Socket Solutions, LLC v. Walmart Inc.
| Socket Solutions, LLC |
| WALMART INC. |
| 1:2023cv15647 |
| November 3, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Joan B Gottschall |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 25 MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (rc, ) |
| Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Pursuant to the plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal #23 , this case is dismissed without prejudice. The parties shall bear their own costs and fees. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (mjc, ) |
| Filing 23 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Socket Solutions, LLC without prejudice (Bishop, Edward) |
| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant's unopposed motion #21 for an extension to and including 12/29/2023 of its deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is granted. The parties' joint initial status report remains due on or before 1/10/2024. Mailed notice (mjc, ) |
| Filing 21 MOTION by Defendant Walmart Inc. for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 UNOPPOSED (Gills, Jeanne) |
| Filing 20 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Walmart Inc. (Gills, Jeanne) |
| Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Walmart Inc. by Jeanne Marie Gills (Gills, Jeanne) |
| Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC by James Joseph Jagoda (Jagoda, James) |
| Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC by Edward L. Bishop (Bishop, Edward) |
| Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Attorney Edward H. Rice's motion #15 for leave to withdraw his appearance and substitute Edward L. Bishop as lead attorney for plaintiff is granted. Attorney Bishop is instructed to file his notice of appearance promptly and in any event on or before 11/92/2023. Attorney Rice's deadline #14 of 11/30/2023 to file a memorandum of law regarding a potential conflict is stricken. The parties' deadline #9 of 1/10/2024 to file a joint initial status report shall stand. Mailed notice (mjc, ) |
| Filing 15 MOTION by Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC to substitute attorney (Rice, Edward) |
| Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Attorney Marina N. Saito's renewed motion #12 for leave to withdraw her appearance for plaintiff due to a conflict of interest is granted. Attorney Edward H. Rice is directed to file a memorandum of law on or before 11/30/2023 explaining why attorney Saito's conflict is not imputed to him under Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.10 because he and attorney Saito are affiliated with the same law firm. Mailed notice (mjc, ) |
| Filing 13 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Socket Solutions, LLC as to Walmart Inc. on 11/8/2023, answer due 11/29/2023. (Rice, Edward) |
| Filing 12 MOTION by Attorney Marina N. Saito to withdraw as attorney for Socket Solutions, LLC. No party information provided (Saito, Marina) |
| Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: The motion #9 for leave to withdraw the appearance of attorney Marina N. Saito for plaintiff is denied without prejudice because the motion is not signed by the withdrawing attorney, there is no indication that attorney Saito or the client has consented, and no justification for the proposed withdrawal is given. Mailed notice (mjc, ) |
| Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC regarding Summons and Complaint served on CT Corporation System on November 8, 2023 (Rice, Edward) |
Filing 9
ORDER: An initial status report is due on or before January 10, 2024. Counsel and parties are directed to familiarize themselves with the pretrial procedures in Judge Gottschall's case management packet, which is available from the court's website at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Please pay particular attention to the requirement to exchange initial disclosures within 14 days of the parties' initial discovery planning conference and the court's requirement that the parties are to explore settlement opportunities and identify areas of agreement prior to the filing of the first status report. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(C) and 26(f)(2). If, by the due date of the scheduled status report, defendants have not been served, plaintiff should send an email to the chambers email account, chambers_gottschall@ilnd.uscourts.gov, to reset the status date. Counsel in cases removed from another court should follow these procedures to the extent applicable. See the order and Judge Gottschall's case management packet for further details. Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/7/2023. Mailed notice(mjc, )
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| Filing 8 MOTION by Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC to withdraw attorney appearance #4 (Rice, Edward) |
| Filing 7 MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (jj, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Walmart Inc. (jxm, ) |
| Filing 6 Notice of Claims Involving Patents by Socket Solutions, LLC (Saito, Marina) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC by Edward H. Rice (Rice, Edward) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Socket Solutions, LLC by Marina N. Saito (Saito, Marina) |
| Filing 3 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Socket Solutions, LLC (Rice, Edward) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Rice, Edward) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Socket Solutions, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-21296706. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Rice, Edward) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Keri L. Holleb Hotaling. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1). (jxm, ) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (jxm, ) |
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| Plaintiff: Socket Solutions, LLC | |
| Represented By: | Marina N. Saito |
| Represented By: | Edward H. Rice |
| Represented By: | Edward L. Bishop |
| Represented By: | James Joseph Jagoda |
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| Represented By: | Jeanne Marie Gills |
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