Witt Caribbean LLC v. Atlys Global LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVIVSION WITT CARIBBEAN, LLC PLAINTIFE/ COUNTER- DEFENDANT Vv. No. 4:21-cv-618-DPM ATLYS GLOBAL, LLC DEFENDANT/ COUNTER- PLAINTIFF/THIRD- PARTY PLAINTIFF v. WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS, LLC; WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS FUND I, L.P.; WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS CAPITAL, LLC, d/b/a WGP Capital; WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC; WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS GP-I, LLC; WITT CORP; AG WITT, LLC; JOHN DOE CORPORATIONS, Witt Affiliated Companies; JAMES LEE WITT; ROD SWEETMAN; and WILLIAM (BILL) RILEY THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS ORDER Atlys Global’s motion for summary judgment, Doc. 109, is denied.

An explanatory Order will be filed in due course. This older case is first out for trial on 3 June 2024.

The Court is inclined to deny Atlys Global’s motion for sanctions, Doc. 125, too. One thing is clear. Striking pleadings would be too harsh a sanction for the alleged conduct. Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc., 903 F.3d 733, 747 (8th Cir. 2018); Rodgers v. Curators of Univ. of Missouri, 135 F.3d 1216, 1219 (8th Cir. 1998). The Court's forthcoming Order will also resolve this motion.

So Ordered.

ST pastel D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge Amit 2024 -2-