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

Filing 290

Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct 99 Order - JOINT MOTION TO AMEND 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)(Han, Jeffrey)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
WI-LAN INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.; et al.
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. 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, as amended by dkt. nos. 216, 226, 230, 232, 238,
242, 246–248, and 273) and would respectfully show the following:
The proposed modifications are necessary to permit the parties to confer and orderly
prepare joint filings for the Court, as well as to align the Joint Pretrial Order deadline with
the Pretrial Disclosures deadline. 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 modifications as follows:

Event

Current

Joint Pretrial Order, Joint Proposed Jury
Instructions with citation to authority and Form of
the Verdict for jury trials due. Proposed Findings Jan. 25, 2013
of Fact and Conclusions of Law with citation to
authority for issues tried to the bench.

Revised

Feb. 13, 2013

Dated: January 10, 2013

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: /s/ Jeffrey T. Han
David B. Weaver (TX Bar No. 00798576)
Lead Attorney
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)
Janice Ta (TX Bar No. 24075138)
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]

Local Counsel
Michael E. Jones (TX Bar No. 10929400)
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]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant Alcatel-Lucent
USA Inc.

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/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]

Steve R. Borgman (TX Bar No. 02670300)
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002-6760
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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]

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 Plaintiff, Wi-LAN Inc.

Attorneys for Defendants HTC
Corporation, HTC America, Inc., and
Exedea Inc.

/s/ Richard L. Wynne, Jr. (with permission)
Bruce S. Sostek (TX Bar 18855700)
Lead Attorney
Richard L. Wynne, Jr. (TX Bar 24003214)
THOMPSON KNIGHT LLP
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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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/ Jeffrey T. Han
Jeffrey T. Han

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 January 10, 2013.

/s/ Jeffrey T. Han
Jeffrey T. Han

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