| Court: | txed |
| Docket #: | 6:12-cv-00688 |
| Case Name: | Blue Spike, LLC v. ImageWare Systems, Inc. |
| PACER case #: | 139911 |
| Date filed: | 2012-09-21 |
| Date terminated: | 2014-04-07 |
| Assigned to: | Judge Michael H. Schneider |
| Case Cause: | 35:271 Patent Infringement |
| Nature of Suit: | 830 Patent |
| Jury Demand: | Plaintiff |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
| Represented Party | Attorney & Contact Info |
| Blue Spike, LLC Plaintiff |
Christopher A Honea Randall T Garteiser Christopher S Johns Michael A. Benefield Stephen Edwards Eric Miller Albritton |
| ImageWare Systems, Inc. Defendant |
Eric Hugh Findlay James Vincent Fazio , III Trevor Coddington Walter Wayne Lackey , Jr. |
| Blue Spike, LLC Plaintiff |
Christopher A Honea Randall T Garteiser Christopher S Johns Eric M. Albritton Michael A. Benefield Stephen E. Edwards |
| Date Filed | Document # | Attachment # | Short Description | Long Description | Upload date | SHA1 hash |
| 2012-09-21 | 1 | 0 | COMPLAINT against ImageWare Systems, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-3793849.), filed by Blue Spike, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Patent 8214175, # 3 Exhibit B - Patent 7949494, # 4 Exhibit C - Patent 7660700, # 5 Exhibit D - Patent 7346472)(Albritton, Eric) (Entered: 09/21/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-21 | 2 | 0 | Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Albritton, Eric) (Entered: 09/21/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-21 | 3 | 0 | CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Blue Spike, LLC (Albritton, Eric) (Entered: 09/21/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-21 | 4 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephen Edwards on behalf of Blue Spike, LLC (Edwards, Stephen) (Entered: 09/21/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-21 | 5 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael A. Benefield on behalf of Blue Spike, LLC (Benefield, Michael) (Entered: 09/21/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-24 | 6 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Randall T Garteiser on behalf of Blue Spike, LLC (Garteiser, Randall) (Entered: 09/24/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-24 | 7 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christopher A Honea on behalf of Blue Spike, LLC (Honea, Christopher) (Entered: 09/24/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-24 | 8 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christopher S Johns on behalf of Blue Spike, LLC (Johns, Christopher) (Entered: 09/24/2012) | |||
| 2012-09-24 | 9 | 0 | SUMMONS Issued as to ImageWare Systems, Inc. and emailed to pltf for service. (klb) (Entered: 09/24/2012) | |||
| 2012-10-09 | 10 | 0 | ORDER that this civil action is CONSOLIDATED for pretrial issues only, with the exception of venue. The earliest filed civil action 6:12cv499 shall serve as the Lead Case for consolidated issues. The individual cases will remain active for venue motions and trial. All motions, other than venue motions, shall be filed in the consolidated lead case. Parties shall submit a single Docket Control, Discovery, ESI, and Protective Order, and each of the respective orders shall be filed in the Lead Case. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 10/09/12. cc:attys 10-10-12(mll, ) (Entered: 10/10/2012) | |||
| 2012-10-17 | 11 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by James Vincent Fazio, III on behalf of ImageWare Systems, Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-3834090. (Fazio, James) (Entered: 10/17/2012) | |||
| 2012-10-18 | 12 | 0 | Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re ImageWare Systems, Inc..( Fazio, James) (Entered: 10/18/2012) | |||
| 2012-12-21 | 13 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Walter Wayne Lackey, Jr on behalf of ImageWare Systems, Inc. (Lackey, Walter) (Entered: 12/21/2012) | |||
| 2012-12-21 | 14 | 0 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eric Hugh Findlay on behalf of ImageWare Systems, Inc. (Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 12/21/2012) | |||
| 2013-01-07 | 15 | 0 | MOTION to Change Venue by ImageWare Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Fazio, James) (Entered: 01/07/2013) | |||
| 2013-01-15 | 16 | 0 | Order reassigning this case to United States District Judge Michael H. Schneider per General Order 13-3. Please see Appendix D: Addendum Regarding Cases Assigned to Judge Schneider. Judge Leonard Davis no longer assigned to the case. (gsg) (Entered: 01/15/2013) | |||
| 2013-01-24 | 17 | 0 | RESPONSE in Opposition re 15 MOTION to Change Venue filed by Blue Spike, LLC . (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Moskowitz, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6)(Garteiser, Randall) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/29/2013: # 9 Text of Proposed Order) (gsg, ). (Entered: 01/25/2013) | |||
| 2013-02-04 | 18 | 0 | REPLY to Response to Motion re 15 MOTION to Change Venue filed by ImageWare Systems, Inc.. (Fazio, James) (Entered: 02/04/2013) | |||
| 2013-02-13 | 19 | 0 | SUR-REPLY to Reply to Response to Motion re 15 MOTION to Change Venue filed by Blue Spike, LLC . (Garteiser, Randall) (Entered: 02/13/2013) | |||
| 2013-03-26 | 20 | 0 | ORDER OF CONSOLIDATION. The above listed cases are hereby consolidated into cause number 6:12cv499, Blue Spike, LLC v. Texas Instruments, Inc., for all pretrial purposes, including discovery and claim construction. The Clerk of the Court shall add the consolidated defendants to the lead case, as well as lead counsel only. Any other counsel who wishes to appear in the lead case shall file a notice of appearance in that case. The Clerk shall close all cases listed above other than the lead case. Any motions including motions challenging venue or jurisdiction filed prior to consolidation in all cases must be refiled in the consolidated case 6:12cv499 to be considered by the Court. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file a notice of readiness for scheduling conference when all Defendants in the consolidated case have either answered or filed a motion to transfer or dismiss. The notice must be filed within five days of the last remaining Defendants answer or motion. The notice must include a list of any pending motions to dismiss or transfer and a list of any other related cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas involving the same patents. If the consolidated case is not ready for scheduling conference within 90 days of this order, Plaintiff must file a detailed status report explaining the reason for the delay. Furthermore, attorney Stephen E. Edwards has moved to withdraw from several of the cases listed above. The Court GRANTS the motions in all cases in which it is pending. Signed by Judge Michael H. Schneider on 03/25/13. cc:attys 3-26-13(mll, ) (Entered: 03/26/2013) | |||
| 2013-05-01 | 21 | 0 | ORDER withdrawing Eric Findlay and Walter Lackey as counsel for Defendant Imageware Systems Inc. Signed by Judge Michael H. Schneider on 05/01/13. (mll, ) (Entered: 05/02/2013) | |||
| 2014-02-13 | 22 | 0 | ***FILED IN ERROR, PLEASE IGNORE***MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by ImageWare Systems, Inc.. (Coddington, Trevor) Modified on 2/13/2014 (sm, ). (Entered: 02/13/2014) | |||
| 2014-03-13 | 23 | 0 | ORDER granting Motion to Change Venue filed in consolidated lead case 6:12cv499. Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Imageware Systems, Inc. are SEVERED from the lead case back into the original cause number, 6:12-cv-688, and the clerk of the court is directed to TRANSFER the severed action to the Southern District of California for further consideration. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indirect and Willfulness Claims, also filed in the consolidated lead case, is DENIED without prejudice to refile in the transferred case. Signed by Judge Michael H. Schneider on 3/13/14. (mjc, ) (Entered: 03/14/2014) |