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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

JAMES SMITH, on behalf of himself and

all others similarly situated, and on behalf of 

the TRIAD MANUFACTURING, INC. 

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs.

GREATBANC TRUST COMPANY; THE 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRIAD 

MANUFACTURING, INC.; DAVID 

CAITO; ROBERT HARDIE; and

MICHAEL McCORMICK,

Defendants. 

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NO.: 1:20-CV-02350

JUDGE: GUZMAN

MAG. JUDGE: KIM

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE 

JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING WRITTEN DISCOVERY ISSUES

NOW COMES the Plaintiff JAMES SMITH (“Smith”), and the Defendants 

GREATBANC TRUST COMPANY (“GreatBanc”), the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRIAD 

MANUFACTURING, INC., DAVID CAITO, ROBERT HARDIE, and MICHAEL 

McCORMICK (the “Triad Defendants”) (hereinafter the Plaintiff and Defendants shall 

collectively be referred to as the “Parties”), by and through their respective undersigned counsels, 

and hereby jointly request this Honorable Court extend the deadline to file a Joint Status Report 

Regarding Written Discovery Issues currently set for December 30, 2021 (Dkt. No. 78) to January 

7, 2021 for the reasons set forth herein. In support of this request, the Parties state as follows:

1. On October 12, 2021, this Honorable Court set forth a written discovery schedule which 

includes a deadline of December 30, 2021 for the Parties to file a “joint status report 

identifying each side’s written discovery issues, along with relevant written discovery 
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responses as exhibits.” (Dkt. No. 78).

2. To date, the Parties have exchanged written discovery requests and written responses.

3. Smith has produced documents responsive GreatBanc and the Triad Defendants’ requests. 

GreatBanc and the Triad Defendants have made an initial production of documents 

responsive to Smith’s discovery requests and are diligently reviewing documents for 

continuing production to Smith.

4. On December 17, 2021, the Parties conducted a telephone conference to discuss discovery 

status and potential issues regarding written discovery responses.

5. The Parties are continuing to discuss potential issues and to produce responsive documents

and believe that an additional one week extension of the current deadline, from December 

30, 2021 to January 7, 2021, would provide the Parties sufficient time following the 

holidays to confer further regarding the Parties’ responses in order to determine, consider,

and draft the Joint Status Report Regarding Written Discovery Issues.

WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that this Honorable Court enter an Order 

extending the deadline currently set for the Joint Status Report Regarding Written Discovery Issues 

from December 30, 2021 to January 7, 2021.

Dated: December 17, 2021 Respectfully Submitted. 

JAMES SMITH 

/s/ _Mary J. Bortscheller__________

COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL 

PLLC

Michelle C. Yau (admitted pro hac vice) 

Mary J. Bortscheller, Illinois Bar: 6304457 

Daniel R. Sutter (admitted pro hac vice) 

Laura E. Older (admitted pro hac vice) 

1100 New York Ave. NW ● Fifth Floor 

GREATBANC TRUST COMPANY 

/s/ _Kristen J. Kenley_________________

Mark A. Nebrig (admitted pro hac vice) 

North Carolina Bar No. 28710

Kristen J. Kenley (admitted pro hac vice) 

North Carolina Bar No. 49310

MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC

100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700 Charlotte, 

North Carolina 28205 Telephone: (704) 331-
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Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-4600 

myau@cohenmilstein.com

mbortscheller@cohenmilstein.com 

dsutter@cohenmilstein.com

lolder@cohenmilstein.com

Carol V. Gilden, Illinois Bar: 6185530

190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1705 

Chicago, IL 60603

Tel: (312) 357-0370 / Fax: (312) 357-0369 

cgilden@cohenmilstein.com 

FEINBERG, JACKSON, WORTHMAN & 

WASOW, LLP

Nina Wasow (admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Dan Feinberg (admitted Pro Hac Vice)

2030 Addison Street ● Suite 500

Berkeley, CA 94704

Tel: (510) 269-7998

Fax: (510) 269-7994

nina@feinbergjackson.com

dan@feinbergjackson.com

3602

Facsimile: (704) 339-5974 

marknebrig@mvalaw.com 

kristenkenley@mvalaw.com 

Adam J. Glazer (Bar No. 6199294) Norman 

T. Finkel (Bar No. 6183246) William R. 

Klein (Bar No. 6185715) SCHOENBERG, 

FNKEL, NEWMAN & ROSENBERG LLC 

222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100 

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 648-2300 

adam.glazer@sfnr.com 

norm.finkel@sfnr.com 

bill.klein@sfnr.com 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRIAD 

MANUFACTURING, INC., DAVID 

CAITO, ROBERT HARDIE, and 

MICHAEL McCORMICK

/s/ Matthew D. Grabell (6312929) 

FORDHARRISON, LLP 

271 – 17th Street, NW, Suite 1900

Atlanta, GA 30363

mgrabell@fordharrison.com 

Telephone: (404) 888-3820 

Benjamin P. Fryer 

FORDHARRISON LLP

(admitted pro hac vice)

NC Bar No. 39254

6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1200

Charlotte, NC 28210

bfryer@fordharrison.com 

Telephone: (980) 282-1900

Facsimile: (980) 282-1949
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that on today’s date, December 17, 2021, she served a 

copy of the Parties Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report Regarding 

Written Discovery Issues on all parties via operation of the Court’s CM/ECF electronic filing 

system. 

/s/ _Laura E. Older________________