PACER
posted on
Jan 20, 2010 10:33PM
As I heard in the courtroom, Summit Global Group LLC was misidentified and DM will be voluntarily dismissing them from the lawsuit by 1/27/10. I believe Jameson said they are adding Summit Technology Group to the list of defendants.
The judge has a Show Cause and Status Conference set for 4/1/10. Since DM hasn't served the 7 foreign parent companies yet (seen below in Doc 145), they will need to show cause as to why the 7 aren't dismissed. Apparently you can't name a party in your lawsuit and serve them when you feel like it. As I said earlier, I definitely heard Jameson say they were working toward/hoping for a settlement with these foreign 7 companies to avoid Hague Convention procedures. The judge gave them until 1/29/10 to serve them or dismiss them because of a reached settlement.
Date Filed | #Docket Text | |
01/20/2010 | 143 |
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Robert F. Perry, Alexas D. Skucas and Mark H. Francis by Richard P. Holme on behalf of Nokia, Inc., Nokia Corporation (Holme, Richard) (Entered: 01/20/2010) |
01/20/2010 | 144 |
COURTROOM MINUTES/MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe: Status Conference held on 1/20/2010.Granting 137 Unopposed Motion By Todd Leitstein to Withdraw His Name as Counsel of Record for Nokia Defendants. Attorney Todd Leitstein terminated. Show Cause Hearing / Status Conference set for 4/1/2010 09:00 AM in Courtroom A 502 before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe. Ordered: Plaintiff shall have to and including 1/27/2010 to file a motion to voluntarily dismiss Summit Global Group, LLC. Ordered: On or before 1/29/2010, plaintiff shall either obtain waivers of service on all unserved defendants or begin service through Hague Convention procedures of foreign entities. (Court Reporter FTR - Ellen E. Miller) (mjwcd ) (Entered: 01/20/2010) |
01/20/2010 | 145 |
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Show Cause Hearing and Status Conference set for 4/1/2010 09:00 AM in Courtroom A 502 before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe. Plaintiff shall show cause why this case should not be dismissed as against Canon Inc., DXG Technology, Inc., HTC Corporation, Kyocera Corporation, Leica Camera AG, D&M Holdings, Inc., and Panasonic Corporation for failure to prosecute and failure to serve, by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 1/20/2010. (mjwcd ) (Entered: 01/20/2010) |
01/20/2010 | 146 | NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Daniel S. Ebenstein on behalf of Leica Camera, Inc., Panasonic Corporation of North America (Ebenstein, Daniel) (Entered: 01/20/2010) |