HYATT v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Plaintiff: GILBERT P. HYATT
Defendant: UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Case Number: 1:2018cv02800
Filed: November 30, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Tanya S Chutkan
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 7, 2022 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: In light of the court's 5/27/22 Order #36 remanding issues for further PTO findings, the Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to ADMINISTRATIVELY Close this case. Upon resolution of the proceedings on remand, the parties may file a motion to return this case to the court's active docket. Any such motion shall contain a proposed order for moving forward with this case. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/7/22. (DJS)
June 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER of USCA (certified copy) as to #34 USCA Order ; USCA Case Number 22-5054. (znmw)
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER DENYING #19 Motion for Summary Judgment; PARTIALLY GRANTING and PARTIALLY DENYING #23 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment; Hyatts fee categorization decision is REMANDED to the PTO for further findings; GRANTING #25 Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal; DENYING as moot #20 Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal; and DENYING as moot #33 Motion for an Order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/27/2022. (lcac) Modified on 8/7/2022 (DJS).
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MEMORANDUM OPINION re: #19 Motion for Summary Judgment; #23 Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment; #20 Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal; #25 Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal; and #33 Motion for an Order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/27/2022. (lcac)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 PER CURIAM ORDER of USCA re Petition for Writ of Mandamus; USCA Case Number 22-5054. (znmw)
July 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MOTION for Order re #23 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment , #19 MOTION for Summary Judgment by GILBERT P. HYATT. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaquil, Mark)
July 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 NOTICE by GILBERT P. HYATT (DeLaquil, Mark)
July 14, 2020 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #31 Notice (Other); emailed to mdelaquil@bakerlaw.com, cc'd 5 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Please refile document, 2. See Local Rule 5.1(a) and (d) regarding correspondence and form of filing. (ztd, )
July 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ENTERED IN ERROR. . . . .NOTICE by GILBERT P. HYATT (DeLaquil, Mark) Modified on 7/14/2020 (ztd).
November 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 30 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Sean Michael Tepe on behalf of UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Substituting for attorney Jason Cohen (Tepe, Sean)
July 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 29 REPLY to opposition to motion re #23 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. (Cohen, Jason)
June 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Reply to Cross Motion due by 7/12/2019. (tb)
June 14, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Granting #28 Motion to Extend Deadlines. Defendant's reply in support of its cross-motion for summary judgment is due July 12, 2019. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/14/19. (DJS)
June 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Brief by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (Cohen, Jason)
May 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Memorandum in opposition to re #23 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment (duplicate of ECF No. 26) filed by GILBERT P. HYATT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(DeLaquil, Mark)
May 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 REPLY to opposition to motion re #19 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by GILBERT P. HYATT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(DeLaquil, Mark) Modified text on 6/3/2019 (ztd).
May 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 25 SEALED MOTION filed by GILBERT P. HYATT re #20 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by GILBERT P. HYATT (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.), #22 Sealed Document, (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #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)(DeLaquil, Mark) Modified text and event on 5/30/2019 (ztd).
May 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff shall refile the Exhibits to [20-1] due by 6/3/2019. (tb)
May 15, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Exhibits, ECF No. 20-1, have been docketed in a manner that makes it difficult for the court to locate Exhibits in the submission that exceeds 1,000 pages. Therefore, by June 3, 2019, Plaintiff shall refile the Exhibits so that each Exhibit corresponds with a separate ECF entry (e.g., Ex. A as ECF No. 25-1, Ex. B as ECF No. 25-2, Ex. C as ECF No. 25-3). Additionally, after the Plaintiff's deadline for submitting its motion for summary judgment. the Plaintiff filed an "Errata" #22 , without leave of court and without any indication what the attached document is intended to replace in the filing at ECF No. #20 . Accordingly, the Errata #22 is hereby STRICKEN. Plaintiff may file a motion for leave to refile ECF No. #22 that explains the purpose of the Errata. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 5/15/19. (DJS)
May 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Memorandum in opposition to re #19 MOTION for Summary Judgment (duplicate of ECF No. 23) filed by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Louis J. Boston, Jr., Certifying Contents of the Administrative Record)(Cohen, Jason)
May 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Louis J. Boston, Jr., Certifying Contents of the Administrative Record)(Cohen, Jason)
April 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 22 STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD PURSUANT TO MINUTE ORDER FILED ON 05/15/19.....SEALED DOCUMENT (ERRATA) filed by GILBERT P. HYATT re #20 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by GILBERT P. HYATT (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(DeLaquil, Mark) Modified to add "errata" on 4/11/2019 (ztd). Modified on 5/15/2019 (tb).
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 REDACTED DOCUMENT- Summary Judgment Motion to #19 MOTION for Summary Judgment by GILBERT P. HYATT. (DeLaquil, Mark)
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by GILBERT P. HYATT (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaquil, Mark)
April 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION for Summary Judgment by GILBERT P. HYATT (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Statement of Facts, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaquil, Mark) Modified on 4/10/2019 at counsel's request to seal the, motion, main document (ztd).
April 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Cross Motion due by 5/10/2019. Response to Cross Motion due by 5/31/2019. Reply to Cross Motion due by 6/21/2019. Summary Judgment motion due by 4/10/2019. Response to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 5/10/2019. Reply to Motion for Summary Judgment due by 5/31/2019. (tb)
April 3, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Having considered the parties' Joint Status Report #18 , it is hereby ordered that the parties shall adhere to the following briefing schedule: Plaintiff 's Motion for Summary Judgment due 4/10/19. Defendant's Opposition and Combined Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment due 5/10/19. Plaintiff 's Reply and Combined Opposition due 5/31/19. Defendant's Reply due 6/21/19. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 4/3/19. (DJS)
March 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Joint STATUS REPORT by GILBERT P. HYATT. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Grossman, Andrew)
February 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/14/2019. (tb)
February 14, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court in this FOIA case are a complaint and an answer. The requirements of LCvR 16.3 and Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure appear to be inapplicable. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer and propose a schedule for proceeding in this matter. The schedule shall address the status of Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated number of documents responsive to Plaintiff's FOIA request, the anticipated date(s) for release of the documents requested by Plaintiff, whether a motion for an Open America stay is likely in this case, whether a Vaughn index will be required in this case, whether and when either party anticipates filing a dispositive motion, and any other pertinent issues. The parties shall file a joint status report that addresses these issues no later than 3/14/19. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 2/14/19. (DJS)
February 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 3/14/2019. (tb)
February 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ANSWER to Complaint by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.(Cohen, Jason)
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE of Restored Government Funding by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (Cohen, Jason)
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL by Jason Todd Cohen on behalf of UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Substituting for attorney Doris Denise Coles-Huff (Cohen, Jason)
January 16, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Granting #14 Unopposed Motion to Stay. All deadlines are hereby STAYED. Defendant's counsel shall notify the court promptly after Congress has appropriated funds for the Justice Department. It is further ordered that all current deadlines for the parties shall be extended commensurate with the duration of the lapse in appropriations. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 1/16/19. (DJS)
January 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION to Stay by UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Coles-Huff, Doris)
December 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/7/2018. (DeLaquil, Mark)
December 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 12 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/10/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/9/2019. (DeLaquil, Mark)
December 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on 12/6/18 as to United States Patent and Trademark Office. (DeLaquil, Mark) Modified text on 12/18/2018 (ztd).
December 18, 2018 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #6 Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant; emailed to mdelaquil@bakerlaw.com, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Please refile document, 2. Refile documents with the documentation indicating the actual dates that service was made. (ztd, )
December 18, 2018 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #7 Summons Returned Executed in FOIA as to U.S. Attorney; emailed to mdelaquil@bakerlaw.com, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Please refile document, 2. Refile documents with the documentation indicating the actual dates that service was made. (ztd, )
December 18, 2018 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #8 Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General; emailed to mdelaquil@bakerlaw.com, cc'd 2 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Please refile document, 2. Refile documents with the documentation indicating the actual dates that service was made. (ztd, )
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by GILBERT P. HYATT re #1 Complaint,,. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service, #2 Certificate of Service)(ztd)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew M. Grossman on behalf of GILBERT P. HYATT (Grossman, Andrew)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ENTERED IN ERROR. . . . .RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/7/18. (DeLaquil, Mark) Modified on 12/18/2018 (ztd).
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ENTERED IN ERROR. . . . .RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/10/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/9/2019. (DeLaquil, Mark) Modified on 12/18/2018 (ztd).
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ENTERED IN ERROR. . . . .RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE served on 12/6/2018 (DeLaquil, Mark) Modified on 12/18/2018 (ztd).
December 4, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Denying as moot #4 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal. See 12/3/18 Minute Order.SO ORDERED - by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/03/18. (tb)
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION for Summary Judgment by GILBERT P. HYATT (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Statement of Facts, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaquil, Mark)
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by GILBERT P. HYATT (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaquil, Mark)
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: #1 Notice and Consent)(zef,)
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Payment for #1 Complaint,,. ($400; Receipt number 0090-5818591). (DeLaquil, Mark)
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment #5 is hereby DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff's brief does not appear to comply with Local Civil Rule 5.1(d). Additionally, the court finds the motion premature. Once the Defendant has entered an appearance, the court will issue a case management order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 12/3/18. (DJS)
November 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zef, )
November 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (Filing fee $ 400) filed by GILBERT P. HYATT. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Exhibit Exhibit A, #6 Exhibit Exhibit B, #7 Exhibit Exhibit C, #8 Exhibit Exhibit D, #9 Exhibit Exhibit E, #10 Exhibit Exhibit F, #11 Exhibit Exhibit G, #12 Exhibit Exhibit H - One, #13 Exhibit Exhibit H - Two, #14 Exhibit Exhibit I, #15 Exhibit Exhibit J)(DeLaquil, Mark)

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Plaintiff: GILBERT P. HYATT
Represented By: Mark Wendell DeLaquil
Represented By: Andrew M. Grossman
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Defendant: UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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