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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Declaratory Judgement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

CENTRAL DIVIVSION

WITT CARIBBEAN, LLC PLAINTIFF!

COUNTERV.

ATLYS GLOBAL, LLC

V.

No. 4:21-cv-618-DPM

DEFENDANT

DEFENDANT/

COUNTERPLAINTIFF/THIRDPARTY PLAINTIFF

WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS, LLC;

WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS FUND I, L.P.;

WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS CAPITAL, LLC,

d/b/a WGP Capital; WITT GLOBAL PARTNERS

ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC; WITT GLOBAL

PARTNERS GP-I, LLC; WITT CORP;

AG WITT, LLC; JOHN DOE CORPORATIONS,

Will Affiliated Companies; JAMES LEE WITT;

ROD SWEETMAN; and WILLIAM (BILL) RILEY

ORDER

THIRD-PARTY

DEFENDANTS

For the reasons stated on the record, the Court orders the

following steps to resolve the discovery disputes:

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 ̄ Witt Caribbean, James Witt, Rod Sweetman, William Riley, Will

Global Partners, and AG Witt must respond fully to all the

pending written discovery by 20 January 2023. Given the longdelayed responses, if the Will parties do not comply, the Court

will consider sanctions.

 ̄ Any objection by the Will parties to all pending discovery is

waived, except for attorney-client privilege and confidentiality

about ongoing buyout negotiations.

 ̄ Information about any concluded buyout negotiations is

discoverable now. Atlys must propound new specific discovery

about buyout negotiations. That discovery must include a

carveout that gives the Witt parties thirty days to respond after

any ongoing negotiations end.

 ̄ The parties must meet and confer today and agree on deposition

dates in late February or March, with the particulars to be sorted

after the Will parties respond to the discovery.

The Court directs counsel for all parties to study the Final Scheduling

Order, Doc. 41. The parties must proceed on any other discovery

disputes in strict compliance with that Order and the models of joint

reports of discovery disputes, which the Court has provided to counsel

informally. The Court also directs the parties to make more use of local

counsel, especially on discovery issues.

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So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge

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