Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 575

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken DENYING UBISOFTS 502 MOTION TO FILE A THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINT AS MOOT. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DIGITAL REG OF TEXAS, LLC,

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Plaintiff,
v.
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC., et al.,

No. C 12-1971 CW
ORDER DENYING
UBISOFT’S MOTION
TO FILE A THIRDPARTY COMPLAINT AS
MOOT (Docket No.
502)

Defendants.
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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On February 21, 2014, Defendant Ubisoft, Inc. moved for leave

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to file a third-party complaint against former Defendant Valve

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Corporation.

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defending party to implead a third party who “may be liable to him

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for all or part of the plaintiff’s claim against him.”

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10, 2014, the Court granted summary judgment of non-infringement

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as to all claims asserted by Plaintiff against Ubisoft.

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Docket No. 574.

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case, it would be improper to allow Ubisoft to file a third-party

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complaint against Valve.

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 14(a) permits only a

On June

See

Because Ubisoft is no longer a defendant in this

Ubisoft correctly notes that there is some factual overlap

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between the present patent infringement case and Ubisoft’s third-

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party claims seeking indemnification for costs occurred in

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defending this case.

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suit seeking indemnification from Valve and file a notice that the

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Accordingly, Ubisoft may file a separate

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case is related to the present case, which the Court will

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consider.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 6/12/2014
CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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