Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. Socionext America, Inc.
| Bell Semiconductor, LLC |
| Socionext America, Inc. |
| 4:2023cv03116 |
| June 23, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of California |
| Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
| Donna M Ryu |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 145 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 76
Order by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting #73 Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice. (eac, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2023)
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Filing 75
Order by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting #72 Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice. (eac, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2023)
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| Filing 74 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Relate Cases filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Irie, Akira) (Filed on 8/10/2023) |
| Filing 73 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Mark Whitaker ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18534924.) filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Whitaker, Mark) (Filed on 8/10/2023) |
| Filing 72 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Hui Zhao ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18534764.) filed by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Zhao, Hui) (Filed on 8/10/2023) |
| Filing 71 NOTICE of Appearance by Roman A. Swoopes (Swoopes, Roman) (Filed on 8/10/2023) |
| Filing 70 CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. You are hereby notified that the Initial Case Management Conference will be held by Zoom Webinar. Joint Case Management Statement is due by 10/16/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/23/2023 at 02:00 PM in Oakland, - Videoconference Only. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at #https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ygr Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at ygrcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than October 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM PST. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: #https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. (eac, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/11/2023) |
| Filing 69 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.. (Chan, Alex) (Filed on 7/10/2023) |
| Filing 68 NOTICE of Appearance by Alex H. Chan (Chan, Alex) (Filed on 7/10/2023) |
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Filing 67
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers for all further proceedings. Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu 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 The Clerk on 7/7/2023. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(bar, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2023)
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| Filing 66 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. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2023) |
| Filing 65 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Socionext America, Inc... (Irie, Akira) (Filed on 7/7/2023) |
| Filing 64 CLERK'S NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT Re: Consent or Declination: Plaintiff and Defendant 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. Consent/Declination due by 7/10/2023. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/25/2023) |
| Filing 63 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 10/11/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/18/2023 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2023) |
| Filing 62 Case transferred in from District of Michigan Eastern; Case Number 2:22-cv-10906. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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Filing 61
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to Northern District of California. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (NAhm)
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| Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain: Motion Hearing held on 6/22/2023 re #37 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) |
| Filing 60 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Jason Michael Wejnert appearing on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Wejnert, Jason) |
| Filing 59 NOTICE OF IN PERSON HEARING on #40 MOTION TO EXTEND To Amend the Scheduling Orders , #37 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), #38 MOTION to Stay , #46 MOTION for Protective Order . Motion Hearing set for 6/22/2023 at 3:30 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain (TMcg) |
| Motions terminated: #41 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Casey Shomaker filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC, #43 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Kristin L. Leveille filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg) |
| Filing 58 REPLY to Response re #38 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) |
| Filing 57 REPLY to Response re #37 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) |
| Filing 56 REPLY to Response re #46 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) |
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Filing 55
ORDER Granting #43 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Kristin L. Leveille filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC., Attorney Kristin Leveille terminated. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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Filing 54
ORDER Granting #41 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Casey Shomaker filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC., Attorney Casey Lynne Shomaker terminated. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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Filing 53
STIPULATION AND ORDER Regarding the Production of Electronically Stored Information Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| Filing 52 NOTICE of Appearance by Hui Zhao on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Zhao, Hui) |
| Filing 51 RESPONSE to #46 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) |
| Filing 50 RESPONSE to #38 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) |
| Filing 49 RESPONSE to #37 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) |
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Filing 48
ORDER granting motion to withdraw counsel William Ellerman. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TTho)
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| Attorney William Ellerman terminated. (TTho) |
| Filing 47 REPLY to Response re #40 MOTION TO EXTEND To Amend the Scheduling Orders filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (McKeever, Susan) |
| Filing 46 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) |
| Filing 45 RESPONSE to #40 MOTION TO EXTEND To Amend 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) |
| Filing 44 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint #19 Amended Complaint,, with Affirmative Defenses by Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel) |
| Filing 43 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Kristin L. Leveille by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Leveille, Kristin) |
| Filing 42 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney William Ellerman by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Ellerman, William) |
| Filing 41 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Casey Shomaker by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Shomaker, Casey) |
| Filing 40 MOTION TO EXTEND To Amend the Scheduling Orders by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (McKeever, Susan) |
| Filing 39 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Reed Clayton on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Clayton, Christopher) |
| Filing 38 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) |
| Filing 37 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) |
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Filing 36
SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Conference set for 11/14/2023 at 2:30 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (Refer to image for additional dates) (TMcg)
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| Filing 35 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey Miller on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Miller, Jeffrey) |
| Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by A. Max Olson on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Olson, A.) |
| Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Freimuth on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Freimuth, Matthew) |
| Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Teresa Truong Pham on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Pham, Teresa) |
| Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Krista S. Schwartz on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Schwartz, Krista) |
| Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark L Whitaker on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Whitaker, Mark) |
| Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Akira Irie on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Irie, Akira) |
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TEXT-ONLY ORDER STRIKING #28 Stipulation filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC for Violation R12 of ECF Policies and Procedures. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| Filing 28 [STRICKEN] STIPULATION to Consolidate Cases for Pretrial Purposes (Case Nos. 22-cv-10906, 22-cv-12018, and 22-cv-12749) by Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Ellerman, William) Modified on 1/30/2023 (TMcg). |
| Filing 27 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Socionext America, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Socionext, Inc. for Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel) |
| Minute Entry for virtual proceedings before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain: Scheduling Conference held on 1/23/2023 (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (TMcg) |
| Filing 26 DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Shomaker, Casey) |
| Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Casey Lynne Shomaker on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Shomaker, Casey) |
| Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by William Ellerman on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Ellerman, William) |
| Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristin Leveille on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Leveille, Kristin) |
| Filing 22 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference set for 1/23/2023 at 10:00 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain (TMcg) |
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Filing 21
STIPULATION AND ORDER to File Second Amended Complant re #20 Answer to Complaint, #19 Amended Complaint,, Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| Filing 20 ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses as to Second Amended Complaint and Reliance on Demand for Jury Trial by Socionext America, Inc.. (Quick, Daniel) |
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TEXT-ONLY ORDER Striking 18 Stipulation filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC for Violation of the ECF Policies and Procedures. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| Filing 19 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand Second Amended Complaint filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC against Bell Semiconductor, LLC. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 7,007,259, #3 Exhibit B - Shrowty Claim Chart for the 259 Patent, #4 Exhibit C - Declaration of Lloyd Linder for Amended Complaint, #5 Exhibit D - U.S. Patent No. 6,436,807, #6 Exhibit E - Cwynar Claim Chart for the 807 Patent) (McKeever, Susan) |
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Filing 17
STIPULATED ORDER to File #14 Amended Complaint and Setting Deadline to Respond to Amended Complaint, (Response due by 11/14/2022) Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Status Conference Hearing on 9/26/2022 is Cancelled re Set Deadlines/Hearings [PARTIES LIFTING STAY ALLOWING TIME TO ANSWER COMPLAINT] (TMcg) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by John S. Artz on behalf of Socionext America, Inc.. (Artz, John) |
| Filing 15 Patent Report Sent To Washington (McKeever, Susan) |
| Filing 14 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. 7,007,259, #3 Exhibit B - Shrowty Claim Chart for the 259 Patent, #4 Exhibit C - Declaration of Lloyd Linder for Amended Complaint, #5 Exhibit D - U.S. Patent No. 6,436,807, #6 Exhibit E - Cwynar Claim Chart for the 807 Patent) (McKeever, Susan) |
| Filing 13 [STRICKEN] STIPULATION Allowing Withdrawal of Co-Counsel by Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Bean, Eric) Modified on 9/28/2022 (TMcg). |
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TEXT-ONLY ORDER STRIKING #13 Stipulation filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC for Violation of ECF Policies and Procedures. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Status Conference Hearing on 9/26/2022 is Cancelled re Set Deadlines/Hearings (TMcg) |
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Filing 12
STIPULATED ORDER LIFTING STAY Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Susan M. McKeever on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (McKeever, Susan) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Patrick G. Seyferth on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Seyferth, Patrick) |
| Set Deadlines/Hearings: Status Conference reset for 9/26/2022 at 2:00 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain (TMcg) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE TO APPEAR IN PERSON: Status Conference reset for 8/1/2022 at 11:30 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain (TMcg) |
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Filing 8
ORDER Granting Defendant's #7 MOTION to Stay Pending Completion of the Parallel ITC Investigation filed by Socionext America, Inc.., (Status Conference set for 7/27/2022 at 3:00 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain) Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)
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| Filing 7 MOTION to Stay Pending Completion of the Parallel ITC Investigation by Socionext America, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Document Continuation Brief in Support of Unopposed Motion to Stay, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #3 Document Continuation Proposed Order Staying Case) (Quick, Daniel) |
| Filing 6 CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. Socionext America, Inc. served on 5/25/2022, answer due 6/15/2022. (Williams, Robyn) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Eric A. Bean appearing on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC Thomas R. August (Bean, Eric) Modified on 5/16/2022 (LHos).[APPEARANCE IS FOR ATTORNEY THOMAS R. AUGUST] |
| Filing 4 SUMMONS Issued for *Socionext America, Inc. * (DAll) |
| 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 (DAll) |
| Filing 3 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Bell Semiconductor, LLC identifying Corporate Parent Hilco Patent Acquisition 56, LLC, Corporate Parent Hilco IP Merchant Capital, LLC, Corporate Parent Hilco, Inc. for Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Williams, Robyn) |
| Filing 2 Patent Report Sent To Washington (Williams, Robyn) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC against Socionext America, Inc. with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-8890566 - Fee: $ 402. County of 1st Plaintiff: Out of State - County Where Action Arose: Wayne County - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne County. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): None] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C) (Williams, Robyn) |
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