Actus, LLC v. Bank of America Corp. et al

Filing 170

Joint MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint, Withdraw Certain Motions to Dismiss, and Enlarged Time to Respond to Second Amended Complaint by Actus, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Davis, William)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION ACTUS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORP., et al. Defendants. JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT, WITHDRAW MOTIONS TO DISMISS, AND ENLARGE TIME IN WHICH TO RESPOND TO SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT Comes now Plaintiff Actus, LLC ("Actus") and Defendants Bank of America Corp. ("BoA"), Capital One Financial Corp. ("Capital One"), Enable Holdings ("Enable"), Google, Inc. ("Google"), Green Dot Corp. ("Green Dot"), JP Morgan Chase & Co. ("JPMC"), MasterCard International, LLC ("MasterCard"), Meta Financial Group, Inc. ("Meta"), M&T Bank Corp. ("M&T"), Obopay, Inc. ("Obopay"), Sonic Solutions ("Sonic"), Visa Inc. ("Visa"), Vivendi Universal U.S. Holding Co. and Vivendi Universal, SA (collectively "Vivendi"), WalMart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), The Walt Disney Co. ("Disney"), and The Western Union Co. ("Western Union") and jointly file this Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint, Withdraw Motions to Dismiss, and Enlarge Time in Which to Respond To Second Amended Complaint and would show the Court as follows: CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:09-cv-102-TJW JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Actus respectfully requests leave to file its Second Amended Complaint. A copy of the Second Amended Complaint is attached as Exhibit A. 1 Counsel for the parties have conferred, and Defendants do not oppose Actus' request for leave to file its Second Amended Complaint. In light of Actus' Second Amended Complaint, and should the Court grant Actus' request for leave, Defendants BoA, Capital One, Enable, Green Dot, MasterCard, and Visa hereby withdraw their pending motions to dismiss without prejudice. (Dkt. Nos. 58, 77, 101, 114, 128, 142). All Defendants request twenty-one (21) days to evaluate and answer or otherwise respond to the Second Amended Complaint. Counsel for the parties have conferred, and Actus does not oppose a twenty-one (21) day response period. Dated: August 12, 2009 Respectfully Submitted, By: /s/ David G. Wille David G. Willie, Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 00785250 Baker Botts L.L.P. 2001 Ross Ave. Suite 600 Dallas, TX 75201-2980 Phone: 214-953-6500 Fax: 214-661­4791 Email: david.wille@bakerbotts.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT BANK OF AMERICA, CORP. By: /s/ Brian M. Buroker 1 By: /s/ William E. "Bo" Davis, III William E. "Bo" Davis III, Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 24047416 The Davis Firm, PC 111 West Tyler Street Longview, Texas 75601 Phone: 903-230-9090 Fax: 903-230-9661 Email: bdavis@bdavisfirm.com ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ACTUS, LLC By: /s/ Eric Hugh Findlay Exhibits A thru D to the Second Amended Complaint are copies of the patents-in-suit and will be attached to the Second Amended Complaint upon filing thereof, should the Court grant this motion. 2 Brian M. Buroker Pro Hac Vice Hunton & Williams LLP 1900 K Street NW Washington, DC 200006 Phone: 202-955-1894 Fax: 202-778-2201 Email: bburoker@hunton.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. Eric Hugh Findlay Texas State Bar No. 00789886 Findlay Craft 6760 Old Jacksonville Hwy Suite 101 Tyler, TX 75703 Phone: 903-534-1100 Fax: 903-534-1137 Email: efindlay@findlaycraft.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT ENABLE HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ E. Glenn Thames, Jr. E. Glenn Thames, Jr. Texas Bar No. 00785097 Potter Minton, PC 110 North College 500 Plaza Tower Tyler, Texas 75702 Phone: 903-597-8311 Fax: 903-593-0846 Email: glennthames@potterminton.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT GREENT DOT CORP. By: /s/ Elizabeth L. DeRieux Elizabeth L. DeRieux Texas State Bar No. 05770585 CAPSHAW DeRIEUX, LLP 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 (75606-3999) Longview, Texas 75601 Phone: 903-236-9800 Fax: 903-236-8787 Email: ederieux@capshawlaw.com By: /s/ Harry L. Gillam, Jr. Harry L. Gillam, Jr. Texas State Bar No. 07921800 Gillam & Smith, LLP 303 South Washington Avenue Marshall , TX 75670 Phone: 903-934-8450 Fax: 903-934-9257 Email: gil@gillamsmithlaw.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT GOOGLE, INC. By: /s/ Trey Yarbrough Trey Yarbrough, Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 22133500 YARBROUGH WILCOX, PLLC 100 E. Ferguson St., Ste. 1015 Tyler, TX 75702 Phone: 903-595-3111 Fax: 903-595-0191 Email: trey@yw-lawfirm.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT JP 3 MORGAN CHASE & CO. ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: /s/ Michael E. Jones Michael E. Jones Texas State Bar No. 10929400 Potter Minton, PC 110 North College 500 Plaza Tower Tyler, Texas 75702 Phone: 903-597-8311 Fax: 903-593-0846 Email: mikejones@potterminton.com ATTORNEY FOR BANK CORP. DEFENDANT M&T By: /s/ John H. Barr, Jr. John H. Barr, Jr., Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 00783605 Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP 711 Louisiana, Suite 2300 Houston, Texas 77002 Phoen: 713-223-2300 Fax: 713-221-1212 Email: john.barr@bgllp.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Jose C. Villarreal Jose C. Villarreal, Lead Attorney Texas State Bar No. 24003113 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C. 900 South Capital of Texas Highway Las Cimas IV, Fifth Floor Austin, Texas 78746-5546 Phone: 512-338-5400 Fax: 512-338-5499 Email: jvillarreal@wsgr.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT OBOPAY, INC. By: /s/ Jennifer Parker Ainsworth Jennifer Parker Ainsworth Texas State Bar No. 00784720 WILSON, ROBERTSON & CORNELIUS, P.C. 909 ESE Loop 323, Suite 400 P.O. Box 7339 [75711] Tyler, Texas 75701 Phone: 903-509-5000 Fax: 903-509-5092 Email: jainsworth@wilsonlawfirm.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT SONIC SOLUTIONS By: /s/ David P. Gersch David P. Gersch PRO HAC VICE Arnold & Porter LLP By: /s/ J. Thad Heartfield J. Thad Heartfield Texas Bar No. 09346800 The Heartfield Law Firm 4 555 Twelfth Street, NW Washington , DC 20004-1206 Phone: 202-942-5125 Fax: 202-942-5999 Email: david.gersch@aporter.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT VISA INC. 2195 Dowlen Road Beaumont, Texas 77706 Phone: 409-866-3318 Fax: 409-866-5789 Email: thad@jth-law.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS VIVENDI UNIVSERSAL U.S. HOLDING CO. AND VIVENDI UNIVERSITAL, SA. By: /s/ David E. Sipiora David E. Sipiora PRO HAC VICE Townsend Townsend & Crew LLP 1400 Wewatta Street Suite 600 Denver , CO 80202-5556 303/571-4000 Fax: 303/571-4321 Email: desipiora@townsend.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT THE WESTERN UNION CO. By: /s/ Robert Christopher Bunt Robert Christopher Bunt State Bar No. 00787165 PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Phone: 903-531-3535 Fax: 903-533-9687 Email: rcbunt@pbatyler.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT THE WALT DISNEY CO. 5 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE The undersigned certifies that counsel for the parties conferred regarding this motion and the parties agree upon the relief requested herein. /s/ William E. "Bo" Davis, III William E. "Bo" Davis, III CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a). As such, this document was served on all counsel who are deemed to have consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A). Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d) and Local Rule CV-5(d) and (e), all other counsel of record not deemed to have consented to electronic served were served with a true and correct copy of the foregoing by email, on this the 12th day of August, 2009. /s/ William E. "Bo" Davis, III William E. "Bo" Davis, III 6

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