From the archive: this article was first published January 17, 2025. The news links at the end reflect that period; they are not a current status report.
Joint Report Regarding Lunch
Let me set the table for you here: defense counsel asked for more time to respond to the complaint, citing the upcoming holidays (Thanksgiving). Plaintiff’s counsel did not agree to the extension, so an opposed motion for extension of time was filed.
The Court was, well, not thrilled by the dispute.
The Court wanted one thing: the attorneys from both sides to sit down, break bread, and talk. And while I thought a Motion to Compel Lunch at Chipotle was inevitable, the parties quickly complied.
After lunch, the attorneys filed a “Joint Report Regarding Lunch” (lol). It has everything:
- Saw’s BBQ;
- Defense counsel tipping 100%;
- A discussion about “everyone’s small town bona fides.”
Big props to the judge and attorneys here. Hope this never happens to me, but if it does, I’ve got a template in my back pocket and a menu from the best sushi place in town.
A couple 0.1’s
- Big 4 v. BigLaw. KPMG is seeking a license to operate a law firm in Arizona.
- We’re a few days away from the fate of TikTok, and it’s not looking good.
- Professional Responsibility professors are going to love this one.
Historical source note
The reproduced order and joint report identify McCullers v. Koch Foods, No. 1:24-cv-01496-RDP (N.D. Ala.), documents 7 and 10. The order is dated November 26, 2024; the report was filed December 19, 2024.
Two developments followed the news items below the original lunch story: the Arizona Supreme Court approved KPMG Law US, LLC on February 27, 2025, subject to conditions, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the First Amendment challenge in TikTok Inc. v. Garland on January 17, 2025.