Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. A9.com, Inc. et al

Filing 104

Cross MOTION to Sever Pursuant to Rules 20 and 21 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by A9.com, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Google, Inc.,, Nokia, Inc., Ricoh Innovations, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Valentine, James)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MARSHALL DIVISION
WIRELESS RECOGNITION
TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
A9.COM, INC., AMAZON.COM, INC.,
GOOGLE INC., NOKIA, INC., and
RICOH INNOVATIONS, INC.,
Defendants.

WIRELESS RECOGNITION
TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
NOKIA CORPORATION and RICOH
COMPANY, LTD.,
Defendants.

WIRELESS RECOGNITION
TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
A9.COM, INC., AMAZON.COM, INC.,
GOOGLE INC., NOKIA, INC., and
RICOH INNOVATIONS, INC.,
Defendants.

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Civil No. 2:10-CV-00364-TJW-CE

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Civil No. 2:10-CV-00365-TJW

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Civil No. 2:10-CV-00577-TJW

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WIRELESS RECOGNITION
TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
NOKIA CORPORATION and RICOH
COMPANY, LTD.,
Defendants.

Civil No. 2:10-CV-00578-TJW

ORDER
Before the Court is Defendants’ Cross-Motion to Sever Pursuant to Rules 20 and 21 of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. After considering the Cross-Motion and finding that good
cause exists for its entry, it is hereby ORDERED that:
The four cases captioned Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. A9, et al., No. 2:10cv-00364-TJW-CE; Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. Nokia Corporation, et al., No
2:10-cv-00365-TJW; Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. A9, et al., No. 2:10-cv-00577TJW-CE; and Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. Nokia Corporation, et al., No 2:10-cv00578-TJW shall be severed and bifurcated for trial as follows:
The case against Defendants A9.com, Inc and Amazon.com, Inc. shall be tried in one
trial; the case against Google Inc. shall be tried in one trial; the case against Nokia Inc. and
Nokia Corporation shall be tried in one trial; and the case against Ricoh Innovations, Inc. and
Ricoh Company Ltd. shall be tried in one trial.
The Court sets a status conference for _____________ to address the ordering of the
trials.

Plaintiff and Defendants should submit briefs addressing the order of the trials by

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SO ORDERED.