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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

James Smith and Jerry Honse, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly 

situated, and on behalf of the Triad 

Manufacturing, Inc. Employee Stock 

Ownership Plans, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GreatBanc Trust Company, the Board of 

Directors of Triad Manufacturing, Inc., 

David Caito, Robert Hardie, Michael 

McCormick, Elizabeth J. McCormick, 

Elizabeth J. McCormick Second 

Amended and Restated Revocable 

Living Trust, Michael K. McCormick 

Second Amended and Restated 

Revocable Living Trust, David M. Caito 

Revocable Trust, and First Amended and 

Restated Robert Hardie Revocable 

Trust, 

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Civil Action No.: 1:20-cv-02350 

JUDGE RONALD A. GUZMAN 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE YOUNG B. KIM 

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF 

DEADLINES TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATION 

 NOW COME the Plaintiffs James Smith and Jerry Honse (“Plaintiffs”), Defendant 

GreatBanc Trust Company (“GreatBanc”), and Defendants David Caito, Robert Hardie, and 

Michael McCormick, Elizabeth McCormick, and the Elizabeth J. McCormick Second Amended 

and Restated Revocable Living Trust, the Michael K. McCormick Second Amended and Restated 

Revocable Living Trust, the David M. Caito Revocable Trust, and the First Amended and Restated 

Robert Hardie Revocable Trust (collectively, the “Triad Defendants”), by and through their 

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respective undersigned counsel, to hereby request this Honorable Court extend the current 

deadlines set by the Court on October 20, 2022 (Dkt. No. 125) to allow the Parties additional time 

to reach a compromise resolution of this matter following their mediation on December 8, 2022, 

and in support thereof, state as follows: 

1. On October 20, 2022, the Court granted the Parties’ motion to modify that case schedule 

to allow the Parties to participate in a mediation and conserve costs for any potential 

settlement. The Court’s order set the following schedule (Dkt. No. 125): 

Event Deadline 

Mediation December 8, 2022 

Motion for Class Certification December 20, 2022 

Opposition to Class Certification January 20, 2023 

Class Certification Reply February 10, 2023 

Opening Expert Reports March 1, 2023 

Rebuttal Reports March 31, 2023 

Close of Expert Discovery May 5, 2023 

2. On December 8, 2022, the Parties participated in a full day, in-person mediation, which 

was facilitated by Michael D. Young, Esq. of JAMS ADR in New York, NY. The Parties 

did not resolve the matter during the December 8 mediation. However, the Parties continue 

to engage in good faith in settlement negotiation, aided by Mr. Young. 

3. To allow the Parties to continue their efforts to negotiate a settlement and conserve costs 

for any potential settlement, the Parties hereby request that the above-referenced schedule 

be modified to allow additional time for the Parties to engage in negotiation. 

4. This joint request is not made for the purpose of delay, but rather to allow the Parties to 

fully dedicate their efforts to attempt to resolve this matter following the December 8, 2022 

mediation and accommodate the approaching holiday season. 

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WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request this Honorable Court modify the schedule 

entered on October 20, 2022 (Dkt. No. 125) as follows: 

Dated: December 13, 2022 Respectfully Submitted, 

/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) 

1100 New York Ave. NW ● Fifth Floor 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 408-4600 

myau@cohenmilstein.com 

mbortscheller@cohenmilstein.com 

dsutter@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 

/s/ Mark A. Nebrig 

MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC 

Mark A. Nebrig (admitted pro hac vice) 

Joseph Piligian (admitted pro hac vice) 

100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28205 

Telephone: (704) 331-3602 

Facsimile: (704) 339-5974 

marknebrig@mvalaw.com 

joepiligian@mvalaw.com 

SCHOENBERG, FINKEL, NEWMAN & 

ROSENBERG LLC 

Adam J. Glazer (Bar No. 6199294) 

Norman T. Finkel (Bar No. 6183246) 

William R. Klein (Bar No. 6185715) 

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 

Attorneys for Defendant GreatBanc Trust Company 

Event Current Deadline Proposed New Deadline 

Motion for Class Certification December 20, 2022 January 17, 2023 

Opposition to Class Certification January 20, 2023 February 17, 2023 

Class Certification Reply February 10, 2023 March 10, 2023 

Opening Expert Reports March 1, 2023 March 22, 2023 

Rebuttal Reports March 31, 2023 April 21, 2023 

Close of Expert Discovery May 5, 2023 May 26, 2023 

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/s/ Matthew D. Grabell 

FORDHARRISON, LLP 

Matthew D. Grabell (Illinois Bar: 6312929) 

271 – 17th Street, NW, Suite 1900 

Atlanta, GA 30363 

mgrabell@fordharrison.com 

Telephone: (404) 888-3820 

Benjamin P. Fryer (admitted pro hac 

vice) 

6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1200 

Charlotte, NC 28210 

bfryer@fordharrison.com 

Telephone: (980) 282-1900 

Facsimile: (980) 282-1949 

Attorneys for Triad Defendants 

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