Fleet Engineers, Inc. v. Robert L. Zieske et al



 
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RFC Case Number: P-F00-348R
Court Case Number: 1:00-cv-00348-RHB
File Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Plaintiff: Fleet Engineers, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel:
Defendant: Robert L. Zieske
Z & Z Enterprises, Inc.
Cause: 28:1338 Patent Infringement
Court: Michigan Western District Court
Judge: Judge Robert Holmes Bell
Notes: Date Terminated: 07/13/2001

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Date # Docket Text
7/18/2001 REPORT on the determination of an action regarding patent (cc: form mailed to register) (gjf) (Entered: 07/18/2001)
7/13/2001 22 STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL (2 pgs) by Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell: action dismissed w/prejudice and w/out assessment of costs or atty's fees to either party as against the other party, terminating case (cc: all counsel 7/16/01) (gjf) (Entered: 07/18/2001)
6/6/2001 21 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT filed by pltf. Settlement papers to be submitted to the court w/in 30 days (gjf) (Entered: 06/07/2001)
3/29/2001 20 NOTICE of hearing before Hon. Robert Holmes Bell: Markman hrg (In-court hrg) previously set for 7/19/01 RESCHEDULED TO 9:00 am on 7/13/01; (cc: all counsel) (ddk) (Entered: 03/29/2001)
2/21/2001 19 AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER (6 pgs) by Judge Robert Holmes Bell; motions for joinder/amendment by 04/2/01; Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures & exchanged by 4/12/01; Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures & exchanges incl written expert witness reports by 6/2/01; pltf's lay witnesses by 03/15/01; dft's lay witnesses by 04/13/01; exchange of names of parties' expert witnesses by 7/2/01; Resolution of Claim Construction Issues: 1) parties' comprehensive statement of all claim construction issues for each claim to be filed nlt 6/1/01, and 2) pltf to file its brief on claim construction issues nlt 6/15/01; defts to file its brief on claim construction issues nlt 7/2/01; a Markman hrg is scheduled for 7/19/01 at 9:00 am; interrogatories limited to 25 single part questions; depositions limited to 10 fact witnesses per party; jury trial set for 9:00 am on 1/7/02; factual discovery proceedings to be completed by 8/30/01; discovery incl all expert witnesses to be completed by 10/1/01; dispositive motion filing ddl set for 11/1/01; final pretrial conf set for 1:00 pm on 12/19/01; not submitted to ADR; case assigned to Standard Track; standard track (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date 2/23/01] (ddk) (Entered: 02/23/2001)
2/15/2001 18 STIPULATED MOTION by pltf Fleet Engineers Inc to amend Case Management Order to extend all deadlines by thirty days w/cert of svc (ddk) (Entered: 02/20/2001)
1/3/2001 17 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER (6 pgs) by Judge Robert Holmes Bell; motions for joinder/amendment by 03/01/01; pltf's witnesses by 02/15/01; dft's witnesses by 03/15/01; parties' expert witnesses by 6/1/01; Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures ddl 3/12/01; Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures ddl 6/1/01 re written expert witness reports; interrogatories limited to 25 single part questions; depositions limited to 10 fact witnesses per party; jury trial set for 9:00 am on 12/3/01; factual discovery proceedings ddl 7/30/01; expert witness discovery ddl 9/1/01; dispositive motion filing ddl set for 10/1/01; final pretrial conf set for 1:00 pm on 11/19/01; not submitted to ADR; case assigned to Track III; RESOLUTION OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ISSUES: parties shall collaborate in preparing a statement of all claim construction issues for each claim to be filed nlt 5/1/01; pltf's brief on claim construction issued ddl nlt 5/15/01; defts' brief ddl nlt 6/1/01; a Markman hrg (In-court hrg) is set for 9:00 am on 6/14/01; standard track (cc: all counsel 1/4/01) [EOD Date 1/5/01] (ddk) (Entered: 01/05/2001)
1/3/2001 PROCEEDING before Judge Robert Holmes Bell; Rule 16 Scheduling Conf by telephone held; Track: Standard; Markman hrg to be held on 6/14/01 at 9 am; final pretrial 11/19/01 at 1 pm; jury trial 12/3/01 at 9 am; (ddk) (Entered: 01/05/2001)
12/27/2000 16 JOINT STATUS REPORT filed by pltf and defts w/estimated length of trial of approximately 5 days (gjf) (Entered: 01/02/2001)
12/14/2000 15 NOTICE of hearing before Judge Robert Holmes Bell: that the Rule 16 Scheduling Conf is rescheduled from an in-person conf to a conference by telephone; , and further, the Rule 16 Scheduling Conf by telephone is rescheduled to 8:30 am on 1/3/01; pltf's counsel shall be responsible for arranging the telephone conference (cc: all counsel) (ddk) (Entered: 12/18/2000)
12/5/2000 14 ORDER SETTING RULE 16 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Robert Holmes Bell; status conf set for 8:30 am on 1/3/01; joint status report to be filed 3 business days prior to the conference (cc: all counsel w/DCM and VFM attachments) (ddk) (Entered: 12/05/2000)
11/30/2000 13 ANSWER to complaint by deft; jury demand; w/cert of svc (ddk) (Entered: 12/01/2000)
11/3/2000 12 ORDER (1 pg) by Judge Robert Holmes Bell granting parties' stipulated motion for third extension of time to answer or otherwise respond [11-1]; response time extended to 11/30/00; no further extensions will be granted (cc: all counsel) [EOD Date 11/6/00] (ddk) (Entered: 11/06/2000)
10/31/2000 11 STIPULATED MOTION by defts for third extension of time to answer or otherwise respond w/brief in support, cert of svc, and proposed order (ddk) (Entered: 10/31/2000)
10/23/2000 10 ORDER (1 pg) by Judge Robert Holmes Bell granting defts' stipulated motion for second extension of time to to answer complaint [9-1]; extended to 10/30/00 (cc: all counsel by MQ Ofc 10/24/00) [EOD Date 10/26/00] (ddk) (Entered: 10/26/2000)
10/10/2000 9 STIPULATED MOTION by defts for second extension of time to to answer complaint w/brief in support, cert of svc, and proposed order (ddk) (Entered: 10/12/2000)
9/21/2000 8 ORDER (1 pg) by Judge Robert Holmes Bell granting stipulated motion for extension of the period to answer or otherwise respond [7-1]; defts' time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended 20 days (cc: all counsel on 9/22/00 by mjs) [EOD 9/26/00] (mj) (Entered: 09/26/2000)
9/20/2000 7 STIPULATED MOTION by deft for extension of the (time) period to answer or otherwise respond w/memorandum in support and certificate of service (mj) (Entered: 09/20/2000)
9/14/2000 6 RESPONSE by pltf to court's notice of impending dismissal [3-1], w/attachments A-B and cert of svc (ddk) (Entered: 09/15/2000)
9/13/2000 5 SUMMONS AND RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft Z & Z Ent Inc by personal service upon Jamie Zieske, wife of Robert L. Zieske, register agent, on 8/30/00 (ddk) (Entered: 09/13/2000)
9/13/2000 4 SUMMONS AND RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft Robert L. Zieske by leaving docs with Jamie Zieske, deft's wife, on 8/30/00 and by first-class mail on 8/31/00 (ddk) (Entered: 09/13/2000)
8/18/2000 3 NOTICE OF IMPENDING DISMISSAL of the action as defts have not been served and more than 90 days have elapsed (cc: pltf's counsel) (krv) (Entered: 08/23/2000)
5/22/2000 REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding patent (cc: form mailed to register) (cmi) (Entered: 05/22/2000)
5/18/2000 SUMMONS issued as to defts and returned to pltf's rep. (cmi) (Entered: 05/22/2000)
5/17/2000 2 RECEIPT # 318281 in the amount of $ 150.00 submitted by pltf for filing fee (cmi) (Entered: 05/22/2000)
5/17/2000 1 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF (16 pgs) w/jury demand and attached exhibits A-B (cmi) (Entered: 05/22/2000)
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