PA Advisors, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Filing 162

REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting (proposed docket control order). (Smith, Melissa) Modified on 7/24/2008 (rml, ). Modified on 7/24/2008 (ljw, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION PA ADVISORS, LLC Plaintiff, v. GOOGLE INC., et al, Defendants ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:07-CV-480 (D) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

PROPOSED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER PURSUANT TO FRCP 26(f) CONFERENCE
STEP ACTION PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSAL DEFENDANTS' PROPOSAL

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Initial Case Management Conference. P.R. 2-1 FRCP 26(f) Patentee serves Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Preliminary Infringement Contentions. P.R. 3-1. Patentee makes Document Production Accompanying Disclosure. P.R. 3-2. Initial Disclosures FRCP 26(a)(1)

07/24/08 08/15/08 (22 days from CMC instead of 10) 08/15/08

Agreed Agreed

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Agreed

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08/29/08 (39 days after CMC instead of 14) 10/24/08 (70 days after 3.1 instead of 45 days) 10/24/08

Agreed

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Accused Infringer serves Preliminary Invalidity Contentions. P.R. 3-3 Accused Infringer makes Document Production accompanying preliminary invalidity contentions. P.R. 3-4 All parties make Exchange of Proposed Terms and Claim Elements for Construction. P.R. 4-1(a) Patentee shall limit the number of asserted claims to no more than ten (10) and notify the accused infringer and court.

11/14/08

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11/14/08

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3/26/09

1/23/09

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3/31/09

1/28/09

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STEP

ACTION

PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSAL

DEFENDANTS' PROPOSAL

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All parties meet and confer to discuss list of Proposed Terms and Claim Elements for Construction. P.R. 4-1(b) Deadline for early mediation at the Parties' request. All parties make Exchange of Preliminary Claim Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence. P.R. 4-2 All parties meet and confer to discuss Preliminary Claim Constructions and Extrinsic Evidence. P.R. 4-2(c) All parties jointly file Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement. P.R. 4-3 Deadline to join other parties without leave of Court, which shall be at least 60 days before the deadline for filing dispositive motions. Deadline to file amended pleadings without leave of Court, which shall be at least 30 days before the deadline for dispositive motions. Completion of claim construction discovery. P.R. 4-4 Patentee files opening claim construction brief. P.R. 4-5(a) Accused Infringer files responsive claim construction brief. P.R. 4-5(b) Patentee files reply brief on claim construction. P.R. 4-5(c)

4/16/09

1/30/09

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11/14/08 4/15/09

Mediation after Markman hearing 2/27/09

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5/7/09 and 5/14/09

3/10/09

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5/28/09

3/27/09

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11/18/08

Agreed

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11/18/08

Agreed

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06/9/09 6/18/09 7/20/09 (32 days after opening brief instead of 14) 08/10/09 (21 days after response brief instead of 7) 9/7/09 9/16/09 9/17/09 TBD

4/27/09 5/28/09 7/20/09

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Agreed

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Parties file Joint Claim Construction Chart. P.R. 4-5(d) Pre-hearing conference and technical tutorial, if necessary. Claim Construction Hearing. P.R. 4-6 Court's Claim Construction Ruling.

Agreed Agreed Agreed Agreed

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STEP

ACTION

PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSAL

DEFENDANTS' PROPOSAL

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Patentee makes Final Infringement Contentions. P.R. 3-6(a)

On or about 30 days after claim construction ruling pursuant to P.R. 36(a). On or about 40 days after claim construction ruling On or about 40 days after claim construction ruling. On or about 50 days after claim construction ruling pursuant to P.R. 36(a). On or about 50 days after claim construction ruling. On or about 60 days after claim construction ruling. On or about 80 days after claim construction ruling. On or about 90 days after claim construction ruling.

Agreed

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Accused Infringer serves Preliminary Unenforceability Contentions. Accused Infringer makes document production accompanying Preliminary Unenforceability Contentions. Accused Infringer makes Final Invalidity Contentions. P.R. 3-6(b)

Agreed

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Agreed

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Agreed

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Accused Infringer makes disclosure relating to willfulness. P.R. 3-8 Accused Infringer makes Final Unenforceability Contentions. Deadline for completion of all fact discovery, which shall be at least 90 days before the final pretrial conference. Deadline for disclosure of expert testimony on issues for which a party bears the burden of proof. FRCP 26(a)(2) L.R. CV-26(b)

Agreed

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Agreed

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On or about 90 days after claim construction ruling. On or about 120 days after claim construction ruling.

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Deadline for disclosure of rebuttal expert testimony. FRCP 26(a)(2) L.R. CV-26(b)

On or about 110 days after claim construction ruling. On or about 60 days after claim construction ruling 30 days after rebuttal expert testimony. 15 days after completion of expert discovery

On or about 150 days after claim construction ruling Agreed

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Deadline for late mediation at the Parties' request.

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Deadline for completion of expert discovery.

Agreed

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Deadline for objections to other parties' expert witnesses.

Agreed

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STEP

ACTION

PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSAL

DEFENDANTS' PROPOSAL

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Deadline for filing dispositive motions, including motions on invalidity and unenforceability, which shall be at least 75 days before the initial pretrial conference. Deadline for filing all Daubert motions. Deadline for parties to make pretrial disclosures. FRCP 26(a)(3)

At least 75 days before initial pretrial conference Same as 36. At least 30 days before initial pretrial conference. At least 30 days before initial pretrial conference At least 30 days before initial pretrial conference. At least 2 weeks before the initial pretrial conference.

Agreed

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Agreed Agreed

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Patentee to provide to other parties its information for Joint Final Pretrial Order, Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form. . Defendant and Third parties to provide to Patentee their information for Joint Final Pretrial Order, Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form. Parties to file Proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order, Proposed Jury Instructions, Joint Verdict Forms and Motions in Limine. Prior to initial pretrial conference, parties shall confer with each other regarding the other party's Motion in Limine, deposition designations, and exhibits and shall submit to the Court in writing any objections they may have to the other party's Motions in Limine, deposition designations and exhibits. Initial Pretrial Conference and hearing on Motions in Limine if required and hearing on objections to deposition designations and exhibits. Final Pretrial Conference before Judge David Folsom. Jury Selection before Judge David Folsom.

Agreed

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Agreed

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Agreed

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TBD

Agreed

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TBD March, 2010

Agreed October, 2010

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Respectfully submitted, /s/ Andrew Wesley Spangler Spangler Law PC /s/ David J Beck Beck Redden & Secrest

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208 N. Green St., Suite 300 Longview, TX 75601 903-753-9300 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Danny Lloyd Williams Williams Morgan & Amerson 10333 Richmond, Suite 1100 Houston, TX 77042 713/934-4060 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] David Michael Pridham David Pridham Law Office of David Pridham 25 Linden Road Barrington, RI 02806 401-633-7247 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] J Mike Amerson Williams Morgan & Amerson PC 10333 Richmond, Suite 1100 Houston, TX 77042 713/934-4055 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Joseph Diamante Jenner & Block LLP - NY 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 212/891-1600 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Patrick Rolf Anderson Patrick R. Anderson, PLLC 4225 Miller Rd., Bldg. B-9, Suite 358 Flint, MI 48507 517-303-4806 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

1221 McKinney St, Suite 4500 One Houston Center Houston, TX 77010-2020 713/951-3700 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Brian C Cannon Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges Redwood 555 Twin Dolphin Dr Suite 560 Redwood Shores, CA 94065 650/801-5000 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Michael Ernest Richardson Beck Redden & Secrest - Houston 1221 McKinney Suite 4500 Houston, TX 77010-2010 713/951-6284 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT GOOGLE INC.

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Jonathan T. Suder State Bar No. 19463350 Michael T. Cooke State Bar No. 04759650 FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE Tindall Square Warehouse No. 1 604 East 4th Street, Suite 200 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 [phone] Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF PA ADVISORS, LLC /s/ Jason C White Howrey LLP - Chicago 321 North Clark Street Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60610 312/846-4680 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] John Frederick Bufe Potter Minton P. O. Box 359 Tyler, TX 75710 903/597/8311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Michael Edwin Jones Potter Minton PC 110 N College Suite 500 PO Box 359 Tyler, TX 75710-0359 903/597/8311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT YAHOO! INC.

/s/ David M Lacy Kusters Fenwick & West - San Francisco 555 California Street 12th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 415-875-2300 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Indra Neel Chatterjee Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe - Menlo Park 1000 Marsh Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025 650/614-7400 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] J Thad Heartfield The Heartfield Law Firm 2195 Dowlen Rd Beaumont, TX 77706 409/866-3318 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Monte M F Cooper Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1000 Marsh Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025 650/614-7375

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Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Thomas J Gray Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe - Irvine 4 Park Plaza Suite 1600 Irvine, CA 92614 949/567-6700 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT FACEBOOK, INC. /s/ Craig S Summers Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Irvine,CA 2040 Main St Fourteenth Floor Irvine, CA 92614 949/760-0404 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Joseph S Cianfrani Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Irvine,CA 2040 Main St Fourteenth Floor Irvine, CA 92614 949/760-0404 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Matthew S Bellinger Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Irvine,CA 2040 Main St Fourteenth Floor Irvine, CA 92614 949-760-9502 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Melvin R Wilcox, III Yarbrough - Wilcox, PLLC

/s/ Hiep Huu Nguyen Darby & Darby - New York 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007-0042 212/527-7700 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] James E Hanft Darby & Darby - New York 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007-0042 212/527-7700 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Matthew D Orwig Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP - Dallas 1717 Main Street Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75201-7395 214/259-0990 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Melvin C Garner Darby & Darby - New York 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007-0042

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212/527-7700 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT CONTEXTWEB, INC. /s/ Ben Frey Sidley Austin - Chicago Bank One Plaza One South Dearborn Ave Chicago, IL 60603 312/853-7000 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Douglas I Lewis Sidley Austin - Chicago One South Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60603 312/853-7000 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Evelyn Y Chen Sidley Austin - Dallas 717 N Harwood Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75201 214-981-3412 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] G William Lavender Lavender Law 210 N State Line Ave Suite 503 PO Box 1938 Texarkana, AR 75504-1938 870/773-3187 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Richard A Cederoth Sidley Austin - Chicago

100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1015 Tyler, TX 75702 903.595.1133 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT SPECIFIC MEDIA, INC. /s/ C Thomas Kruse Baker & Hostetler - Houston 1000 Louisiana Suite 2000 Houston, TX 77002-5009 713/646-1365 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Paul I Perlman Hodgson Russ LLP 140 Pearl Street Suite 100 Buffalo, NY 14202-4040 716/848-1479 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Robert J Fluskey, Jr Hodgson Russ LLP 140 Pearl Street Suite 100 Buffalo, NY 14202-4040 716/856-4000 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT SEACAST CORPORATION and PULSE 360, INC.

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One South Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60603 312/853-7000 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS FAST SEARCH & TRANSFER, INC., FAST SEARCH TRANSFER ASA and AGENTARTS, INC. /s/ Harry Lee Gillam, Jr Gillam & Smith, LLP 303 South Washington Avenue Marshall, TX 75670 903-934-8450 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Howard I Sherman Kaye Scholer - New York 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 212/836-8071 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] James S Blank Kaye Scholer - New York 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 212/836-7528 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 24/7 REAL MEDIA, INC.

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