Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 853

Unopposed MOTION to Expedite Briefing on Frito Lay's Emergency Motion for Separate Trial and to Reset Pre-trial Schedule by Frito-Lay, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(McSwane, Douglas)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
Eolas Technologies Incorporated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Adobe Systems Inc., Amazon.com, Inc.,
Apple Inc., Argosy Publishing, Inc.,
Blockbuster Inc., CDW Corp.,
Citigroup Inc., eBay Inc., Frito-Lay, Inc.,
The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Google Inc.,
J.C. Penney Company, Inc., JPMorgan
Chase & Co., New Frontier Media, Inc.,
Office Depot, Inc., Perot Systems Corp.,
Playboy Enterprises International, Inc.,
Rent-A-Center, Inc., Staples, Inc., Sun
Microsystems Inc., Texas Instruments Inc.,
Yahoo! Inc., and YouTube, LLC
Defendants.

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FRITO-LAY’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXPEDITED BRIEFING ON
FRITO-LAY’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR SEPARATE TRIAL AND TO
RESET PRETRIAL SCHEDULE
On August 15, 2011, Defendant Frito-Lay, Inc. (“Frito-Lay”) filed its Emergency Motion
For Separate Trial And To Reset Pretrial Schedule (Dkt. 852, “Motion”). Frito-Lay requests that
the Court issue an expedited briefing schedule on this Motion and address this Motion on an
expedited basis.
The issues raised in the Motion are straight-forward, and the final pre-trial is set on
September 22, 2011, just about five weeks away. The parties will benefit from knowing the
result of Frito-Lay’s Motion in order to prepare for trial accordingly. Frito-Lay respectfully
requests that the Court set an expedited briefing schedule for the Motion as set out below:

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Eolas’s opposition brief due on: August 19, 2011;
Frito-Lay’s reply brief due on August 26, 2011;
Eolas’s sur-reply brief due on August 29, 2011;
Oral Hearing requested on August 31, 2011.
Dated: August 15, 2011

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Douglas R. McSwane, Jr.
POTTER MINTON P.C.
Douglas R. McSwane, Jr.
[e-mail]
110 N. College Street, Suite 500
Tyler, Texas 75702
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
Jeffrey K. Joyner (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Jeffrey F. Yee (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400E
Santa Monica, California 90404
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Dwayne L. Mason
Texas State Bar #00787977
[e-mail]
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1700
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
FRITO-LAY, INC.

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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
have consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A) on this August 15, 2011.

/s/ Douglas R. McSwane, Jr.
Douglas R. McSwane, Jr.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that counsel for Frito-Lay, Inc. conferred with counsel for Eolas
Technologies Incorporated on August 12, 2011, regarding the foregoing motion, who represented
that Eolas Technologies Incorporated does not oppose this motion.
Dated: August 15, 2011
/s/ Douglas R. McSwane, Jr.
Douglas R. McSwane, Jr.

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