Phelan Group, LLC v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al
Plaintiff: The Phelan Group, LLC
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Consolidated Defendant: Kia Corporation and Kia America, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2023cv00093
Filed: March 7, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Rodney Gilstrap
Referring Judge: Roy S Payne
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #18 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, and Waiver of Foreign Service Requirement. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 5/4/2023. (ch, )
May 4, 2023 Filing 19 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John Frank Rabena on behalf of Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Rabena, John)
May 4, 2023 Answer Due Deadline Updated for Kia America, Inc. to 6/14/2023; Kia Corporation to 6/14/2023. (ch, )
May 2, 2023 Filing 18 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, and Waiver of Foreign Service Requirement by Kia America, Inc., Kia Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yagura, Ryan)
April 27, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Paige Hardy, I on behalf of Kia America, Inc., Kia Corporation. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-9471658. (Hardy, Paige)
April 26, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Cason Garrett Cole on behalf of Kia America, Inc., Kia Corporation (Cole, Cason)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER - Scheduling/Case Management Conference set for 5/30/2023 01:30 PM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 4/19/2023. (ch, )
April 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 CONSOLIDATION ORDER - The above-captioned cases are hereby ORDERED to be CONSOLIDATED for all pretrial issues with the LEAD CASE, Case No. 2:23-cv-00093. All parties are instructed to file any future filings in the LEAD CASE. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 4/17/2023. (ch, )
March 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, . Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 3/31/2023. (nkl, )
March 30, 2023 Filing 12 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Michael)
March 15, 2023 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Phelan Group, LLC. Toyota Motor Corporation served on 3/10/2023, answer due 3/31/2023. (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 10, 2023 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Phelan Group, LLC. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. served on 3/10/2023, answer due 3/31/2023. (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 10, 2023 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Phelan Group, LLC. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. served on 3/10/2023, answer due 3/31/2023. (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 9, 2023 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Phelan Group, LLC. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. served on 3/9/2023, answer due 3/30/2023. (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 7, 2023 Filing 7 SUMMONS Issued as to Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Summons(es), #2 Summons(es), #3 Summons(es))(ch, )
March 7, 2023 Filing 6 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Phelan Group, LLC (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 7, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Adam G Price on behalf of Phelan Group, LLC (Price, Adam)
March 7, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nicole E Glauser on behalf of Phelan Group, LLC (Glauser, Nicole)
March 7, 2023 Filing 3 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 7, 2023 Filing 2 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Phelan Group, LLC. (DiNovo, Andrew)
March 7, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXEDC-9388646.), filed by Phelan Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6)(DiNovo, Andrew)
March 7, 2023 In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (ch, )
March 7, 2023 Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap and Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. (ch, )

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Plaintiff: The Phelan Group, LLC
Represented By: Adam G Price
Represented By: Nicole E Glauser
Represented By: Andrew Gerald DiNovo
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