Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

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MOTION to Sever and, MOTION to Stay Claims Relating to The Ballard Patents Pending Reexamination by UBS Americas, Inc.. (Attachments: #1)(Breedlove, Scott)

Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

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Case 2:06-cv-00072-DF-CMC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION DATATREASURY CORPORATION, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant vs. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, et al. Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs § § § § § § §

Civil Action No. 2:06cv72 Jury Trial Demanded

MOTION OF DEFENDANT UBS AMERICAS, INC. TO SEVER AND STAY THE CLAIMS RELATING TO THE BALLARD PATENTS PENDING REEXAMINATION Defendant UBS Americas, Inc. ("UBS") moves for a severance and stay of the claims related to U.S. Patent Nos. 5,910,988 ("the `988 patent") and 6,032,137 ("the `137 patent") (collectively the "Ballard patents") until the reexamination of those two patents is complete. Defendants Harris Bankcorp., Inc., Harris N.A., KeyBank National Association, KeyCorp, PNC Bank, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Sun Trust Bank, Sun Trust Banks, Inc., and Electronic Data Systems Corp. filed a Motion to Sever and Stay the Claims Relating to the Ballard Patents Pending Reexamination of the Ballard Patents on September 19, 2006 in this matter. (Docket Entry #260). UBS adopts the arguments and authorities advanced by that Motion to Sever and Stay, as if set out fully herein. In the interest of justice and of judicial economy, this Court should sever and stay the claims related to the Ballard patents pending the completion of their reexamination.

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Dated: October 11, 2006 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Scott W. Breedlove William L. LaFuze Texas Bar No. 11792500 [e-mail] D. Ferguson McNiel, III Texas Bar No. 13830300 [e-mail] Vinson & Elkins LLP 2300 First City Tower 1001 Fannin Street Houston, TX 77002 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 713.758.2346 Scott W. Breedlove Texas Bar No. 00790361 [e-mail] Vinson & Elkins LLP 3700 Trammell Crow Center 2001 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75201-2975 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 214.220.7716 Harry Lee Gillam, Jr. Texas Bar No. 07921800 [e-mail] Melissa Richards Smith Texas Bar No. 24001351 [e-mail] Gillam & Smith LLP 110 South Bolivar, Suite 204 Marshall, TX 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 903.934.9257 Attorneys for UBS Americas, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that on October 5, 2006, I conferred with Plaintiff DataTreasury Corporation's counsel, Karl Rupp, in a good faith attempt to resolve this matter without court intervention. Mr. Rupp stated that the Plaintiff opposes this Motion.

/s/ Scott W. Breedlove Scott W. Breedlove

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A) on October 11, 2006. /s/ Scott W. Breedlove Scott W. Breedlove
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