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No. 09-2356
 United States Court of Appealsfor the Seventh Circuit
 
Papa John’s International, Inc., andPJ Food Service, Inc.
Appellants
,
v.Antoin Rezko
,
et al,Appellees
.
Brief of Appellants.Appeal as of Right from a Dismissal Order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois at Chicago.Hon. Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, U.S. District Judge.
Brief of Appellants by:Lee ThomasonCorporate CounselPapa John’s International, Inc.2002 Papa John’s BoulevardLouisville, KY 40299(502) 261-4773
Case: 09-2356 Document: 16 Filed: 07/31/2009 Pages: 65
 
CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Appellate Court No:Short Caption:To enable the judges to determine whether recusal is necessary or appropriate, an attorney for a non-governmental party or amicus curiae, or a private attorney representing a government party, must furnish a disclosure statement providing thefollowing information in compliance with Circuit Rule 26.1 and Fed. R. App. P. 26.1.The Court prefers that the disclosure statement be filed immediately following docketing; but, the disclosure statement must be filed within 21 days of docketing or upon the filing of a motion, response, petition, or answer in this court, whichever occursfirst. Attorneys are required to file an amended statement to reflect any material changes in the required information. The textof the statement must also be included in front of the table of contents of the party's main brief.
Counsel is required tocomplete the entire statement and to use N/A for any information that is not applicable if this form is used.[ ]PLEASE CHECK HERE IF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS FORM IS NEW OR REVISEDAND INDICATE WHICH INFORMATION IS NEW OR REVISED.
(1)The full name of every party that the attorney represents in the case (if the party is a corporation, you must provide thecorporate disclosure information required by Fed. R. App. P 26.1 by completing item #3): (2)The names of all law firms whose partners or associates have appeared for the party in the case (including proceedingsin the district court or before an administrative agency) or are expected to appear for the party in this court: (3)If the party or amicus is a corporation:i)Identify all its parent corporations, if any; and ii)list any publicly held company that owns 10% or more of the party’s or amicus’ stock: 
Attorney's Signature: Date:Attorney's Printed Name:Please indicate if you are
Counsel of Record 
for the above listed parties pursuant to Circuit Rule 3(d).
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rev. 01/08 AK 
Case: 09-2356 Document: 16 Filed: 07/31/2009 Pages: 65
 
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09-2356
Papa John's Int'l, Inc. and PJ Food Service, Inc. v. Rezko, et al.
Papa John's International, Inc.PJ Food Service, Inc.
Former counsel were: (1) Hunton & Williams, (2) Foley & Lardner, (3) Sonnenschien Nath & Rosenthal, LLP(4) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, (5) Seyfarth Shaw LLP, (6) K&L Gates LLP
Papa John's International, Inc., is a publicy-traded company, which wholly owns PJ Food Service, Inc.
None
06 AUG 2009Charles Lee Thomason
Legal Dept. Papa John's International, Inc.2002 Papa John's Blvd. Louisville, KY 40299(502) 261-4773
(502) 261-4324
lee_thomason@papajohns.com
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~s~ Charles L. Thomason
 
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Table of Contents
PageCorporate Disclosure StatementTable of Contents ……………………………………….. i
 
Table of Authorities ……………………………………….. ivA. Arranged Alphabetically
…………………………………. iv
 
B. Arranged by Precedential Source ……………………….….. xiiiJurisdictional Statement of Appellants …………………… 1
 
Statement of the Issues Presented for Review …………………… 2
 
Statement of the Case, Proceedings and Disposition Below ……… 51.
The Action For Injunctive Relief Against the LLC Franchisees
…………………… 5
 
2.
The Civil Suit Pleaded for Lanham Actand Related Relief 
………………………………….
6
 3.
The Indictment of the Individual Defendant
……… 7
 4.
The Stay of All Discovery as to All Defendants
……… 9
 5.
Continuing Status Conferences
…………………… 10
6.
The
Sua Sponte 
Dismissal Order 
…………………… 11
 
Statement of Facts Relevant to Issues for Review .
…………… 13
Summary of Arguments
……………………………………..… 17
 
ARGUMENT
……………………………………..… 18I.
Error to Stay Discovery as to the LLC Defendants
……………. 18
A. Standard of Review For a StayBased on the Fifth Amendment
 
………………..………... 18
 1.
 
Typical Stays are Reviewed for Abuse of Discretion
………………..………... 18
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