Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC v. Fifth Third Bank
Plaintiff: Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC
Counter Plaintiff: Fifth Third Bank
Case Number: 6:2019cv00596
Filed: October 13, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Alan D Albright
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER Entering Errata. On page 3, first paragraph, of the Courts August 4, 2020 opinion in Civil Action Nos. 6-19-CV00596, -00605, and -00608, the sentence beginning with USAA has since settled is hereby amended to state: Plaintiff has since dismissed USAA with prejudice; however, the Court will address the arguments of USAAs Motion with respect to the remaining cases involving Plaintiff.. Signed by Judge Albright and entered into instant case per instruction of patent clerk. (lad)
August 7, 2020 Filing 42 Report on Patent/Trademark sent to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (bot2)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to Stipulation of Dismissal. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad)
August 7, 2020 Case No Longer Stayed (lad)
August 7, 2020 Filing 39 STIPULATION of Dismissal Fifth Third Bank with prejudice with each party bearing their own costs and attorneys' fees by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Hansley, Austin)
May 19, 2020 Filing 38 Transcript filed of Proceedings held on 5-13-20, Proceedings Transcribed: Telephonic Scheduling Conference. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Kristie Davis, Telephone number: 254-340-6114. Parties are notified of their duty to review the transcript to ensure compliance with the FRCP 5.2(a)/FRCrP 49.1(a). A copy may be purchased from the court reporter or viewed at the clerk's office public terminal. If redaction is necessary, a Notice of Redaction Request must be filed within 21 days. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript will be made available via PACER without redaction after 90 calendar days. The clerk will mail a copy of this notice to parties not electronically noticed Redaction Request due 6/9/2020, Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/19/2020, Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/17/2020, (kd)
May 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #36 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Before the Court is Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. The Court GRANTS the Motion. It is therefore ORDERED that Harry L. Gillam, Jr. is withdrawn as counsel of record for Defendant. The Clerk's Office is directed to remove Harry L. Gillam, Jr. from the Court's CM/ECF service list for the above captioned matter. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jy)
May 13, 2020 Filing 37 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alan D Albright: Case called for telephonic status conference. After hearing argument the Court will be lifting the stay for the limited purposes as to motions to dismiss but only for that purpose. The Court will set a scheduling conference probably in November or December of 2020. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.). (Court Reporter Kristie Davis.)(am)
May 13, 2020 Filing 36 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
May 11, 2020 Filing 35 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jeffrey D. Mills on behalf of Fifth Third Bank. Attorney Jeffrey D. Mills added to party Fifth Third Bank(pty:cc), Attorney Jeffrey D. Mills added to party Fifth Third Bank(pty:dft) (Mills, Jeffrey)
May 11, 2020 Filing 34 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Steven Mark Zager on behalf of Fifth Third Bank. Attorney Steven Mark Zager added to party Fifth Third Bank(pty:cc), Attorney Steven Mark Zager added to party Fifth Third Bank(pty:dft) (Zager, Steven)
May 11, 2020 Filing 33 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Austin Hansley on behalf of Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. Attorney Austin Hansley added to party Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC(pty:pla), Attorney Austin Hansley added to party Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC(pty:cd) (Hansley, Austin)
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER SETTING TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE for 5/13/2020 02:30 PM before Judge Alan D Albright. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad)
March 31, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE of Relevant Development From Related Proceeding by Fifth Third Bank (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Gillam, Harry)
March 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER STAYING CASE. The Court, sua sponte, ORDERS that the above-styled cases are stayed until the entry of Judge Paynes Markman Order. It is also ORDERED that within 14 days of the entry of Judge Paynes Markman Order, the parties in each case will submit a joint proposed scheduleor absent any agreement, competing schedulesregarding claim construction or the remainder of the case if there are no remaining claim construction issues.. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad)
March 24, 2020 Filing 29 STANDING ORDER from U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright regarding scheduled civil hearings. (tada)
March 23, 2020 Filing 28 Opposed MOTION to Expedite Relief Regarding Motion to Stay by Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER SETTING MARKMAN HEARING. Markman Hearing set for 9/4/2020 01:30 PM in Austin before Judge Alan D Albright. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bw)
March 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER GRANTING #25 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bw)
March 6, 2020 Filing 25 Joint MOTION for Protective Order by Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
February 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 SCHEDULING ORDER: Markman Hearing set for 9/4/2020 09:00 AM before Judge Alan D Albright. Joinder of Parties due by 10/16/2020. Amended Pleadings due by 1/15/2021. Dispositive Motions due by 6/11/2021. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bw)
February 21, 2020 Filing 23 JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(O'Finan, Paul) Modified on 2/21/2020 to change motion type (bw).
February 21, 2020 Filing 22 NOTICE of Relevant Development From Related Proceedings by Fifth Third Bank re #13 Opposed MOTION to Stay Case (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Gillam, Harry)
February 20, 2020 Filing 21 Transcript filed of Proceedings held on 2-7-2020, Proceedings Transcribed: Telephonic Scheduling Conference. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Kristie Davis, Telephone number: 254-340-6114. Parties are notified of their duty to review the transcript to ensure compliance with the FRCP 5.2(a)/FRCrP 49.1(a). A copy may be purchased from the court reporter or viewed at the clerk's office public terminal. If redaction is necessary, a Notice of Redaction Request must be filed within 21 days. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript will be made available via PACER without redaction after 90 calendar days. The clerk will mail a copy of this notice to parties not electronically noticed Redaction Request due 3/12/2020, Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 3/23/2020, Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/20/2020, (kd)
February 7, 2020 Filing 20 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alan D Albright Telephone Conference held on 2/7/2020. Case called for telephonic scheduling conference. Discussion regarding need for early Markman Hearing in a different case - Court decides not to have the early Markman but he will be setting a Motion to Dismiss which will proceed without claim constructions. Several of the cases wish to also file motions to Dismiss so the Court will allow a brief time for them to do that and then he will set the motion hearing in late March or early April. Parties agree to the Markman Hearing on September 4, 2020 for a half day and the Jury Selection and Trial being set 12 - 14 months after the Markman. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.) (Court Reporter Kristie Davis.)(bw)
January 10, 2020 Filing 19 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Fifth Third Bank, re #13 Opposed MOTION to Stay Case filed by Defendant Fifth Third Bank (Gillam, Harry)
January 8, 2020 Filing 18 ANSWER to #14 Answer to Complaint and Counterclaim by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC.(O'Finan, Paul)
January 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS PATENT CASE. Case is SET for a telephonic Rule 16 Case Management Conference on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 11:15 a.m. before Judge Alan D Albright. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bw)
January 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #15 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Before the Court is the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. The Court, having reviewed the Motion, finds it should be GRANTED and therefore orders as follows: IT IS ORDERED the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Applicant, if he/she has not already done so, shall immediately tender the amount of $100.00, made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court, in compliance with Local Rule AT-I (f)(2). 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. entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jy)
January 3, 2020 Filing 16 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC, re #13 Opposed MOTION to Stay Case filed by Defendant Fifth Third Bank (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(O'Finan, Paul)
January 3, 2020 Filing 15 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Harry Lee Gillam, Jr for Peter Schmidt ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-13032693) by on behalf of Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
December 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Before the Court is the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. The Court, having reviewed the Motion, finds it should be GRANTED and therefore orders as follows: IT IS ORDERED the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Applicant, if he/she has not already done so, shall immediately tender the amount of $100.00, made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court, in compliance with Local Rule AT-I (f)(2). 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. entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jy)
December 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Before the Court is the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. The Court, having reviewed the Motion, finds it should be GRANTED and therefore orders as follows: IT IS ORDERED the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Applicant, if he/she has not already done so, shall immediately tender the amount of $100.00, made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court, in compliance with Local Rule AT-I (f)(2). 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. entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jy)
December 23, 2019 Filing 14 ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand , Affirmative Defenses, COUNTERCLAIM against Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC by Fifth Third Bank.(Gillam, Harry)
December 20, 2019 Filing 13 Opposed MOTION to Stay Case by Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Smith, #2 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
December 20, 2019 Filing 12 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Harry Lee Gillam, Jr for Dara M. Kurlancheek ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-13003387) by on behalf of Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
December 20, 2019 Filing 11 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Harry Lee Gillam, Jr for Stephen E. Baskin ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-13002977) by on behalf of Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
December 6, 2019 Answer Reset Deadlines: Fifth Third Bank answer due 12/21/2019. (bw)
December 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #10 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Came on for consideration is Defendant's Motion. Noting that it is unopposed, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Defendant shall have up to and including December 21, 2019 to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jy)
December 5, 2019 Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint by Fifth Third Bank. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gillam, Harry)
November 14, 2019 Filing 9 NOTICE of Change of Address by Paul W. O'Finan (O'Finan, Paul)
November 7, 2019 Reset Answer Deadlines: Fifth Third Bank answer due 12/6/2019. (bw)
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Came on for consideration is Defendant's Motion. Noting that it is agreed, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Defendant shall have up to and including December 6, 2019 to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jy)
November 5, 2019 Filing 8 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (O'Finan, Paul)
October 29, 2019 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. Fifth Third Bank served on 10/16/2019, answer due 11/6/2019. (O'Finan, Paul)
October 15, 2019 Filing 6 Report on Patent sent to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (bw)
October 15, 2019 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Fifth Third Bank. (lad)
October 13, 2019 Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. 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. (lad)
October 13, 2019 Filing 4 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (O'Finan, Paul)
October 13, 2019 Filing 3 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (O'Finan, Paul)
October 13, 2019 Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (O'Finan, Paul)
October 13, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0542-12721483), filed by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(O'Finan, Paul)

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Counter plaintiff: Fifth Third Bank
Represented By: Harry Lee Gillam, Jr
Represented By: Stephen E. Baskin
Represented By: Steven Mark Zager
Represented By: Jeffrey D. Mills
Represented By: Dara M. Kurlancheek
Represented By: Peter Schmidt
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Plaintiff: Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC
Represented By: Paul W. O'Finan
Represented By: Austin Hansley
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