Case details

Court: nysd
Docket #: 1:14-cv-07051
Case Name: Myers Industries, Inc. et al v. Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc. et al
PACER case #: 431955
Date filed: 2014-08-29
Assigned to: Judge John F. Keenan
Case Cause: 28:1332jd Diversity-Declaratory Judgement
Nature of Suit: 190 Contract: Other
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Myers Industries, Inc.
Plaintiff
Daniel Melech Meier
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP 39 Broadway, 25th Floor New York, NY 00000 646-798-8901 Fax: 646-798-8902 Email: dmeier@beneschlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Judy L. Woods
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP 200 Public Square, Suite 2300 Cleveland, IL 44114 (317)-339-4751 Fax: (216)-363-4588 Email: jwoods@beneschlaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Buckhorn, Inc.
Plaintiff
Daniel Melech Meier
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Judy L. Woods
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc.
Defendant
John Albert Basinger
Baker & McKenzie LLP 452 Fifth Avenue NY, NY 10018 (212)-626-4463 Fax: (212)-310-1624 Email: jbasinger@saul.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kyle R. Olson
Baker & McKenzie, LLP 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000 Chicago, IL 60601 (312)-861-2521 Email: kyle.olson@bakermckenzie.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Matthew G. Allison
Baker & McKenzie, LLP 300 East Randolph Street, Suite 5000 Chicago, IL 60601 (312)-861-2630 Email: matthew.allison@bakermckenzie.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Schoeller Arca Systems N.V.
Defendant
John Albert Basinger
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kyle R. Olson
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Matthew G. Allison
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2014-08-29 1 0 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (lcu) (Entered: 09/03/2014)
2014-08-29 2 0 COMPLAINT against Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 465407009339)Document filed by Myers Industries, Inc., Buckhorn, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 part 2, # 2 part 3)(lcu) (Entered: 09/03/2014)
2014-09-03 3 0 MOTION for Judy L. Woods to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number 0208-10060163. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 09/03/2014)
2014-09-04 4 0 ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF JUDY L. WOODS: granting 3 Motion for Judy L. Woods to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy on 9/4/2014) (djc) (Entered: 09/04/2014)
2014-09-04 5 0 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Daniel Melech Meier on behalf of All Plaintiffs. New Address: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY, USA 10606, 914-682-6819. (Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 09/04/2014)
2014-09-05 6 0 NOTICE of Motion to File Exhibits B and C of Plaintiff's Complaint Under Seal. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 09/05/2014)
2014-09-05 7 0 FILING ERROR - WRONG EVENT TYPE SELECTED FROM MENU - MOTION to Seal Document Exhibits B and C of Plaintiff's Complaint. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc. (Meier, Daniel) Modified on 9/10/2014 (db). (Entered: 09/05/2014)
2014-09-10 8 0 MOTION to Seal Document Exhibits B and C to Plaintiffs' Complaint. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc..(Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 09/10/2014)
2014-09-10 9 0 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 8 MOTION to Seal Document Exhibits B and C to Plaintiffs' Complaint. . Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 09/10/2014)
2014-09-11 10 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Judy L. Woods on behalf of Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Woods, Judy) (Entered: 09/11/2014)
2014-09-15 11 0 NOTICE OF A PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Counsel are directed to appear in Courtroom 20-C on November 13, 2014 at 11:30 a.m., for a pretrial conference, for the purpose of discussing the status of this case. Please notify your adversary as to the date of this conference. This conference will not be adjourned except by order of the Court. (Initial Conference set for 11/13/2014 at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 20C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge John F. Keenan). (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 9/15/2014) (djc) (Entered: 09/15/2014)
2014-09-16 12 0 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED Summons and Complaint served. Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc. served on 9/3/2014, answer due 9/24/2014. Service was accepted by Gail Flock, Corporate Service Agent. Document filed by Myers Industries, Inc.; Buckhorn, Inc.. (Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 09/16/2014)
2014-09-16 13 0 ORDER: granting 8 Motion to Seal Document. As the Agreements contain propriety and sensitive business information and are subject to a Protective Order, Plaintiffs' motion is granted. Plaintiffs, however, are directed to serve a copy of this Order on Defendants. Pursuant to the Protective Order, Defendants shall have three business days after entering an appearance in this action to inform the Court of their position as to the sealing order. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 9/16/2014) (djc) (Entered: 09/17/2014)
2014-10-02 14 0 FILING ERROR - NOT ALL CORPORATE PARENTS/OTHER AFFILIATES WERE ADDED - RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Other Affiliate GAMCO Investors, Inc. for Myers Industries, Inc.. Document filed by Myers Industries, Inc..(Meier, Daniel) Modified on 10/3/2014 (lb). (Entered: 10/02/2014)
2014-10-02 15 0 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent Myers Industries, Inc. for Buckhorn, Inc.. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc..(Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 10/02/2014)
2014-10-03 16 0 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Other Affiliate Buckhorn, Inc., Other Affiliate Ameri-Kart Corp., Other Affiliate Ameri-Kart (MI) Corp., Other Affiliate CA Acquisition Inc., Other Affiliate Crown US Acquisition Company, Other Affiliate Grower Express Trucking, Inc., Other Affiliate Jamco Products, Inc., Other Affiliate Lone Star Plastics, Inc., Other Affiliate MYE Automotive, Inc., Other Affiliate MYE Canada Operations Inc., Other Affiliate MYECAP Financial Corp., Other Affiliate MYELux, LLC, Other Affiliate Myers do Brasil Embalagens Plasticas Ltda., Other Affiliate Myers Holdings Brasil Ltda., Other Affiliate Myers Logistics Inc., Other Affiliate Myers Tire Supply International, Inc., Other Affiliate Myers de El Salvador S.A. De C.V., Other Affiliate Myers Tire Supply Distribution, Inc., Other Affiliate MyersTireSupply.com, Inc., Other Affiliate Patch Rubber Company, Other Affiliate Plasticos Novel do Nordeste S.A., Other Affiliate Plasticos Novel do Parana S.A., Other Affiliate Productivity California, Inc., Other Affiliate GAMCO Investors, Inc. for Myers Industries, Inc.. Document filed by Myers Industries, Inc..(Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 10/03/2014)
2014-10-28 17 0 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 2 Complaint against Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc. with JURY DEMAND.Document filed by Myers Industries, Inc., Buckhorn, Inc.. Related document: 2 Complaint filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 10/28/2014)
2014-11-03 18 0 NOTICE of Filing of Waiver of Service of Summons of Amended Complaint re: 17 Amended Complaint,. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 11/03/2014)
2014-11-05 19 0 ORDER. Please be advised that the conference scheduled for November 13, 2014 has been rescheduled to February 3, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. in Courtroom 20-C. So ordered. (Conference set for 2/3/2015 at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 20C, U.S. Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge John F. Keenan.) (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 11/5/2014) (rjm) (Entered: 11/05/2014)
2014-11-05 20 0 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by John Albert Basinger on behalf of Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc.. (Basinger, John) (Entered: 11/05/2014)
2014-11-12 21 0 MOTION for Kyle Richard Olson to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number 0208-10302859. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc..(Olson, Kyle) (Entered: 11/12/2014)
2014-11-13 22 0 MOTION for Matthew Gordon Allison to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number 0208-10309959. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc..(Allison, Matthew) (Entered: 11/13/2014)
2014-11-14 23 0 ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: granting 21 Motion for Kyle R. Olson to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 11/14/2014) (djc) (Entered: 11/14/2014)
2014-11-14 24 0 ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: granting 22 Motion for Matthew G. Allison to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 11/14/2014) (djc) (Entered: 11/14/2014)
2015-01-05 25 0 ORDER: The conference in this case is adjourned from February 3, 2015 to April 1, 2015 at 12 noon. Initial Conference set for 4/1/2015 at 12:00 PM before Judge John F. Keenan. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 1/5/2015) (mro) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
2015-01-29 26 0 BRIEFING SCHEDULE REGARDING MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants shall serve their motion to dismiss on or before February 9, 2015. Plaintiffs shall serve their opposition papers on or before March 13, 2015. Defendants shall serve any reply papers on or before March 27, 2015. Papers shall be filed afterwards in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 1/29/2015) (rjm) (Entered: 01/29/2015)
2015-03-04 27 0 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time addressed to Judge John F. Keenan from Judy L. Woods dated March 4, 2015. Document filed by Myers Industries, Inc..(Woods, Judy) (Entered: 03/04/2015)
2015-03-09 28 0 ORDER granting 27 Letter Motion for Extension of Time: The application is granted. Plaintiffs' opposition is due no later than April 17, 2015. Defendants' reply is due no later than May 1, 2015. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 3/9/2015) (tn) (Entered: 03/09/2015)
2015-03-23 29 0 NOTICE: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 4/1/2015 IS HEREBY CANCELLED. (tn) (Entered: 03/23/2015)
2015-04-15 30 0 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Daniel Melech Meier on behalf of Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. New Address: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, 39 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York, USA 10006-3039, (646) 798-8901. (Meier, Daniel) (Entered: 04/15/2015)
2015-04-23 31 0 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - FILER ERROR - NOTICE of Plaintiffs' Motion to File Documents Under Seal. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Woods, Judy) Modified on 4/23/2015 (kj). (Entered: 04/23/2015)
2015-04-23 32 0 MOTION to Seal Documents. Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc..(Woods, Judy) (Entered: 04/23/2015)
2015-04-23 33 0 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 32 MOTION to Seal Documents. . Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Tab 1 - Protective Order)(Woods, Judy) (Entered: 04/23/2015)
2015-04-28 34 0 ORDER granting 32 Motion to Seal Documents. Plaintiffs Myers Industries, Inc. and Buckhorn, Inc. move to file certain documents under seal. These documents are already subject to a protective order entered by the Southern District of Ohio and, according to Plaintiffs, contain proprietary and confidential business information. Defendants Schoeller Area Systems, Inc. and Schoeller Area Systems N.V. consent to the motion. Plaintiffs' motion is granted. The Asset Purchase Agreement, Patent License Agreement, and other documents previously filed under seal in the Southern District of Ohio may be filed under seal in this Court. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 4/28/2015) (kl) (Entered: 04/28/2015)
2015-05-01 35 0 MOTION to Dismiss . Document filed by Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc..(Basinger, John) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-05-01 36 0 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 35 MOTION to Dismiss . . Document filed by Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc.. (Basinger, John) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-05-01 37 0 SEALED DOCUMENT placed in vault.(mps) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-05-01 38 0 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: 35 MOTION to Dismiss . . Document filed by Buckhorn, Inc., Myers Industries, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Appendix of Unreported Cases)(Woods, Judy) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-05-01 39 0 REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 35 MOTION to Dismiss . . Document filed by Schoeller Arca Systems N.V., Schoeller Arca Systems, Inc.. (Basinger, John) (Entered: 05/01/2015)