| Court: | ilnd |
| Docket #: | 1:10-cv-02837 |
| Case Name: | RTC Industries, Inc. v. Display Specialties, Inc. et al |
| PACER case #: | 243181 |
| Date filed: | 2010-05-06 |
| Date terminated: | 2011-01-26 |
| Assigned to: | Honorable Gary Feinerman |
| Case Cause: | 35:271 Patent Infringement |
| Nature of Suit: | 830 Patent |
| Jury Demand: | Both |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
| Represented Party | Attorney & Contact Info |
| RTC Industries, Inc. Plaintiff an Illinois corporation |
Joseph John Berghammer Scott A. Burow Timothy James Rechtien |
| Display Specialties, Inc. Counter Defendant a Kentucky corporation |
Eric J. Lobenfeld Marcus D Fruchter Steven A. Weiss William Butler Berndt |
| Fasteners for Retail, Inc. Counter Defendant an Ohio corporation |
Eric J. Lobenfeld Marcus D Fruchter Steven A. Weiss William Butler Berndt |
| Date Filed | Document # | Attachment # | Short Description | Long Description | Upload date | SHA1 hash |
| 2010-05-06 | 1 | 0 | COMPLAINT filed by RTC Industries, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 0752-4790630. (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 7,669,722, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit B - U.S. Patent No. 7,661,545, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit C - U.S. Patent No. 7,299,934, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit D - U.S. Patent No. 7,497,341, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit E - U.S. Patent No. 7,389,886)(Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-05-06 | 2 | 0 | CIVIL Cover Sheet (Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-05-06 | 3 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff RTC Industries, Inc. by Joseph John Berghammer (Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-05-06 | 4 | 0 | Local Rule 3.4 Notice of Claims Involving Patents by RTC Industries, Inc. (Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-05-06 | 5 | 0 | NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by RTC Industries, Inc. (Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-05-06 | 6 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff RTC Industries, Inc. by Scott A. Burow (Burow, Scott) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-05-06 | 7 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff RTC Industries, Inc. by Timothy James Rechtien (Rechtien, Timothy) (Entered: 05/06/2010) | |||
| 2010-06-07 | 9 | 0 | Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Morton Denlow for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision.(tsa, )Mailed notice. (Entered: 06/07/2010) | |||
| 2010-06-07 | 10 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: Status hearing set for 7/22/2010 at 10:00 AM. in Courtroom 1350. Parties shall deliver a copy of an initial status report to chambers, Room 1356, five business days before the initial status hearing. If the parties have recently prepared and filed an initial status report, the submission of the previously filed initial status report is sufficient. The parties are directed to review and to comply with Judge Denlow's standing order setting initial status report. Copies are available in chambers or through Judge Denlow's web page at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/home/JudgeInfo.aspx. Plaintiff's counsel to advise defendant of status hearing date after an appearance is filed.Mailed notice (dmk, ) (Entered: 06/07/2010) | |||
| 2010-07-15 | 11 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: Status hearing reset for 8/26/2010 at 10:00 AM. on request of the parties. Status hearing set for 7/22/2010 is stricken.Mailed notice (dmk, ) (Entered: 07/15/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-02 | 12 | 0 | ORDER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That, in the interests of judicial efficiency, any pending civil cases previously pending before retired District Judge Wayne R. Andersen and needing further judicial attention should be noticed in front of Chief Judge James F. Holderman in Courtroom 2541 during his usual civil motion time at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That this Order shall remain in effect until retired District Judge Wayne R. Anderson's pending civil cases have been reassigned to other district judges of this Court. Signed by the Executive Committee on 8/2/2010. Mailed notice (td, ) (Entered: 08/02/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-23 | 13 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow:Parties having indicated that they are in settlement discussions, Status hearing is reset to 9/23/2010 at 10:00 AM. Status hearing set for 8/26/2010 is stricken. Mailed notice (dmk, ) (Entered: 08/23/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 14 | 0 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by RTC Industries, Inc. as to Display Specialties, Inc. on 8/23/2010, answer due 9/13/2010. (Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 15 | 0 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by RTC Industries, Inc. as to Fasteners for Retail, Inc. on 8/23/2010, answer due 9/13/2010. (Berghammer, Joseph) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 16 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. by William Butler Berndt (Berndt, William) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 17 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. by Steven A. Weiss (Weiss, Steven) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 18 | 0 | MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-5159508. (Berndt, William) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 19 | 0 | Defendants' Corporate Disclosure STATEMENT by Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. (Berndt, William) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 20 | 0 | AGREED MOTION by Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. for extension of time to Answer or Otherwise Respond (Berndt, William) Modified on 8/30/2010 (cdy, ). (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-26 | 21 | 0 | NOTICE of Motion by William Butler Berndt for presentment of extension of time 20 before Honorable James F. Holderman on 9/2/2010 at 09:00 AM. (Berndt, William) (Entered: 08/26/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-27 | 22 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable James F. Holderman:Agreed motion to extend time to answer or otherwise respond 20 is granted. Defendants' have until 10/4/2010 to answer or file other responsive pleadings to the Plaintiff's complaint for Patent Infringement and Damages. Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 08/27/2010) | |||
| 2010-08-27 | 23 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable James F. Holderman: Attorney Gary Serbin's application to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Fasteners For Retail, Inc 18 is granted. Mailed notice (am) (Entered: 08/27/2010) | |||
| 2010-09-22 | 24 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: Status hearing reset to 10/7/2010 at 10:00 AM. on request of the parties. Status hearing set for 9/23/2010 is stricken.Mailed notice (dmk, ) (Entered: 09/22/2010) | |||
| 2010-09-29 | 25 | 0 | STATUS Report (Joint) by RTC Industries, Inc. (Rechtien, Timothy) (Entered: 09/29/2010) | |||
| 2010-09-30 | 26 | 0 | MOTION by Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. for extension of time Agreed Motion to Extend Time To Answer Or Otherwise Respond (Berndt, William) (Entered: 09/30/2010) | |||
| 2010-09-30 | 27 | 0 | NOTICE of Motion by William Butler Berndt for presentment of extension of time 26 before Honorable James F. Holderman on 10/5/2010 at 09:00 AM. (Berndt, William) (Entered: 09/30/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-01 | 28 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable James F. Holderman:Defendants' agreed Motion for extension of time 26 up to and including 10/25/10, in which to answer or otherwise respond to the plaintiff's complaint is granted. Motion terminated. The motion hearing set for 10/5/10 is stricken. A Status hearing set for 10/28/2010 at 09:00 AM.Judicial staff mailed notice (gl, ) (Entered: 10/01/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-07 | 29 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow:Magistrate Judge Status hearing held on 10/7/2010 and continued to 11/18/2010 at 10:00 AM. The Court adopts the parties proposed schedule as set forth in the Joint Initial Status Report 25 .Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 10/08/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-15 | 30 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. by Eric J. Lobenfeld (Lobenfeld, Eric) (Entered: 10/15/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-21 | 31 | 0 | AGREED MOTION by Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners Retail, Inc. to Extend time to answer or otherwise respond (Berndt, William) Modified on 10/22/2010 (ca, ). (Entered: 10/21/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-21 | 32 | 0 | NOTICE of Motion by William Butler Berndt for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer 31 before Honorable James F. Holderman on 10/28/2010 at 09:00 AM. (Berndt, William) (Entered: 10/21/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-25 | 33 | 0 | ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Display Specialties, Inc., Fasteners for Retail, Inc. by Marcus D Fruchter (Fruchter, Marcus) (Entered: 10/25/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-25 | 34 | 0 | ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM filed by Display Specialties, Inc. against Display Specialties, Inc.. by Display Specialties, Inc.(Fruchter, Marcus) (Entered: 10/25/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-25 | 35 | 0 | ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM filed by Fasteners for Retail, Inc. against Fasteners for Retail, Inc.. by Fasteners for Retail, Inc.(Fruchter, Marcus) (Entered: 10/25/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-27 | 36 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable James F. Holderman: Defedants' agreed motion to extend time to answer or otherwise plead 31 is granted. Defendants are given until 11/15/2010 to answer or otherwise plead to the complaint. Status hearing set for 11/22/2010 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice (am) (Entered: 10/27/2010) | |||
| 2010-10-29 | 37 | 0 | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Gary Feinerman for all further proceedings. It appearing that the Hon. Wayne R. Anderson elected to retire from the bench as of August 1, 2010; therefore, It is hereby ordered that the cases on the attached list are to be reassigned to other judges of this Court as indicated. Signed by Executive Committee on 10/29/10.(rp, ) (Entered: 11/01/2010) | |||
| 2010-11-16 | 38 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable James F. Holderman: This case having been reassigned to Judge Feinerman, all previously set hearing dates before Judge Holderman are stricken. Mailed notice (am) (Entered: 11/16/2010) | |||
| 2010-11-17 | 39 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: Status hearing set for 11/18/2010 is stricken and reset to 1/6/2011 at 10:00 AM. by agreement of the parties.Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 11/17/2010) | |||
| 2010-11-18 | 40 | 0 | REPLY to Display Specialties, Inc's Counterclaim 34 by RTC Industries, Inc.(Rechtien, Timothy) Modified on 11/18/2010 (ca, ). (Entered: 11/18/2010) | |||
| 2010-11-18 | 41 | 0 | REPLY to Fasteners for Retail Inc.'s Counterclaim 35 by RTC Industries, Inc.(Rechtien, Timothy) Modified on 11/18/2010 (ca, ). (Entered: 11/18/2010) | |||
| 2011-01-04 | 42 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: Status hearing set for 1/6/2011 is stricken by agreement and reset to 1/20/2011 at 10:00 AM.Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 01/04/2011) | |||
| 2011-01-18 | 43 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: Status hearing set for 1/20/2011 is stricken at request of party and reset to 2/17/2011 at 10:00 AM.Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 01/18/2011) | |||
| 2011-01-25 | 44 | 0 | STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice (Rechtien, Timothy) (Entered: 01/25/2011) | |||
| 2011-01-26 | 45 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Gary Feinerman: The parties having filed a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1) 44 , the case is closed.Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. (jlj) (Entered: 01/26/2011) | |||
| 2011-01-26 | 46 | 0 | MINUTE entry before Honorable Morton Denlow: All matters relating to the referral of this action having been resolved, the case is returned to the assigned judge. Status hearing set for 2/17/2011 before Judge Denlow is vacated.Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 01/26/2011) |