Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC VS Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 4:2012cv14004
Filed: September 11, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Mark A Goldsmith
Referring Judge: Mark A Randon
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 19, 2014 Filing 47 Patent Report Sent To Washington (PMil)
December 24, 2013 Filing 46 Notice to Parties Regarding Consolidated Case: Order of consolidation entered on *12/24/13*. Designated lead case number is *13-13615*. (PMil)
December 24, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER of Consolidation. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (PMil)
December 23, 2013 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith: Telephonic Status Conference held on 12/23/2013. Disposition: Scheduling orders to be submitted. Plaintiff limited to 15 claims. Plaintiff may file motion to modify number of claims on or before 1/14/2014 and infringement contentions on or before 1/31/2014. (Chubb, A)
December 20, 2013 Set Deadlines/Hearings: Telehponic Status Conference set for 12/23/2013 @ 3:00 PM before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith (Goltz, D)
December 19, 2013 Filing 44 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Settlement Conference set for 1/21/2014 10:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon (EBut)
December 19, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER REFERRING OTHER MATTERS to Magistrate Judge Randon : *Settlement Conference - to be conducted in January, 2014.* Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
December 18, 2013 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith: Status Conference held on 12/18/2013. Disposition: Telephonic Status Conference to be set for 12/23/2013. (Goltz, D)
December 13, 2013 Filing 42 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven W. Ritcheson on behalf of Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC. (Ritcheson, Steven)
November 20, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 41 JOINT Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
November 15, 2013 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Granting #40 Joint MOTION TO EXTEND STATUS CONFERENCE re #39 Notice to Appear AND TO CONTINUE filed by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC, (Status Conference RESET for 12/18/2013 @ 1:30 PM **LOCATION: FLINT, MICHIGAN** before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith). Issued by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
November 14, 2013 Filing 40 Joint MOTION TO EXTEND STATUS CONFERENCE re #39 Notice to Appear AND TO CONTINUE by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC. (Abbey, Maureen)
November 8, 2013 Filing 39 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Status Conference set for 11/18/2013 @ 10:00 AM **LOCATION: FLINT, MICHIGAN** before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith (Goltz, D)
November 7, 2013 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon: Settlement Conference held on 11/7/2013 Disposition: case did not settle (EBut)
October 8, 2013 Filing 38 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company of Related Case Pending in the Eastern District of Michigan (Lorelli, Marc)
September 17, 2013 Filing 37 ReNOTICE TO APPEAR: Settlement Conference set for 11/7/2013 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon (EBut)
August 30, 2013 Filing 36 NOTICE by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC re #32 Order, Set Deadlines/Hearings Plaintiff's Memoranda in Response to Order (Abbey, Maureen)
August 30, 2013 Filing 35 MEMORANDUM re #32 Order, Set Deadlines/Hearings by Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Claim 48 of USPN 6,549,130, #3 Exhibit 2 - Joao Amendment, #4 Exhibit 3 - Joao's Respones to Ford's First Interrogatories, #5 Exhibit 4 - Proposed Scheduling Order) (Lorelli, Marc)
August 28, 2013 Filing 34 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Settlement Conference set for 9/18/2013 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon (EBut)
August 27, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER REFERRING OTHER MATTERS to Magistrate Judge Randon : Settlement Conference. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
August 27, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER Following Scheduling Conference, (Memoranda due by 8/30/2013, Disclosures under F.R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) shall be exchanged by 9/13/2013). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
August 27, 2013 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 8/27/2013. Disposition: Case to be referred to MJ Randon for early settlement. Court to enter an order. (Goltz, D)
August 26, 2013 Filing 31 ANSWER to Amended Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand by Ford Motor Company. (Lorelli, Marc)
August 20, 2013 Filing 30 DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Lorelli, Marc)
August 9, 2013 Filing 29 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT filed by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC against Ford Motor Company. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I) (Abbey, Maureen)
August 9, 2013 Filing 28 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Maureen V. Abbey appearing on behalf of Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC (Abbey, Maureen)
July 25, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER Regarding Telephonic Scheduling Conference, (Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 8/27/2013 @ 11:30 AM before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith). ALLEN M. KRASS, ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF, SHALL INITIATE THE CALL. SEE ORDER FOR MORE INFORMATION. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
July 25, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER Granting Leave to File Amended Complaint and Denying Without Prejudice #24 Motion to Dismiss, (Responses due by 8/9/2013). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
July 25, 2013 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER re #27 Order: The plan shall also provide such additional dates for events appropriate for a patent case. Issued by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
July 24, 2013 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith: Telephonic Status Conference held on 7/24/2013. Disposition: Court to issue an order. (Goltz, D)
July 16, 2013 Filing 25 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE: Status Conference set for 7/24/2013 @ 1:30 PM before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. MARC LORELLI, ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT, SHALL INIITATE THE CALL. SEE NOTICE FOR MORE INFORMATION. (Goltz, D)
July 15, 2013 Filing 24 MOTION to Dismiss [CORRECTED] Plaintiff's Claims of Indirect and Willful Patent Infringement by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - USPN 5,513,244, #3 Exhibit B - DriverTech Complaint, #4 Exhibit C - Qualcomm Complaint, #5 Exhibit D - ArrivalStar, S.A. v. Intermec Techs. Corp. No. 11-21371, Slip op. (S.D. Fla. 9/26/2011), #6 Exhibit E - Lorelli Declaration with Selected Exhibits) (Lorelli, Marc)
July 9, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER Striking Defendant's 22 Motion to Dismiss, (Responses due by 7/15/2013). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
June 18, 2013 Filing 21 EXHIBIT B re #19 Amended Complaint by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC (Ritcheson, Steven)
June 18, 2013 Filing 20 EXHIBIT A re #19 Amended Complaint by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC (Ritcheson, Steven)
June 18, 2013 Filing 19 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC against Ford Motor Company. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Ritcheson, Steven)
June 6, 2013 TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: The Motion Hearing set for 6/6/2013 is CANCELLED re #9 Motion to Dismiss. Motion was denied on 6/4/2013. (Goltz, D)
June 4, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER GRANTING Leave to File Amended Complaint, Denying Without Prejudice the #9 Motion to Dismiss and Cancelling the Hearing Currently Set for June 6, 2013. (Amended Complaint due by 6/18/2013). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
June 3, 2013 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 6/3/2013. Disposition: Court to issue an order. (Goltz, D)
May 31, 2013 Filing 17 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE: Telephonic Status Conference set for 6/3/2013 @ 12:00 PM before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. ALLEN KRASS, ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF, SHALL INITIATE THE CALL. SEE NOTICE FOR MORE INFORMATION. (Goltz, D)
May 30, 2013 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas A. Lewry on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Lewry, Thomas)
April 8, 2013 Filing 15 NOTICE OF HEARING on #9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Patent Infringement Claims. Motion Hearing set for 6/6/2013 @ 1:30 PM before District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith (Goltz, D)
April 4, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER of DISQUALIFICATION and REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Robert H. Cleland to District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (SSch)
April 4, 2013 TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Hearing RE: Motion to Dismiss on 4/10/2013 is Cancelled (LWag)
March 25, 2013 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Rebecca J. Cantor on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Cantor, Rebecca)
February 22, 2013 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Patent Infringement Claims. Motion Hearing re-set for 4/10/2013 02:00 PM before District Judge Robert H. Cleland (LWag)
February 14, 2013 Filing 12 REPLY to Response re #9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Patent Infringement Claims filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Marc Lorelli, #2 Index of Exhibits, #3 Exhibit 1-Complaint for Patent Infringement from Joao Control & Monitoring Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 1:12-cv-01479 (D. Del.), #4 Exhibit 2-Opposition to Ford Motor Co.'s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) Joao Control & Monitoring Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Co., Case No. 1:12-cv-01479 (D. Del.), #5 Exhibit A-Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd. v. Volkswagen Group of America) (Lorelli, Marc)
January 28, 2013 Filing 11 RESPONSE to #9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Patent Infringement Claims filed by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Ritcheson, Steven)
January 24, 2013 Filing 10 NOTICE of hearing on #9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Patent Infringement Claims. Motion Hearing set for 3/6/2013 02:00 PM before District Judge Robert H. Cleland (LWag)
January 7, 2013 Filing 9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Patent Infringement Claims by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A-U.S. Pat. No. 5,513,244, #3 Exhibit B-ArrivalStar, S.A. v. Intermec Techs. Corp.) (Lorelli, Marc)
December 21, 2012 Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC against Ford Motor Company. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit US Patent Number 5,917,405, #2 Exhibit US Patent Number 6,549,130) (Ritcheson, Steven)
December 19, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #6 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint - Amended Complaint to be filed by 1/4/2013 . Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)
October 30, 2012 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Attachment 1 - Proposed First Amended Complaint, #3 Exhibit A - Exhibit A to Proposed First Amended Complaint, #4 Exhibit B - Exhibit B to Proposed First Amended Complaint) (Krass, Allen)
September 24, 2012 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Allen M. Krass on behalf of Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC. (Krass, Allen)
September 11, 2012 Filing 4 Docket Sheet from California Central; Case Number 2:12-cv-00033. Modified on 9/11/2012 (VLun).
September 11, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER by Judge David O. Carter: GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO TRANSFER CASE TO EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION #34 : Case transferred to the EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION. The Scheduling Conference is Moot. MD JS-6. Case Terminated. (rla) [Transferred from cacd on 9/11/2012.]
September 11, 2012 Filing 2 ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery) #1 , COUNTERCLAIM against Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company.(rrp) [Transferred from cacd on 9/11/2012.]
September 11, 2012 Filing 1 TRANSFERREDCOMPLAINT against Defendant Ford Motor Company. Case assigned to Judge Otis D Wright, II for all further proceedings. Discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams. (Filing fee $ 350 Paid.) Jury Demanded., filed by Plaintiff Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC. (et) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/9/2012: #1 Notice of Assignment, #2 Summons, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit B) (ds). [Case transferred in from California Central; Case Number 2:12-cv-00033.]

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Plaintiff: Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC
Represented By: Allen M. Krass
Represented By: Maureen V. Abbey Scorese
Represented By: Steven W. Ritcheson
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Amy C. Leshan
Represented By: John S. LeRoy
Represented By: Marc Lorelli
Represented By: Rebecca J. Cantor
Represented By: Thomas A. Lewry
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