KIRKLAND &.. ELLIS LLP 

AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS 

655 Fifteenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Eugene F. Assaf, P.C. 

To Call Writer Directly: 

(202) 879-5196 

eugene.assaf@kirkland.com 

(202) 879-5000 

www.kirkland.com 

Facsimile: 

(202) 879-5200 

Chicago 

The Honorable Joseph A. Dickson 

United States District Judge, 

December 17, 2015 

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey 

U.S. Courthouse 

50 Walnut Street 

Newark, NJ 07101 

Re: Williams, et al. v. BASF Catalysts LLC, et al., 2:1 l-cv-01754-JLL-JAD 

Dear Judge Dickson: 

At the last status conference before Your Honor on October 27, 2015, the parties 

discussed completing the briefing on the motions to dismiss by December 18, 2015. We write to 

inform you that in light of the volume of the briefing and the upcoming holidays, the parties have 

stipulated to completing the briefing by January 7, 2016. At that time, the parties will file all 

motions papers on the docket. 

Should the Court have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. Thank you 

for your consideration of this letter. 

Respectfully submitted, 

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Eugene F. ~af, P.C. 

Hong Kong London Los Angeles Munich New York Palo Alto San Francisco Shanghai 

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Isl Christopher M. Placitella 

Christopher M. Placitella, Esq. 

Michael Coren, Esq. 

Jared M. Placitella, Esq. 

COHEN, PLACITELLA & ROTH, P.C. 

127 Maple Ave 

Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 

(Tel): (732) 747-9003 

(Fax): (732) 747-9004 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 

Eugene F. Assaf, P.C. 

Michael F. Williams 

Daniel A. Bress 

Peter A. Farrell 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

655 15th St., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Phone: (202) 879-5000 

Facsimile: (202) 879-5200 

Counsel for Defendant 

BASF Catalysts LLC 

Respectfully submitted, 

Isl Jeffrey M. Pollock 

Jeffrey M. Pollock, Esq. 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

Princeton Pike Corporate Center 

997 Lenox Drive, Building 3 

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 

(Tel): (609) 896-3600 

(Fax): (609) 896-1469 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 

Isl Stephen M. Orlofsky 

Stephen M. Orlofsky 

New Jersey Resident Partner 

David C. Kistler 

Blank Rome LLP 

301 Carnegie Center, 3rd Floor 

Princeton, NJ 08540 

Phone: (609) 750-2646 

Facsimile: (609) 750-7701 

Counsel for Defendant 

BASF Catalysts LLC 

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John K. Villa 

David S. Blatt 

Grant Geyerman 

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 

725 Twelfth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 434-5000 

Isl Robert E. Ryan 

Robert E. Ryan 

Marc D. Haefner 

Craig Demareski 

CONNELL FOLEY LLP 

85 Livingston A venue 

Roseland, NJ 07068 

(973) 535-0500 

Attorneys for Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP (flk/a Attorneys for Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP (flk/a 

Cahill Gordon & Reindel), Howard G. Sloane, Cahill Gordon & Reindel), Howard G. Sloane, 

Ira J Dembrow, and Scott A. Martin Ira J Dembrow, and Scott A. Martin 

Isl Walter F. Timpone 

Walter F. Timpone 

Walter R. Krzastek 

McELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & 

CARPENTER, LLP 

1300 Mount Kemble A venue 

P.O. Box 2075 

Morristown, NJ 07962-2075 

Attorneys for Defendant Dr. Glen Hemstock 

Isl Eric Tunis 

Eric Tunis 

Olivier Salvagno 

GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DA VIS LLP 

Metro Corporate Campus One 

P.O. Box 5600 

Woodbridge, NJ 07095-0988 

(732) 549-5600 

Attorneys for Defendant Thomas D. Halket 

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Isl Kevin H. Marino 

Kevin H. Marino 

John A. Boyle 

MARINO, TORTORELLA & 

BOYLE,P.C. 

437 Southern Boulevard 

Chatham, New Jersey 07928 

(973) 824-9300 

Attorneys for Defendant Arthur A. Dornbusch II 

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