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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`ALLERGAN, INC.,
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`TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., et
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` Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-1455 WCB LEAD
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`PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSED MOTION TO JOIN PARTY PURSUANT TO
`FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 25(c)
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`Allergan hereby moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 25(c) to join
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`patent owner, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, as a party to this case. For the reasons set forth in the
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`accompanying Memorandum In Support of Its Motion to Join the Tribe As A Party Pursuant to
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`Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(c) and Response to Court’s October 6, 2017 Order (Dkt.
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`503), Allergan respectfully requests that its Motion be granted and the Tribe be joined as a co-
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`plaintiff in the case. Allergan conferred with counsel for Defendants, and they oppose this
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`Dated: October 13, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
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`/s/ Susan E. Morrison
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`Jonathan E. Singer
`(CA Bar No. 187908, MN Bar No. 283459)
`LEAD ATTORNEY
`singer@fr.com
`Juanita R. Brooks (CA Bar No. 75934)
`brooks@fr.com
`12390 El Camino Real
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`San Diego, CA 92130
`Telephone: 858-678-5070
`Facsimile: 858-678-5099
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`Michael J. Kane (MN Bar No. 0247625)
`kane@fr.com
`Deanna J. Reichel (MN Bar No. 0326513)
`reichel@fr.com
`Joseph A. Herriges (MN Bar No. 390350)
`herriges@fr.com
`60 South Sixth Street, #3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 335-5070
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
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`Douglas E. McCann (DE Bar No. 3852)
`dmccann@fr.com
`Susan Morrison (DE Bar No. 4690)
`morrison@fr.com
`Robert M. Oakes (DE Bar No. 5217)
`oakes@fr.com
`222 Delaware Avenue, 17th Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Telephone: (302) 652-5070
`Facsimile: (302) 652-0607
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`J. Wesley Samples (OR Bar No. 121784)
`samples@fr.com
`901 15th Street, N.W., 7th Floor
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
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`T. John Ward, Jr.
`State Bar No. 00794818
`E-mail: jw@wsfirm.com
`Wesley Hill
`State Bar No. 24032294
`E-mail: wh@wsfirm.com
`Claire Abernathy Henry
`State Bar No. 24053063
`E-mail: claire@wsfirm.com
`Andrea L. Fair
`State Bar No. 24078488
`E-mail: andrea@wsfirm.com
`WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC
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`1507 Bill Owens Parkway
`Longview, Texas 75604
`Telephone: (903) 757-6400
`Facsimile: (903) 757-2323
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`COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF
`ALLERGAN, INC.
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`The undersigned certifies that counsel have met and conferred by both email and telephone
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`regarding the above issue and have been unable to come to an agreement. Therefore, the motion
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`/s/ Susan E. Morrison
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served on all counsel of
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`record by email this 13th day of October, 2017.
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