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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
`EASTERN DIVISION
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`OLEAN WHOLESALE GROCERY
`COOPERATIVE, INC., et al.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`AGRI STATS, INC., et al.,
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`SANDEE’S CATERING,
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`v.
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`AGRI STATS, INC., et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No.: 1:19-cv-08318
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`Honorable Virginia M. Kendall
`Hon. Gabriel A. Fuentes
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`Case No.: 1:20-cv-02295
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`Honorable Virginia M. Kendall
`Hon. Gabriel A. Fuentes
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`DEFENDANTS TYSON FOODS, INC.; TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.; TYSON
`PREPARED FOODS, INC. AND THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY’S
`MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
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`Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c), Defendants Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats,
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`Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc., and The Hillshire Brands Company (collectively, “Tyson”)
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`respectfully submit this Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings seeking judgment in Tyson’s
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`favor on the pleadings. The reasons for the Motion are set forth in the accompanying
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`Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Judgement on the Pleadings Under Federal Rule
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`of Civil Procedure 12(c), filed contemporaneously herewith.
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`WHEREFORE, Tyson respectfully requests the court issues judgment in Tyson’s favor
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`on the pleadings.
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`Case: 1:20-cv-02295 Document #: 134 Filed: 02/15/21 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:2941
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`Dated: February 15, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`\s\Jordan M. Tank
`Jordan M. Tank
`230 West Monroe Street
`Suite 2260
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: 312.702.0586
`jmt@lipelyons.com
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`Tiffany Rider Rohrbaugh
`Rachel J. Adcox
`Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
`950 F. Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`Telephone: 202.912.4700
`Facsimile: 202.912.4701
`trider@axinn.com
`radcox@axinn.com
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`Jarod G. Taylor (pro hac vice pending)
`Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
`90 State House Square
`Hartford, CT 06103
`Telephone: 860.275.8100
`Facsimile: 860.275.8101
`jtaylor@axinn.com
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`Counsel for Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh
`Meats, Inc., Tyson Prepared Foods, Inc.,
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`Case: 1:20-cv-02295 Document #: 134 Filed: 02/15/21 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:2942
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned, an attorney, hereby certifies that on February 15, 2021, a copy of the
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`foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the Court’s CM/ECF system,
`which will send notification of the filing to all counsel of record.
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`By: /s/ Jordan M. Tank
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