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| 6/16/2011 |
41 |
NOTICE in a Removed or Transferred Case.(Signed by Judge Lynn N. Hughes) Parties notified.(mfoley) (Entered: 06/16/2011) |
| 6/16/2011 |
40 |
Case transferred in from Central District of California. Case Number 2:11-cv-02389; received electronically. (Entered: 06/16/2011) |
| 6/10/2011 |
39 |
MINUTES IN CHAMBERS ORDER RE TRANSFER by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer. Venue is appropriate in the Southern District of Texas and the Court has determined that transfer is warranted under the First-to-File rule and after considering convenience and fairness. Thus, the convenience of the parties and the witnesses and the location of the relevant documents favor transfer to the Southern District of Texas. In the interests of efficiency, justice and convenience, these claims against ZMC-USA are hereby transferred to the court where the first suit was filed where they may be consolidated with the earlier suit. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (Attachments: # 1 Transmittal Letter) (lom) (Attachment 1 replaced on 6/14/2011) (lom). (Entered: 06/14/2011) |
| 5/26/2011 |
38 |
ORDER by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer: granting 36 Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Gary M. Hnath on behalf of Defendant, designating Elizabeth Mann as local counsel. (lt) (Entered: 05/27/2011) |
| 5/23/2011 |
37 |
REPLY In Support Of MOTION to Dismiss Case , Transfer, or Stay 22 filed by Defendant ZMC-USA, L.L.C.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Gary M. Hnath)(Mann, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/23/2011) |
| 5/23/2011 |
36 |
APPLICATION for attorney Gary M. Hnath to Appear Pro Hac Vice (PHV FEE NOT PAID.) filed by Defendant ZMC-USA, L.L.C.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Mann, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/23/2011) |
| 5/16/2011 |
35 |
DECLARATION of Raymond K. Chan in opposition to MOTION to Dismiss Case , Transfer, or Stay 22 filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Chan, Raymond) (Entered: 05/16/2011) |
| 5/16/2011 |
34 |
OPPOSITION to re: MOTION to Dismiss Case , Transfer, or Stay 22 filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation. (Adli, Dariush) (Entered: 05/16/2011) |
| 5/6/2011 |
33 |
ORDER by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer: granting 27 Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney John B. Pegram on behalf of Defendant Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company and Maypro Industries, Inc., designating Michael M. Rosen as local counsel. (lt) Modified on 5/9/2011 (lt). (Entered: 05/09/2011) |
| 5/6/2011 |
32 |
ANSWER to Answer to Complaint (Discovery), Counterclaim 18 filed by Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant Kaneka Corporation.(Adli, Dariush) (Entered: 05/06/2011) |
| 5/3/2011 |
30 |
ORDER by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer: granting 25 Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Jennifer N. Scarpati on behalf of Mitsubishi Gas Ghemical Company and Maypro Industries, designating Michael M. Rosen as local counsel. (lt) (Entered: 05/04/2011) |
| 5/3/2011 |
29 |
ORDER by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer: granting 23 Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney John T. Johnson on behalf of Mitsubishi Gas Ghemical Company and Maypro Industries, designating Michael M. Rosen as local counsel. (lt) (Entered: 05/04/2011) |
| 5/3/2011 |
28 |
NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Xiang Long on behalf of Defendants Pacific Rainbow International Inc., Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company (Long, Xiang) (Entered: 05/03/2011) |
| 5/3/2011 |
27 |
APPLICATION for attorney John Braxton Pegram to Appear Pro Hac Vice(PHV Fee of $275 receipt number 0973-8592730 paid.) filed by Defendants Maypro Industries, Inc., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order)(Rosen, Michael) (Entered: 05/03/2011) |
| 5/2/2011 |
31 |
ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION TO ACCEPT SERVICE AND EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO INITIAL COMPLIANT by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer. The Court hereby orders: 1. Defendant Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. ("Mitsubishi") is deemed to have accepted service of the Summons and the Complaint in the above captioned action through its counsel of record on April 26, 2011; 2. The time for Mitsubishi to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended from May 17, 2011 to June 25, 2011; and 3. The time for Defendant Maypro Industries, Inc. to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended from April 27, 2011 to June 25, 2011. (lom) (Entered: 05/05/2011) |
| 5/2/2011 |
26 |
PROSECUTION HISTORY OF U.S. PATENT NO. 7,910,340 filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation. (Binder: Table of Contents, Tabs 1-76) (lom) (Entered: 05/03/2011) |
| 5/2/2011 |
25 |
APPLICATION for attorney Jennifer Nicole Scarpati to Appear Pro Hac Vice(PHV Fee of $275 receipt number 0973-8585478 paid.) filed by Defendants Maypro Industries, Inc., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order)(Rosen, Michael) (Entered: 05/02/2011) |
| 5/2/2011 |
24 |
NOTICE of Manual Filing filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation of Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 7,910,340. (Chan, Raymond) (Entered: 05/02/2011) |
| 5/2/2011 |
23 |
APPLICATION for attorney John T. Johnson to Appear Pro Hac Vice(PHV Fee of $275 receipt number 0973-8585257 paid.) filed by Defendants Maypro Industries, Inc., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order)(Rosen, Michael) (Entered: 05/02/2011) |
| 4/29/2011 |
22 |
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case , Transfer, or Stay filed by Defendant ZMC-USA, L.L.C.. Motion set for hearing on 6/6/2011 at 11:00 AM before Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Declaration Gary M. Hnath - Part 1, # 4 Declaration Gary M. Hnath - Part 2, # 5 Declaration Gary M. Hnath - Part 3, # 6 Declaration Gary M. Hnath - Part 4, # 7 Declaration Gary M. Hnath - Part 5, # 8 Declaration Scott Steinford, # 9 Declaration Elizabeth Mann)(Mann, Elizabeth) (Entered: 04/29/2011) |
| 4/27/2011 |
21 |
NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Michael M Rosen on behalf of Defendants Maypro Industries, Inc., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (Rosen, Michael) (Entered: 04/27/2011) |
| 4/27/2011 |
20 |
STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to June 25, 2011 re Complaint - (Discovery), Complaint - (Discovery) 1 filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Stipulation)(Adli, Dariush) (Entered: 04/27/2011) |
| 4/25/2011 |
19 |
MINUTES IN CHAMBERS by Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation to file with the Court the file history for United States Patent No. 7,910,340 on or before April 29, 2011. The file history should be submitted in a 3-ring binder with a table of contents listing each of the documents therein, documents placed in chronological order, and each document marked by a tab. (lom) (Entered: 04/25/2011) |
| 4/18/2011 |
17 |
PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation, upon Defendant ZMC-USA, L.L.C. served on 3/24/2011, answer due 4/29/2011. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Sander Krupski, Agent for Service of Process in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity. Original Summons returned. (Adli, Dariush) (Entered: 04/18/2011) |
| 4/15/2011 |
16 |
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by DEFENDANT Pacific Rainbow International Inc., Certificate of Service of Defendant Pacific Rainbow International Inc.'s Answer, Defenses and Counterclaim to Complaint served on April 15, 2011. (Otteson, James) (Entered: 04/15/2011) |
| 4/14/2011 |
18 |
ANSWER to Complaint 1 AND COUNTERCLAIM; Demand for Jury Trial against Kaneka Corporation filed by Defendant Pacific Rainbow International Inc.(lom) (lom). (Entered: 04/19/2011) |
| 4/14/2011 |
15 |
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Answer to Complaint and Counterclaim 13 . The following error(s) was found: L.R. 3-2* Filing of Initiating Documents. Complaints (including counter-claims, cross-claims, etc.) and other initiating documents in civil cases shall be filed, in the traditional manner on paper rather than electronically. Please manually file. In response to this notice the court may order (1) an amended or correct document to be filed (2) the document stricken or (3) take other action as the court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the court directs you to do so. (lom) (Entered: 04/14/2011) |
| 4/13/2011 |
14 |
Certification and Notice of Interested Parties for Pacific Rainbow International Inc. of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Pacific Rainbow International Inc., (Caine, David) (Entered: 04/13/2011) |
| 4/13/2011 |
13 |
ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), Complaint - (Discovery) 1 with JURY DEMAND DEFENDANT PACIFIC RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL INC.'S ANSWER, DEFENSES AND COUNTERCLAIM TO COMPLAINT filed by Defendant Pacific Rainbow International Inc..(Caine, David) (Entered: 04/13/2011) |
| 4/13/2011 |
12 |
NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney David A Caine on behalf of Defendants Pacific Rainbow International Inc., Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company (Caine, David) (Entered: 04/13/2011) |
| 4/13/2011 |
11 |
FIRST STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Maypro Industries, Inc. answer now due 4/27/2011, filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation.(Chan, Raymond) (Entered: 04/13/2011) |
| 4/12/2011 |
10 |
FIRST STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to ZMC-USA, L.L.C. answer now due 4/29/2011, filed by Defendant ZMC-USA, L.L.C..(Mann, Elizabeth) (Entered: 04/12/2011) |
| 4/7/2011 |
9 |
NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney James C Otteson on behalf of Defendants Pacific Rainbow International Inc., Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company (Otteson, James) (Entered: 04/07/2011) |
| 3/30/2011 |
8 |
ORDER TRANSFERRING CIVIL ACTION pursuant to Section 3.1 of General Order 08-05. ORDER case transferred from Judge Percy Anderson to the calendar of Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge CV 11-02389 MRP(SSx). Signed by Judge Percy Anderson and Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer. (rn) (Entered: 03/30/2011) |
| 3/25/2011 |
7 |
PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation, upon Defendant Pacific Rainbow International Inc. served on 3/23/2011, answer due 4/13/2011. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Yining Zhang, Agent for Service of Process C/O Priscilla Ferriri, Manager/Authorized Person for Service in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity. Original Summons returned. (Adli, Dariush) (Entered: 03/25/2011) |
| 3/24/2011 |
6 |
PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation, upon Defendant Maypro Industries, Inc. served on 3/23/2011, answer due 4/13/2011. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Matt Pace, Manager/Person Authorized to Accept Service in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity. Original Summons returned. (Adli, Dariush) (Entered: 03/24/2011) |
| 3/22/2011 |
5 |
STANDING ORDER by Judge Percy Anderson. Read this order carefully as it controls the case. This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Percy Anderson. *See order for procedures and requirements.* (vdr) (Entered: 03/24/2011) |
| 3/22/2011 |
4 |
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF ADR PROGRAM filed.(ghap) (Entered: 03/22/2011) |
| 3/22/2011 |
3 |
REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION Regarding a Patent (Initial Notification) filed by Kaneka Corporation. (ghap) (Entered: 03/22/2011) |
| 3/22/2011 |
2 |
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Kaneka Corporation. (ghap) (mg). (Entered: 03/22/2011) |
| 3/22/2011 |
1 |
COMPLAINT against Defendants Maypro Industries, Inc., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Pacific Rainbow International Inc., Shenzhou Biology and Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company, ZMC-USA, L.L.C., Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd. Case assigned to Judge Percy Anderson for all further proceedings. Discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal.(Filing fee $ 350:PAID) Jury Demanded., filed by plaintiff Kaneka Corporation.(ghap) (mg). (Entered: 03/22/2011) |
| 3/22/2011 |
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21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint - (Discovery) 1 as to Defendants Maypro Industries, Inc., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Pacific Rainbow International Inc., Shenzhou Biology and Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company, ZMC-USA, L.L.C., Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd. (ghap) (Entered: 03/22/2011) |
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