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Ole K. NILSSEN, Plaintiff, and Geo Foundation, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Costco Wholesale Corp., Defendant-Appellee, and Menard, Inc., Ace Hardware Corp., Truserv Corporation, and Home Depot, Inc., Defendants, and Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Ikea Illinois, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.
    No. 2010-1139.
    United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
    Sept. 10, 2010.
    Before LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
   ON MOTION

ORDER

Geo Foundation, Ltd. moves to stay oral argument in this case pending the court’s disposition in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2008-1511 et al. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp., Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., and IKEA Illinois, LLC oppose. Geo replies. Wal-Mart, Costco, Lowe’s, and IKEA Illinois move for sanctions pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 38. Geo moves without opposition for a seven-day extension of time, until August 12, 2010, to respond to the sanctions motion. Geo opposes the sanctions motion. Wal-Mart, Costco, Lowe’s, and IKEA Illinois reply.

Upon consideration thereof,

It Is Ordered That:

(1) The motion to stay is granted. Geo is directed to respond within 21 days of the date of issuance of the mandate in Thera-sense how it believes this appeal should proceed. Any other party may also respond within that time.

(2) The motion for an extension of time to respond to the sanctions motion is granted.

(3) The motion for sanctions is deferred for consideration by the merits panel assigned to hear this case. The motion, opposition, reply, and a copy of this order shall be transmitted to the merits panel.