Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. Socionext America, Inc.
Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Defendant: Socionext America, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2023cv03117
Filed: June 23, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Araceli Martinez-Olguin
Referring Judge: Joseph C Spero
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 145 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
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August 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 71 Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting #69 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Mark L. Whitaker. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2023)
August 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 70 Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting #68 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Hui Zhao. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2023)
August 10, 2023 Filing 69 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Mark Whitaker ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18534958.) filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Whitaker, Mark) (Filed on 8/10/2023)
August 10, 2023 Filing 68 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Hui Zhao ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18534831.) filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Zhao, Hui) (Filed on 8/10/2023)
August 10, 2023 Filing 67 NOTICE of Appearance by Roman A. Swoopes (Swoopes, Roman) (Filed on 8/10/2023)
July 10, 2023 Filing 66 Clerk's Notice Scheduling Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 10/5/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/12/2023 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2023)
July 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 65 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 7/7/2023. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2023)
July 7, 2023 Filing 64 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (klh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2023)
July 7, 2023 Filing 63 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Socionext America, Inc... (Irie, Akira) (Filed on 7/7/2023)
July 7, 2023 Filing 62 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.. (Chan, Alex) (Filed on 7/7/2023)
July 7, 2023 Filing 61 NOTICE of Appearance by Alex H. Chan (Chan, Alex) (Filed on 7/7/2023)
June 26, 2023 Filing 60 CLERK'S NOTICE Re: Consent or Declination: Plaintiffs/Defendants shall file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: #http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. (Party/parties were also notified via telephone or email.) Consent/Declination due by 7/10/2023. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (klh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2023)
June 23, 2023 Filing 59 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/15/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/22/2023 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom F, 15th Floor. (gba, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2023)
June 23, 2023 Filing 58 Case transferred in from District of Michigan Eastern; Case Number 2:22-cv-12018. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
June 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to Northern District of California. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (NAhm)
June 22, 2023 Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain: Motion Hearing held on 6/22/2023 re #31 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) filed by Socionext America, Inc. Disposition: Motion taken under advisement (Court Reporter: Merilyn Jones) (TMcg)
June 14, 2023 Filing 56 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Jason Michael Wejnert appearing on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Wejnert, Jason)
April 4, 2023 Filing 55 NOTICE OF IN PERSON HEARING on #40 MOTION for Protective Order , #34 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Scheduling Orders, #32 MOTION to Stay , #31 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). Motion Hearing set for 6/22/2023 at 2:00 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain (TMcg)
March 16, 2023 Filing 54 REPLY to Response re #32 MOTION to Stay filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Synopsys, Inc. v. Bell Semiconductor, LLC, 1:22-cv-01512-CFC, ECF No. 38, #3 Exhibit B - Synopsys, Inc. v. Bell Semiconductor, LLC, 1:22-cv-01512-CFC, ECF No. 52, #4 Exhibit C - Synopsys, Inc. v. Bell Semiconductor, LLC, 1:22-cv-01512-CFC, ECF No. 57, #5 Exhibit D - Synopsys, Inc. v. Bell Semiconductor, LLC, 1:22-cv-01512-CFC, ECF No. 56, #6 Exhibit E - Samsung Electronics Co. v. Netlist, Inc., #7 Exhibit F - Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. NXP, USA, Inc., No. 3:22-cv-01267-BAS-KSC, ECF No. 86, #8 Exhibit G - RideShare Displays, Inc. v. Lyft, Inc., #9 Exhibit H - Oral Order, RideShare Displays, Inc. v. Lyft, Inc., #10 Exhibit I - J2 Global Commcns., Inc. v. Venali, Inc.) (Schwartz, Krista)
March 16, 2023 Filing 53 REPLY to Response re #31 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Just Intellectuals PLLC v. Clorox Co) (Schwartz, Krista)
March 14, 2023 Filing 52 REPLY to Response re #40 MOTION for Protective Order filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index, #2 Exhibit 1 - Letter to Judge Drain, #3 Exhibit 2 - Unpublished Cases) (McKeever, Susan)
March 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 51 STIPULATION AND ORDER Regarding the Production of Electronically Stored Information Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
March 10, 2023 Filing 50 NOTICE of Appearance by Hui Zhao on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Zhao, Hui)
March 7, 2023 Filing 49 RESPONSE to #40 MOTION for Protective Order filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - SNA Protective Order, #3 Exhibit 2 - Order (ECF 117), #4 Exhibit 3 - Imageware Sys. v. Fulcrum Biometrics, LLC, #5 Exhibit 4 - Applied Signal Tech., Inc. v. Emerging Mkts. Commcns., #6 Exhibit 5 - FastVDO LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, #7 Exhibit 6 - Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC v. HTC Corp., #8 Exhibit 7 - Apple Inc. v. Wi-Lan Inc., #9 Exhibit 8 - In re Qualcomm Sec. Litig., #10 Exhibit 9 - Pragmatus AV, LLC v. Citrix Sys., #11 Exhibit 10 - Gohl v. Livonia Pub. Sch., #12 Exhibit 11 - Order (ECF 140), #13 Exhibit 12 - Order, Wi-LAN Inc. v. LG Elecs., Inc., #14 Exhibit 13 - Order, Qualcomm Inc. v. Apple Inc., #15 Exhibit 14 - Order, Odyssey Wireless, Inc. v. Apple Inc., #16 Exhibit 15 - Adaptix, Inc. v. Dell, Inc.) (Schwartz, Krista)
March 7, 2023 Filing 48 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Freimuth on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Freimuth, Matthew)
March 6, 2023 Filing 47 RESPONSE to #32 MOTION to Stay filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Bell Semiconductor, Inc. v NXP USA, Inc., Order Granting Defendants Unopposed Motion for a Mandatory Stay of Plaintiffs 803 Infringement Claim and Denying Defendants Motion for a Stay of All Proceedings, #3 Exhibit B - Synopsys, Inc, et al. v Bell Semiconductor, LLC, Order Granting Unopposed Motion of the U.S. International Trade Commission for Leave to Intervene, #4 Exhibit C - Unpublished Cases) (McKeever, Susan)
March 6, 2023 Filing 46 RESPONSE to #31 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Unpublished Cases) (McKeever, Susan)
March 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER granting motion to withdraw counsel William Ellerman Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TTho)
March 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER granting motion to withdraw counsel Kristin L. Leveille. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TTho)
March 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER granting motion to withdraw counsel Casey Shomaker. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TTho)
March 6, 2023 Motions terminated: #35 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Casey Shomaker filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC., Attorney Casey Lynne Shomaker terminated. (TTho)
March 6, 2023 Attorney Kristin Leveille terminated. (TTho)
March 6, 2023 Attorney William Ellerman terminated. (TTho)
March 3, 2023 Filing 42 REPLY to Response re #34 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Scheduling Orders filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (McKeever, Susan)
March 2, 2023 Filing 41 NOTICE of Correction re Text-Only Order. (TMcg)
February 24, 2023 Filing 40 MOTION for Protective Order by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Protective Order, #3 Exhibit 2 - Redlined Proposed Stipulated Protective Order) (McKeever, Susan)
February 24, 2023 Filing 39 RESPONSE to #34 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Scheduling Orders filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10) (Schwartz, Krista)
February 24, 2023 Filing 38 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint #12 Amended Complaint, with Affirmative Defenses by Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel)
February 21, 2023 Filing 37 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Kristin L. Leveille by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Leveille, Kristin)
February 21, 2023 Filing 36 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney William Ellerman by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Ellerman, William)
February 21, 2023 Filing 35 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Casey Shomaker by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Shomaker, Casey)
February 21, 2023 Filing 34 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Scheduling Orders by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (McKeever, Susan) Modified on 3/2/2023 (TMcg).
February 21, 2023 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Reed Clayton on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Clayton, Christopher)
February 8, 2023 Filing 32 MOTION to Stay by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits to Exhibits 1-17, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16, #18 Exhibit 17) (Quick, Daniel)
February 8, 2023 Filing 31 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits to Exhibits 1-18, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16, #18 Exhibit 17, #19 Exhibit 18) (Quick, Daniel)
February 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 7/10/2023 Status Conference set for 11/7/2023 AT 3:00 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (Refer to image for additional dates) (TMcg)
February 7, 2023 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey Miller on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Miller, Jeffrey)
February 3, 2023 Filing 28 NOTICE of Appearance by A. Max Olson on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Olson, A.)
February 1, 2023 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Teresa Truong Pham on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Pham, Teresa)
January 31, 2023 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Krista S. Schwartz on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Schwartz, Krista)
January 30, 2023 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark L Whitaker on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Whitaker, Mark)
January 30, 2023 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Akira Irie on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Irie, Akira)
January 30, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER STRIKING 23 Stipulation filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC for Violation of R12 of ECF Policies and Procedures. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
January 23, 2023 Filing 22 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Socionext America, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Socionext, Inc. for Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel)
January 23, 2023 TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Scheduling Hearing on 1/23/2023 is Cancelled re #17 Notice to Appear [CASE TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH 22-10906] (TMcg)
January 20, 2023 Filing 21 DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Shomaker, Casey)
January 20, 2023 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Casey Lynne Shomaker on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Shomaker, Casey)
January 20, 2023 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by William Ellerman on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Ellerman, William)
January 17, 2023 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristin Leveille on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Leveille, Kristin)
January 13, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference set for 1/23/2023 at 10:30 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain (TMcg)
January 5, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by John S. Artz on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Artz, John) [DOCKET ERROR- FILED IN WRONG CASE] Modified on 1/9/2023 (TMcg).
January 5, 2023 Filing 15 of Appearance by Daniel D. Quick on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel)[DOCKET ERROR - FILED IN WRONG CASE] Modified on 1/9/2023 (TMcg).
November 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 STIPULATION AND ORDER to file Amended Complaint and Response re #13 Answer to Amended Complaint Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
November 28, 2022 Filing 13 ANSWER to Amended Complaint with Affirmative Defenses and Reliance on Demand for Jury Trial by Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel)
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Striking 11 Stipulation filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC for Violation of R12 of ECF Policies and Procedures. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
November 14, 2022 Filing 12 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC against Socionext America, Inc.. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 7,260,803, #3 Exhibit B - U.S. Patent No. 7,149,989, #4 Exhibit C - Claim Chart for the '803 Patent, #5 Exhibit D - Claim Chart for the '989 Patent, #6 Exhibit E - Declaration of Lloyd Linder for Amended Complaint) (McKeever, Susan)
October 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STIPULATED ORDER Setting Defendant's Deadline to Respond to #1 Complaint, (Response due by 11/14/2022) Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
September 28, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by John S. Artz on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Artz, John)
September 28, 2022 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel D. Quick on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel)
September 23, 2022 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. Socionext America, Inc. served on 9/14/2022, answer due 10/5/2022. (McKeever, Susan)
September 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Robert H. Cleland and Magistrate Judge Jonathan J.C. Grey in Port Huron to District Judge Gershwin A. Drain and Magistrate Judge Curtis Ivy, Jr in Detroit. (SSch)
August 30, 2022 Filing 5 SUMMONS Issued for *Socionext America, Inc. * (LGra)
August 30, 2022 A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at #http://www.mied.uscourts.gov (LGra)
August 26, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Susan M. McKeever on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (McKeever, Susan)
August 26, 2022 Filing 3 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Seyferth, Patrick)
August 26, 2022 Filing 2 Patent Report Sent To Washington (Seyferth, Patrick)
August 26, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC against Socionext America, Inc. with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-9033797 - Fee: $ 402. County of 1st Plaintiff: Out of State - County Where Action Arose: Out of State - County of 1st Defendant: Out of State. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): Eastern District of Michigan, 2:22-cv-10906, Judge Gershwin A. Drain] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 7,260,803, #3 Exhibit B - U.S. Patent No. 7,149,989, #4 Exhibit C - Claim Chart for the '803 Patent, #5 Exhibit D - Claim Chart for the '989 Patent, #6 Exhibit E - Expert Declaration) (Seyferth, Patrick)

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Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Represented By: Jason Michael Wejnert
Represented By: Casey Lynne Shomaker
Represented By: Christopher Reed Clayton
Represented By: Kristin Leveille
Represented By: Susan M. McKeever
Represented By: William Ellerman
Represented By: Patrick G. Seyferth
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Defendant: Socionext America, Inc.
Represented By: A. Max Olson
Represented By: Akira Irie
Represented By: Daniel D. Quick
Represented By: Jeffrey Miller
Represented By: John Shepherd Artz
Represented By: Krista S. Schwartz
Represented By: Mark L. Whitaker
Represented By: Hui Zhao
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