Carroll v. Texas Instruments Inc.

Filing 69

OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/30/2015. (kh, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

CHESTER CARROLL,

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Plaintiff,
v.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:11cv1037-MHT
(WO)

OPINION
Plaintiff

Chester

Carroll

patent-infringement

lawsuit

Instruments,

claiming

Inc.,

against
that

brings

this

defendant
Texas

Texas

Instruments

directly and indirectly infringed his patents through
the

manufacture

converters.
the
that

United
Texas

and

of

analog-to-digital

This lawsuit is now before the court on
States

Magistrate

Instruments’

should be granted.
objections

sale

to

motion

Judge’s
for

recommendation

summary

judgment

Also before the court are Carroll’s

that

recommendation.

After

an

independent and de novo review of the record, the court

concludes that Carroll’s objections should be overruled
and

the

recommendation

recommendation

was

adopted.

entered

and

Ever
even

since

after

the

Carroll

obtained new counsel, he has still yet to develop and
submit

his

infringement

contentions

or

otherwise

indicate that he is near ready.
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
DONE, this the 30th day of March, 2015.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson___
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE