meyer, Hendricks & Bivens 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2915 Attorneys for Defendants Danzas AEI I hereby certify that on the 26th day of January, 2006, I served the attached document by U.S. Mail on the following, who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System:

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Lorna Esch Mitchell Fredrikson & Byron PA 4000 Pillsbury Center 200 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425 Attorneys for Defendant Zomax Ivan S. Kavrukov, Esq. Cooper & Dunham LLP 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Attorneys for Defendants Capitol Records, Claymont & Cinram Kenneth L. Bressler, Esq. Attorney at Law 488 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Attorney for Defendant U.S. Industries Harold K. Kyle Applause Enterprises 3101 Variel Avenue Woodland Hills, CA 91365 W. Andrew Jack, Esq. Covington & Burling 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW P. O. Box 7566 Washington, D.C. 20004 Attorney for Defendant JLG William B. Mallin, Esq. Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellot, LLC USC Tower 600 Grant Street, 44th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attorneys for Defendant Consumer's Packaging Richard O. Bartz Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf 6750 France Avenue South, Suite 350 Edina, MN 55435 Attorneys for Defendant Winnebago

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Paul F. Strain, Esq. Venable, Baetjer & Howard Two Hopkins Plaza, Suite 1800 Baltimore, MD 21201 Attorneys for Defendant Graham Packaging Stanley Spooner, Esq. Nixon & Vanderhye, PC 1100 North Glebe Road, 8th Floor Arlington, VA 22201-4714 Attorneys for Defendant BAE J. Michael Huget, Esq. Butzel Long PC 350 South Main Street, Suite 300 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2131 Attorneys for Defendants McKechnie and PSM Joel H. Levitin, Esq. Henry P. Baer, Esq. Dechert 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Attorneys for Defendant Allied Digital Lawrence Salibra Senior Counsel Alcan Aluminum Corporation f/n/a Alausuisse Lonza Group Ltd. 6060 Parkland Boulevard Mayfield Heights, OH 44124-4185 Emily S. Lau Fenwick & West 2 Palo Alto Square Palo Alto, CA 94043 Attorneys for Defendant Emery

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The Honorable H. Russel Holland United States District Court 222 West 7th Avenue, Unit 54 Anchorage, AK 99513

By:

/s/ Karen Wildman

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