Technology Properties Limited LLC et al v. Samsung Electronic Co., LTD et al

Filing 14

ORDER OF REFERRAL FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 9/24/14. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2014)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 No. C 12-03881 JSW 11 ORDER OF REFERRAL FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP AND CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Plaintiffs, For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED, LLC, PHOENIX DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, and PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 12 v. 13 14 NINTENDO CO., LTD, and NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC., 15 Defendants. / 16 17 On September 19, 2014, the parties filed a joint case management statement, in which 18 they stated that Plaintiffs are litigating the patents at issue in seven other actions in this District, 19 and that Plaintiffs recently prevailed in a trial on one of the patents before Magistrate Judge 20 Paul S. Grewal. (See Docket No. 34, Joint Case Management Statement at pp. 4-5.) The Court 21 CONTINUES the case management conference set for September 26, 2014 to December 5, 22 2014, at 11:00 a.m. The parties may submit a revised joint case management statement on 23 December 1, 2014, setting forth any dates that may need to be revised in light of this Order. In the interim, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12, and in light of proposed new Patent 24 25 Local Rule 2-1, the Court HEREBY REFERS this matter to Judge Grewal to determine if it is 26 related to HTC Corporation, et al. v. Technology Properties, Ltd., et al., No. 08-CV-882-PSG. 27 If Judge Grewal determines this matter is not related, the case should then be referred to the 28 // 1 Honorable Vince Chhabria to determine if it is related to Technology Partners, Ltd., et al., v. 2 Barnes & Noble, Inc., No. 12-CV-3863. 3 If Judge Chhabria determines this matter is not related, the case should then be referred 4 to the Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton to determine if it is related to Technology Partners, Ltd., et 5 al., v. Huawei Techologies Co., Ltd., et al., No. 12-CV-3865 and/or Techology Partners, Ltd., et 6 al., v. Novatel Wireless, Inc., No. 12-CV-3879. 7 If Judge Hamilton determines that the cases are not related, the case should then be 8 referred to the Honorable Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte to determine if it is 9 related to Techology Partners, Inc. v. Garmin Ltd., et al., No. 12-CV-3870. If Chief Judge Laporte determines this matter is not related, the case should then be 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 referred to the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman to determine if it is related to Technology 12 Partners, Ltd., et al. v. ZTE Corporation, et al., No. 12-CV-3876. 13 If Judge Freeman determines this matter is not related, the case should then be referred 14 to the Honorable Lucy H. Koh to determine if it is related to Technology Partners, Ltd., et al., v. 15 Samsun Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., No. 12-CV-3877. 16 Finally, if Judge Koh determines this matter is not related, the case should then be 17 referred to the Honorable Susan Illston to determine if it is related to Technology Partners, Ltd., 18 et al., v. LG Electronics, Inc., No. 12-CV-3880. See N.D. Civ. L.R. 3-12(f)(2). 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 24, 2014 JEFFREY S. WHITE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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