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STATUS REPORT (Joint) by Ernesto Covarrubias, Eric Greathouse, Barbara Myles,… — Greathouse Capitalplus (Dkt. 40)

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A Joint Status Report, Document 40, filed April 14, 2022 by Plaintiffs and Defendants in Greathouse v. Capital Plus Financial, LLC and Crossroads Systems, Inc., No. 4:21-cv-01243-BRW, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. It recounts the Initial Scheduling Order of January 20, 2022 (ECF 6), the stay and later denial of an extension of the Rule 26(f) deadlines, and Defendants' plan to file a renewed and amended motion to dismiss due April 29, 2022. The parties agree to extend the Rule 26(f) deadlines pending that ruling except for jurisdictional discovery, which Plaintiffs intend to pursue and Defendants object to. They also agree that the January 17, 2023 trial date will not allow sufficient time to prepare.

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“STATUS REPORT (Joint) by Ernesto Covarrubias, Eric Greathouse, Barbara Myles,… — Greathouse Capitalplus (Dkt. 40).” Original at ecf.ared.uscourts.gov, No. 4:21-cv-01243-BRW, Doc. 40. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/greathouse-capitalplus-ared-131205/undated-gov-uscourts-ared-131205-40-0-gov-uscourts-ared-131205-40-0/, SHA-256 4813727c4ad730679e0eb0750764e05b0cae1ef6de0c79db082db0f651618a14.

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Case 4:21-cv-01243-BRW Document 40 Filed 04/14/22 Page 1 of 4

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION

ERIC GREATHOUSE, ERNESTO
COVARRUBIAS, TIFFANY SUMRALL
and BARBARA MYLES, individually and
on behalf of all others similarly situated, Case No. 4:21-cv-01243-BRW

Plaintiffs,
JOINT STATUS REPORT
v.

CAPITAL PLUS FINANCIAL, LLC and
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendants.

Plaintiffs and Defendants for their Joint Status Report state as follows:

1. On January 20, 2022, the Court entered an Initial Scheduling Order (ECF 6), under

which the Rule 26(f) conference was to take place on or before March 30 and the Rule 26(f) report

was due on or before April 13, 2022. ECF 6. The proposed trial date set forth in the Initial

Scheduling Order is January 17, 2023. Id.

2. On February 25, 2022, Defendants moved to extend the 26(f) deadlines pending a

ruling on their motion to dismiss. ECF 26 & 27.

3. On February 28, 2022, the Court granted Defendants’ Motion and ordered that the

Rule 26(f ) deadlines were stayed pending a ruling on the Motion to Dismiss. ECF 28.

4. On April 6, 2022, Defendants renewed their request to extend the Rule 26(f)

conference and report deadlines. ECF 37. Also on April 6, 2022, Plaintiffs opposed the request

to the extent it prevented Plaintiffs from seeking leave to conduct jurisdictional discovery. ECF

38.

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5. On April 7, 2022, the Court denied Defendants’ motion to stay the Rule 26(f)

deadlines. ECF 39.

6. Defendants will file a renewed and amended motion to dismiss, the deadline for

which is April 29, 2022. Id. The Court denied the motion for an extension until May 31, 2022 to

respond to Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Id.

7. The next day, Plaintiffs’ counsel contacted Defendants’ counsel to meet and confer

pursuant to Rule 26(f), and the parties since have been conferring on discovery issues.

8. This Joint Status Report reflects the substance of those conversations to date.

a. The parties agree to extend the Rule 26(f) deadlines pending the Court’s ruling

on Defendants’ forthcoming Motion to Dismiss except with respect to

jurisdictional discovery;

b. With respect to jurisdictional discovery, Plaintiffs intend to pursue discovery

on these issues prior to the Court’s ruling on the Motion to Dismiss, and

Defendants object at this time.

c. To the extent disagreements persist on jurisdictional discovery or other

discovery-related issues, the parties agree to request a telephone conference

with the Court.

d. The parties agree that the January 17, 2023 trial date will not allow the parties

sufficient time to prepare the issues for trial.

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Dated: April 14, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

FRIDAY, ELDREGE & CLARK, LLP
Marshall S. Ney, AR 91108
Katherine C. Campbell, AR 2013241
3350 S. Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Suite 301
Rogers, AR 72758
479-695-6049 Office
501-244-5389 Facsimile
mney@fridayfirm.com
kcampbell@fridayfirm.com

AND

BAILEY & GLASSER LLP
Lawrence J. Lederer (pro hac vice)
Michael L. Murphy (pro hac vice)
Bart D. Cohen (pro hac vice)
1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20007
T.: 202.463-2101
F.: 202.463-2103
llederer@baileyglasser.com
mmurphy@baileyglasser.com
bcohen@baileyglasser.com

NOLAN HELLER KAUFFMAN LLP
Justin A. Heller (pro hac vice)
Matthew M. Zapala (pro hac vice)
80 State Street, 11th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
T.: 518.449.3300
jheller@nhkllp.com
mzapala@nhkllp.com

s/ Karen P. Freeman
Karen P. Freeman
MITCHELL, WILLIAMS, SELIG,
GATES & WOODYARD, P.L.L.C.
4206 South J.B. Hunt Drive, Suite 200
Rogers, Arkansas 72758
Tel.: (479) 464–5650
Fax: (479) 464–5680
Kfreeman@mwlaw.com
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Graham Talley
MITCHELL, WILLIAMS, SELIG,
GATES & WOODYARD, P.L.L.C.
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Tel.: (501) 688–8800
Fax: (501) 688–8807
Gtalley@mwlaw.com

Katherine G. Treistman (pro hac vice)
Andrew D. Bergman (pro hac vice)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002–2755
Tel.: (713) 576–2400
Fax: (713) 576–2499
Katherine.Treistman@arnoldporter.com
Andrew.Bergman@arnoldporter.com
Leah.Schultz@arnoldporter.com

Eric N. Whitney (pro hac vice)
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019–9710
Tel.: (212) 836–8000
Fax: (212) 836–8689
Eric.Whitney@arnoldporter.com

Attorneys for Defendants Capital Plus Financial
LLC and Crossroads Systems, Inc.

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