Whirlpool Properties, Inc. et al v. Filters Fast, LLC

Filing 42

ORDER the parties to conduct an Initial Attorneys Conference within 14 days of this Order and file a Certificate of Initial Attorneys Conference, within 7 days of the conference. The parties should indicate in the certificate whether the Utility Patent Claim Construction Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 32) is moot.. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 4/18/18. (clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:17-cv-00601-FDW-DCK
WHIRLPOOL
PROPERTIES,
WHIRPOOL
CORPORATION,
MAYTAG PROPERTIES, LLC,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
FILTERS FAST, LLC,
Defendant.

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ORDER and NOTICE

THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte upon the filing of Plaintiffs Whirlpool
Properties, Inc., Whirlpool Corporation and Maytag Properties, LLC’s First Amended Complaint
(Doc. No. 41). It appears, as reflected in the First Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 41) and as
represented by the parties (Doc. No. 39), that this case no longer involves any claims for patent
infringement, rendering the Utility Patent Claim Construction Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 32)
moot. In light of this development, the parties must conduct an Initial Attorney’s Conference and
file a Certificate of Initial Attorneys Conference as required by Local Rule 16.1 and this Court’s
standing order.
THEREFORE, the Court hereby ORDERS the parties to conduct an Initial Attorney’s
Conference within 14 days of this Order and file a Certificate of Initial Attorney’s Conference,
within 7 days of the conference. The parties should indicate in the certificate whether the Utility
Patent Claim Construction Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 32) is moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: April 18, 2018

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