EMG Technology, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 203

Joint MOTION to Continue Status Conference and Hearing by EMG Technology, LLC, Apple, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Dell Inc., Hyatt Corporation, Marriott International, Inc., Barnes & Noble, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ainsworth, Charles)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION EMG TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Plaintiff, v. APPLE INC., AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., DELL, INC., HYATT CORPORATION, MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., & BARNES & NOBLE, INC., Defendants. EMG TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Plaintiff, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, SCOTTRADE, INC., SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., PRICELINE.COM, INC., ZAGAT SURVEY, LLC, & COMCAST CORPORATION, Defendants. JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE AND HEARING Plaintiff EMG Technology, LLC ("EMG") and Defendants Apple Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Dell, Inc., Hyatt Corporation, Marriott International, Inc., Barnes & Noble, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Scottrade, Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., Priceline.com, Inc., Zagat Survey, LLC, and Comcast Corporation (collectively, "Defendants") hereby jointly move the Court to continue the joint status conference and hearing currently scheduled for January 4, Case No. 6:09-cv-367-LED Case No. 6:08-cv-447-LED

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2010, in the above-captioned matters until February 1, 2010, or the next date that is convenient for the Court. The Court entered Orders on December 22, 2009, in the above-captioned cases setting the joint status conference and hearing on January 4, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. (See Docket Nos. 73 and 74 in Case No. 09-cv-367 ("the Microsoft case") and Docket No. 202 in Case No. 09-cv-447 ("the Apple case".) The Court indicated that it will hear oral arguments on Defendant Apple Inc.'s Motion to Vacate the Deadlines in the Docket Control Order and Discovery Orders and For a Case Management Conference (Docket No. 199 in the Apple case) and will decide whether these two cases should be consolidated. In addition, the Court ordered the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status report by December 31, 2009, identifying any disputed issues that need to be discussed at the status conference and each party's position on consolidation. Consistent with the Court's Orders, counsel for EMG and the Defendants have met and conferred and agreed that it is in each of their interests to continue the joint status conference and related meet and confer on all issues required to be addressed in the joint status report. Among other reasons, this is because party representatives and counsel have pre-existing holiday and vacation plans between now and the date the joint status report is due. The parties believe that the additional time will facilitate agreements and assist the parties to narrow the disputed issues that need to be discussed at the status conference. EMG opposes Defendant Apple Inc.'s Motion to Vacate the Deadlines in the Docket Control Order and Discovery Orders and For a Case Management Conference (Docket No. 199 in the Apple case) and will file its Response in Opposition in due course in accordance with the Court's Rules. However, in view of Apple's motion, EMG and the Defendants in the Apple case have agreed that all existing deadlines in the Court's Docket Control and Discovery Orders in the

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Apple case between now and the date of the status conference may be continued until the status conference. Accordingly, EMG and the Defendants jointly move the Court to continue the joint status conference and hearing until February 1, 2010, or the next date that is convenient for the Court. A proposed order is submitted herewith. Consistent with the Court's initial Orders setting the joint status conference and hearing, should the Court grant the motion EMG and the Defendants will meet and confer and file a joint status report four (4) days before the rescheduled joint status conference and hearing identifying any disputed issues that need to be discussed at the status conference and each party's position on consolidation. Dated: December 24, 2009 Respectfully Submitted, By: /s/ Charles Ainsworth Robert M. Parker State Bar No. 15498000 Charles Ainsworth State Bar No. 00783521 Robert Christopher Bunt State Bar No. 00787165 PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, TX 75702 903/531-3535 903/533-9687 E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] Robert D. Becker Cal. Bar No. 160648 Shawn G. Hansen Cal. Bar No. 197033 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP 1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] Stanley M. Gibson Cal. Bar No. 162329

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Joshua S. Hodas, Ph.D. Cal. Bar No. 250812 JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER AND MARMARO, LLP 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Seventh Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF EMG TECHNOLOGY, LLC

By: /s/ John R. Lane with permission by Charles Ainsworth David J. Healey Texas Bar No. 09327980 Garland T. Stephens Texas Bar No. 24053910 John R. Lane Texas Bar No. 24057985 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 1221 McKinney Street Suite 2800 Houston, TX 77010 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS APPLE INC. & SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

By: /s/ Russell J Genet with permission by Charles Ainsworth Ronald F. Lopez NIXON PEABODY LLP One Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Constance M. Boland NIXON PEABODY LLP 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Russell J Genet NIXON PEABODY LLP 300 S Riverside Plaza 16th Floor Chicago , IL 60606 312-425-8516 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Elizabeth L. DeRieux Texas Bar No. 05770585 S. Calvin Capshaw Texas Bar No. 03783900 Daymon Jeffrey Rambin

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Texas Bar No. 00791478 CAPSHAW DERIEUX LLP 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 (75606-3999) Longview, Texas 75601-5157 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., DELL, INC., & HYATT CORPORATION By: /s/ John M. Guaragna with permission by Charles Ainsworth John M Guaragna DLA PIPER US LLP 401 Congress Ave Suite 2500 Austin , TX 78701-3799 512/457-7000 Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: /s/ J Christopher Carraway with permission by Charles Ainsworth J Christopher Carraway Richard David McLeod Salumeh R Loesch Todd M Siegel KLARQUIST SPARKMAN LLP 121 SW Salmon Street Suite 1600 Portland , OR 97204 503-595-5300 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] By: /s/ Neil J. McNabnay with permission by Charles Ainsworth Neil J McNabnay FISH &RICHARDSON 1717 Main St. Suite 5000 Dallas , TX 75201 [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT BARNES & NOBLE, INC., & PRICELINE.COM, INC. By: /s/ Thomas E Douglass with permission by Charles Ainsworth Thomas E Douglass Pamela M Miller Jason M Schwent John M Howell THOMPSON COBURN One US Bank Plaza 27th Floor St Louis , MO 63101 314/552-6000 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail]

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Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Email: [e-mail] Herbert A Yarbrough , III Attorney at Law 100 E Ferguson, Suite 1015 Tyler , TX 75702 903/595-3111 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT SCOTTRADE, INC.

By: /s/ Catherine Nyarady with permission by Charles Ainsworth Catherine Nyarady John E Nathan PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York City , NY 10019-6064 212-373-3532 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Michael E Jones Potter Minton PC 110 N College Suite 500 PO Box 359 Tyler , TX 75710-0359 930-597-8311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ZAGAT SURVEY, LLC

By: /s/ Anthony I Fenwick with permission by Charles Ainsworth Anthony I Fenwick Jesse Dyer Jill R Zimmerman DAVIS POLK &WARDWELL 1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park , CA 94025 650/752-2015 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Deron R Dacus RAMEY &FLOCK 100 East Ferguson Ste 500 Tyler , TX 75702 903/597-3301 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT COMCAST CORPORATION

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that all counsel of record, who are deemed to have consented to electronic service, are being served this 24rd day of December, 2009, with a copy of this document via the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). /s/ Charles Ainsworth CHARLES AINSWORTH

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