Bell Semiconductor LLC v. Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Defendant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Case Number: 1:2022cv01086
Filed: October 26, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Robert Pitman
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 145 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 23, 2022 Filing 36 MOTION to Stay Case in View of Related ITC and Declaratory Judgment Cases by Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Kurt Riester, #2 Exhibit A to Riester Declaration, #3 Exhibit B to Riester Declaration, #4 Exhibit C to Riester Declaration, #5 Exhibit D to Riester Declaration, #6 Exhibit E to Riester Declaration, #7 Exhibit F to Riester Declaration, #8 Exhibit G to Riester Declaration, #9 Proposed Order)(Miller, Jeffrey)
December 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER GRANTING #28 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to JEFFREY A. MILLER. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (cc3)
December 20, 2022 Filing 34 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Silicon Laboratories Inc., re #22 Unopposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Defendant Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Defendant Silicon Labs Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint in Case No. 1:22-cv-1096) (Miller, Jeffrey)
December 20, 2022 Filing 33 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Silicon Laboratories Inc., re #22 Unopposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Defendant Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Defendant Silicon Labs Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint in Case No. 1:22-cv-1094) (Miller, Jeffrey)
December 16, 2022 Filing 32 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David Sochia on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Sochia, David)
December 16, 2022 Filing 31 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Richard Alan Kamprath on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Kamprath, Richard)
December 13, 2022 Filing 30 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Silicon Laboratories Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint in Case No. 1-22-CV-01094 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Shomaker, Casey)
December 13, 2022 Filing 29 RESPONSE in Opposition to Defendant Silicon Laboratories Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint in Case No. 1-22-CV-01096 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Shomaker, Casey)
December 8, 2022 Filing 28 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Eric Conley Green ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16839613) by Jeffrey A. Miller on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric) Modified on 12/9/2022 (dm).
December 7, 2022 Filing 27 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kyle Norman Ryman on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. Attorney Kyle Norman Ryman added to party Bell Semiconductor, LLC(pty:pla) (Ryman, Kyle)
December 6, 2022 Filing 26 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A proposed amended complaint, #2 Exhibit Ex. B redline of complaint)(Kamprath, Richard)
December 6, 2022 Filing 25 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Casey L. Shomaker on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC. Attorney Casey L. Shomaker added to party Bell Semiconductor, LLC(pty:pla) (Shomaker, Casey)
December 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #23 Unopposed Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that William F. McGonigle, III and Raymond P. Ausrotas from the firm Arrowood, LLP are withdrawn as counsel for Plaintiff. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
December 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER GRANTING #22 Motion to Consolidate Cases for all pretrial issues. Case No. 1:22-cv-1086 shall be made the LEAD CASE. All parties are instructed to file any future filings in the LEAD CASE. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (dm)
December 1, 2022 Filing 23 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney William F. McGonigle, III and Raymond P. Ausrotas by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kamprath, Richard)
November 29, 2022 Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric)
November 3, 2022 Filing 21 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christopher Clayton on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Clayton, Christopher)
November 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #18 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint on or before December 7, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
October 31, 2022 Filing 20 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Marc B. Collier on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. Attorney Marc B. Collier added to party Silicon Laboratories Inc.(pty:dft) (Collier, Marc)
October 31, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Erik Janitens on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. Attorney Erik Janitens added to party Silicon Laboratories Inc.(pty:dft) (Janitens, Erik)
October 31, 2022 Filing 18 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint,, by Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric)
October 31, 2022 Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eric Conley Green on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. Attorney Eric Conley Green added to party Silicon Laboratories Inc.(pty:dft) (Green, Eric)
October 28, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Brian K. Erickson on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. Attorney Brian K. Erickson added to party Silicon Laboratories Inc.(pty:dft) (Erickson, Brian)
October 27, 2022 Filing 15 Report on Patent/Trademark sent to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (rn)
October 26, 2022 Filing 14 Case electronically transferred in from District of Massachusetts; Case Number 1:22-cv-11722.
October 26, 2022 Filing 13 Case transferred to the Western District of Texas (Austin Division). Case file sent electronically to Clerk in that district. (McManus, Caetlin) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 26, 2022 Filing 12 Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ORDER entered granting #11 Assented to MOTION to Transfer Case to Western District of Texas, Austin Division. (McManus, Caetlin) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 26, 2022 Filing 11 Assented to MOTION to Transfer Case to Western District of Texas, Austin Division. by Silicon Laboratories, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Papastavros, Nicholas) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 26, 2022 Case assigned to Judge Robert Pitman. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (rn)
October 26, 2022 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (rn)
October 26, 2022 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Howell (rn)
October 18, 2022 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed Silicon Laboratories, Inc. served on 10/17/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Clayton, Christopher) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 18, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Reed Clayton on behalf of Bell Semiconductor LLC (Clayton, Christopher) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 17, 2022 Filing 8 Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Paul Richter. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5.3, local counsel shall also file an appearance in this matter. Further, local counsel shall review all filings and shall personally appear in Court for any hearings or conferences, unless expressly excused by the Court for good cause. (McManus, Caetlin) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 17, 2022 Filing 7 Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Christopher Clayton. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5.3, local counsel shall also file an appearance in this matter. Further, local counsel shall review all filings and shall personally appear in Court for any hearings or conferences, unless expressly excused by the Court for good cause. (McManus, Caetlin) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Paul Richter Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542218 by Bell Semiconductor LLC.(McGonigle, William) (Main Document 6 replaced and additional attachment(s) added on 10/17/2022: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (McManus, Caetlin). Modified on 10/17/2022 to separate attachments from main document (McManus, Caetlin). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Christopher Clayton Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542213 by Bell Semiconductor LLC.(McGonigle, William) (Main Document 5 replaced and additional attachment(s) added on 10/17/2022: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (McManus, Caetlin). Modified on 10/17/2022 to separate attachments from main document (McManus, Caetlin). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 11, 2022 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to Silicon Laboratories, Inc.. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 11, 2022 Filing 3 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Allison D. Burroughs assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal. (Finn, Mary) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 11, 2022 Filing 2 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION REGARDING PATENT. Re-Docket by Court Staff. Form AO-120 to be filed as separate docket entry.(Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]
October 11, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Silicon Laboratories, Inc. Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-9535072 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Bell Semiconductor LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Category Form, #7 Summons)(McGonigle, William) Modified on 10/11/2022 to remove and re-docket as separate docket entry Form AO-120 Report on the filing of an action regarding patent. (Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/26/2022.]

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Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Represented By: Christopher Clayton
Represented By: Paul Richter
Represented By: William F. McGonigle, III
Represented By: Alexandra F. Easley
Represented By: Ashley N. Moore
Represented By: Casey L. Shomaker
Represented By: David Sochia
Represented By: Kyle Norman Ryman
Represented By: Richard Alan Kamprath
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Defendant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Represented By: Nicholas G. Papastavros
Represented By: Jeffrey A. Miller
Represented By: Kurt Charles Riester
Represented By: Marc B. Collier
Represented By: Brian K. Erickson
Represented By: Eric Conley Green
Represented By: Erik Janitens
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