Rockstar Consortium US LP et al v. Google Inc

Filing 39

ORDER, ( Scheduling Conference set for 4/7/2014 01:30 PM in Ctrm 106 (Marshall) before Judge Rodney Gilstrap and Magistrate Judge Roy Payne.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 3/18/14. (mrm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MARSHALL DIVISION
ROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP, ET
AL.
v.
GOOGLE INC.

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Case No. 2:13-CV-893-JRG-RSP

ORDER
This case is set for a scheduling conference in Marshall, Texas on April 7, 2014 at 1:30
p.m. before the Honorable Rodney Gilstrap and the Honorable Roy Payne. The purpose of the
scheduling conference will be to assign a claim construction hearing date and a trial setting. The
parties shall be prepared to inform the Court whether they will consent to trial before the
Magistrate Judge.
The parties shall prepare and submit a proposed docket control order and a proposed
discovery order to the Court no later than two weeks after the scheduling conference.1 These
orders shall be guided by the sample docket control and discovery orders for patent cases, which
can be found on the Court’s website. The sample orders include provisions that require input
from the parties. If the parties are unable to reach agreement on these provisions, then the parties
shall submit to the Court their competing proposals along with a summary of their disagreements
in a single joint submission.
The sample orders include provisions that are mandatory and are not subject to change
without showing good cause. Good cause shall not be considered to be met simply by an
indication of the parties’ agreement. Should either party believe good cause can be shown to
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Timely submission of the parties’ proposed docket control order and proposed
discovery order will be viewed by the Court as complying with the conference requirement of
Rule 26(f).

alter an otherwise mandatory provision, then such party shall file a separate motion to alter the
provision after the parties have filed the proposed docket control and discovery orders with the
mandatory provisions intact as previously required above.
Furthermore, it is hereby ORDERED that the following schedule of deadlines is in effect
until further order of this Court:
6 Weeks After
Scheduling Conference
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Comply with P.R. 3-3 & 3-4 (Invalidity Contentions)

3 Weeks After
Scheduling Conference

File Proposed Protective Order and Comply with Paragraphs 1 & 3
of the Discovery Order (Initial and Additional Disclosures)

2 Weeks After
Scheduling Conference

File Proposed Docket Control Order, Proposed Discovery Order, and
Notice of Mediator
The Proposed Docket Control Order and the Proposed Discovery
Order shall be filed as separate motions with the caption indicating
whether or not the proposed order is opposed in any part.

1 Week After
Scheduling Conference

Join Additional Parties

2 Weeks Before
Scheduling Conference

Comply with P.R. 3-1 & 3-2 (Infringement Contentions)

IT IS SO ORDERED. of January, 2012.
SIGNED this 3rd day
SIGNED this 18th day of March, 2014.

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ROY S. PAYNE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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