AdvanceMe Inc v. RapidPay LLC

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NOTICE by AdvanceMe Inc, First Funds, LLC, Merchant Money Tree, Inc., Reach Financial, LLC of Requested Length for Markman Hearing (Gray, Joseph)

AdvanceMe Inc v. RapidPay LLC

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Case 6:05-cv-00424-LED

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION ADVANCEME, INC. Plaintiff, v. RAPIDPAY, LLC, BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION, FIRST FUNDS, LLC, MERCHANT MONEY TREE, INC., REACH FINANCIAL, LLC and FAST TRANSACT, INC. d/b/a SIMPLE CASH Defendants. ADVANCEME, INC. Plaintiff, v. AMERIMERCHANT, LLC, Defendant. § § § § § § CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:05-cv-424-LED § § § § § § § § § § § § CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:06-cv-082-LED § § § §

NOTICE REGARDING TIME REQUESTED FOR MARKMAN HEARING Pursuant to the June 2, 2006 Amended Docket Control Order in the Rapidpay action (Civil Action No. 6:05-cv-424 LED) and the July 5, 2006 Docket Control Order in the AmeriMerchant action (Civil Action No. 6:06-cv-082 LED), Plaintiff AdvanceMe, Inc. and Defendants AmeriMerchant, LLC, First Funds, LLC, Merchant Money Tree, Inc., and Reach Financial, LLC (collectively the "Parties") hereby submit this notice regarding time requested for

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the Markman hearing to be held on October 19, 2006. The Parties request three (3) hours total for the Markman hearing in these matters.1 Respectfully submitted, Dated: October 9, 2006 By: _/s/ Joseph D. Gray________________ Willem G. Schuurman Texas State Bar No. 17855200 Joseph D. Gray Texas State Bar No. 24045970 VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. 2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78746 Phone: [phone] ­ Fax: [phone] Hilary Preston Admitted Pro Hac Vice VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. 666 Fifth Avenue 26th Floor New York, New York 10103 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Douglas McSwane Texas State Bar No. 13861300 POTTER MINTON, P.C. 110 North College 500 Plaza Tower Tyler, Texas 75702 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR AMERIMERCHANT, LLC, FIRST FUNDS, LLC, MERCHANT MONEY TREE, INC., AND REACH FINANCIAL, LLC

Based on the claim construction briefing submitted to date, the Parties expect that three hours will be sufficient time for the Markman hearing. However, the Parties request that they be allowed to file a supplemental notice requesting additional time for the Markman hearing if they determine that three hours is insufficient in light of Plaintiff AdvanceMe, Inc's reply brief on claim construction, to be filed tomorrow, October 10th.

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By: _/s/ Michael N. Edelman_____________ Ronald S. Lemieux Robert C. Matz Vid Bhakar Michael N. Edelman PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP Five Palo Alto Square, Sixth Floor Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Lemieux Direct Tel: [phone] Lemieux Direct Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Otis Carroll IRELAND, CARROLL & KELLEY, P.C. 6101 S. Broadway, Suite 500 Tyler, Texas 75703 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF ADVANCEME, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that all counsel of record who have consented to electronic service are being served a copy of this document via the court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV5(a)(3) on this the 9th day of October, 2006. Any other counsel of record will be served by first class mail on this same date. /s/ Joseph D. Gray Joseph D. Gray

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