UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

EASTERN DIVISION 

B. B., a minor, by and ) 

through his mother and next friend, ) 

OWENA KNOWLES, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

 ) 

 v. ) Case No.: 3:06-cv-00715-MHT 

 ) 

PAWN CITY, INC., INTERSTATE ) 

ARMS CORP., and NORINCO a/k/a ) 

CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORP., ) 

et al., ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

RESPONSE OF CHINA NORTH INDUSTRIES CORP. TO

SHOW CAUSE ORDER DATED FEBRUARY 20, 2007

 Comes now defendant China North Industries Corp. (“Norinco”) and responds to 

the Court’s Order to show cause why Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant Norinco’s 

Discovery Responses Within Fourteen (14) Days should not be granted. 

 Today, February 28, 2007, Norinco served its Responses to Plaintiff’s First 

Interrogatories (attached hereto as Exhibit “A”) and its Responses to Plaintiff’s First 

Requests for Production (attached hereto as Exhibit “B”). Norinco apologizes for its 

delay in responding to Plaintiff’s discovery. The delay was solely because of 

communication problems between Norinco and its counsel. Norinco believes this case to 

be eminently defensible and wishes to assure the Court and the other parties that Norinco 

was not seeking to delay these proceedings or to avoid responding to Plaintiff’s discovery 

requests. 

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WHEREFORE, defendant Norinco respectfully submits that Plaintiff’s Motion to 

Compel Defendant Norinco’s Discovery Responses Within Fourteen (14) Days is due to 

be denied as moot. 

 

 

s/ James C. Barton, Jr. 

James C. Barton, Jr. (BAR014) 

Bar Number: ASB-0237-B51J 

Email: jbartonjr@jbpp.com 

s/ Alan D. Mathis 

Alan D. Mathis (MAT052) 

Bar Number: ASB-8922-A59M 

Email: adm@jbpp.com 

Attorneys for defendant 

China North Industries Corp. a/k/a Norinco 

JOHNSTON BARTON PROCTOR & ROSE LLP 

2900 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza 

1901 Sixth Avenue North 

Birmingham, Alabama 35203 

Telephone: (205) 458-9400 

Facsimile: (205) 458-9500 

OF COUNSEL 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I electronically filed the above and foregoing with the Clerk 

of the Court on February 28, 2007, using the CM/ECF system, which will send 

notification of such filing to the following: 

 David J. Hodge, Esq. 

PITTMAN, DUTTON, KIRBY & HELLUMS, P.C. 

2001 Park Place North 

1100 Park Place Tower 

Birmingham, Alabama 35203 

Nick Wooten, Esq. 

WOOTEN & CARLTON, P.C. 

P.O. Drawer 290 

Lafayette, Alabama 36862 

John D. Gleissner, Esq. 

ROGERS & ASSOCIATES 

3000 Riverchase Galleria, Suite 650 

Birmingham, Alabama 35244 

Todd M. Higey, Esq. 

 ADAMS and REESE LLP 

 2100 3rd Avenue North, Suite 1100 

 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 

 Curt M. Johnson, Esq. 

 JOHNSON CALDWELL & MCCOY 

 117 N. Lanier Avenue, Suite 201 

 Lanett, Alabama 36863 

 

 s/ Alan D. Mathis 

 Of Counsel 

W0593741.DOC

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