Zest Anchors, LLC v. Biomet 3i, LLC

NlMpson Lhachner &w HDa&tlett LLP LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017-3954 TELEPHONE: +1-212-455-2000 FACSIMILE: +1-212-455-2502 Direct Dial Number E-mail Addre +1-212-455-7358 [email protected] The requested adjournment of the initial pretrial conference pending resolution of the motion to VIA ECE dismiss is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. ac fer □□□□□□ November 27, 2023 Dated: November 28, 2023 NNIEER L. ROCHO!

New York, New York United States District Ju Re: Zest Anchors, LLC V. Biomet 31, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-07232-JLR The Honorable Jennifer L. Rochon United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 Dear Honorable Judge Rochon: We write jointly on behalf of all parties to the above-referenced matter. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1(d) and Paragraphs 1(A) and 1(F) of Your Honor’s Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases, the parties respectfully request that the Court grant Plaintiff and Defendant an adjournment of the Initial Pretrial Conference (ECF No. 4). The Initial Pretrial Conference is currently scheduled for December 12, 2023 (ECF No. 28). The parties request an adjournment and extension to a date convenient to the Court to be determined following the Court’s ruling on Defendant’s pending Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint (ECF No. 23). This is the parties’ second request for an adjournment or extension of time. The parties’ first Letter Motion for Extension of Time was granted by this Court on September 27, 2023 (ECF No. 28).

The parties believe an adjournment of the Initial Pretrial Conference is warranted in light of Defendant’s pending Motion to Dismiss. The parties do not wish to burden the Court, or each other, with proceedings and pre-conference submissions, as the determination of the Motion to Dismiss may obviate the need for burdensome discovery. See Johnson v. New York Univ. Sch. of Educ., 205 F.R.D. 433, 434 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) (granting request for a stay of discovery pending resolution of the motion to dismiss “because the adjudication of the pending motion to dismiss may obviate the need for burdensome discovery”). Accordingly, the most efficient way to proceed is to adjourn the Initial Pretrial Conference and stay discovery pending resolution of the Motion to Dismiss. The parties further state that it is in the interest of judicial economy to wait until the pending Motion to Dismiss is resolved before proceeding with any further pre-trial conferences or pre-conference submissions.

November 27, 2023 The Honorable Jennifer L. Rochon The parties thank the Court for its consideration of this request.

Respectfully submitted, SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP /s/ Michael J. Garvey Michael J. Garvey Alison M. Sher Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Telephone: (212) 455-2000 Facsimile: (212) 455-2502 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Zest Anchors, LLC d/b/a Zest Dental Solutions FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP /s/ Jared B. Briant Jared B. Briant (admitted pro hac vice) 1144 15th Street, Suite 3400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303) 607-3500 Facsimile: (303) 607-3600 [email protected] Lauren J.F. Barta (admitted pro hac vice) South Seventh Street, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 766-7000 Facsimile: (612) 766-1600 [email protected] Sophie J. Chau 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor New York, NY 10036 November 27, 2023 The Honorable Jennifer L. Rochon Telephone: (212) 248-3140 Facsimile: (212) 248-3141 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Biomet 3i, LLC, d/b/a ZimVie cc: All counsel of record (by ECF)