Page 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
Custom Printing of Willmar, Inc.,
on behalf of itself and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
International Paper Co; MeadWestvaco Corp.;
Norske Skogindustrier ASA; Norske Skog
North America LLC; Norske Skog (USA), Inc.;
Norske Skog (USA) Holdings, Inc.; Norske Skog
Canada Limited; Norske Skog Canada (USA),
Inc.; Stora Enso Oyj; Stora Enso North America
Corporation; Sappi Limited; S.D. Warren
Company; Metsälitto Group; Metsälitto
Cooperative; M-real Corporation; M-real USA
Corp.; UPM-Kymmene Corporation; Myllykoski
Corporation; Madison International Sales
Company; and Bowater, Inc.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-11583-GAO
ASSENTED-TO MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO
MOVE, ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6, Defendant S. D. Warren Company (“S.D.
Warren”) moves to extend the time for Defendants who have been or will be served in this action
to move, file an answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s complaint, dated July 15, 2004 (the
“Complaint”), until, and including, twenty (20) days after the date upon which the Judicial Panel
on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) enters an order ruling on pending motions to consolidate
and transfer related actions. To date, S.D. Warren, Bowater Incorporated; International Paper
Co.; Madison International Sales Company; M-Real USA Corporation; MeadWestvaco
Corporation; Norske Skog (USA), Inc.; Norske Skog Canada (USA) Inc.; Norkse Skog NA,
LLC; and Stora Enso North America Corporation (collectively the “Served Defendants”) havePage 2 been served, have waived service, or expect to be served with the Complaint. Counsel for S.D.
Warren has conferred with counsel for each of the other Served Defendants and is authorized to
represent that all of the Served Defendants wish to join in requesting that this assented-to motion
be granted. 1
A.
BACKGROUND
On July 15, 2004, Plaintiff filed suit against Defendants alleging violations of federal
antitrust law. Other plaintiffs have filed suits in different jurisdictions raising similar allegations.
Because several other cases were filed before the Complaint, a motion was filed on June 22,, before the JPML pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, seeking the transfer and consolidation of
all related federal actions (“JPML Motion”). The JPML is currently scheduled to hear argument
on that motion on September 30, 2004. The Served Defendants have indicated to the JPML that
they agree that the cases should be consolidated.
Currently, at least sixteen other suits similar to this one have been filed in federal courts.
These cases should be consolidated so that they can be effectively managed.
B.
GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE COURT TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR
THE SERVED DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND OR OTHERWISE PLEAD
Because of the pending JPML Motion and other facts described above, good cause exists
for this Court to extend the time for the Served Defendants or subsequently served defendants to
move, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint in this action until, and including,
twenty (20) days after the JPML enters an order ruling on the JPML Motion.
This is the first motion for extension of time filed by any of the Defendants.
Furthermore, as indicated below, the Plaintiff has assented to the Served Defendants’ request for
the time sought herein.
This Motion is not filed on behalf of Defendant Norske Skog (USA) Holdings, Inc., which no longer exists.
-2-Page 3 WHEREFORE, for all of the reasons stated above, S.D. Warren, on behalf of itself and
the other Served Defendants listed below, respectfully requests that this Court grant the assentedto motion extending the time for the Served Defendants and any defendant subsequently served
to move, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint in this action until, and including,
twenty (20) days after the JPML enters an order ruling on the JPML Motion.
Respectfully submitted,
S.D. WARREN COMPANY
By its attorneys,
/s/ Jane E. Willis
Jane E. Willis (BBO# 568024)
Ryan M. DiSantis (BBO# 654513)
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
(617) 951-7000
(617) 951-7050 (facsimile)
OF COUNSEL:
Mark R. Merley
Julie B. Rottenberg
Arnold & Porter LLP Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-1206
(202) 942-5321
(202) 942-5999 (facsimile)
Assented to:
/s/ Peter A. Pease / JEW with permission
Peter A. Pease (BBO# 392880)
Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo
One Liberty Square
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 542-8300
(617) 542-1194
Counsel for Plaintiff Custom Printing of Willmar, Inc.
Dated: September 2, 2004
-3-Page 4 Other Joining Counsel for Defendants:
Michael E. Lackey, Jr.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1101
(202) 263-3000
(202) 263-3300 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Bowater Incorporated
Daniel Nelson
Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-8500
(202) 467-0539 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant International Paper Co.
Kenneth W. Ritt
Jonathan B. Tropp
Day, Berry & Howard LLP
One Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 977-7300
(203) 977-7301 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Madison
International Sales Company
Mark G. Cunha
Edward D. Hassi
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, LLP Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
(212) 455-3382
(212) 455-2502 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant M-Real USA Corporation
Joseph A. Ostoyich
Howrey Simon Arnold and White, LLP Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2402
(202) 383-7241
(202) 383-6610 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant
MeadWestvaco Corporation
-4-Page 5 Kenneth M. Kramer
Shearman and Sterling, LLP Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022-6069
(212) 848-4000
(212) 848-7279 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog (USA) Inc.
Jesse W. Markham, Jr.
Morrison and Forester LLP Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
(415) 268-7000
(415) 268-7522 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog Canada (USA)
Inc.
Hugh F. Bangasser
Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104-1158 623-7580 623-7022 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog North
America, LLC
David Marx, Jr.
McDermott Will and Emery LLP West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60606-5096
(312) 372-2000
(312) 984-7700 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Stora Enso North America
Corporation
-5-Page 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Ryan M. DiSantis, hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing was
served electronically pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(D) or mailed this 2nd day of September,, by First Class Mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to:
Peter A. Pease
Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo
One Liberty Square
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 542-8300
(617) 542-1194 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff Custom Printing of Willmar, Inc.
Michael E. Lackey, Jr.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1101
(202) 263-3000
(202) 263-3300 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Bowater Incorporated
Daniel Nelson
Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-8500
(202) 467-0539 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant International Paper Co.
Kenneth W. Ritt
Jonathan B. Tropp
Day, Berry & Howard LLP
One Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 977-7300
(203) 977-7301 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Madison
International Sales Company
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
Custom Printing of Willmar, Inc.,
on behalf of itself and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
International Paper Co; MeadWestvaco Corp.;
Norske Skogindustrier ASA; Norske Skog
North America LLC; Norske Skog (USA), Inc.;
Norske Skog (USA) Holdings, Inc.; Norske Skog
Canada Limited; Norske Skog Canada (USA),
Inc.; Stora Enso Oyj; Stora Enso North America
Corporation; Sappi Limited; S.D. Warren
Company; Metsälitto Group; Metsälitto
Cooperative; M-real Corporation; M-real USA
Corp.; UPM-Kymmene Corporation; Myllykoski
Corporation; Madison International Sales
Company; and Bowater, Inc.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-11583-GAO
ASSENTED-TO MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO
MOVE, ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6, Defendant S. D. Warren Company (“S.D.
Warren”) moves to extend the time for Defendants who have been or will be served in this action
to move, file an answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s complaint, dated July 15, 2004 (the
“Complaint”), until, and including, twenty (20) days after the date upon which the Judicial Panel
on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) enters an order ruling on pending motions to consolidate
and transfer related actions. To date, S.D. Warren, Bowater Incorporated; International Paper
Co.; Madison International Sales Company; M-Real USA Corporation; MeadWestvaco
Corporation; Norske Skog (USA), Inc.; Norske Skog Canada (USA) Inc.; Norkse Skog NA,
LLC; and Stora Enso North America Corporation (collectively the “Served Defendants”) have
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been served, have waived service, or expect to be served with the Complaint. Counsel for S.D.
Warren has conferred with counsel for each of the other Served Defendants and is authorized to
represent that all of the Served Defendants wish to join in requesting that this assented-to motion
be granted. 1
A.
BACKGROUND
On July 15, 2004, Plaintiff filed suit against Defendants alleging violations of federal
antitrust law. Other plaintiffs have filed suits in different jurisdictions raising similar allegations.
Because several other cases were filed before the Complaint, a motion was filed on June 22,
2004, before the JPML pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, seeking the transfer and consolidation of
all related federal actions (“JPML Motion”). The JPML is currently scheduled to hear argument
on that motion on September 30, 2004. The Served Defendants have indicated to the JPML that
they agree that the cases should be consolidated.
Currently, at least sixteen other suits similar to this one have been filed in federal courts.
These cases should be consolidated so that they can be effectively managed.
B.
GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE COURT TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR
THE SERVED DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND OR OTHERWISE PLEAD
Because of the pending JPML Motion and other facts described above, good cause exists
for this Court to extend the time for the Served Defendants or subsequently served defendants to
move, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint in this action until, and including,
twenty (20) days after the JPML enters an order ruling on the JPML Motion.
This is the first motion for extension of time filed by any of the Defendants.
Furthermore, as indicated below, the Plaintiff has assented to the Served Defendants’ request for
the time sought herein.
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This Motion is not filed on behalf of Defendant Norske Skog (USA) Holdings, Inc., which no longer exists.
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WHEREFORE, for all of the reasons stated above, S.D. Warren, on behalf of itself and
the other Served Defendants listed below, respectfully requests that this Court grant the assentedto motion extending the time for the Served Defendants and any defendant subsequently served
to move, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint in this action until, and including,
twenty (20) days after the JPML enters an order ruling on the JPML Motion.
Respectfully submitted,
S.D. WARREN COMPANY
By its attorneys,
/s/ Jane E. Willis
Jane E. Willis (BBO# 568024)
Ryan M. DiSantis (BBO# 654513)
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
(617) 951-7000
(617) 951-7050 (facsimile)
OF COUNSEL:
Mark R. Merley
Julie B. Rottenberg
Arnold & Porter LLP
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-1206
(202) 942-5321
(202) 942-5999 (facsimile)
Assented to:
/s/ Peter A. Pease / JEW with permission
Peter A. Pease (BBO# 392880)
Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo
One Liberty Square
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 542-8300
(617) 542-1194
Counsel for Plaintiff Custom Printing of Willmar, Inc.
Dated: September 2, 2004
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Other Joining Counsel for Defendants:
Michael E. Lackey, Jr.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP
1909 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1101
(202) 263-3000
(202) 263-3300 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Bowater Incorporated
Daniel Nelson
Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-8500
(202) 467-0539 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant International Paper Co.
Kenneth W. Ritt
Jonathan B. Tropp
Day, Berry & Howard LLP
One Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 977-7300
(203) 977-7301 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Madison
International Sales Company
Mark G. Cunha
Edward D. Hassi
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
(212) 455-3382
(212) 455-2502 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant M-Real USA Corporation
Joseph A. Ostoyich
Howrey Simon Arnold and White, LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2402
(202) 383-7241
(202) 383-6610 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant
MeadWestvaco Corporation
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Kenneth M. Kramer
Shearman and Sterling, LLP
599 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022-6069
(212) 848-4000
(212) 848-7279 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog (USA) Inc.
Jesse W. Markham, Jr.
Morrison and Forester LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
(415) 268-7000
(415) 268-7522 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog Canada (USA)
Inc.
Hugh F. Bangasser
Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP
925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104-1158
206 623-7580
206 623-7022 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog North
America, LLC
David Marx, Jr.
McDermott Will and Emery LLP
227 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60606-5096
(312) 372-2000
(312) 984-7700 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Stora Enso North America
Corporation
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Ryan M. DiSantis, hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing was
served electronically pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(D) or mailed this 2nd day of September,
2004, by First Class Mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to:
Peter A. Pease
Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo
One Liberty Square
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 542-8300
(617) 542-1194 (facsimile)
Counsel for Plaintiff Custom Printing of Willmar, Inc.
Michael E. Lackey, Jr.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP
1909 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1101
(202) 263-3000
(202) 263-3300 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Bowater Incorporated
Daniel Nelson
Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-8500
(202) 467-0539 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant International Paper Co.
Kenneth W. Ritt
Jonathan B. Tropp
Day, Berry & Howard LLP
One Canterbury Green
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 977-7300
(203) 977-7301 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Madison
International Sales Company
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Edward D. Hassi
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3954
(212) 455-3382
(212) 455-2502 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant M-Real USA Corporation
M-Real Corporation
P.O.B. 10, FIN-02020
METSA
FINLAND
Joseph A. Ostoyich
Howrey Simon Arnold and White, LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2402
(202) 383-7241
(202) 383-6610 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant
MeadWestvaco Corporation
Metsalitto Group
P.O.B. 10, FIN-02020
METSA
FINLAND
Metsalitto Cooperative
Revontulentie 6, FIN-0210
ESPOO
FINLAND
Myllykoski Corporation
Etelaesplanadi 20, FIN-00130
Helsinki
FINLAND
Kenneth M. Kramer
Shearman and Sterling, LLP
599 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022-6069
(212) 848-4000
(212) 848-7279 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog (USA), Inc.
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Jesse W. Markham, Jr.
Morrison and Forester LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
(415) 268-7000
(415) 268-7522 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog Canada (USA) Inc.
Hugh F. Bangasser
Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP
925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98104-1158
(415) 268-7000
(415) 268-7522 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Norske Skog NA, LLC
Norske Skogindustrier ASA
Okenoyveien 80
1326 Lysaker
NORWAY
Norske Skog Canada Limited
250 Howe Street, 16'" Floor
Vancouver, BC V6C 3R8
CANADA
Sappi Limited
40 Amewshoff Street
Braamfontein
Johannesburg 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Adam J. Cohen
Lee D. Hoffman
Katherine A. Scanlon
Diane W. Whitney
Pullman & Comley, LLC
90 State House Square
Hartford, CT 06103-3702
(860) 424-4300
(860) 424-4370 (facsimile)
Counsel for Defendant Stora Enso North America Corporation
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Stora Enso Oyj
Kanavaranta |
FIN-00160, Helsinki
FINLAND
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Etelaesplanadi 2, FIN-0013
Helsinki
FINLAND
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/s/ Ryan M. DiSantis
Ryan M. DiSantis
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