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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER TAKING MEMRY'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND KOT'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS UNDER SUBMISSION WITHOUT

ORAL ARGUMENT—No. C-04-03843 RMW 

MAG

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 8/1/07

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MEMRY CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

KENTUCKY OIL TECHNOLOGY, N.V.,

PETER BESSELINK, MEMORY METALS

HOLLAND, B.V.,

Defendants.

No. C-04-03843 RMW

ORDER TAKING MEMRY'S MOTION TO

DISMISS AND KOT'S MOTION FOR

SANCTIONS UNDER SUBMISSION

WITHOUT ORAL ARGUMENT

[Re Docket Nos. 635, 649]

KENTUCKY OIL TECHNOLOGY, N.V.,

Counterclaimant,

v.

MEMRY CORPORATION and 

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION,

Counterdefendants.

Scheduled for hearing on August 3, 2007 before the court are two related motions: the first is

a motion by Memry Corporation ("Memry") challenging Kentucky Oil's ("KOT's") standing to assert

its counterclaims against Memry; the second is a motion by KOT for sanctions, asserting that

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Memry is in violation of the court's scheduling orders and its order dated March 23, 2007, which

expressly set forth that "No further dispositive motions shall be filed." The motion to dismiss

concerns whether KOT, as the successor-in-interest to United Stenting, Inc. (a foreign corporation

that allegedly was restricted from transacting intrastate business in California because it did not first

obtain a certificate of qualification), is barred from maintaining this civil action. Central to the

motion for sanctions is the parties' dispute over whether Memry's motion to dismiss is a disguised

motion for summary judgment brought without seeking the court's leave.

 Having reviewed the parties' papers, the court does not believe that oral argument is

necessary. Accordingly, the matter shall be deemed submitted on the papers. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). 

Should the court later decide that it would benefit from oral argument, the parties will be notified. 

DATED: 8/1/07

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER TAKING MEMRY'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND KOT'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS UNDER SUBMISSION WITHOUT

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Memry:

Andrew C. Ryan ryan@cantorcolburn.com 

William J. Cass wcass@cantorcolburn.com 

Thomas Mango tmango@cantorcolburn.com 

Benjamin J. Holl benjamin.holl@dbr.com 

Charles A. Reid, III charles.reid@dbr.com 

Counsel for STC:

Nancy J. Geenen ngeenen@foleylaw.com 

David B. Moyer dmoyer@foley.com 

Kimberly K. Dodd kdodd@foley.com 

Counsel for KOT:

Michael H. Bierman mbierman@luce.com 

Nicola A. Pisano npisano@luce.com

Jeffrey David Wexler jwexler@luce.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 8/1/07 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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