Apple, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et al

Filing 59

Motion to Stay Certain Discovery by Defendants Motorola Mobility, Inc., Motorola, Inc.. Response due 3/9/2011. (Frihart Kennedy, Rebecca)

Apple, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et al

Doc. 59

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN APPLE INC. and NeXT SOFTWARE, INC. (f/k/a NeXT COMPUTER, INC.), Plaintiffs, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 10-CV-662-bbc JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

v. MOTOROLA, INC. and MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC. Defendants.

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY CERTAIN DISCOVERY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS OR SEVER AND TRANSFER Defendants Motorola Mobility, Inc. ("Mobility") and Motorola Solutions, Inc. ("Solutions") (collectively, "Defendants") hereby move this Court for an order, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) and (d) or this Court's own inherent powers, staying discovery with respect to twelve patents asserted by Plaintiffs Apple Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc. in their Amended Complaint (D.I. 12) filed December 2, 2011 ­ U.S. Patent Nos. 5,455,599; 5,481,721; 5,519,867; 5,566,337; 5,915,131; 5,929,852; 5,946,647; 5,969,705; 6,275,983; 6,343,263; 6,424,354; and RE 39,486 ­ pending resolution of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or to Sever and Transfer Claims in Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint Based on Patents at Issue in an Earlier-Filed Delaware Action, filed December 23, 2010. (D.I. 28.) Defendants hereby certify that they have met and conferred with Plaintiffs in a good faith effort to resolve this dispute, including telephone conversations on February 22, 25, and 28, 2011 with Plaintiffs' counsel. Despite these good faith efforts, the parties were unable to reach a resolution.

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Grounds for this motion are set forth in an accompanying memorandum of law and in the supporting Declaration of Rebecca F. Kennedy, filed concurrently herewith. Respectfully submitted this 2nd day of March, 2011. MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC. & MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. By: /s/ Rebecca F. Kennedy Of Counsel Charles K. Verhoeven 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] David A. Nelson (6209623) QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 500 West Madison St., Ste. 2450 Chicago, IL 60661 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Edward J. DeFranco 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants Motorola, Inc. and Motorola Mobility, Inc. .

Scott W. Hansen (1017206) Lynn Stathas (1003695) Rebecca Frihart Kennedy (1047201) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN, S.C. 22 East Mifflin Street P.O. Box 2018 Madison, WI 53701-2018 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

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