Sciele Pharma Inc. v. Lupin Ltd.

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit SCIELE PHARMA INC. (NOW KNOWN AS SHIONOGI PHARMA INC.), ' Plain,tiff-Appellee, AND ANDRX CORPORATION, ANDRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS WATSON LABORATORIES INC. - FLORIDA), ANDRX PHARMACEUTICALS L.L.C., ANDRX LABORATORIES (NJ) INC., ANDRX EU LTD., AND ANDRX LABS L.L.C., Plaintiffs, V. LUPIN LTD. AND LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Defen,dants-Appellants, AND MYLAN INC. AND MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Defendcmts. 2012-1228 SClELE PHARMA V. LUPIN LTD 2 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in consolidated case no. 09-CV-0037, Judge Robert B. Kugler. ON MOTION ORDER Lupin Ltd. et al. submit a motion for a stay, pending appeal, of the preliminary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the District of DelaWare on February 23, 2012. Lupin also moves to expedite the appeal. Lupin states that the appellee opposes. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THATZ (1) The appellee is directed to respond to~the motion for a stay no later than 5:0O p.m. on February 29, 2012. (2) The motion for expedited briefing on the merits is granted to the extent that Lupin’s opening brief is due within seven days from the date of filing of this 0rder, the appellee’s response brief is due within seven days &0m the date of service of Lupin’s opening brief, and Lupin’s reply brief and the joint appendix are due within seven days from the date of service of the appellee’s response brief. Expedited service should be used for the briefs. FoR THE CoURT 2 7 2012 /sl Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk FlLED U.S. CClLFHT DF APPEALS FOH THE FEDERAE. ClRCUlT FEB 27 2012 .1AN HOHBALY CLERK 3 SCIELE PHARMA V. LUPlN LTD cc: Douglass C. Hochstetler, Esq. David B. Bassett, Esq. Mary B. Matterer, Esq. s24