Graco Inc. et al v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
| Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota Inc. |
| Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. |
| 0:2023cv00130 |
| January 17, 2023 |
| US District Court for the District of Minnesota |
| Leo I Brisbois |
| Douglas L Micko |
| Patrick J Schiltz |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 38 DOCUMENT FILED IN ERROR-INCORRECT CASE. JUDGMENT (Attachments: #1 Civil Notice - appeal, #2 Appeal Packet)(MKB) Modified text on 6/29/2023 (MKB). |
Filing 37
AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 3/15/2024. Fact Discovery due by 7/31/2024. Expert Discovery due by 12/13/2024. Motions (non-disp) due 8/30/2024. Motions (disp) due by 3/13/2025. Ready for trial due by 7/14/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko on 6/29/2023. (jme)
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| NOTICE OF DOCKETING CORRECTION for #38 Judgment: Filed in error; incorrect case. (MKB) |
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Filing 36
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 3/15/2024. Fact Discovery due by 7/31/2023. Expert Discovery due by 12/13/2024. Joinder of Parties due by 3/15/2024. Motions (non-disp) due 8/30/2024. Motions (disp) due by 3/13/2025. Ready for trial due by 7/14/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko on 6/15/2023. (jme)
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| Filing 35 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 6/15/2023. Pretrial Scheduling Order will issue. (jme) |
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Filing 34
ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 6/8/2023. Pretrial Conference set for 6/15/2023 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6B (STP) before Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko on 5/26/2023. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form, #2 26(f) report template) (jme)
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Filing 33
PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko on 5/17/2023. (jme)
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Filing 32
ORDER GOVERNING ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko on 5/16/2023. (jme)
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| Filing 31 PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re #30 Stipulation. (Jack, Sarah) |
| Filing 30 STIPULATION GOVERNING ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY by Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. Jointly Signed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Jack, Sarah) |
| Filing 29 (Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Due to the appointment of Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko, this case is reassigned to him. Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois is no longer assigned to the case. NOTE: the new case number is 23-cv-130 PJS/DLM. Please use this case number for all subsequent filings. Scheduling orders entered before this case was reassigned will remain in effect unless otherwise ordered by the Court. If a previously scheduled proceeding conflicts with an event already on Magistrate Judge Micko's schedule, the parties will be contacted, and a new date and time agreed upon. Magistrate Judge Micko's #practice pointers are available on the Court's website. Please contact Magistrate Judge Micko's chambers, at 651-848-1900, for scheduling or other matters. (CLK) |
| Filing 28 NOTICE of Appearance by Johanna R. Hyman on behalf of Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Hyman, Johanna) |
| Filing 27 STATEMENT OF CASE as to Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 26 PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re #25 Stipulation. (Jack, Sarah) |
| Filing 25 STIPULATION for Protective Order by Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. Jointly Signed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Jack, Sarah) |
| Filing 24 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. Filed by Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. Jointly Signed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Jack, Sarah) |
| Filing 23 STATEMENT OF CASE as to Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. (Jack, Sarah) |
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Filing 22
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING NOTICE AND ORDER: See Notice and Order for document submission deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois on 3/21/2023. (Attachments: #1 The Case for Aggressive Civility, #2 Consent Form)(JLB)
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| Filing 21 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Parent corporation, publicly held corporation owning 10 percent or more of its stock, or subsidiary reported for Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 20 ANSWER to Complaint filed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
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Filing 19
(Text-Only) ORDER granting #17 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Richard Jagdishwar Millett for Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.; granting #18 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney David Michael Grable for Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois on 3/7/2023. (KMO)
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| Filing 18 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney David M. Grable. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10116969 filed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 17 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Richard Jagdishwar Millett. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10112246 filed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
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Filing 16
(Text-Only) ORDER granting #15 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Ryan C Steinman for Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois on 2/21/2023. (KMO)
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| Filing 15 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Ryan Steinman. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10078246 filed by Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. (Herriges, Joseph) |
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Filing 14
(Text-Only) ORDER granting #12 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Eric H. Huang for Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.; granting #13 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Margret Mary Caruso for Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois on 2/8/2023. (KMO)
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| Filing 13 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Margret M. Caruso. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10061913 filed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 12 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Eric Huang. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10061898 filed by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 11 (Text-Only): Notice re: Non-Admitted AttorneyWe have received documents listing David M. Grable and Eric Huang as counsel of record. If he or she wishes to be listed as an attorney of record in this case, he or she must be admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota in accordance with #Local Rule 83.5 (a), (b) and (c) or temporarily admitted pro hac vice in accordance with #Local Rule 83.5 (d) or (e).For more admissions information and forms, please see the Attorney Forms Section of the courts website at #www.mnd.uscourts.gov/forms/all-forms#. (MMP) |
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Filing 10
ORDER on #8 Stipulation. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. answer due 3/8/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois on 2/7/2023.(JLB)
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| Filing 9 PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re #8 Stipulation. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 8 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.. Jointly Signed by Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota Inc. (Nelson, Jessica) |
| Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. served on 1/18/2023, answer due 2/8/2023. (Herriges, Joseph) |
| Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. (MKB) |
| Filing 5 (Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz per Civil (3rd, 4th - Patent) list, referred to Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois. Please use case number 23-cv-130 (PJS/LIB).Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a #Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (MKB) |
| Filing 4 REPORT ON FILING OF PATENT/TRADEMARK ACTION (AO 120)(USPTO noticed with filing). (Herriges, Joseph) |
| Filing 3 REPORT ON FILING OF PATENT/TRADEMARK ACTION (AO 120)(USPTO noticed with filing). (Herriges, Joseph) |
| Filing 2 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. There is a corporation, publicly held corporation owning 10 percent or more of its stock, or any subsidiaries reported for Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc. (Herriges, Joseph) Modified text on 1/18/2023 (MMP). |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. (filing fee $ 402, receipt number AMNDC-10014548) filed by Graco Inc., Graco Minnesota Inc.. Filer requests summons issued. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) A-I, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Herriges, Joseph) |
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