Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. NVIDIA Corporation
Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation
Case Number: 4:2022cv11700
Filed: October 5, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presiding Judge: Allison D Burroughs
Referring Judge: Angel Kelley
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1338 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 31, 2023 Filing 34 Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #33 Motion to Dismiss. (Folan, Karen)
January 31, 2023 Filing 33 Joint MOTION to Dismiss by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.(Moore, Ashley)
December 16, 2022 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexandra Figari Easley on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Easley, Alexandra)
December 16, 2022 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by David Sochia on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Sochia, David)
December 16, 2022 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Richard A. Kamprath on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Kamprath, Richard)
December 16, 2022 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley Moore on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Moore, Ashley)
December 14, 2022 Filing 28 Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered AMENDING 25 ORDER regarding consolidation. The Court has marked these cases as related for the purpose of Pre-Trial proceedings. All filings and Orders should be docketed in their respective cases to ensure a complete record for each case pending before the Court. (McManus, Caetlin)
December 9, 2022 Filing 27 Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting (48) Motion to Stay Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1659 Pending Parallel ITC Action. (Folan, Karen)
December 6, 2022 Filing 26 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment. Judge Allison D. Burroughs added. District Judge Angel Kelley no longer assigned to case. (Finn, Mary)
December 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Order entered by Judge Burroughs in agreement with Judge Angel Kelley: The Assented-to MOTION to Consolidate Cases (PRE-TRIAL) by NVIDIA Corporation is granted in part. The Court will mark the cases as related for the purposes of pre-trial proceedings 22cv11388-DJC; 22cv11700-AK; 22cv11933-WGY are hereby RELATED TO CASE 22cv10636-ADB and re-assigned to Judge Allison D. Burroughs for pre-trial purposes only. ALL pre-trial pleadings are to be filed in the earliest-filed case (22cv10636-ADB) and not the other related actions. (Lara, Miguel)
November 30, 2022 Filing 24 Assented to MOTION to Consolidate Cases by NVIDIA Corporation.(Papastavros, Nicholas)
October 31, 2022 Filing 23 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #22 Assented-to Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint.Responsive pleadings due December 7, 2022. (Lara, Miguel)
October 28, 2022 Filing 22 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to December 7, 2022 to Respond to Complaint by NVIDIA Corporation.(Papastavros, Nicholas)
October 19, 2022 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Richter on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Richter, Paul)
October 19, 2022 Filing 20 SUMMONS Returned Executed NVIDIA Corporation served on 10/17/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Clayton, Christopher)
October 19, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Reed Clayton on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Clayton, Christopher)
October 19, 2022 Filing 18 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added David Sochia. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (Pacho, Arnold)
October 19, 2022 Filing 17 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Ashley Moore. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (Pacho, Arnold)
October 19, 2022 Filing 16 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Richard Kamprath. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (Pacho, Arnold)
October 19, 2022 Filing 15 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Alexandra Easley. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (Pacho, Arnold)
October 18, 2022 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of David Sochia Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9546780 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(McGonigle, William)
October 18, 2022 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ashley Moore Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9546773 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(McGonigle, William)
October 18, 2022 Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Richard Kamprath Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9546767 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(McGonigle, William)
October 18, 2022 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Alexandra Easley Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9546762 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(McGonigle, William)
October 17, 2022 Filing 10 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Paul Richter. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (Pacho, Arnold)
October 17, 2022 Filing 9 District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING #7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Christopher Clayton. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (Pacho, Arnold)
October 14, 2022 Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Paul Richter Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542210 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.(McGonigle, William)
October 14, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Christopher Clayton Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542207 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.(McGonigle, William)
October 7, 2022 Filing 6 DISREGARD: Online access to documents in this case is limited to counsel of record only. All documents are available for review in the Office of the Clerk. Counsel of record: please note that you will need to log into CM/ECF to access any documents in this case. (Barrows, Jennifer) Modified on 10/7/2022
October 6, 2022 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Barrows, Jennifer)
October 6, 2022 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Angel Kelley assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy. (Finn, Mary)
October 6, 2022 Filing 3 Case transferred in from Eastern Division (Boston) on 10/6/2022 Case Number 1:22-cv-11700. (Alba, Robert)
October 6, 2022 Filing 2 Case transferred to Central Division (Worcester) (Dore, Samantha)
October 5, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against NVIDIA Corporation Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-9529883 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A, #2 Exhibit Ex. B, #3 Exhibit Ex. C, #4 A) 120 Form, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Draft Summons, #7 Category Form)(McGonigle, William)

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Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Represented By: William F. McGonigle, III
Represented By: Paul Richter
Represented By: Richard A. Kamprath
Represented By: Alexandra Figari Easley
Represented By: Ashley Moore
Represented By: Christopher Reed Clayton
Represented By: David Sochia
Represented By: Ashley N. Moore
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Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation
Represented By: Nicholas G. Papastavros
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