Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Defendant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Case Number: 1:2022cv01096
Filed: October 27, 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. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #37 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 IT IS ORDERED that William F. McGonigle, III and Raymond P. Ausrotas from the firm Arrowood, LLP are withdrawn as counsel for Plaintiff.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 38 ORDER GRANTING #35 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 37 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 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER GRANTING #34 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Kurt Riester. 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. (dm)
November 29, 2022 Filing 35 Unopposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric)
November 29, 2022 Filing 34 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Eric Conley Green ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16797879) by Kurt Riester on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric)
November 29, 2022 Filing 33 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint by Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Green, Eric)
November 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER GRANTING #31 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. (dm)
November 24, 2022 Filing 31 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Eric Conley Green on behalf of Jeffrey A. Miller ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16786996) by on behalf of Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric)
November 16, 2022 Filing 30 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Silicon Laboratories Inc. amending #1 Complaint, filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(dm)
November 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #29 Unopposed Motion to Amend Complaint entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall file Plaintiff's first amended complaint and attached exhibits, (Dkt. 29-1). (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
November 14, 2022 Filing 29 STIPULATION/MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Amended Complaint, #2 Proposed Order)(Kamprath, Richard) Modified on 11/14/2022 to create motion (dm).
November 3, 2022 Filing 28 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christopher Clayton on behalf of Bell Semiconductor, LLC (Clayton, Christopher)
October 31, 2022 Filing 27 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 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #22 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 November 14, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
October 31, 2022 Reset Deadlines: Silicon Laboratories Inc. answer due 11/14/2022. (dm)
October 28, 2022 Filing 26 Report on Patent/Trademark sent to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (pg)
October 28, 2022 Filing 25 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 28, 2022 Filing 24 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 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. (pg)
October 27, 2022 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Howell (pg)
October 27, 2022 Filing 23 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 27, 2022 Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint,, by Silicon Laboratories Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Green, Eric)
October 27, 2022 Filing 21 Case electronically transferred in from District of Massachusetts; Case Number 1:22-cv-11292.
October 27, 2022 Filing 20 Case transferred to the Western District of Texas (Austin). Case File Electronically Sent to the Clerk in that District on October 27, 2022. (Paine, Matthew) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 27, 2022 Filing 19 Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. ORDER Transferring Case to the Western District of Texas (Austin) (Paine, Matthew) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 26, 2022 Filing 18 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 10/27/2022.]
October 17, 2022 Filing 17 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added David Sochia,Richard Kamprath,Alexandra Easley,Ashley Moore. 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. (Paine, Matthew) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 16 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ashley Moore Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542265 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Ashley Moore, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ausrotas, Raymond) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Alexandra Easley Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542254 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Alexandra Easley, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ausrotas, Raymond) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Richard Kamprath Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9542245 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Richard Kamprath, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ausrotas, Raymond) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 14, 2022 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of David Sochia Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number BMADC-9542211 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of David Sochia, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ausrotas, Raymond) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 5, 2022 Filing 12 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Christopher Clayton and 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. (Paine, Matthew) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 4, 2022 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Paul Richter Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9526556 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Paul Richter, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ausrotas, Raymond) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
October 4, 2022 Filing 10 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Christopher Clayton Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9526551 by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Christopher Clayton, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ausrotas, Raymond) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
September 22, 2022 Filing 9 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #8 JOINT MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer #1 Complaint. Silicon Laboratories, Inc. answer due 10/31/2022. No further continuances. (Gaudet, Jennifer) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
September 21, 2022 Filing 8 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to 10/31/2022 to Respond to Complaint by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.(McGonigle, William) Modified on 9/22/2022 (Gaudet, Jennifer). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
September 1, 2022 Filing 7 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #6 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint. Silicon Laboratories, Inc. answer/responsive pleading due on or before 9/30/2022. (Gaudet, Jennifer) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
August 31, 2022 Filing 6 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Sept. 30, 2022 to Answer/Respond to Complaint by Bell Semiconductor, LLC.(McGonigle, William) Modified on 9/1/2022 (Gaudet, Jennifer). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
August 15, 2022 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed Bell Semiconductor, LLC served on 8/12/2022, answer due 9/2/2022. (McGonigle, William) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
August 12, 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. (Warnock, Douglas) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
August 12, 2022 Filing 3 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge William G. Young 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 Judith G. Dein. (Finn, Mary) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
August 11, 2022 Filing 2 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION REGARDING PATENT OR TRADEMARK. (Warnock, Douglas) [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]
August 11, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Silicon Laboratories, Inc. Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-9450911 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit EX A to Complaint, #2 Exhibit EX B to Complaint, #3 EX C to Complaint, # 4 Report and Recommendations AO120, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Action Cover Sheet, #6 Category Form, #7 AO440 Summons)(McGonigle, William) Removed attachment 1-4 on 8/11/2022 and docketed as it's own entry (see ECF No. #2 ) (Warnock, Douglas). [Transferred from Massachusetts on 10/27/2022.]

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Plaintiff: Bell Semiconductor, LLC
Represented By: Alexandra F. Easley
Represented By: Ashley N. Moore
Represented By: Christopher Clayton
Represented By: David Sochia
Represented By: Paul Richter
Represented By: Richard Alan Kamprath
Represented By: William F. McGonigle, III
Represented By: Raymond P. Ausrotas
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Defendant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Represented By: Eric Conley Green
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: Erik Janitens
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