Cerence Operating Company v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al
| Cerence Operating Company |
| Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC and Amazon Web Services, Inc. |
| 2:2026cv00372 |
| May 4, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas |
| Rodney Gilstrap |
| Roy S Payne |
| Patent |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1126 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 23
ORDER re #22 UNOPPOSED MOTION to Stay | Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Deconsolidate and Stay filed by Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc.., Amazon.com, Inc. (consolidated from 2:26-cv-00373), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (consolidated from 2:26-cv-00373) and Amazon.com Services LLC (consolidated from 2:26-cv-00373) terminated., Attorney Natalie A. Bennett and Deron R Dacus terminated., Case stayed. (Motion(s) #22 terminated). Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 7/2/2026. (NKL)
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| Filing 22 UNOPPOSED MOTION to Stay | Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Deconsolidate and Stay by Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Proposed Order)(Restauri, Nicholas) |
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Filing 21
ORDER setting Scheduling/Case Management Conference for 7/20/2026 at 09:30 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 6/19/2026. (ndc)
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Filing 20
CONSOLIDATION ORDER. The above-captioned cases are hereby ORDERED to be CONSOLIDATED for all pretrial issues with the LEAD CASE, Case No. 2:26-cv-00372. All parties are instructed to file any future filings in the LEAD CASE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 6/17/2026. (ndc) Modified on 6/22/2026 (ndc).
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| Filing 19 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Deron R Dacus on behalf of Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc. (Dacus, Deron) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nicholas Antonio Restauri on behalf of Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc. (Restauri, Nicholas) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Ana Callif on behalf of Cerence Operating Company. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11577165. (Callif, Ana) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Colin B. Heideman on behalf of Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11567520. (Heideman, Colin) |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Frank D. Liu on behalf of Cerence Operating Company. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11555416. (Liu, Frank) |
| Filing 14 Summons returned executed by Cerence Operating Company. Amazon Web Services, Inc. served on 5/7/2026. (Liu, Frank) |
| Filing 13 Summons returned executed by Cerence Operating Company. Amazon.com Services LLC served on 5/7/2026. (Liu, Frank) |
| Filing 12 Summons returned executed by Cerence Operating Company. Amazon.com, Inc. served on 5/7/2026. (Liu, Frank) |
| Filing 11 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted. Amazon.com, Inc. answer is now due 7/13/2026; Amazon Web Services, Inc. answer is now due 7/13/2026; Amazon.com Services LLC answer is now due 7/13/2026. (Text entry only, no document attached.)(NKL) |
| Filing 10 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint filed by Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC. Summons originally served on 05/07/2026. Agreed new answer date is 07/13/2026.(Bennett, Natalie) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jason C White on behalf of Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc. (White, Jason) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Natalie A. Bennett on behalf of Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc. (Bennett, Natalie) |
| Filing 7 Summons issued as to Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Additional Attachment(s), #2 Additional Attachment(s))(NKL) |
| Filing 6 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Cerence Operating Company identifying Corporate Parent Cerence Inc. for Cerence Operating Company. (Baker, Charles) |
| Filing 5 Request for Clerk to issue Summons in a Civil Action filed by Cerence Operating Company. (Baker, Charles) |
| Filing 4 Request for Clerk to issue Summons in a Civil Action filed by Cerence Operating Company. (Baker, Charles) |
| Filing 3 Request for Clerk to issue Summons in a Civil Action filed by Cerence Operating Company. (Baker, Charles) |
| Case: Cerence Operating Company v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al was filed on 5/5/2026 and assigned to Judge Gilstrap and referred to Judge Payne. The # Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge form is provided via hyperlink. (NKL) |
| Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap and Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. (NKL) |
| Filing 2 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 emailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Baker, Charles) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Amazon Web Services, Inc., Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-11521313.), filed by Cerence Operating Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - US Patent 8,355,484, #2 Exhibit 2 - US 8,355,484 Claim Chart, #3 Exhibit 3 - US Patent 8,306,815, #4 Exhibit 4 - US 8,306,815 Claim Chart, #5 Exhibit 5 - US Patent 8,320,575, #6 Exhibit 6 - US 8,320,575 Claim Chart, #7 Exhibit 7 - US Patent 9,203,972, #8 Exhibit 8 - US 9,203,972 Claim Chart, #9 Exhibit 9 - US Patent 11,929,073, #10 Exhibit 10 - US 11,929,073 Claim Chart, #11 Civil Cover Sheet) (Counsel is reminded to file form required by LR CV-4(a).)(Baker, Charles) |
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