Lighting Science Group Corp. v. Nichia Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Lighting Science Group Corp.
Defendant: Nichia Corporation and Nichia America Corporation
Case Number: 1:2019cv01948
Filed: April 30, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: Leigh Martin May
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1338
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting the #31 Motion for Extension of Time. In view of the institution of the ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1163 on June 20, 2019, and Defendants right to request a stay of this case, Civil Action No. 1:19- CV-01948-LMM under 28 U.S.C. 1659, the current schedule is amended. Counsel for the Parties shall complete the Early Planning Conference (pursuant to Local Rule 16.1) on or before July 29, 2019. The Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan (pursuant to Local Rule 16.2) shall be filed by the Parties with the Court on or before August 5, 2019. The Parties shall serve Initial Disclosures (pursuant to Local Rule 26.1) on or before August 5, 2019. Fact discovery between the Parties (pursuant to Local Rule 26.2) shall open on August 5, 2019. Signed by Judge Leigh Martin May on 06/27/19. (aaq)
June 27, 2019 Filing 31 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to complete Early Planning Conference, file Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan, serve Initial Disclosures, and open discovery period in view of ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1163 and 28 U.S.C. 1659 with Brief In Support by Lighting Science Group Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Powell, Michael)
June 26, 2019 Filing 30 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Karly Valenzuela. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 29 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to James A. Milkey. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 28 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Alexis F. Mosser. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 27 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Daniel R. Pearson. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 26 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Hamad M. Hamad. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 25 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Justin T. Nemunaitis. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 24 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Christopher S. Stewart. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 23 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Joel P. Stonedale. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 22 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to John Austin Curry. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 26, 2019 Filing 21 Letter from Clerk re: LR 83.1 Pro Hac Vice requirements sent to Bradley W. Caldwell. Clerk to follow-up by 7/8/2019. (pmb)
June 21, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #20 APPLICATION for Admission of Kayvan Noroozi Pro Hac Vice. Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.. Attorney Kayvan Noroozi added appearing on behalf of Lighting Science Group Corp. (pmb)
June 21, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #19 APPLICATION for Admission of Christopher S. Stewart Pro Hac Vice. Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.. Attorney Christopher S. Stewart added appearing on behalf of Lighting Science Group Corp. (pmb)
June 21, 2019 Opinion or Order ORAL ORDER granting #19 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice as to Christopher S. Stewart; granting #20 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice as to Kayvan Noroozi. Approved by Judge Leigh Martin May on 06/21/2019. If the applicant does not have CM/ECF access in the Northern District of Georgia already, they must request access at http://pacer.gov. If they have electronically filed in this district in a previous case, please omit this step.(rvb)
June 18, 2019 Filing 20 APPLICATION for Admission of Kayvan Noroozi Pro Hac Vice. Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse. with Brief In Support by Lighting Science Group Corp.. (Powell, Michael)
June 18, 2019 Filing 19 APPLICATION for Admission of Christopher S. Stewart Pro Hac Vice. Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse. with Brief In Support by Lighting Science Group Corp.. (Powell, Michael)
June 14, 2019 RETURN of #17 APPLICATION for Admission of Christopher S. Stewart Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8716130). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse. to attorney for correction re: courts. (pmb)
June 14, 2019 RETURN of #18 APPLICATION for Admission of Kayvan Noroozi Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8716154). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse. to attorney for correction re: courts. (pmb)
June 10, 2019 Filing 18 APPLICATION for Admission of Kayvan Noroozi Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8716154). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse. with Brief In Support by Lighting Science Group Corp.. (Powell, Michael)
June 10, 2019 Filing 17 APPLICATION for Admission of Christopher S. Stewart Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8716130). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse. with Brief In Support by Lighting Science Group Corp.. (Powell, Michael)
June 10, 2019 Filing 16 Certification of Consent to Substitution of Counsel. Michael Joseph Powell replacing attorney Joseph John Gleason. (Powell, Michael)
June 5, 2019 Opinion or Order ORAL ORDER granting #11 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice as to Eric S. Lucas; granting #12 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice as to Patrick R. Colsher ; granting #13 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice as to Thomas R. Makin. Approved by Judge Leigh Martin May on 06/05/2019. If the applicant does not have CM/ECF access in the Northern District of Georgia already, they must request access at http://pacer.gov. If they have electronically filed in this district in a previous case, please omit this step.(rvb)
June 4, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #12 APPLICATION for Admission of Patrick R. Colsher Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8697844). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.. Attorney Patrick R. Colsher added appearing on behalf of Nichia America Corporation, Nichia Corporation (pmb)
June 4, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #13 APPLICATION for Admission of Thomas R. Makin Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8697855). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.. Attorney Thomas R. Makin added appearing on behalf of Nichia America Corporation, Nichia Corporation (pmb)
June 4, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #11 APPLICATION for Admission of Eric S. Lucas Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8697823). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.. Attorney Eric S. Lucas added appearing on behalf of Nichia America Corporation, Nichia Corporation (pmb)
June 3, 2019 Filing 15 Return of Service Executed by Lighting Science Group Corp.. Nichia America Corporation served on 5/10/2019, answer due 5/31/2019. (Gleason, Joseph)
June 3, 2019 Clerks Notation re #10 Certificate of Interested Persons, reviewed and approved by LMM. (rvb)
May 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER GRANTING #8 Motion for Leave to File Matters Under Seal. Signed by Judge Leigh Martin May on 5/31/2019. (adg)
May 31, 2019 Filing 13 APPLICATION for Admission of Thomas R. Makin Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8697855). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.by Nichia America Corporation. (Meadows, James)
May 31, 2019 Filing 12 APPLICATION for Admission of Patrick R. Colsher Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8697844). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.by Nichia America Corporation. (Meadows, James)
May 31, 2019 Filing 11 APPLICATION for Admission of Eric S. Lucas Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8697823). Documents for this entry are not available for viewing outside the courthouse.by Nichia America Corporation. (Meadows, James)
May 31, 2019 Filing 10 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Nichia America Corporation. (Meadows, James)
May 31, 2019 Filing 9 Nichia America Corporation's ANSWER to #1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand by Nichia America Corporation. Discovery ends on 2/25/2020.(Meadows, James) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
May 30, 2019 Submission of #8 MOTION for Leave to File Matters Under Seal re: #7 Notice of Filing, , to District Judge Leigh Martin May. (adg)
May 9, 2019 Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to File Matters Under Seal re: #7 Notice of Filing, with Brief In Support by Lighting Science Group Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleason, Joseph)
May 9, 2019 Filing 7 PROVISIONALLY SEALED NOTICE Of Filing Confidential Versions of Exhibits to Complaint by Lighting Science Group Corp. re #1 Complaint,,, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2 - '483 Claim Chart (Confidential), #2 Exhibit 4 - '053 Claim Chart (Confidential), #3 Exhibit 6 - '421 Claim Chart (Confidential))(Gleason, Joseph)
May 6, 2019 Filing 6 Electronic Summons Issued as to Nichia America Corporation. (tmf)
May 6, 2019 Clerks Notation re #4 Corporate Disclosure Statement, reviewed and approved by LMM. (rvb)
May 3, 2019 Filing 5 PROPOSED SUMMONS filed by Lighting Science Group Corp. (Gleason, Joseph)
May 3, 2019 Filing 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Lighting Science Group Corp. by Lighting Science Group Corp..(Gleason, Joseph)
May 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 STANDING ORDER REGARDING CIVIL LITIGATION. Signed by Judge Leigh Martin May on 5/1/2019. (btql)
May 1, 2019 Filing 2 AO Form 120 forwarded to Commissioner. (bdb)
April 30, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for PATENT INFRINGEMENT with Jury Demand filed by Lighting Science Group Corp. (Filing fee $400, receipt number AGANDC-8628849) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 US 7,098,483, #2 Exhibit 2 Redacted US 7,098,483 Claim Chart, #3 Exhibit 3 US 7,095,053, #4 Exhibit 4 Redacted US 7,095,053 Claim Chart, #5 Exhibit 5 US 7,528,42, #6 Exhibit 6 Redacted US 7,528,421 Claim Chart, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(bdb) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/1/2019: #8 AO-120 form) (bdb). Modified on 5/1/2019 to add AO-120 Form (bdb).

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Defendant: Nichia Corporation
Represented By: Thomas R. Makin
Represented By: Patrick R. Colsher
Represented By: Eric S. Lucas
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Defendant: Nichia America Corporation
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