Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

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MOTION to Sever and Stay Claims Related to Ballard Patents Pending Reexamination by BB&T Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, Comerica Incorporated, Comerica Bank & Trust, National Association, M&T Bank Corporation, M&T Bank. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A#2 Exhibit B#3 Exhibit C#4 Exhibit D#5 Text of Proposed Order Exhibit E)(Williams, E Danielle) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/13/2006 (sm, ).

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Exhibit E

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION

DATATREASURY CORPORATION, Plaintiff v. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY; WELLS FARGO & COMPANY; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION; BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; U.S. BANCORP; U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; WACHOVIA CORPORATION; WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.; SUNTRUST BANK; BB&T CORPORATION; BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY; BANCORPSOUTH, INC.; BANCORPSOUTH BANK; COMPASS BANCSHARES, INC.; COMPASS BANK; CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.; THE FROST NATIONAL BANK; FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION; FIRST TENNESSEE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; HSBC NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC.; HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; HARRIS BANKCORP, INC.; HARRIS N.A.; NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION; NATIONAL CITY BANK; ZIONS BANCORPORATION; ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK; BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC.; THE BANK OF NEW YORK; UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION; UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.; CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION; CITY NATIONAL BANK; COMERICA INCORPORATED; COMERICA BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS; FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.; FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY; KEYCORP; KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; LASALLE BANK CORPORATION; LASALLE BANK NA; M&T BANK CORPORATION; M&T BANK; THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION UBS AMERICAS, INC.; SMALL VALUE PAYMENTS COMPANY, LLC; THE CLEARING HOUSE PAYMENTS COMPANY, LLC; MAGTEK, INC; FIRST DATA CORPORATION; TELECHECK SERVICES, INC., REMITCO, LLC; and ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORP. Defendants.
ORDER Pending before the Court is the Motion to Sever and Stay Claims Related to Ballard Patents Pending Reexamination of the Ballard Patents by Defendants BB&T Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, Comerica Inc., Comerica Bank & Trust National Association, M&T Bank Corporation and M&T Bank. The Court, having considered the

arguments of counsel, finds the motion to be well taken, and grants the motion as follows: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Sever and Stay Claims Related to Ballard Patents Pending Reexamination is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims against Defendants BB&T Corporation, Branch Banking and Trust Company, Comerica Inc., Comerica Bank & Trust National Association, M&T Bank Corporation and M&T Bank relating to U.S. Patent Nos.
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5,910, 988 and 6,032,137, Counts 1 and 2 of the Amended Complaint, shall be severed from this action and placed on the Court's docket under a new cause number. Further proceedings in that new action shall be stayed pending reexamination of the Ballard patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The parties shall promptly notify the Court in writing of any official action by the United States Patent and Trademark Office concerning either of the two patents in reexamination.

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