Case details

Court: txed
Docket #: 6:13-cv-00172
Case Name: Clear With Computers LLC v. Empire Southwest LLC
PACER case #: 142628
Date filed: 2013-02-19
Date terminated: 2013-11-04
Assigned to: Judge Leonard Davis
Case Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Clear With Computers LLC
Plaintiff
 
Marc A Fenster
Russ August & Kabat
12424 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310/826-7474
Fax: 310/826-6991
Email: mafenster@raklaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Adam S Hoffman
Russ August & Kabat
12424 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310/826-7474
Fax: 310/826-6991
Email: ahoffman@raklaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Alexander Chester Giza
Hueston Hennigan LLP - Los Angeles
523 W. 6th Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-788-4544
Fax: 888-775-0898
Email: agiza@hueston.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James A Fussell , III
Weisbrod Matteis & Copley PLLC
1900 M Street NW
Ste 850
Washington, DC 20036
202-499-7900
Email: jfussell@wmclaw.com
TERMINATED: 09/16/2013

Judith Lynn Meadow
Russ August & Kabat
12424 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-826-7474
Fax: 310-826-6991
Email: jmeadow@raklaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kevin Burke
Russ August & Kabat
12424 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-826-7474
Fax: 310-826-6991
Email: kburke@raklaw.com
TERMINATED: 07/09/2013

Andrew W. Spangler
Spangler Law P.C. - Longview
208 N. Green Street
Ste 300
Longview, TX 75601
903-753-9300
Fax: 903-553-0403
Email: spangler@spanglerlawpc.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Empire Southwest LLC
Defendant
 
Jonathan M James
Perkins Coie LLP - Phoenix
2901 N Central Avenue
Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2786
602/351-8000
Fax: 602-648-7000
Email: jjames@perkinscoie.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2013-02-19 1 0 COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Empire Southwest LLC ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0540-4006307.), filed by Clear With Computers LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 7,606,739, # 2 Exhibit B - U.S. Patent No. 5,625,776, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Spangler, Andrew) (Entered: 02/19/2013) 2013-02-21 05:06:37 6a5bdf6e68121cdf4d1814028b379de3aac63bf1
2013-02-19 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. (Spangler, Andrew) (Entered: 02/19/2013)
2013-02-20 3 0 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Clear With Computers LLC identifying Corporate Parent Techdev Holdings LLC for Clear With Computers LLC. (Spangler, Andrew) (Entered: 02/20/2013)
2013-02-20 4 0 NOTICE by Clear With Computers LLC of Related Cases (Spangler, Andrew) (Entered: 02/20/2013)
2013-02-20 5 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by James A Fussell, III on behalf of Clear With Computers LLC (Fussell, James) (Entered: 02/20/2013)
2013-02-28 6 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Marc A Fenster on behalf of Clear With Computers LLC (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 02/28/2013)
2013-02-28 7 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alexander Chester Giza on behalf of Clear With Computers LLC (Giza, Alexander) (Entered: 02/28/2013)
2013-02-28 8 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Adam S Hoffman on behalf of Clear With Computers LLC (Hoffman, Adam) (Entered: 02/28/2013)
2013-02-28 9 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kevin Burke on behalf of Clear With Computers LLC (Burke, Kevin) (Entered: 02/28/2013)
2013-03-06 10 0 SUMMONS Issued as to Empire Southwest LLC and emailed to pltf for service. (klb) (Entered: 03/06/2013)
2013-03-28 11 0 Return of Service Executed as to Empire Southwest LLC on 3/14/2013, by cert mail; answer due: 4/4/2013. (mll, ) (Entered: 03/28/2013)
2013-04-04 12 0 Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Empire Southwest LLC.( James, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/04/2013)
2013-05-06 13 0 Defendant's Unopposed Second Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Empire Southwest LLC.( James, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/06/2013)
2013-05-21 14 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Empire Southwest LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(James, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/21/2013)
2013-05-22 15 0 ORDER granting 14 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. The deadline for Empire to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial is extended to 6-05-2013. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 05/22/13. (mll, ) (Entered: 05/22/2013)
2013-06-05 16 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer (A Further Extension of Time to Respond) by Empire Southwest LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(James, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/05/2013)
2013-06-06 17 0 ORDER granting 16 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint. ORDERED that the deadline for Empire to respond to Plaintiffs Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial is extended up to and including June 20, 2013. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 6/6/2013. (gsg) (Entered: 06/06/2013)
2013-06-20 18 0 ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by Empire Southwest LLC.(James, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/20/2013)
2013-06-20 19 0 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Empire Southwest LLC. (James, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/20/2013)
2013-06-20 20 0 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Empire Southwest LLC identifying Corporate Parent The Whiteman Family Corp. for Empire Southwest LLC. (James, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/20/2013)
2013-06-25 21 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Judith Lynn Meadow on behalf of Clear With Computers LLC (Meadow, Judith) (Entered: 06/25/2013)
2013-07-08 22 0 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Clear With Computers LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hoffman, Adam) (Entered: 07/08/2013)
2013-07-09 23 0 ORDER granting 22 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Kevin Burke terminated. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 07/09/13. (mll, ) (Entered: 07/09/2013)
2013-09-13 24 0 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Clear With Computers LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Fussell, James) (Entered: 09/13/2013)
2013-09-16 25 0 ORDER granting 24 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney James A Fussell, III terminated. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 09/16/13. (mll, ) (Entered: 09/16/2013)
2013-09-30 26 0 ORDER OF CONSOLIDATION. The above-styled cases are consolidated for pretrial issues only, with the exception of venue. The earliest filed civil action 6:13cv161 shall serve as the Lead Case for consolidated issues. The Clerk of the Court shall add the consolidated defendants to the lead case, as well as Lead and Local Counsel only. Any other counsel who wishes to appear in the lead case shall file a notice of appearance in that case. The individual cases will remain active for venue motions and trial. Should the parties file motions to transfer or motions to sever and transfer, the Court will consider these motions only as to the defendants in the originally filed member cases, not as to all defendants in the pretrial consolidated case. Each Defendant is ORDERED to file a notice in the lead case 6:13cv161 by 10-07-2013, indicating whether or not it will join the consolidated defendants in Cause No. 6:12cv622 for Markman proceedings. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 09/30/13. (mll, ) (Entered: 10/01/2013)
2013-10-31 27 0 Agreed MOTION to Dismiss With Prejudice by Clear With Computers LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hoffman, Adam) (Entered: 10/31/2013)
2013-11-04 28 0 ORDER granting 27 Motion to Dismiss. All claims asserted in this suit betweenClear With Computers, LLC and Empire Southwest, LLC are hereby dismissed with prejudice, subject to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. All attorneys' fees and costs are to be borne by the party that incurred them. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 11/04/13. (mll, ) (Entered: 11/04/2013)