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International Business Machines Corporation v. Papermaster

Plaintiff International Business Machines Corporation alleged that Defendant Mark D. Papermaster will breach his Noncompetition Agreement with, and confidentiality obligations to, IBM by accepting an executive position at Apple Inc.
Plaintiff: International Business Machines Corporation
Defendant: Mark D. Papermaster
 
Case Number: 7:2008cv09078
Filed: October 22, 2008
 
Court: New York Southern District Court
Office: Contract: Other Office [ Court Info ]
County: Westchester
Presiding Judge: Judge Kenneth M. Karas
 
Nature of Suit: Contract - Other Contract
Cause: Diversity
Jurisdiction: Diversity
Jury Demanded By: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Date Filed # Docket Text
10/22/2008 1 COMPLAINT against Mark D. Papermaster. (Filing Fee $ 350.00, Receipt Number 666995)Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(gco) (Entered: 10/27/2008)
10/22/2008 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Mark D. Papermaster. (gco) (Entered: 10/27/2008)
10/22/2008 Case Designated ECF. (gco) (Entered: 10/27/2008)
10/22/2008 Magistrate Judge LISA MARGARET SMITH is so designated. (gco) (Entered: 10/27/2008)
10/22/2008 2 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation.(gco) (Entered: 10/27/2008)
10/24/2008 3 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION filed by International Business Machines Corporation. Defendant shall show cause as to why why an Order should not be made and entered in this action.( Show Cause Hearing set for 11/6/2008 at 10:30 AM before Judge Kenneth M. Karas.), SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 10/24/2008) (gco) (Entered: 10/28/2008)
10/28/2008 4 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 10/28/2008)
10/28/2008 5 DECLARATION of J. Randall MacDonald in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to Declaration of J. Randall MacDonald)(Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 10/28/2008)
10/28/2008 6 DECLARATION of Rodney C. Adkins re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 10/28/2008)
10/28/2008 7 DECLARATION of Stephen S. Madsen in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 10/28/2008)
11/05/2008 8 ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Kenneth M. Karas from Blair G. Connelly dated 10/31/2008 re: Permission to file Opposition to Plaintiff's Preliminary Injunction motion under seal. ENDORSEMENT: Mr. Papermaster may file his opposition to Plaintiff's Preliminary Injunction motion under seal, provided that a redacted version will be filed within 30 days of the date of this memo endorsement.. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/03/2008) (rj) (Entered: 11/05/2008)
11/06/2008 9 MOTION for Timothy B. Hardwicke to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster.(ll) Modified on 11/6/2008 (ll). Paid $25.00 fee receipt #660838 (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 10 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 11 DECLARATION of Robert Mansfield. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 12 DECLARATION of Mark D. Papermaster. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 13 DECLARATION of Danielle Lambert. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 14 DECLARATION of Blair G. Connelly. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 15 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/06/2008 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Blair G. Connelly on behalf of Mark D. Papermaster (Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/06/2008)
11/07/2008 17 ORDER granting 9 Motion for Timothy B. Hardwicke to Appear Pro Hac Vice So Ordered.. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/06/2008) (rj) (Entered: 11/07/2008)
11/07/2008 18 ORDER: For the reasons that will be stated in a forthcoming Opinion, Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Defendant, Mark D. Papermaster, will immediately cease his employment with Apple, Inc. until further Order of this Court; and it is further ORDERED, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c), that Plaintiff is required to propose a reasonable bond, after consultation with Defendant, to the Court by 4:00 pm on November 10, 2008. If Defendant objects, he shall submit his opposition by 4:00 pm on November 11, 2008; and it is further ORDERED that the Court will hold a status conference on November 18, 2008, at 10:00 am, at which it will discuss, and encourages the Parties to discuss beforehand, an expedited schedule for discovery and trial. re: 7 Declaration in Support filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 4 Memorandum of Law in Support filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 5 Declaration in Support, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 6 Declaration filed by International Business Machines Corporation, ( Reasonable Bond due by 11/10/2008 4pm., Opposition due by 11/11/2008 4pm),, ( Status Conference set for 11/18/2008 at 10:00 AM before Judge Kenneth M. Karas.) SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/07/2008) (gco) (Entered: 11/07/2008)
11/07/2008 19 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,, (Reply Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Plaintiff's Motion For Preliminary Injunction). Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 11/07/2008)
11/07/2008 20 DECLARATION of Rodney C. Adkins ("Supplemental Declaration") in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to Supplemental Declaration of Rodney C. Adkins, # 2 Exhibit 2 to Supplemental Declaration of Rodney C. Adkins, # 3 Exhibit 3 to Supplemental Declaration of Rodney C. Adkins)(Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 11/07/2008)
11/07/2008 21 DECLARATION of Stephen S. Madsen ("Supplemental Declaration") in Support re: 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,,. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 2 Exhibit 2 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 3 Exhibit 3 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 4 Exhibit 4 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 5 Exhibit 5 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 6 Exhibit 6 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 7 Exhibit 7 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen, # 8 Exhibit 8 to Supplemental Declaration of Stephen S. Madsen)(Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 11/07/2008)
11/13/2008 22 ORDER:...Ordered, that a bond be filed by Plaintiff on or before November 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm, in the sum of $3,000,000 and that Defendant may recover from Plaintiff under said bond all costs and damages, if any, suffered by him in the event that Plaintiff does not succeed in this action. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/12/08) (fk) (Entered: 11/13/2008)
11/13/2008 23 ANSWER to Complaint., COUNTERCLAIM against International Business Machines Corporation. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster.(Connelly, Blair) (Entered: 11/13/2008)
11/14/2008 25 Undertaking on Injunction BOND # 015028200 in the amount of $ 3,000,000.00 posted by International Business Machines Corporation. (Liberty Mutual) (ll) (Entered: 11/19/2008)
11/20/2008 28 NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL from 18 Order. Document filed by Mark D. Papermaster. Filing fee $ 455.00, receipt number 670348. (fk) (Entered: 11/24/2008)
11/21/2008 26 ANSWER to Counterclaim. Document filed by International Business Machines Corporation.(Madsen, Stephen) (Entered: 11/21/2008)
11/21/2008 30 AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER... So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/21/08) (fk) (Entered: 11/24/2008)
11/24/2008 Transmission of Notice of Appeal to the District Judge re: 28 Notice of Interlocutory Appeal. (fk) (Entered: 11/24/2008)
11/24/2008 29 ORDER:...it is Ordered that the Court's November 14 Opinion, in its entirety, remain docketed with the Court under seal; and it is further Ordered that copies of the Amended Opinion and Order and a redacted transcript from the November 6, 2008 preliminary injunction hearing be publicly filed. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to file the Amended Opinion and Order and a redacted November 6, 2008 preliminary injunction hearing transcript, so as to place these documents in the public record. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/21/08) (fk) (Entered: 11/24/2008)
11/24/2008 Appeal Record Sent to USCA (Electronic File). Certified Indexed record on Appeal Electronic Files for 12 Declaration filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 11 Declaration filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 7 Declaration in Support filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 3 Order to Show Cause, Preliminary Injunction,, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 15 Affidavit of Service Other filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 14 Declaration filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 10 Response to Order to Show Cause filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 9 MOTION for Timothy B. Hardwicke to Appear Pro Hac Vice. filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 17 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 13 Declaration filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 25 Bond filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 8 Endorsed Letter, 1 Complaint filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 20 Declaration in Support, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 4 Memorandum of Law in Support filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 19 Memorandum of Law in Support, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 29 Order,, 2 Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 28 Notice of Interlocutory Appeal filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 5 Declaration in Support, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 6 Declaration filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 16 Notice of Appearance filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 22 Order, 23 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim filed by Mark D. Papermaster, 21 Declaration in Support,,, filed by International Business Machines Corporation, 30 Memorandum & Opinion, 18 Order, Set Deadlines, Terminate Motions, Set Hearings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 26 Answer to Counterclaim filed by International Business Machines Corporation were transmitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals. (Tychyn, John) (Entered: 11/24/2008)
12/01/2008 31 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 2/13/2009. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/23/2009 at 10:00 AM before Judge Kenneth M. Karas. Trial Ready Hearing set for 2/24/2009 at 09:30 AM before Judge Kenneth M. Karas. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/25/2008) (gco) (Entered: 12/01/2008)
12/01/2008 32 ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Honorable Kenneth M. Karas from Stephen S. Madsen dated 11/21/2008 re: schedule. ENDORSEMENT: The Court sees nothing wrong with Mr. Papermaster's decision to expeditiously appeal the preliminary injunction and to try this case. Accordingly, the Court has adopted, with minor changes, the schedule agreed to by the parties.. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 11/25/2008) (gco) (Entered: 12/01/2008)
12/03/2008 33 STIPULATION AND ORDER OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that pursuant to the instructions of the defendant... Attorney James W. Quinn for Mark D. Papermaster, Jeffrey S. Klein for Mark D. Papermaster, Bruce S. Meyer for Mark D. Papermaster added. Attorney Blair G. Connelly terminated. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 12/02/2008) (gco) (Entered: 12/03/2008)
12/04/2008 34 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings held on NOVEMBER 6, 2008 before Judge Kenneth M. Karas. Court Reporter: Angela A. O'Donnell, RPR. (ll) (Entered: 12/04/2008)
12/08/2008 35 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by James W. Quinn on behalf of Mark D. Papermaster (Quinn, James) (Entered: 12/08/2008)
12/08/2008 36 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Bruce S. Meyer on behalf of Mark D. Papermaster (Meyer, Bruce) (Entered: 12/08/2008)
12/08/2008 37 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jeffrey S. Klein on behalf of Mark D. Papermaster (Klein, Jeffrey) (Entered: 12/08/2008)
01/27/2009 38 CONSENT ORDER AND STIPULATED ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE ON OCTOBER 24, 2009....So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 1/27/09) (fk) (Entered: 01/27/2009)
03/03/2009 39 MANDATE of USCA (Certified Copy) as to 28 Notice of Interlocutory Appeal filed by Mark D. Papermaster USCA Case Number 08-5618-cv. Ordered that the appeal is DISMISSED. Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe, Clerk USCA. Certified: 3/2/2009. (rj) (Entered: 03/05/2009)
03/03/2009 Transmission of USCA Mandate/Order to the District Judge re: 39 USCA Mandate. (rj) (Entered: 03/05/2009)
Docket Report Last Checked: March 7, 2010 11:37:55 PST

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