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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-cv-272-ADA
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`VOIP-PAL.COM, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
`AMAZON.COM, INC.;
`AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC; and
`AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.,
`Defendants.
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`FIRST AMNENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
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`Before the Court is Plaintiff VoIP-Pal.com, Inc.’s Opposed Motion For Entry of First
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`Amended Scheduling Order.
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`After considering all of the briefing on the Motion, the Court GRANTS the Motion and enters
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`the following schedule:
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`Date
`March 29, 2023
`April 12, 2023
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`June 7, 2023
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`Event
`Deadline to add parties
`Deadline to serve Final Infringement and
`Invalidity Contentions. After this date, leave
`of Court is required for any amendment to
`Infringement or Invalidity contentions.
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`This deadline does not relieve the Parties of
`their obligation to seasonably amend if new
`information is identified after initial
`contentions.
`Deadline to amend pleadings. A motion is
`not required unless the amendment adds
`patents or patent claims. (Note: This
`includes amendments in response to a 12(c)
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`Case 6:20-cv-00272-ADA Document 90-5 Filed 03/20/23 Page 2 of 3
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`Date
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`August 16, 2023
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`September 22, 2023
`September 29, 2023
`October 27, 2023
`November 15, 2023
`November 17, 2023
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`November 22, 2023
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`December 6, 2023
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`December 20, 2023
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`January 10, 2024
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`January 17, 2024
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`Event
`motion.)
`Deadline for the first of two meet and
`confers to discuss significantly narrowing
`the number of claims asserted and prior art
`references at issue. Unless the parties agree
`to the narrowing, they are ordered to contact
`the Court’s Law Clerk to arrange a
`teleconference with the Court to resolve the
`disputed issues.
`Close of Fact Discovery.
`Opening Expert Reports.
`Rebuttal Expert Reports.
`Close of Expert Discovery.
`Deadline for the second of two meet and
`confer to discuss narrowing the number of
`claims asserted and prior art references at
`issue to triable limits. To the extent it helps
`the parties determine these limits, the parties
`are encouraged to contact the Court’s Law
`Clerk for an estimate of the amount of trial
`time anticipated per side. The parties shall
`file a Joint Report within 5 business days
`regarding the results of the meet and confer.
`Dispositive motion deadline and Daubert
`motion deadline.
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`See General Issues Note #7 regarding
`providing copies of the briefing to the Court
`and the technical adviser (if appointed).
`Serve Pretrial Disclosures (jury instructions,
`exhibits lists, witness lists, discovery and
`deposition designations).
`Serve objections to pretrial
`disclosures/rebuttal disclosures.
`Serve objections to rebuttal disclosures; file
`Motions in limine.
`File Joint Pretrial Order and Pretrial
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`Case 6:20-cv-00272-ADA Document 90-5 Filed 03/20/23 Page 3 of 3
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`Date
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`January 24, 2024
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`8 weeks before trial
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`February 9, 2024
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`February 14, 2024
`February 28, 2024 (or as soon
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`Event
`Submissions (jury instructions, exhibits lists,
`witness lists, discovery and deposition
`designations); file oppositions to motions in
`limine.
`File Notice of Request for Daily Transcript
`or Real Time Reporting. If a daily transcript
`or real time reporting of court proceedings is
`requested for trial, the party or parties
`making said request shall file a notice with
`the Court and e-mail the Court Reporter,
`Kristie Davis at kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com
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`Deadline to meet and confer regarding
`remaining objections and disputes on
`motions in limine.
`Parties email the Court’s law clerk to
`confirm pretrial and trial dates
`File joint notice identifying remaining
`objections to pretrial disclosures and
`disputes on motions in limine.
`Final Pretrial Conference.
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`Jury Selection/Trial
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`, 2023
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`1 If the actual trial date materially differs from the Court’s default schedule, the Court will consider reasonable
`amendments to the case schedule post-Markman that are consistent with the Court’s default deadlines in light of the
`actual trial date.
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