Case details

Court: ilnd
Docket #: 1:13-cv-08049
Case Name: Schumacher Electric Corporation v. Advanced Auto Parts et al
PACER case #: 289791
Date filed: 2013-11-08
Date terminated: 2014-12-29
Assigned to: Honorable Edmond E. Chang
Case Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Schumacher Electric Corporation
Plaintiff
an Illinois Corporation
Charles Chejfec
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 525 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 902-5200 Email: charles.chejfec@kattenlaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Eric Lewis Carlson
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 525 West Monroe Suite 1900 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 902-5402 Fax: (312) 902-1061 Email: eric.carlson@kattenlaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Adam Dorfman
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 525 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 902-5200 Fax: 312-902-1061 Email: Michael.Dorfman@kattenlaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Advanced Auto Parts
Defendant
a Delaware Corporation TERMINATED: 02/21/2014
Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer
Cunningham Meyer & Vedrine PC One East Wacker Drive Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60601 312 578 0049 Email: jkoppenhoefer@cmvlaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Advanced Auto Innovations, LLC
Defendant
a Virginia Corporation TERMINATED: 02/21/2014
Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Autocraft
Defendant
TERMINATED: 02/21/2014
Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Advance Stores Company, Incorporated
Defendant
administratorAdvance Auto Parts
Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Paul H. Kochanski
Lerner, David, Littenberg, et al. 600 South Avenue West Westfield, NJ 07090-1497 (908) 654-5000 Email: pkochanski@ldlkm.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2013-11-08 1 0 COMPLAINT filed by Schumacher Electric Corporation; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-8916045. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 11/08/2013)
2013-11-08 2 0 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 11/08/2013)
2013-11-08 3 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Schumacher Electric Corporation by Michael Adam Dorfman (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 11/08/2013)
2013-11-08 4 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Schumacher Electric Corporation by Charles Chejfec (Chejfec, Charles) (Entered: 11/08/2013)
2013-11-08 5 0 Local Rule 3.4 Notice of Claims Involving Patent by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 11/08/2013)
2013-11-08 6 0 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 11/08/2013)
2013-11-12 7 0 MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (tg, ) (Entered: 11/12/2013)
2013-11-13 8 0 REQUEST for Clerk of Court to refund filing fee in the amount of 400.00, receipt no. 0752-8915991, (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 11/13/2013)
2013-11-13 9 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing set for January 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements at least 3 business days before the initial status hearing. Plaintiff must still file the report even if not all Defendants have been served or have responded to requests to craft a joint report. Mailed notice (Attachments: # 1 Status Report Requirements) (slb, ) (Entered: 11/13/2013)
2014-01-08 10 0 STATUS Report (Joint) by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Attachments: # 1 Appendix A)(Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 01/08/2014)
2014-01-09 11 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Schumacher Electric Corporation by Eric Lewis Carlson (Carlson, Eric) (Entered: 01/09/2014)
2014-01-13 12 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Schumacher Electric Corporation as to Advanced Auto Innovations, LLC on 1/8/2014, answer due 1/29/2014. (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 01/13/2014)
2014-01-13 13 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Schumacher Electric Corporation as to Advanced Auto Parts on 1/8/2014, answer due 1/29/2014. (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 01/13/2014)
2014-01-13 14 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Schumacher Electric Corporation as to Autocraft on 1/8/2014, answer due 1/29/2014. (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 01/13/2014)
2014-01-13 15 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Defendants' attorney Paul Kochanski appeared by telephone. The Court adopts the parties' scheduling dates. Initial disclosures due and discovery commences on 02/28/2014. Initial infringement contentions due 03/14 /2014. Initial non-infringement, unenforceability, and invalidity contentions due 03/28/2014. Initial responses to invalidity contentions due 04/11/2014. Final infringement, unenforceability, and invalidity contentions and final date to seek stay pending reexamination is 08/08/2014. Final noninfringement, enforceability, and validity contentions due 09/05/2014. Exchange of proposed claim terms to be construed along with proposed constructions due 09/19/2014. Meet and confer to select 10 terms for claims construction set for 09/26/2014. Initial close of fact discovery set for 10/17/2014. Opening claim-construction brief by party opposing infringement and joint appendix due 10/24/2014. Responsive claim-construction brief by party claiming infringement due 11/21/2014. Reply claim-construction brief by party opposing infringement due 12/12/2014. Joint claim-construction chart and status report due 12/19/2014. Under Rule 16(b), any amendments to pleadings or actions to join other parties shall be filed on or before 08/15/ 2014. Status hearing set for 05/05/2014 at 8:30 a.m.Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 01/14/2014)
2014-01-31 16 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Advanced Auto Innovations, LLC, Advanced Auto Parts, Autocraft by Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer (Koppenhoefer, Joel) (Entered: 01/31/2014)
2014-01-31 17 0 MOTION by Defendants Advanced Auto Innovations, LLC, Advanced Auto Parts, Autocraft for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint 1 (Koppenhoefer, Joel) (Entered: 01/31/2014)
2014-01-31 18 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Defendants' unopposed extension motion 17 to respond is granted to 02/05/2014. The Court encourages the parties to finalize the settlement as quickly as possible. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 01/31/2014)
2014-02-06 19 0 MOTION by Defendants Advanced Auto Innovations, LLC, Advanced Auto Parts, Autocraft for extension of time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Koppenhoefer, Joel) (Entered: 02/06/2014)
2014-02-06 20 0 NOTICE of Motion by Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer for presentment of extension of time 19 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 2/11/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Koppenhoefer, Joel) (Entered: 02/06/2014)
2014-02-08 21 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Defendant's unopposed extension motion 19 to answer or respond to the complaint is granted to 02/13/2014 (the parties should note that the extensions are approaching the deadline for initial disclosures). Mailed notice (Chang, Edmond) (Entered: 02/08/2014)
2014-02-21 22 0 AMENDED complaint by Schumacher Electric Corporation against Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and terminating Autocraft, Advanced Auto Innovations, LLC (a Virginia Corporation) and Advanced Auto Parts (a Delaware Corporation) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit U.S. Patent No. 8,575,899)(Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 02/21/2014)
2014-02-28 23 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-9244167. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Kochanski, Paul) (Entered: 02/28/2014)
2014-02-28 24 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Paul H. Kochanskito appear pro hac vice 23 on behalf of Defedant Advance Stores Company, Incorporated is granted. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 02/28/2014)
2014-03-03 25 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Advance Stores Company, Incorporated by Joel Matthew Koppenhoefer (Koppenhoefer, Joel) (Entered: 03/03/2014)
2014-03-03 26 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Advance Stores Company, Incorporated by Paul H. Kochanski (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Kochanski, Paul) (Entered: 03/03/2014)
2014-03-03 27 0 MOTION by Plaintiff Schumacher Electric Corporation to stay Joint Motion to Stay All Deadlines (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 03/03/2014)
2014-03-03 28 0 NOTICE of Motion by Michael Adam Dorfman for presentment of motion to stay 27 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 3/6/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 03/03/2014)
2014-03-05 29 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The hearing on the joint motion to stay 27 is reset from 03/06/2014 to 03/07/2014 at 9 a.m. The Court will almost surely grant the motion, but wishes to inquire (1) why the parties stated, in R. 17, that they anticipated reaching a settlement; and (2) what is the estimated timeline for the non-binding arbitration (the 90-day status report offer in the stay motion gives the Court some pause as to how long the litigation will be on hold for what is a non-binding arbitration). Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 03/05/2014)
2014-03-07 30 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Hearing held on the joint motion to stay 27 . Defendant's lead counsel, Paul Kochanski, appeared by telephone (Defendant's local counsel appeared in court). For the reasons stated in open court, the motion 27 is granted. All deadlines are stayed in this case pending the conclusion of the non-binding alternative dispute resolution procedure. On or before 05/21/2014, the parties shall file a joint written status report describing the status of the arbitration. The status hearing of 05/05/2014 is reset to 05/29/2014 at 8:30 a.m. The Court will monitor the progress of the arbitration, and at some point after the next status hearing, the Court will consider reinstating the litigation track if the progress is too slow. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 03/07/2014)
2014-05-21 31 0 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 05/21/2014)
2014-05-28 32 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In view of the status report, the status hearing of 05/29/2014 is reset to 07/22/2014 at 9:00 a.m., to confirm that the ADR session occurred and that the advisory opinion is on schedule to be issued by 08/11/2014. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 05/28/2014)
2014-07-14 33 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the Court's trial schedule, the status hearing of 07/22/2014 is reset to 07/28/2014 at 9:00 a.m., to confirm that the ADR session occurred and that the advisory opinion is on schedule to be issued by 08/11/2014. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 07/14/2014)
2014-07-18 34 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: By agreement of the parties, the status hearing of 07/28/2014 is reset to 07/22/2014 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 07/18/2014)
2014-07-22 35 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Counsel reported that they anticipate that the non-binding mediator will issue his advisory opinion no later than 09/08/2014, and possibly sooner. On or before 09/15/2014, the parties shall file a joint written status report describing the status of the mediator's opinion. Status hearing set for 09/18/2014 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 07/22/2014)
2014-09-15 36 0 STATUS Report Regarding Mediator's Opinion by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 09/15/2014)
2014-09-18 37 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Counsel reported that the parties did not reach a resolution to settle the case after the advisory opinion was issued. Defendant's answer to the complaint due 10/09/2014. Initial disclosures due and discovery commences on 10/23/2014. Initial infringement contentions due 10/23/2014. Initial non-infringement, unenforceability, and invalidity contentions due 11/06/2014. Initial responses to invalidity contentions due 11/21/2014. Final infringement, unenforceability, and invalidity contentions and final date to seek stay pending reexamination is 03/19/2015. Final noninfringement, enforceability, and validity contentions due 04/02/2015. Exchange of proposed claim terms to be construed along with proposed constructions due 04/16/2015. Meet and confer to select 10 terms for claims construction set for 04/23/2015. Initial close of fact discovery set for 05/14/2015. Opening claim-construction brief by party opposing infringement and joint appendix due 05/21/2015. Responsive claim-construction brief by party claiming infringement due 06/18/2015. Reply claim-construction brief by party opposing infringement due 07/02/2015. Joint claim-construction chart and status report due 07/09/2015. Status hearing set for 12/09/2014 at 9:00 a.m. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 09/18/2014)
2014-10-09 38 0 ANSWER to amended complaint by Advance Stores Company, Incorporated(Koppenhoefer, Joel) (Entered: 10/09/2014)
2014-12-08 39 0 STATUS Report (Joint) by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 12/08/2014)
2014-12-09 40 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Defendant's lead counsel, Paul Kochanski, appeared by telephone (Defendant's local counsel appeared in court). Counsel reported that the parties have agreed to settle this matter and anticipate executing the settlement agreement shortly, after which the pending lawsuit, including all claims and counterclaims, will be dismissed without prejudice. Status hearing set for 12/29/2014 at 9:00 a.m., with no appearance required if a stipulated dismissal is filed before that date. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 12/09/2014)
2014-12-29 41 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Parties report one remaining issue to resolve, but they are confident that the case is settled. The case (comprising all claims and all counterclaims) is dismissed without prejudice with full leave to reinstate by 03/09/2015. If no motion to reinstate is filed by 03/09/2015, then the dismissal will automatically convert to a dismissal with prejudice, without further action by the Court. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (meg, ) (Entered: 12/29/2014)
2015-02-12 42 0 MOTION by Plaintiff Schumacher Electric Corporation to dismiss Joint Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 02/12/2015)
2015-02-13 43 0 NOTICE of Motion by Michael Adam Dorfman for presentment of motion to dismiss 42 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 2/19/2015 at 08:30 AM. (Dorfman, Michael) (Entered: 02/13/2015)
2015-02-17 44 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The joint motion to dismiss 42 without prejudice is granted: the case (including all claims and counterclaims) is dismissed without prejudice, each side to bear its own fees and costs. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 02/17/2015)