Prism Technologies v. PayPal

Filing 52

ORDER - The Report and Recommendation 51 is adopted in its entirety; Cases Nos. 8:08CV195 and 8:08CV196 are deemed related cases pursuantto NEGenR 1.4; VeriSign's Motion to Transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Filing No. 29 in Case N o. 8:08CV195) is granted; PayPal's Motion to Transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) 39 in Case No. 8:08CV196) is granted, andCases Nos. 8:08CV195 and 8:08CV196 are transferred to the Northern District of California for all further proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1404(a). Ordered by Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (MKR)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA PRISM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. VERISIGN, INC., Defendant, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 8:08CV195

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PRISM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. PAYPAL, INC., Defendant.

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CASE NO. 8:08CV196

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This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge F.A.Gossett (Filing No. 40 in Case No. 8:08CV195; Filing No. 51 in Case No. 8:08CV196) recommending that I deem the above captioned cases as related cases1 and that I grant Defendant VeriSign's Motion to Transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Filing No. 29 in Case No. 8:08CV195), and PayPal's Motion to Transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Filing No. 39 in Case No. 8:08CV196). A Statement of Objection to the Report and Recommendation, as allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and NECivR 72.3(a), has not been filed by any party. Having reviewed the record and having considered the Magistrate Judge's recommendation, de novo, I

Defendant VeriSign filed a Notice of Related Cases on August 4, 2008. (Filing No. 32 in Case No. 8:08CV195).

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conclude that Judge Gossett's Report and Recommendation should be adopted, and the cases should be deemed related and transferred to the Northern District of California for all further proceedings. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Filing No. 40 in Case No. 8:08CV195; Filing No. 51 in Case No. 8:08CV196) is adopted in its entirety; 2. Cases Nos. 8:08CV195 and 8:08CV196 are deemed related cases pursuant to NEGenR 1.4; 3. VeriSign's Motion to Transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Filing No. 29 in Case No. 8:08CV195) is granted; 4. PayPal's Motion to Transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (Filing No. 39 in Case No. 8:08CV196) is granted, and 5. Cases Nos. 8:08CV195 and 8:08CV196 are transferred to the Northern District of California for all further proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Dated this 2nd day of December, 2008. BY THE COURT: s/Laurie Smith Camp United States District Judge