`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 180 Filed 10/10/16 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 6654
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`JOINT MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER
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`Case No. 2:15-CV-1274-JRG-RSP
`LEAD CASE
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., et al.
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`v.
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` Defendants.
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`Plaintiff Blitzsafe Texas LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Volkswagen Group of
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`America Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, Toyota Motor
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`Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc., Toyota
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`Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc., Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Inc., Hyundai
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`Motor America, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, Kia Motors America, Inc., Kia
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`Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan North America, Inc.,
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`American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda of America Mfg., Inc., Honda Manufacturing of
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`Alabama, LLC, and Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”)
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`(together with Plaintiff, the “Parties”) file this Joint Motion to Amend the Docket Control
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`Order to extend the deadlines set forth below.
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`The parties respectfully submit that good cause exists to extend the requested
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`deadlines, including the deadline for dispositive motions and Daubert motions previously set
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`for October 31. The father of Plaintiff’s infringement and validity expert Joseph McAlexander
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`passed away this week. These circumstances have delayed Mr. McAlexander’s availability to
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 180 Filed 10/10/16 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 6655
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`work on expert reports and to be deposed by all of the Defendants. Plaintiff has requested that
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`Defendants allow for a short extension of the due date to serve disclosures for rebuttal expert
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`witnesses to provide Mr. McAlexander a bereavement period. In response, Defendants have
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`requested extension of certain subsequent dates, as listed below. The Parties believe that the
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`circumstances provide good cause for the requested extensions of the upcoming filing
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`deadlines. A proposed Amended Docket Control Order reflecting the dates below is attached.
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`Original Date
`October 10, 2016
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`Amended Date
`October 17, 2016
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`October 19, 2016
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`for Rebuttal Expert
`Serve Disclosures
`Witnesses with respect to Volkswagen, Toyota,
`Honda, Hyundai and Kia specific issues and
`experts
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`for Rebuttal Expert
`Serve Disclosures
`Witnesses with respect to Nissan specific
`issues and experts
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`October 31, 2016
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`November 7, 2016
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`Deadline to Complete Expert Discovery
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`October 31, 2016
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`November 7, 2016
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`*File Dispositive Motions or Motions to Strike
`Expert Testimony (including Daubert Motions)
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`No dispositive motion or motion to strike
`expert testimony (including a Daubert motion)
`may be filed after this date without leave of the
`Court.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 180 Filed 10/10/16 Page 3 of 6 PageID #: 6656
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`Dated: October 10, 2016
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
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`/s/ Alessandra Carcaterra Messing
`Alfred R. Fabricant
`Texas Bar No. 2219392
`Email: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
`Lawrence C. Drucker
`Email: ldrucker@brownrudnick.com
`Texas Bar No. 2303089
`Peter Lambrianakos
`Texas Bar No. 2894392
`Email: plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
`Alessandra Carcaterra Messing
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`Email: amessing@brownrudnick.com
`BROWN RUDNICK LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 209-4800
`Facsimile: 212-209-4801
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`Samuel F. Baxter
`Texas State Bar No. 01938000
`Email: sbaxter@mckoolsmith.com
`Jennifer L. Truelove
`Texas State Bar No. 24012906
`Email: jtruelove@mckoolsmith.com
`MCKOOL SMITH, P.C.
`104 E. Houston Street, Suite 300
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Telephone: (903) 923-9000
`Facsimile: (903) 923-9099
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF,
`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC
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`JONES DAY
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`/s/ Albert Liou
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`Joseph M. Beauchamp
`Texas State Bar No. 24012266
`Email: jbeauchamp@jonesday.com
`H. Albert Liou
`Texas State Bar No. 24061608
`Email: aliou@jonesday.com
`Erin Crosby Dickerman
`Texas State Bar No. 24087358
`Email: edickerman@jonesday.com
`JONES DAY
`717 Texas Street, Suite 3300
`Houston, TX 77002-2712
`Telephone: 832-239-3939
`Facsimile: 832-239-3600
`Joseph Melnik
`California State Bar No. 255601
`Email: jmelnik@jonesday.com
`JONES DAY
`1755 Embarcadero Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94303
`Telephone: 650-739-3939
`Facsimile: 650-739-3900
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`Randy Akin
`Texas State Bar No. 00954900
`Email: gra@randyakin.com
`G.R. (RANDY) AKIN, P.C.
`3400 W. Marshall Avenue, Suite 300
`Longview, TX 75604
`Telephone: 903-297-3929
`Facsimile: 903-297-9046
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.,
`HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.,
`HONDA MANUFACTURING OF
`ALABAMA, LLC and HONDA
`MANUFACTURING OF INDIANA, LLC
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 180 Filed 10/10/16 Page 4 of 6 PageID #: 6657
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`HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER
`LLP
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`/s/ Jeffrey S. Patterson
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`Jeffrey S. Patterson
`Texas Bar No. 15596700
`Email: jpatterson@hdbdlaw.com
`Sean N. Hsu
`Texas Bar No. 24056952
`Email: shsu@hdbdlaw.com
`Theresa M. Dawson
`Texas Bar No. 24065128
`Email: tdawson@hdbdlaw.com
`HARTLINE DACUS BARGER DREYER
`LLP
`8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600
`Dallas, TX 75231
`Telephone: 214-369-2100
`Facsimile: 214-369-2118
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`ATTORNEYS FOR NISSAN MOTOR
`CO., LTD. AND NISSAN NORTH
`AMERICA, INC.
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`DLA PIPER LLP
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`/s/ Paul Steadman
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`Paul R. Steadman
`Illinois Bar No. 6238160
`Email: paul.steadman@dlapiper.com
`Matthew D. Satchwell
`Illinois Bar No. 6290672
`Email: matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 1900
`Chicago, IL 60601-1293
`Telephone: 312-368-2111
`Facsimile: 312-236-7516
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`Patrick S. Park
`California Bar No. 246348
`Email: patrick.park@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`2000 Avenue of the Stars
`400 North Tower
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-4704
`Telephone: 310-595-3000
`Facsimile: 310-595-3300
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`Dawn Michelle Jenkins
`Texas Bar No. 24074484
`Email: dawn.jenkins@dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP
`1000 Louisiana, Suite 2800
`Houston, TX 77002
`Telephone: 713-425-8445
`Facsimile: 713-300-6045
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
`HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING
`ALABAMA, LLC, KIA MOTORS
`AMERICA, INC., AND KIA MOTORS
`MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC.
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 180 Filed 10/10/16 Page 5 of 6 PageID #: 6658
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`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
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`KENYON & KENYON LLLP
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`/s/ Fadi Kiblawi
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`/s/ Michael S. Turner
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`William H. Mandir
`(pro hac vice)
`Email: wmandir@sughrue.com
`John F. Rabena
`(pro hac vice)
`Email: jrabena@sughrue.com
`Fadi N. Kiblawi
`(pro hac vice)
`Email: fkiblawi@sughrue.com
`Brian K. Shelton
`(pro hac vice)
`Email: bshelton@sughrue.com
`Margaret M. Welsh
`(pro hac vice)
`Email: mwelsh@sughrue.com
`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20037
`Telephone: 202-293-7600
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`J. Thad Heartfield
`State Bar No. 09346800
`Email: thad@heartfieldlawfirm.com
`THE HEARTFIELD LAW FIRM
`2195 Dowlen Road
`Beaumont, TX 77706
`Telephone: 409-866-3318
`Facsimile: 409-866-5789
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`ATTORNEYS FOR TOYOTA MOTOR
`CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR
`SALES U.S.A., INC., TOYOTA MOTOR
`MANUFACTURING, TEXAS, INC.,
`TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING
`KENTUCKY, INC., AND TOYOTA
`MOTOR MANUFACTURING
`MISSISSIPPI, INC.
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`Michael J. Lennon
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`Email: mlennon@kenyon.com
`Sheila Mortazavi
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`Email: smortazavi@kenyon.com
`Michael S. Turner
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`Email: sturner@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004-1007
`Telephone: 212-425-7200
`Facsimile: 212-425-5288
`Susan A. Smith
`(admitted pro hac vice)
`Email: ssmith@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`1350 I Street, NW, Suite 1100
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Telephone: 202-662-2700
`Facsimile: 202-662-2739
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`Deron R. Dacus
`Texas State Bar No. 00790553
`Email: ddacus@dacusfirm.com
`Peter A. Kerr
`Texas State Bar No. 24076478
`Email: pkerr@dacusfirm.com
`THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430
`Tyler, TX 75701
`Telephone: 903-705-1117
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`ATTORNEYS FOR VOLKSWAGEN
`GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. AND
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
`CHATTANOOGA OPERATIONS, LLC
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`Case 2:15-cv-01274-JRG-RSP Document 180 Filed 10/10/16 Page 6 of 6 PageID #: 6659
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel of record is being served with a copy of
`this document via electronic mail on the 10th day of October, 2016.
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`Alessandra Carcaterra Messing
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