Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google, Inc. et al

Filing 75

RESPONSE to Motion re 74 Opposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases (Plaintiff Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC's Motion to Consolidate)Opposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases (Plaintiff Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC's Motion to Consolidate) filed by Google, Inc.. (O'Brien, Emily)

Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google, Inc. et al

Doc. 75

.IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. YAHOO! INC., Defendant. PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. GOOGLE INC. and MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendants. § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § §

CASE NO. 2:07-cv-403 (TJW) Jury Demanded.

CASE NO. 2:08-cv-061 (DF/CE) Jury Demanded.

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC'S MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

Defendants Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. respectfully file this response to Plaintiff Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC's Motion to Consolidate. Defendants notify the Court that although Defendants do not agree with all of the arguments or assertions made in the motion, Defendants do not oppose the motion and at no time opposed consolidation of Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., Case No. 2:08-cv-061 (DF/CE) with Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Yahoo! Inc., Case No. 2:07-cv-403 (TJW).

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DATED: March 26, 2009

Respectfully submitted, By /s/ Emily C. O'Brien Charles K. Verhoeven, pro hac vice [e-mail] Attorney In Charge David A. Perlson, pro hac vice [e-mail] Antonio R. Sistos, pro hac vice [e-mail] Emily C. O'Brien, pro hac vice [e-mail] QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Nicholas H. Patton SBN: 15631000 [e-mail] PATTON, TIDWELL & SCHROEDER, LLP 4605 Texas Boulevard P.O. Box 5398 Texarkana, Texas 7550505398 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Google Inc.

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(/s/ Richard A. Cederoth with permission by Emily C. O'Brien) Eric H. Findlay [e-mail] FINDLAY CRAFT 6760 Old Jacksonville Suite 101 Tyler, TX 75703 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Richard A. Cederoth Laura Kolb SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-853-7036 Attorneys for Defendant MICROSOFT CORPORATION

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(/s/ Douglas E. Lumish with permission by Emily C. O'Brien) Otis W. Caroll, Jr. Jack Wesley Hill IRELAND CAROLL & KELLEY 6101 S. Broadway Suite 500 Tyler, TX 75703 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Douglas E. Lumish WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 650-802-3100 Attorneys for Defendant YAHOO! INC. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby 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) on March 26, 2009.

/s/ Emily C. O'Brien

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