NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

Filing 8

ORDER Setting Hearing Under Fed.R.Civ.P.16 for 7/31/2014 01:30 PM before Judge Philip A. Brimmer by Judge Philip A. Brimmer on 06/02/14. (jhawk, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Philip A. Brimmer
Civil Action No. 14-cv-01189-PAB
NEOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
Defendant.
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ORDER SETTING HEARING UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 16
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This matter comes before the Court upon a Complaint filed by the Plaintiff
alleging patent infringement. It is
ORDERED that:
1.

A hearing is set for July 31, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom A701 at the

United States Courthouse located at 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. Counsel shall
bring their calendars. This is not a scheduling conference. The parties should not
submit a proposed scheduling order.
2.

The parties shall meet and confer about the following issues and be

prepared to address them at the hearing:
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Whether there are issues of claim construction.
Whether a hearing will be required under Markman v. Westview
Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 (1996).
If a Markman hearing is required, whether discovery is necessary prior to
such hearing. If so, what discovery is required. (This hearing does not
substitute for a scheduling conference before the Magistrate Judge.)
Whether there are any other issues or impediments to the setting of a
Markman hearing.

3.

Out of town counsel are encouraged to appear by telephone given the

short duration of these hearings. An attorney who wishes to appear by telephone for
the hearing shall notify Chambers at [phone] in advance of the hearing to
arrange for telephonic appearance.

DATED June 2, 2014.
BY THE COURT:

s/Philip A. Brimmer
PHILIP A. BRIMMER
United States District Judge

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