Local Interest, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
| Local Interest, LLC |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation |
| 2:2026cv00265 |
| March 31, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas |
| Rodney Gilstrap |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. ยง 271 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jonathan Lloyd Hardt on behalf of Local Interest, LLC (Hardt, Jonathan) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by James Francis McDonough, III on behalf of Local Interest, LLC (McDonough, James) |
| Filing 8 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted. Costco Wholesale Corporation answer is now due 6/12/2026. (Text entry only, no document attached.)(mdj) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Samhitha M Medatia on behalf of Costco Wholesale Corporation (Medatia, Samhitha) |
| Filing 6 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint filed by Costco Wholesale Corporation. Summons originally served on 04/07/2026. Agreed new answer date is 06/12/2026.(Miller, Richard) |
| Filing 5 Summons returned executed by Local Interest, LLC. Costco Wholesale Corporation served on 4/7/2026. (Rozier, Carey) |
| Filing 4 Summons issued as to Costco Wholesale Corporation. (mdj) |
| Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (mdj) |
| Case: Local Interest, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation was filed on 04/01/2026 and assigned to Judge Gilstrap. The # Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge form is provided via hyperlink. (mdj) |
| Filing 3 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 emailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Rozier, Carey) |
| Filing 2 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Local Interest, LLC (Rozier, Carey) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT For Patent Infringement against Costco Wholesale Corporation ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-11456378.), filed by Local Interest, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A. Evidence of Use Regarding Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,532,899, #2 Exhibit B. Evidence of Use Regarding Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,774,834, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Additional Attachment(s) Proposed Summons) (Counsel is reminded to file form required by LR CV-4(a).)(Rozier, Carey) |
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