ABC IP, LLC, et al., v. Midnight Machine LLC, et al.
Plaintiff: ABC IP LLC, Rare Breed Triggers, Inc. and RBTM LLC
Defendant: MIDNIGHT MACHINE LLC, TALLON ORION DEROSSETT and JACOB ATWOOD
Case Number: 4:2026cv01126
Filed: August 25, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Amos L Mazzant
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. ยง 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 25, 2026 Filing 15 Case transferred in from District of Indiana Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-01504. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. Pursuant to LR CV-7(j), other than in a prisoner case, any motion pending in the transferor district is considered moot, has been terminated, and must be re-urged to be considered in this district.
August 25, 2026 Filing 14 Transfer Letter to Clerk of the Eastern District of Texas. Case transferred electronically to Eastern District of Texas, IN RE: MDL 3176 CTO 10 on 8/25/2026. (CKM) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 25, 2026 Filing 13 CLOSED TRANSFER to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. IN RE: RARE BREED TRIGGERS PATENT LITIGATION MDL NO. 3176. Per Certified Transfer Order #10 on 8/25/26. (CKM) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 24, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE of Initial Filing in lawsuit sent to Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Complaint and Exhibits) (CKM) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Matt Colvin for ABC IP LLC,Matt Colvin for RARE BREED TRIGGERS INC.,Matt Colvin for RBTM LLC added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 8/21/2026. (SPT) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 20, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE of Multidistrict Litigation Filing, filed by Plaintiffs ABC IP LLC, RARE BREED TRIGGERS INC., RBTM LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Part 1 Motion to Transfer, #2 Exhibit Part 2 Motion to Transfer, #3 Exhibit Part 3 Motion to transfer, #4 Exhibit Part 4 Partisan Response, #5 Exhibit Part 5 Transfer Order 1, #6 Exhibit Part 6 Conditional Transfer Order, #7 Exhibit Part 7 Transfer Order 2, #8 Exhibit Part 8 Notice of Potential Tag-Alongs) (Bellamy, Glenn) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 19, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION for Attorney(s) Matthew A. Colvin to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-9462134), filed by Plaintiffs ABC IP LLC, RARE BREED TRIGGERS INC., RBTM LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order to Appear Pro Hac Vice)(Colvin, Matt) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 6, 2026 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint, Summons and Initial Pleadings served on Jacob Atwood on 7/29/2026, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Bellamy, Glenn) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 6, 2026 Filing 7 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint, Summons and Initial Pleadings served on Tallon Orion DeRossett on 7/29/2026, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Bellamy, Glenn) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
August 6, 2026 Filing 6 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint, Summons and Initial Pleadings served on Midnight Machine LLC on 7/29/2026, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Bellamy, Glenn) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
July 21, 2026 Filing 5 Notice Regarding Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement. (KLS) (AAS) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
July 21, 2026 Filing 4 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (AAS) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
July 21, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to JACOB ATWOOD, MIDNIGHT MACHINE LLC, TALLON ORION DEROSSETT. (AAS) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
July 21, 2026 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Glenn D. Bellamy on behalf of Plaintiffs ABC IP LLC, RARE BREED TRIGGERS INC., RBTM LLC. (Bellamy, Glenn) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]
July 17, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Filing fee $405, receipt number AINSDC-9409185) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Patent 247, #2 Exhibit B- Patent 784, #3 Exhibit C- Patent 159, #4 Exhibit D- Patent 403, #5 Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Proposed Summons, #7 Proposed Summons, #8 Proposed Summons, #9 Corporate Disclosure Statement, #10 AO 120)(Bellamy, Glenn) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 8/25/2026.]

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Plaintiff: ABC IP LLC
Represented By: Matthew Alan Colvin
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