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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

SUSAN WOERTH MILLER, FAURUM 

SANKARI, ANGELA HEIMGARTNER, 

MICHAEL WACHALA, MARY BETH 

PREUSS, ERIC TERHAERDT, PATRICIA 

WALSH, AND SHEILA EARLY, individually 

and as representatives of classes of participants 

and beneficiaries on behalf of the Astellas US 

Retirement and Savings Plan,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ASTELLAS US LLC, THE BOARD OF 

DIRECTORS OF ASTELLAS US LLC, THE 

ASTELLAS RETIREMENT PLAN 

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, AND AON 

HEWITT INVESTMENT CONSULTING, 

INC. (N/K/A AON INVESTMENTS USA, 

INC.),

Defendants.

Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-03882

Honorable Ronald A. Guzman

CLASS ACTION

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFFS’ DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 

PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 39(a)(2)

Defendants Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting, Inc. (NKA Aon Investments USA, Inc.)

(“AHIC”) and Astellas US LLC, the Board of Directors of Astellas US LLC, the Astellas 

Retirement Plan Administrative Committee (collectively, the “Astellas Defendants”), hereby 

move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 39(a)(2) to strike Plaintiffs’ demand for a jury 

trial set forth in their Amended Complaint (ECF No. 173) (“Am. Compl.”). For the reasons 

stated in the accompanying Memorandum of Law, it is well established that each of Plaintiffs’ 

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claims must be tried before the Court and not a jury, and their demand for a jury trial must be 

struck accordingly. 

LOCAL RULE 37.2 CERTIFICATION

On March 1, 2022, Mr. William D. Pollak, on behalf of Defendants, and Mr. Troy Doles, 

on behalf of Plaintiffs, conferred by email to discuss Defendants’ Motion to Strike Plaintiffs’

Jury Demand. During this conference, counsel for Plaintiffs stated that Plaintiffs do not assent to 

such request for relief. Accordingly, after good faith attempts to resolve their differences, the 

parties are unable to reach an accord.

Dated: March 1, 2022 Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Brian Boyle

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

Brian D. Boyle 

Shannon M. Barrett 

1625 Eye Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006-4001

Telephone: (202) 383–5300

bboyle@omm.com

sbarrett@omm.com

Stuart M. Sarnoff (pro hac vice)

William Pollak (pro hac vice)

Times Square Tower

7 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 326–2000

ssarnoff@omm.com

wpollak@omm.com

John R. Landis

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

321 North Clark Street, Suite 3000

Chicago, IL 60654-4762

Tel: (312) 832–4539

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Attorneys for Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting 

Inc. (NKA Aon Investments USA, Inc.)

Christopher Boran

Matthew A. Russell

Samuel D. Block

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

110 N. Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: 312.324.1000

christopher.boran@morganlewis.com

matthew.russell@morganlewis.com

samuel.block@morganlewis.com

Jeremy P. Blumenfeld

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921

Telephone: 215.963.5000

jeremy.blumenfeld@morganlewis.com

Attorneys for Defendants Astellas US LLC,

its Board of Directors, and the Astellas

Retirement Plan Administrative Committee

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Brian Boyle, hereby certify that on March 1, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing 

Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Strike Plaintiffs’ Demand for Jury 

Trial using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to all registered 

participants. 

/s/ Brian D. Boyle 

Brian D. Boyle

Attorney for Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. 

(NKA Aon Investments USA, Inc.)

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