Trading Technologies International, Inc. v. Espeed, Inc.

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit '1"RADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., ° Plaintiff-Appellee, V. ESPEED, INC., ESPEED INTERNATIONAL LTD., ECCO LLC, AND ECCOWARE LTD., Defendants~Appellants, i 2011-1424 Appeal from the United States District C0urt for the N0rthern District of Il1in0is in case n0. 04-CV-5312, Judge R0bert M. D0w, Jr. ON MOTION Bef0re SCHALL, Circuit Judge. ORDER Trading Techn0l0gies I11ternati0nal, Inc. (TTI) moves to dismiss this appeal The appellants 0pp0se. TTI TRADING TECH INTL V. ESPEED 2 replies. TTI moves for fees, costs and damages The appellants oppose. TTI replies. lt appears that the jurisdictional issue raised by the parties may be intertwined with the merits of the case. Thus, we deem it the better course to deny the motion to dismiss without prejudice to the parties addressing the jurisdictional and merits issues in their briefs. Similarly, we defer the motion for sanctions to the merits panel. Accordingly, 4 IT ls ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice. (2) The motion for sanctions is deferred for considera- tion by the merits panel. Copies of that motion, the response, the reply, and this order shall be transmitted to the merits panel. _ (3) TTI's brief is due within 30 days of the date of fil- ing of this order. FoR THE CoURT 00-r 2 8 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Michael D. Gannon Esq. FlLED ’ 5.S. COURT 0F APPEALS FOR Ga1'y A- ROSen, ESq. me renew concur 329 0CT 2 8 2011 1ANHORBALV C|.ERK