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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., and ENDO 

PAR INNOVATION COMPANY, LLC,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

ALKEM LABORATORIES LTD.

 Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00400-JRG 

(LEAD CASE)

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., and ENDO 

PAR INNOVATION COMPANY, LLC,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED

 Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00399-JRG 

(MEMBER CASE)

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER

Plaintiffs Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Endo Par Innovation Company, LLC (together, 

“Par”) and Defendants Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (“Alkem”) and Mankind Pharma Limited 

(“Mankind”) (collectively, “the Parties”) respectfully file this Joint Motion to Amend Docket 

Control Order and would show the Court as follows:

Pursuant to the Court’s Amended Docket Control Order (Dkt. No. 68), the deadline for the 

Parties to comply with P.R. 4-3 (Joint Claim Construction Statement) is September 12, 2024. 

At this time, the Parties seek a brief one-week extension of time up to and including 

September 19, 2024, for the Parties to comply with P.R. 4-3 (Joint Claim Construction Statement). 

The Parties represent that this extension is not sought for the purposes of delay but rather 

so that justice may be served. Counsel for Alkem met and conferred with counsel for Par and 

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Mankind to discuss the substantive relief sought in this Motion. The Parties are jointly seeking 

the relief sought herein. 

Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that the Court grant this Joint Motion and 

enter an order extending the time in which the Parties are required to comply with P.R. 4-3 (Joint 

Claim Construction Statement) up to and including September 19, 2024. 

Dated: September 10, 2024

/s/ A. Neal Seth

Melissa R. Smith 

State Bar No. 24001351 

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP 

303 South Washington Avenue 

Marshall, Texas 75670 

Telephone: (903) 934-8450 

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257 

Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com 

A. Neal Seth 

Teresa Summers

Wiley Rein LLP

2050 M St. NW

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: 202-719-7000 

Facsimile: 202-719-7049

nseth@wiley.law

tsummers@wiley.law

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

ALKEM LABORATORIES, LTD. 

/s/ Rex Mann

Rex Mann 

Brett Johnson 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP (#90875)

2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 900

Dallas, TX 75201

Telephone: (214) 453-6500

Facsimile: (214) 453-6400

rmann@winston.com

mbjohson@winston.com

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Andrea L. Fair 

Martin J. Black – LEAD ATTORNEY 

Robert D. Rhoad 

Sharon K. Gagliardi 

Brian M. Goldberg

Luke M. Reilly 

Daniel R. Roberts 

DECHERT LLP

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19104 

Tel: (215) 994-4000 

martin.black@dechert.com 

robert.rhoad@dechert.com 

sharon.gagliardi@dechert.com 

brian.goldberg@dechert.com 

luke.reilly@dechert.com 

daniel.roberts@dechert.com

Jonathan D.J. Loeb, Ph.D. 

DECHERT LLP

2400 W. El Camino Real, Suite 700 

Mountain View, CA 94040-1499 

Tel: (650) 813-4995 

jonathan.loeb@dechert.com

Of Counsel: 

Andrea L. Fair

Texas Bar No. 24078488 

WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC

1507 Bill Owens Pkwy. 

Longview, TX 75604 

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Maureen Rurka

Samantha M. Lerner

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP (#90875)

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60601

Telephone: (312) 558-5600 

Facsimile: (312) 558-5700

mrurka@winston.com

slerner@winston.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED

Tel: (903) 757-6400 

andrea@wsfirm.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., and ENDO 

PAR INNOVATION COMPANY, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel for Alkem met and conferred 

with counsel for Par and Mankind to discuss the substantive relief sought in this Motion pursuant 

to Local Rule CV-7(h). The Parties are jointly seeking the relief sought in this Motion. 

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

Melissa R. Smith 

 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel of record who are deemed to have consented 

to electronic services are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF 

system on September 10, 2024.

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

Melissa R. Smith 

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