U.S. District Court
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`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Houston)
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`CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:20-cv-02624
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`LEAD
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`GUI Global Products, Ltd. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al
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`Assigned to: Judge Alfred H Bennett
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`Related Case: 4:20-cv-02652
`Cause: 15:1126 Patent Infringement
`Plaintiff
`GUI Global Products, Ltd.
`agent of
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`GWEE
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`Date Filed: 07/27/2020
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`Jury Demand: Both
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`Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
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`Jurisdiction: Federal Question
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`represented by Alistair B. Dawson
`Beck Redden LLP
`1221 McKinney
`Ste 4500
`Houston, TX 77010
`713-951-6225
`Email: adawson@beckredden.com
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Barrett H Reasoner
`Gibbs Bruns LLP
`1100 Louisiana
`Ste 5300
`Houston, TX 77002
`713-650-8805
`Email: breasoner@gibbsbruns.com
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Ernest W. Boyd , Jr
`Butch Boyd Law Firm
`2905 Sackett St
`Houston, TX 77098
`713-589-8477
`Fax: 713-589-8563
`Email: butchboyd@butchboydlawfirm.com
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Garrett Scott Brawley
`Beck Redden LLP
`1221 McKinney St
`Ste 4500
`Houston, TX 77010
`713-951-6240
`Email: gbrawley@beckredden.com
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`James Patrick Redmon
`Beck Redden LLP
`1221 McKinney Street
`Suite 4500
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 1 of 9
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`Houston, TX 77010
`713-951-6256
`Fax: 713.951.3720
`Email: predmon@beckredden.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Jorge M Gutierrez
`Gibbs Bruns LLP
`1100 Louisiana
`Ste 5300
`Houston, TX 77002
`713-650-8805
`Email: jgutierrez@gibbsbruns.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Mark Anthony Giugliano
`Gibbs Bruns LLP
`1100 Louisiana St
`Ste 5300
`Houston, TX 77002
`713-650-8805
`Fax: 713-750-0903
`Email: mgiugliano@gibbs-bruns.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Michael Robert Absmeier
`Gibbs Bruns LLP
`1100 Louisiana
`Ste 300
`Houston, TX 77002-5215
`713-751-5235
`Email: mabsmeier@gibbsbruns.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Michael E Richardson , II
`Beck Redden et al
`1221 McKinney
`Ste 4500
`Houston, TX 77010-2010
`713-951-3700
`Fax: 713-951-3720
`Email: mrichardson@brsfirm.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Stephen Frederick Schlather
`Edmonds & Schlather PLLC
`2501 Saltus Street
`Houston, TX 77003
`713.364.2371
`Email: sschlather@ip-lit.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`John J Edmonds
`Edmonds & Schlather PLLC
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 2 of 9
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`V.
` Defendant
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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`1616 S. Voss Road
`Suite 125
`Houston, TX 77057
`713.364.5291
`Fax: 832-415-2535
`Email: jedmonds@ip-lit.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`represented by Jin-Suk Park
`Arnold Porter et al
`601 Massachusetts Ave, NW
`Washington, DC 20001-3743
`202-942-5648
`Email: jin.park@arnoldporter.com
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`John Hanson Barr , Jr
`Patterson Sheridan, LLP
`24 Greenway Plaza
`Suite 1600
`Houston, TX 77046
`713-577-4821
`Fax: 713-623-4846
`Email: jbarr@pattersonsheridan.com
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Christopher Mohr Odell
`Arnold & Porter
`700 Louisiana St
`Ste 4000
`Houston, TX 77002
`713-576-2401
`Email: christopher.odell@aporter.com
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`John Allen Yates
`Patterson Sheridan, LLP
`24 Greenway Plaza
`Suite 1600
`Houston, TX 77046
`713-577-4817
`Fax: 713-623-4846
`Email: jyates@pattersonsheridan.com
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Defendant
`Samsung Telecommunications America,
`LLC
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`represented by Paul Margulies
`Arnold Porter et al
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 3 of 9
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`Defendant
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`V.
` Consol Defendant
`Apple Inc.
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`601 Massachusetts Ave NW
`Washington, DC 20001-3743
`202-942-6990
`Email: paul.margulies@arnoldporter.com
`LEAD ATTORNEY
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Christopher Mohr Odell
`(See above for address)
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`represented by Jin-Suk Park
`(See above for address)
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`John Hanson Barr , Jr
`(See above for address)
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Christopher Mohr Odell
`(See above for address)
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`John Allen Yates
`(See above for address)
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`represented by John Philip Brinkmann
`Fish and Richardson PC
`1221 McKinney St
`Ste 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`713-654-5300
`Email: brinkmann@fr.com
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Kathryn Ann Quisenberry
`Fish Richardson PC
`1221 McKinney St
`Ste 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`713-654-5300
`Fax: 713-652-0109
`Email: quisenberry@fr.com
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`LEAD ATTORNEY
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`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 4 of 9
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`Benjamin C Elacqua
`Fish And Richardson PC
`One Houston Center
`1221 McKinney
`Ste 2800
`Houston, TX 77010
`713-654-5324
`Fax: 713-652-0109
`Email: elacqua@fr.com
`ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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`Date Filed
`07/27/2020
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`07/27/2020
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`07/27/2020
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`07/27/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`# Docket Text
`1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-24975960)
`filed by GUI Global Products, Ltd.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Edmonds, John)
`(Entered: 07/27/2020)
`2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by GUI Global Products, Ltd. identifying
`GUI Global Management, LLC as Corporate Parent, filed.(Edmonds, John) (Entered:
`07/27/2020)
`3 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed. (Attachments: # 1
`Continuation Summons, # 2 Continuation Summons)(Edmonds, John) (Entered:
`07/27/2020)
`4 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen F. Schlather on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd.,
`filed. (Schlather, Stephen) (Entered: 07/27/2020)
`5 NOTICE of Appearance by Alistair Dawson on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.
`(Dawson, Alistair) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`6 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael E. Richardson on behalf of GUI Global Products,
`Ltd., filed. (Richardson, Michael) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`7 Summons Issued as to Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd..
`Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Summons
`Samsung Electronics CO, LTD.)(JacquelineMata, 4) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
` Summons Not Issued as to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. due to these deficiencies:
`Name/Address of Plaintiff Attorney or Plaintiff not present and Summons as to Samsung
`Electronics Co., Ltd issued on 07/28/2020. Attorney or Plaintiff notified of deficiencies by
`NEF, filed.(JacquelineMata, 4) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`8 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC,
`filed.(Edmonds, John) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`9 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Absmeier on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd.,
`filed. (Absmeier, Michael) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`10 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Giugliano on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.
`(Giugliano, Mark) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`11 NOTICE of Appearance by Barrett Reasoner on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd.,
`filed. (Reasoner, Barrett) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`12 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested
`Persons. Initial Conference set for 10/16/2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8C before Judge
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 5 of 9
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`Alfred H Bennett. (Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.(ShadiaNashadi, 4)
`(Entered: 07/28/2020)
`13 US Patent and Trademark Office Notified. AO 120, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint)
`(ShadiaNashadi, 4) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`14 NOTICE of Appearance by Ernest W. ("Butch") Boyd, Jeremy Stone and Michael J.
`Blanchard on behalf of GUI Global Management, LLC, GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.
`(Boyd, Ernest) (Entered: 07/28/2020)
`15 Summons Issued as to Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Issued summons
`delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed.(DawnWaggoner, 4) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
`16 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`served on 7/29/2020, answer due 8/19/2020, filed.(Edmonds, John) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
`17 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Samsung Telecommunications
`America, LLC served on 7/29/2020, answer due 8/19/2020, filed.(Edmonds, John)
`(Entered: 07/30/2020)
`18 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL re: 17 Return of Service Executed by GUI Global Products,
`Ltd., filed. (Edmonds, John) (Entered: 08/05/2020)
`19 NOTICE of Appearance by Garrett S. Brawley on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd.,
`filed. (Brawley, Garrett) (Entered: 08/07/2020)
`20 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time for Defendants to Respond to Complaint by GUI
`Global Products, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 8/28/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed
`Order)(Edmonds, John) (Entered: 08/07/2020)
`21 NOTICE of Appearance by Patrick Redmon on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.
`(Redmon, James) (Entered: 08/10/2020)
`22 ORDER granting 20 Motion for Extension of Time Answer due by 11/17/2020.(Signed by
`Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 08/14/2020)
`23 SCHEDULING ORDER Amended Pleadings due by 11/6/2020. Pltf Expert Report due by
`3/1/2021. Deft Expert Report due by 4/12/2021. Discovery due by 6/1/2021. Dispositive
`Motion Filing due by 7/1/2021. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 7/1/2021. Docket
`Call set for 9/24/2021 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 8C before Judge Alfred H Bennett Jury
`Trial set for 9/27/2021 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8C before Judge Alfred H
`Bennett(Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.(ledwards, 4) (Entered:
`08/14/2020)
`24 ORDER Vacating and Cancelling Dates established in the Scheduling Order entered
`August 14, 2020(Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.(ledwards, 4)
`(ledwards, 4). (Entered: 08/15/2020)
`25 Correspondence by GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.(Reasoner, Barrett) (Entered:
`08/20/2020)
`26 NOTICE of Appearance by Jorge M. Gutierrez, Jr. on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd.,
`filed. (Gutierrez, Jorge) (Entered: 08/21/2020)
`27 Correspondence by GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.(Reasoner, Barrett) (Entered:
`08/26/2020)
`28 Letter from Apple Inc. re: Copy of letter filed in response to August 20, 2020 letter filed in
`20cv2652, filed. (ledwards, 4) (Entered: 08/31/2020)
`29 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Odell on behalf of Samsung Electronics America,
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`07/28/2020
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`07/28/2020
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`07/29/2020
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`07/30/2020
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`07/30/2020
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`08/05/2020
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`08/07/2020
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`08/07/2020
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`08/10/2020
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`08/14/2020
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`08/14/2020
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`08/14/2020
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`08/20/2020
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`08/21/2020
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`08/26/2020
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`08/31/2020
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`09/30/2020
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 6 of 9
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`09/30/2020
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`09/30/2020
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`09/30/2020
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`10/06/2020
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`10/06/2020
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`10/06/2020
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`10/16/2020
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`10/16/2020
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`10/16/2020
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`10/16/2020
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`10/23/2020
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`10/27/2020
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`11/02/2020
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`11/06/2020
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`11/09/2020
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`11/09/2020
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`Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, filed.
`(Odell, Christopher) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
`30 MOTION for Jin-Suk Park to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, filed.
`Motion Docket Date 10/21/2020. (Odell, Christopher) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
`31 MOTION for Paul Margulies to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Samsung Electronics America,
`Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, filed.
`Motion Docket Date 10/21/2020. (Odell, Christopher) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
`32 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, filed.(Odell,
`Christopher) (Entered: 09/30/2020)
`33 NOTICE of Appearance by John H. Barr, Jr. on behalf of Samsung Electronics America,
`Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed. (Barr, John) (Entered: 10/06/2020)
`34 NOTICE of Appearance by John A. Yates on behalf of Samsung Electronics America,
`Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed. (Yates, John) (Entered: 10/06/2020)
`35 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by GUI Global Products, Ltd.,
`filed.(Richardson, Michael) (Entered: 10/06/2020)
` Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alfred H Bennett. SCHEDULING
`CONFERENCE held on 10/16/2020. Motions for Pro Hac Vice GRANTED. Markman
`hearing July 28, 2021. Motion for protective order pending. Trial anticipated 2022. Dates
`agreed, scheduling order to follow. Appearances:Jin- Suk Park. Ernest W. Boyd, Jr, Barrett
`H Reasoner, Alistair B. Dawson, James Patrick Redmon, John Allen Yates.(Court
`Reporter: K. Metzger), filed.(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 10/16/2020)
`36 ORDER granting 30 Motion for Jin-Suk Park to Appear Pro Hac Vice.(Signed by Judge
`Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 10/16/2020)
`37 ORDER granting 31 Motion for Paul Margulies to Appear Pro Hac Vice.(Signed by Judge
`Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 10/16/2020)
`38 SCHEDULING ORDER. Docket Call set for 6/8/2022 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8C
`before Judge Alfred H Bennett Jury Trial set for 6/13/2022 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8C
`before Judge Alfred H Bennett(Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.
`(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 10/16/2020)
`39 MOTION to Consolidate by GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date
`11/13/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dawson, Alistair) (Entered: 10/23/2020)
`40 RESPONSE to 39 MOTION to Consolidate filed by Apple Inc.. (Elacqua, Benjamin)
`(Entered: 10/27/2020)
`41 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeremy R. Stone on behalf of GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.
`(Stone, Jeremy) (Entered: 11/02/2020)
`42 Agreed PROPOSED ORDER STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER, filed.(Edmonds,
`John) (Entered: 11/06/2020)
`43 Agreed Stipulated Confidentiality Order (Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties
`notified.(ShoshanaArnow, 4) (Entered: 11/09/2020)
`44 MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California by Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 11/30/2020.
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`Exhibit 1025
`Page 7 of 9
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`11/09/2020
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`11/17/2020
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`11/17/2020
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`11/17/2020
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`11/17/2020
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`11/18/2020
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`11/20/2020
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`12/02/2020
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`12/09/2020
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`12/10/2020
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`12/11/2020
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`12/14/2020
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`12/16/2020
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`(Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit
`4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6)(Odell, Christopher) (Entered: 11/09/2020)
`45 MOTION to Stay Pending Resolution of Motion to Transfer by Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed. Motion Docket Date 11/30/2020.
`(Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit
`4)(Odell, Christopher) (Entered: 11/09/2020)
`46 ANSWER to 1 Complaint with Jury Demand by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed.(Park, Jin-Suk) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
`47 ORDER granting 39 Motion to Consolidate Cases: Lead Case No. 4:20cv2624 and
`Member Case No. 4:20cv2652.(Signed by Judge Alfred H Bennett) Parties notified.
`(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
`48 CLERKS NOTICE of Discovery Hearing. A discovery hearing is scheduled November 20,
`2020 at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. Counsel will receive connection information by email one
`day prior to the setting. Parties notified, filed. (ledwards, 4) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
` ***Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Discovery Hearing set for 11/20/2020 at 10:30 AM in
`Courtroom 8C before Judge Alfred H Bennett (ledwards, 4) (Entered: 11/17/2020)
`49 AO 435 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Alistair Dawson for Transcript of Pre-Motion
`conference on 10/19/2020 before Judge George C. Hanks. Ordinary (30 days) turnaround
`requested. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Kathy Metzger, filed. (Dawson, Alistair) (Entered:
`11/18/2020)
` Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alfred H Bennett. DISCOVERY
`HEARING held on 11/20/2020. Counsel to confer by December 11th and submit jointly
`agreed upon dates by December 16th. Pending the ruling on the Motion to transfer in the
`Apple case, Samsung is STAYED. Appearances: Michael Robert Absmeier, Barrett H
`Reasoner, Alistair B. Dawson, Jorge M Gutierrez, Jin-Suk Park.(Court Reporter: H.
`Alcaraz), filed.(ledwards, 4) (Entered: 11/20/2020)
`50 AO 435 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Benjamin C. Elacqua for Transcript of Discovery
`Hearing, 11/20/2020, Judge Bennett. Ordinary (30 days) turnaround requested. Court
`Reporter/Transcriber: Heather Alcaraz, filed. (Elacqua, Benjamin) (Entered: 12/02/2020)
`51 NOTICE per Court Procedures and Practices B.4 re discovery dispute by GUI Global
`Products, Ltd., filed. (Edmonds, John) (Entered: 12/09/2020)
`52 RESPONSE to 51 Notice (Other) re discovery dispute, filed by Apple Inc.. (Elacqua,
`Benjamin) (Entered: 12/10/2020)
`53 REPLY to 51 Notice (Other) re discovery dispute, filed by GUI Global Products, Ltd..
`(Edmonds, John) (Entered: 12/11/2020)
`54 RESPONSE to 53 Reply re discovery dispute, filed by Apple Inc.. (Elacqua, Benjamin)
`(Entered: 12/14/2020)
`55 NOTICE - JOINT SUBMISSION REGARDING AGREED AND NON-AGREED
`SCHEDULING DATES re: Discovery Hearing, by GUI Global Products, Ltd., filed.
`(Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Plt Gwee Proposed Schedules, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Def
`Samsung Proposed Schedule, # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - Def Apple Proposed Schedule)(Edmonds,
`John) (Entered: 12/16/2020)
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