WI-LAN Inc. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. et al

Filing 214

Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct 99 Order [DOCKET CONTROL ORDER] by Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Ericsson Inc., Exedea INC., HTC America, Inc., HTC Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Mobile Communications AB, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, WI-LAN Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pai, Ajeet) Modified on 8/3/2012 (mjc, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
WI-LAN INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON;
ERICSSON INC.; SONY MOBILE
COMMUNICATIONS AB; SONY MOBILE
COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC.; HTC
CORPORATION; HTC AMERICA, INC.;
EXEDEA INC.; LG ELECTRONICS, INC.; LG
ELECTRONICS MOBILECOMM U.S.A., INC.;
LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 6:10-cv-521-LED
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER
Plaintiff Wi-LAN Inc. (“Wi-LAN”) and Defendants Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.,
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Ericsson Inc., Sony Mobile Communications AB, Sony
Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc., and Exedea Inc.
jointly move the Court to amend the Docket Control Order (dkt. no. 99) and would respectfully
show the following:
The proposed modifications are necessary to permit the parties to complete certain
discovery (including 30(b)(6) and individual depositions in foreign countries) so that it can
be incorporated in initial expert reports. With the exception of dates shown below, all other
dates currently specified by the Docket Control Order would remain unchanged, with the
relevant pre-trial and trial dates unaffected. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that
the Court enter the attached proposed Order effecting the above modifications as follows:

Event

Current

Revised

Parties with burden of proof designate expert
witnesses (nonconstruction issues).
Expert witness reports due. Refer to Local Rules
for required information.

Aug. 24, 2012

Sept. 21, 2012

Parties designate rebuttal expert witnesses (nonconstruction issues), Rebuttal expert witness
reports due. Refer to Local Rules for required
information.

Sept. 21, 2012

Oct. 19, 2012

Discovery deadline.

Oct. 19, 2012

Nov. 16, 2012

Parties to Identify Trial Witnesses; Amend
Pleadings (after Markman Hearing).

Nov. 2, 2012

Nov. 20, 2012

Parties to Identify Rebuttal Trial Witnesses.

Nov. 13, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Dispositive Motions due from all parties and any
other motions that may require a hearing
(including Daubert motions) due.

Nov. 16, 2012

Dec. 7, 2012

Response to Dispositive Motions (including
Daubert motions) due.

Dec. 17, 2012

Jan. 18, 2013

Dated: August 2, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Akshay S. Deoras (with permission)
Gregory S. Arovas (pro hac vice)
Robert A. Appleby (pro hac vice)
Akshay S. Deoras (pro hac vice)
Jeanne M. Heffernan (pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

By:

Local Counsel
Michael E. Jones (TX Bar No. 10929400)

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/s/ Ajeet P. Pai
David B. Weaver (TX Bar No. 00798576)
Lead Attorney
Michael A. Valek (TX Bar No. 24044028)
Avelyn M. Ross (TX Bar No. 24027817)
Ajeet P. Pai (TX Bar No. 24060376)
Syed K. Fareed (TX Bar No. 24065216)
Jeffrey T. Han (TX Bar No. 24069870)
Seth A. Lindner (TX Bar No. 24078862)
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Allen F. Gardner (TX Bar No. 24043679)
John F. Bufe (TX Bar No. 03316930)
POTTER MINTON PC
110 N. College, Suite 500
P.O. Box 359
Tyler, TX 75710-0359
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Chuck P. Ebertin
California Bar No. 161374
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 410
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1918
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Attorneys for Defendant Alcatel-Lucent
USA Inc.

Local Counsel
Johnny Ward (TX Bar No. 00794818)
Wesley Hill (TX Bar No. 24032294)
WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM
111 W. Tyler Street
Longview, TX 75601
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

/s/ Martin R. Bader (with permission)
Stephen S. Korniczky (pro hac vice)
Martin R. Bader (pro hac vice)
Daniel N. Yannuzzi (pro hac vice)
Lee Hsu (pro hac vice)
Graham M. Buccigross (pro hac vice)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON
LLP
12275 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Wi-LAN Inc.

Local Counsel
Eric Hugh Findlay (TX Bar No. 00789886)
Brian Craft (TX Bar No. 04972020)
FINDLAY CRAFT
6760 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Suite 101
Tyler, TX 75703
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants HTC
Corporation, HTC America Inc., and
Exeda Inc.

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/s/ Richard L. Wynne, Jr. (with permission)
Bruce S. Sostek (TX Bar 18855700)
Lead Attorney
Richard L. Wynne, Jr. (TX Bar 24003214)
Matthew P. Harper (TX Bar 24037777)
THOMPSON KNIGHT LLP
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Local Counsel
Jennifer Ainsworth (TX Bar 00784720)
Wilson Robertson & Cornelius PC
909 ESE Loop 323, Suite 400
P.O. Box 7339
Tyler, TX 75711-7339
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Ericsson Inc.,
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sony
Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., and
Sony Mobile Communications AB

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
The undersigned certifies that Plaintiff Wi-LAN, Inc. has complied with the requirements of
Local Rule CV-7(h), and no party opposes the relief sought herein.
/s/ Ajeet Pai
Ajeet P. Pai

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 are deemed to have
consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A). All other counsel of record not deemed to
have consented to electronic service were served with a true and correct copy of the foregoing by email,
on August 2, 2012.

/s/ Ajeet Pai
Ajeet P. Pai
US 1508976

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