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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 Plan, 

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, 

Defendants. 

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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 MOTION HEARING 

AND REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY 

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

GreatBanc Trust Company (“GreatBanc”), and 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 (“Triad Defendants”) (collectively 

the “Parties”), by and through their respective undersigned counsels, and hereby request this 

Honorable Court extend the date for the Motion Hearing set for January 26, 2023 (Dkt. No. 131) 

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to a date to be set by this Honorable Court the week of February 13, 2023 and for leave to appear 

telephonically at the hearing, and in support thereof, state as follows: 

1. On January 17, 2023, the Plaintiffs filed their Unopposed Motion for Class Certification. 

(Dkt. No. 128). 

2. On January 19, 2023, this Honorable Court set a Motion hearing on the Motion for Class 

Certification for January 26, 2023. (Dkt. No. 131). 

3. Counsel for the Triad Defendants currently have an all-day mediation and a hearing in 

other matters scheduled for January 26, 2023. 

4. As a result, the Parties have convened and agreed to extend the date for the Motion hearing 

from January 26, 2023 to a later date, subject to this Honorable Court’s approval. 

5. The Parties have all confirmed availability any day the week of February 13, 2023. 

6. Moreover, the Parties are still engaged in settlement negotiations, and it is possible a 

settlement is reached in principal before the date of the Motion hearing. 

7. As a result, the Parties respectfully request this Honorable Court extend the date for the 

Motion hearing from January 26, 2023 to a date to be decided by the Court the week of 

February 13, 2023. 

8. In addition, in the event the Parties have not reached a settlement by the time of the Motion 

hearing and the Motion hearing is necessary, the Parties request this Honorable Court grant 

them leave to appear telephonically. 

WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request this Honorable Court: 

1. Extend the date for the Motion hearing from January 26, 2023 to a date to be chosen by the 

Court the week of February 13, 2023; and 

2. Grant leave for counsel for the Parties to appear telephonically at the Motion hearing. 

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Respectfully submitted this 20th day of January, 2023. 

/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 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

/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 

/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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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

The undersigned hereby certifies that on today’s date, January 20, 2023, he served a copy 

of the Joint Motion For Extension of Motion Hearing and Request For Leave to Appear 

Telephonically on all parties via electronic service through the CM/ECF filing system. 

/s/ Matthew D. Grabell 

One of the Triad Defendants’ Attorneys 

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