Case 1:15-cv-03935-PAC Document 35 Filed 06/06/16 Page 1 of 6
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`To "Conlin, David" <DGConlin@mintz.com>
`".JDG.Brody, Amy" <abrody@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Kayal,
`Ajay" <akayal@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Kokabi, Azy"
`<akokabi@sughrue.com>, "Andrew Miller"
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`cc
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`bcc
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`Subject
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`RE: Kowa et al. v. Amneal et al. (SNDY 14-cv-02758-PAC;
`14-cv-07934-PAC; 15-cv-03935-PAC; 14-cv-02647-PAC;
`14-cv-02759-PAC; 14-cv-05575-PAC; and 14-cv-02760-PAC)
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`Marlon
`Ovalles/NYSD/02/USCOURT
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`S 0
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`6/06/2016 11:14 AM
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`Dear Mr. Conlin,
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`Noted and your message will be shared with Judge Crotty. For what it's worth, and absent any future
`changes, the trial will commence on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 since we will observe Dr. Martin Luther
`King Day on January 16.
`
`-Marlon
`"Conlin, David" <DGConlin@mintz.com>
`"Conlin, David"
`"Conlin, David"
`<DGConlin@mintz.com>
`06/03/2016 02:50 PM
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`To
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`cc
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`Subject
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`06/03/2016 02:50:48 PM
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`"'Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov'"
`<Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov>, "Abhyankar, Shri"
`<Shri.Abhyankar@alston.com>
`".JDG.Brody, Amy" <abrody@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Kayal,
`Ajay" <akayal@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Kokabi, Azy"
`<akokabi@sughrue.com>, "Andrew Miller"
`<amiller@buddlarner.com>, "Samansky, Adam"
`<APSamansky@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Huttner, Constance"
`<chuttner@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Iyer, Chidambaram"
`<ciyer@sughrue.com>, ".JDG.Sun, Caroline"
`<csun@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Wythers, Conly"
`<cwythers@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Mazzochi, Deanne"
`<dmazzochi@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Shelhoff, Dmitry"
`<dshelhoff@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Berezowskyj, Helena"
`<HBerezowskyj@rmmslegal.com>, "Dereka, Jennifer"
`<JLDereka@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Scarpati, Jennifer"
`<Jscarpati@buddlarner.com>, "Carr, Kathleen"
`<KBCarr@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Shannon, Luke"
`<lshannon@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Dzwonczyk, Michael"
`<mdzwonczyk@sughrue.com>, "Clayton, Natalie"
`<Natalie.Clayton@alston.com>, ".JDG.White, Natasha"
`<nwhite@rmmslegal.com>, "Banky, Paki"
`<Paki.Banky@alston.com>, "tburns@rmmslegal.com/O="
`<tburns@rmmslegal.com/O=>
`RE: Kowa et al. v. Amneal et al. (SNDY 14-cv-02758-PAC;
`14-cv-07934-PAC; 15-cv-03935-PAC; 14-cv-02647-PAC;
`14-cv-02759-PAC; 14-cv-05575-PAC; and 14-cv-02760-PAC)
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`Dear Mr. Ovalles:
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`Thank you very much for your confirmation of the January 16th trial date.
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`We are concerned by defendants' omission of plaintiffs' position in their communication to the Court,
`however. As we had indicated to defendants last Friday: “As the January 16th date appears to be the
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`earliest date the Court has available, plaintiffs will make that date work. We note that it seems that it
`would require a minor adjustment to the § 355(j) stay, however. We also note that as we had pointed out
`below, Sawai’s recently filed motion to amend its answer and counterclaims, if allowed, would impact the
`scope, length, and timing of trial.”
`
`The “§ 355(j) stay” refers to the 30 month stay of FDA approval provided under 21 U.S.C. §
`355(j)(5)(B)(iii), as modified by 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(5)(F)(ii), which is intended to prevent the FDA from
`approving the defendants’ ANDAs before the patents are ruled on. That stay is presently set to expire on
`February 3, 2017.
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`In an email received Wednesday, June 1st at 5:52 p.m., defendants indicated to plaintiffs that they “do not
`acquiesce to Plaintiffs’ positions regarding a stay or the potential impact of Sawai’s recently filed motion
`to amend, and reserve the right to respond to those points at the appropriate time.” Two minutes later,
`defendants sent their communication to the Court representing only that the proposed trial date of
`January 16, 2017 is acceptable to all. Unfortunately, they chose not to inform the Court as to plaintiffs'
`actual position.
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`It seems premature to address these issues at this time, but plaintiffs simply wish to alert the Court as to
`the actual situation, as defendants chose not to include plaintiffs' position in their representation of the
`joint position of the parties.
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`While plaintiffs do not appreciate that approach, plaintiffs will continue to try to work things out without
`unnecessarily burdening the Court, as plaintiffs have tried hard to do throughout these related cases.
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` 
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` Thank you very much for your consideration.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`David G. Conlin
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`   
`
`From: Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov [mailto:Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov]
`Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 3:14 PM
`To: Abhyankar, Shri
`Cc: .JDG.Brody, Amy; .JDG.Kayal, Ajay; .JDG.Kokabi, Azy; Andrew Miller; Samansky, Adam;
`.JDG.Huttner, Constance; .JDG.Iyer, Chidambaram; .JDG.Sun, Caroline; .JDG.Wythers, Conly; Conlin,
`David; .JDG.Mazzochi, Deanne; .JDG.Shelhoff, Dmitry; .JDG.Berezowskyj, Helena; Dereka, Jennifer;
`.JDG.Scarpati, Jennifer; Carr, Kathleen; .JDG.Shannon, Luke; .JDG.Dzwonczyk, Michael; Clayton, Natalie;
`.JDG.White, Natasha; Banky, Paki; tburns@rmmslegal.com/O=; \ Wu/
`Subject: RE: Kowa et al. v. Amneal et al. (SNDY 14-cv-02758-PAC; 14-cv-07934-PAC; 15-cv-03935-PAC;
`14-cv-02647-PAC; 14-cv-02759-PAC; 14-cv-05575-PAC; and 14-cv-02760-PAC)
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`Confirmed, sir. We will post the date on ECF shortly. Thanks.
`
`-Marlon
`
`"Abhyankar, Shri" <
`Shri.Abhyankar@alston.com>
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`06/01/2016 05:54 PM
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`To"Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov" <Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov>
`".JDG.Brody, Amy" <abrody@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Kayal, Ajay" <akayal@buddlarner.com>,
`".JDG.Kokabi, Azy" <akokabi@sughrue.com>, "Andrew Miller" <amiller@buddlarner.com>,
`"Samansky, Adam" <APSamansky@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Huttner, Constance" <
`chuttner@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Iyer, Chidambaram" <ciyer@sughrue.com>, ".JDG.Sun,
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`Caroline" <csun@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Wythers, Conly" <cwythers@rmmslegal.com>,
`"Conlin, David" <DGConlin@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Mazzochi, Deanne" <
`dmazzochi@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Shelhoff, Dmitry" <dshelhoff@buddlarner.com>,
`".JDG.Berezowskyj, Helena" <HBerezowskyj@rmmslegal.com>, "Dereka, Jennifer" <
`JLDereka@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Scarpati, Jennifer" <Jscarpati@buddlarner.com>, "Carr,
`Kathleen" <KBCarr@mintz.com>, ".JDG.Shannon, Luke" <lshannon@rmmslegal.com>,
`".JDG.Dzwonczyk, Michael" <mdzwonczyk@sughrue.com>, "Clayton, Natalie" <
`Natalie.Clayton@alston.com>, ".JDG.White, Natasha" <nwhite@rmmslegal.com>, "Banky, Paki"
`<Paki.Banky@alston.com>, "Thomas \" <tburns@rmmslegal.com/O=, \"
`Wu/@uscmail.uscourts.gov" <Thomas " <tburns@rmmslegal.com/O=, "
`Wu/@uscmail.uscourts.gov>, "Wen \" <Wen.Wu@alston.com/O=,
`\".JDG.Rakoczy/@uscmail.uscourts.gov" <Wen " <Wen.Wu@alston.com/O=,
`".JDG.Rakoczy/@uscmail.uscourts.gov>, "William \" <wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com/O=, \"
`wward/@uscmail.uscourts.gov" <William " <wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com/O=, "
`wward/@uscmail.uscourts.gov>
`RE: Kowa et al. v. Amneal et al. (SNDY 14-cv-02758-PAC; 14-cv-07934-PAC; 15-cv-03935-PAC;
`14-cv-02647-PAC; 14-cv-02759-PAC; 14-cv-05575-PAC; and 14-cv-02760-PAC)
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`cc
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`Subje
`ct
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`Dear Mr. Ovalles,
`
` 
`The Parties have conferred and the proposed trial date of January 16, 2017 is acceptable to all.  Please let us know 
`if you need anything else from our end.
`
` 
`Thank you,
`Shri
`
` 
`Shri Abhyankar
`Alston & Bird LLP
`404-881-7687
`
` 
`From: Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov [mailto:Marlon_Ovalles@nysd.uscourts.gov] 
`Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 12:37 PM
`To: Abhyankar, Shri <Shri.Abhyankar@alston.com>
`Cc: .JDG.Brody, Amy <abrody@rmmslegal.com>; .JDG.Kayal, Ajay <akayal@buddlarner.com>; .JDG.Kokabi, Azy <
`akokabi@sughrue.com>; Andrew Miller <amiller@buddlarner.com>; Samansky, Adam <APSamansky@mintz.com
`>; .JDG.Huttner, Constance <chuttner@buddlarner.com>; .JDG.Iyer, Chidambaram <ciyer@sughrue.com>; 
`.JDG.Sun, Caroline <csun@buddlarner.com>; .JDG.Wythers, Conly <cwythers@rmmslegal.com>; Conlin, David <
`DGConlin@mintz.com>; .JDG.Mazzochi, Deanne <dmazzochi@rmmslegal.com>; .JDG.Shelhoff, Dmitry <
`dshelhoff@buddlarner.com>; .JDG.Berezowskyj, Helena <HBerezowskyj@rmmslegal.com>; Dereka, Jennifer <
`JLDereka@mintz.com>; .JDG.Scarpati, Jennifer <Jscarpati@buddlarner.com>; Carr, Kathleen <KBCarr@mintz.com
`>; .JDG.Shannon, Luke <lshannon@rmmslegal.com>; .JDG.Dzwonczyk, Michael <mdzwonczyk@sughrue.com>; 
`Clayton, Natalie <Natalie.Clayton@alston.com>; .JDG.White, Natasha <nwhite@rmmslegal.com>; Banky, Paki <
`Paki.Banky@alston.com>; Thomas " <tburns@rmmslegal.com/O=, " Wu/@uscmail.uscourts.gov; Wen " 
`<Wen.Wu@alston.com/O=, ".JDG.Rakoczy/@uscmail.uscourts.gov; William " <wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com/O=, " 
`wward/@uscmail.uscourts.gov
`Subject: Re: Kowa et al. v. Amneal et al. (SNDY 14‐cv‐02758‐PAC; 14‐cv‐07934‐PAC; 15‐cv‐03935‐PAC; 
`14‐cv‐02647‐PAC; 14‐cv‐02759‐PAC; 14‐cv‐05575‐PAC; and 14‐cv‐02760‐PAC)
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`Dear Mr. Abhyankar,
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`

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`Case 1:15-cv-03935-PAC Document 35 Filed 06/06/16 Page 4 of 6
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`Due to lengthy trials already scheduled to go forward in November (USA -v- Campos Flores, et al -
`15-cr-765 & SEC -v- Mudd, 11-cv-9202) the earliest trial date available is: Monday, January 16, 2017.
`Please confer and let us know if the proposed date is acceptable. If not acceptable, please confer and
`propose some dates that work for all sides. Thanks.
`
`-Marlon
`
`Marlon
`Ovalles/NYSD/0
`2/USCOURTS
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`
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`05/20/2016
`11:56 AM
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`cc
`
`To
`".JDG.Scarpati, Jennifer" <Jscarpati@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Kokabi, Azy" <akokabi@sughrue.com>,
`".JDG.Brody, Amy" <abrody@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Shannon, Luke" <lshannon@rmmslegal.com>,
`".JDG.Mazzochi, Deanne" <dmazzochi@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Rakoczy, William" <wrakoczy@rmmslegal.com
`>, ".JDG.White, Natasha" <nwhite@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Burns, Thomas" <tburns@rmmslegal.com>, "
`wward@rmmslegal.com" <wward@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Berezowskyj, Helena" <
`HBerezowskyj@rmmslegal.com>, ".JDG.Wythers, Conly" <cwythers@rmmslegal.com>, "Andrew Miller" <
`amiller@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Huttner, Constance" <chuttner@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Sun, Caroline" <
`csun@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Kayal, Ajay" <akayal@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Shelhoff, Dmitry" <
`dshelhoff@buddlarner.com>, ".JDG.Iyer, Chidambaram" <ciyer@sughrue.com>, ".JDG.Dzwonczyk, Michael" <
`mdzwonczyk@sughrue.com>, "Wu, Wen" <Wen.Wu@alston.com>, "Banky, Paki" <Paki.Banky@alston.com>,
`"Clayton, Natalie" <Natalie.Clayton@alston.com>, "Conlin, David" <DGConlin@mintz.com>, "Carr, Kathleen" <
`KBCarr@mintz.com>, "Samansky, Adam" <APSamansky@mintz.com>, "Dereka, Jennifer" <
`JLDereka@mintz.com>
`Re: Kowa et al. v. Amneal et al. (SNDY 14-cv-02758-PAC; 14-cv-07934-PAC; 15-cv-03935-PAC;
`14-cv-02647-PAC; 14-cv-02759-PAC; 14-cv-05575-PAC; and 14-cv-02760-PAC)
`
`Subje
`ct
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`
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`Good afternoon Mr. Abhyankar,
`
`Thank you for the detailed e-mail. We will be in touch on Monday with a trial date. Have a nice
`weekend.
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`-Marlon
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`-Marlon
`
`On May 20, 2016, at 11:31 AM, Abhyankar, Shri <Shri.Abhyankar@alston.com> wrote:
`
`Dear Mr. Ovalles:
`
`We write on behalf of the parties in connection with Civil Action Nos. 14‐cv‐02758‐PAC; 
`14‐cv‐07934‐PAC; 15‐cv‐03935‐PAC; 14‐cv‐02647‐PAC; 14‐cv‐02759‐PAC; 14‐cv‐05575‐PAC; and 
`14‐cv‐02760‐PAC respectively.   The parties recently have agreed to extend the current 
`schedule, and the Court recently entered an Order amending the schedule.
`
`With this new schedule, the parties anticipate that the case will be trial ready by November 
`2016 and thus would like to obtain a tentative trial date from the Court.   To assist the Court in 
`scheduling, the parties wish to advise the Court of the following.  The parties anticipate a bench 
`trial.  The defendants estimate that the trial will take approximately 10 days.  In light of the 16 
`initial expert reports plaintiffs recently received from defendants, plaintiffs believe that a more 
`realistic estimated trial time is approximately 20 days.  Plaintiffs also note that one of the 
`defendants, Sawai, recently filed a motion to amend its answer and counterclaims, which if 
`allowed, would impact the scope, length, and timing of trial.
`
`The parties respectfully request the Court to provide the parties with available tentative trial 
`dates in November 2016, or as soon as the Court’s schedule allows thereafter.  
`
`We are available at the Court’s convenience for a telephone conference and/or in‐person 
`conference if the Court believes that would be helpful.
`
`Thank you,
`
`Shri Abhyankar
`Alston & Bird LLP
`1201 W. Peachtree Street
`Atlanta, GA 30309
`404-881-7687 - Direct Dial
`404-253-8887 - Fax
`shri.abhyankar@alston.com
`
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