Case details

Court: pawd
Docket #: 2:96-cv-01496
Case Name: UNITED SCIENCES, INC v. SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI
PACER case #: 49596
Date filed: 1996-08-12
Date terminated: 1997-05-27
Assigned to: Judge Gustave Diamond
Case Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
UNITED SCIENCES, INC
Plaintiff
Lynn J. Alstadt
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney 301 Grant Street One Oxford Centre, 20th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-562-1632 Fax: 412-562-1041 Email: alstadtlj@bipc.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Robert J. Pugh
Buchanan Ingersoll 301 Grant Street One Oxford Centre, 20th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 562-3743 Fax: (412) 562-8800
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONIC, INC.
Defendant
Arland T. Stein
Reed Smith 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1886 288-3100 Fax: (412) 288-3131
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

J. George Seka
Townsend & Townsend & Crew Two Embarcadero Center 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3834 (405) 576-0200
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

K. T. Cherian
Townsend & Townsend & Crew Two Embarcadero Center 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3834 (405) 576-0200
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephen J. Akerley
Townsend & Townsend & Crew Two Embarcadero Center 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3834 (405) 576-0200
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
1996-08-12 1 0 COMPLAINT with summons issued; jury demand Filing Fee $120.00 Receipt #1411 (plh) (Entered: 08/12/1996)
1996-09-09 2 0 Stipulation by UNITED SCIENCES, INC, SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI Extending Time for deft to respond to complaint with proposed order. (crw) (Entered: 09/09/1996)
1996-10-08 3 0 MOTION by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI to Extend Time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint with Proposed Order. (plh) (Entered: 10/08/1996)
1996-10-09 4 0 MOTION by UNITED SCIENCES, INC for Designation as Related Case with Proposed Order. (plh) (Entered: 10/09/1996)
1996-10-09 5 0 RESPONSE by UNITED SCIENCES, INC to [3-1] motion to Extend Time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 10/09/1996)
1996-10-15 6 0 RESPONSE by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI to [4-1] motion for Designation as Related Case by UNITED SCIENCES, INC (plh) (Entered: 10/15/1996)
1996-11-08 7 0 MOTION by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI for a determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law with Proposed Order. (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-08 8 0 BRIEF by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI in support of [7-1] motion for a determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-08 9 0 MOTION by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI to Stay of Discovery pending Resolution of Deft's Motion for Determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law with Proposed Order. (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-08 10 0 BRIEF by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI in support of [9-1] motion to Stay of Discovery pending Resolution of Deft's Motion for Determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-08 11 0 ANSWER to Complaint; jury demand and COUNTERCLAIM by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (Attorney Arland T. Stein, J. George Seka, K. T. Cherian, Stephen J. Akerley) against UNITED SCIENCES, INC (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-08 12 0 DECLARATION by Stephen J. Akerley Re: [7-1] motion for a determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-08 13 0 NOTICE advising counsel of the procedure for filing motions in Judge Smith's cases. (plh) (Entered: 11/08/1996)
1996-11-18 14 0 RESPONSE by UNITED SCIENCES, INC to [7-1] motion for a determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 11/19/1996)
1996-11-18 15 0 RESPONSE by UNITED SCIENCES, INC to [9-1] motion to Stay of Discovery pending Resolution of Deft's Motion for Determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 11/19/1996)
1996-11-22 16 0 MOTION by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI for Leave of Court to File Combined Reply Memorandum in support of Motions for Determination of Claim Interpretation as a matter of law , and to Stay of Discovery with Proposed Order. (plh) (Entered: 11/25/1996)
1996-11-26 17 0 ANSWER by UNITED SCIENCES, INC to [11-2] counter claim by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 11/26/1996)
1996-12-02 18 0 Reply BRIEF by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI in support of [9-1] motion to Stay of Discovery pending Resolution of Deft's Motion for Determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI, [7-1] motion for a determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (crw) (Entered: 12/02/1996)
1997-01-15 19 0 ORDER, the above captioned case is hereby reassigned to the Honorable Gustave Diamond for all further poroceedings. (signed by Judge D. B. Smith on 1/13/97) CM all parties of record. (plh) (Entered: 01/15/1997)
1997-01-17 20 0 ORDER, set Case Management Conference for 1:00 2/11/97 ( signed by Judge Gustave Diamond on 1/17/97 ) CM all parties of record. (aen) (Entered: 01/17/1997)
1997-02-06 21 0 CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT by SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 02/07/1997)
1997-03-03 22 0 ORDER, that on or before 3/10/97 the parties shall file a stipulation of dismissal as stated more fully in order. (signed by Judge Gustave Diamond on 3/3/97) CM all parties of record. (plh) (Entered: 03/03/1997)
1997-03-11 23 0 STATUS REPORT by UNITED SCIENCES, INC, SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONI (plh) (Entered: 03/11/1997)
1997-05-27 24 0 ORDER, that the Clerk of Court mark the above case closed; nothing contained in this order shall be considered a final dismissal or disposition of this case, and should further proceedings in it become necessary, either party may initiate the appropriate course of action in the same manner as if this order had not been entered; jurisdiction is retained over the finalization and performance of the settlement agreement. (signed by Judge Gustave Diamond on 5/27/97) CM all parties of record. NOTICE MAILED (plh) (Entered: 05/28/1997)
1997-05-29 25 0 ORDER denying [9-1] motion to Stay of Discovery pending Resolution of Deft's Motion for Determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law, denying [7-1] motion for a determination of Claim Interpretation as a Matter of Law. (signed by Judge Gustave Diamond on 5/29/97) CM all parties of record. (plh) (Entered: 05/29/1997)
1997-07-14 26 0 STIPULATION of dismissal with proposed order. (plh) (Entered: 07/15/1997)