GeigTech East Bay LLC v. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Plaintiff: GEIGTECH EAST BAY LLC
Defendant: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
Counter-Defendant: JAMES GEIGER
Case Number: 25-2115
Filed: September 17, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement (Fed. Qst.)
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 5, 2026 Filing 26 MODIFIED ENTRY: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. Service: 03/05/2026 by email. [1151425] --[Edited 03/12/2026 by IMH - Reason: compliance review complete] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 03/05/2026 06:40 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 25 Corrected Certificate of Interest for Appellee James Geiger and Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. Service: 03/05/2026 by email. [1151409] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 03/05/2026 04:44 PM]
March 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 22 ] filed by Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. The principal and response brief is due 06/01/2026. No further extensions of time for the principal and response brief should be anticipated. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1150363] [LMS] [Entered: 03/02/2026 02:19 PM]
February 26, 2026 Filing 23 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC, Opening Brief [ # 19 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 03/05/2026. Unless ordered otherwise, the deadline for any responsive filing runs from service of the original version. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1149613] [IMH] [Entered: 02/26/2026 09:59 AM]
February 24, 2026 Filing 22 MOTION of Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. to extend the time to 06/01/2026 to file brief. Service: 02/24/2026 by email. [1149353] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 02/24/2026 07:57 PM]
February 24, 2026 Filing 21 Amended Certificate of Interest for Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Service: 02/24/2026 by email. [1149352] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 02/24/2026 07:51 PM]
February 24, 2026 Filing 20 Amended Entry of Appearance for Fred A. Rowley, Jr. (Principal Counsel); James Yoon (of Counsel); Matthew A. Macdonald (of Counsel); Paul N. Harold (of Counsel); Mikaela Evans-Aziz (of Counsel); Ian F. Sprague (of Counsel) as counsel for Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Service: 02/24/2026 by email. [1149351] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 02/24/2026 07:48 PM]
February 19, 2026 Filing 19 OPENING BRIEF FILED by Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. Service: 02/19/2026 by email. [1148230] [25-2115] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 23 ] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 02/19/2026 07:10 PM]
January 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER filed granting the motion [ # 15 ] to the extent that GeigTech's principal brief, not to exceed 16,000 words, is due no later than 30 days from the date of entry of this order; and Lutron's principal and response brief, not to exceed 18,850 words, is due no later than 40 days after service of GeigTech's principal brief. (see order for further details) Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1141432] [LMS] [Entered: 01/20/2026 11:36 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 17 Entry of Appearance for Gary R. Sorden; Brian L. King; Timothy J.H. Craddock; Aaron Davidson as counsel for Appellee James Geiger. Service: 01/06/2026 by email. [1138871] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 01/06/2026 02:54 PM]
December 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER The briefing schedule is stayed pending the court's consideration of the motion. Absent the filing of an entry of appearance from counsel for Mr. Geiger or Mr. Geiger's Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance within seven days of the date of entry of this order, the court will modify the caption to remove the appellee designation for Mr. Geiger. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1137838] [LMS] [Entered: 12/31/2025 12:43 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 15 MOTION of Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC Extension of Word Limit for Briefs. Service: 12/23/2025 by email. [1136645] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 12/23/2025 03:08 PM]
October 15, 2025 Filing 14 **TEXT ONLY** ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [ # 13 ] filed by Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. No further extensions should be anticipated. The opening brief is due 01/16/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. This order has been issued without an attached document and is official and binding. [1121282] [IMH] [Entered: 10/15/2025 02:58 PM]
October 15, 2025 Filing 13 MOTION of Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC to extend the time to 01/16/2026 to file brief. Service: 10/15/2025 by email. [1121224] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 10/15/2025 01:23 PM]
October 3, 2025 Filing 12 Corrected Entry of Appearance for Fred A. Rowley, Jr.; James Yoon; Matthew A. Macdonald; Paul N. Harold as counsel for Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Service: 10/03/2025 by email. [1119094] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 10/03/2025 01:28 PM]
October 3, 2025 Filing 11 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Entry of Appearance [ # 7 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 10/10/2025. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1119004] [IMH] [Entered: 10/03/2025 09:06 AM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 10 Docketing Statement for the Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118709] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 10/01/2025 05:59 PM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 9 Notice of Related Case Information for Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118708] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 10/01/2025 05:58 PM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 8 Certificate of Interest for Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118705] [25-2115] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 10/01/2025 05:57 PM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 7 Entry of Appearance for Fred A. Rowley, Jr.; James Yoon; Matthew A. Macdonald; Paul N. Harold as counsel for Cross-Appellant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118704] [25-2115] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[ # 11 ] [Fred Rowley] [Entered: 10/01/2025 05:54 PM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 6 Docketing Statement for the Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118696] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 10/01/2025 04:59 PM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 5 Certificate of Interest for Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118694] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 10/01/2025 04:57 PM]
October 1, 2025 Filing 4 Entry of Appearance for Gary R. Sorden; Brian L. King; Timothy J.H. Craddock; Aaron Davidson as counsel for Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC. Service: 10/01/2025 by email. [1118690] [25-2115] [Gary Sorden] [Entered: 10/01/2025 04:50 PM]
September 25, 2025 Filing 3 Note to File: The following cases are consolidated: 25-2115 Lead with 25-2116, -2117, -2118 Cross-Appeal. The parties must file all documents in the lead appeal only. [1117218] [25-2115, 25-2116, 25-2117, 25-2118] [IMH] [Entered: 09/25/2025 01:58 PM]
September 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER consolidating appeals (25-2115, -2116, -2117, and -2118). The principal brief of Appellant GeigTech East Bay LLC remains due no later than 11/17/2025. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1117215] [25-2115, 25-2116, 25-2117, 25-2118] [IMH] [Entered: 09/25/2025 01:55 PM]
September 17, 2025 Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 09/12/2025. [1115140] Entry of Appearance is due on 10/01/2025. Certificate of Interest is due on 10/01/2025. Docketing Statement is due on 10/01/2025. Appellant's brief is due on 11/17/2025. [IMH] [Entered: 09/17/2025 09:42 AM]

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Plaintiff: GEIGTECH EAST BAY LLC
Represented By: Gary Sorden
Represented By: Brian Lawrence King
Represented By: Aaron D. Davidson
Represented By: Timothy J.H. Craddock
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Counter-defendant: JAMES GEIGER
Represented By: Brian Lawrence King
Represented By: Aaron D. Davidson
Represented By: Timothy J.H. Craddock
Represented By: Gary Sorden
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Defendant: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
Represented By: James C. Yoon
Represented By: Matthew A. Macdonald
Represented By: Paul Harold
Represented By: Fred A. Rowley Jr.
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Represented By: Mikaela Elizabeth Evans-Aziz
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