Title: Vantagepoint Venture v. Examen, Inc.

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
VANTAGEPOINT VENTURE  
§  
PARTNERS 1996, a Delaware  
§   No. 177, 2005 
limited partnership, 
 
 
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§  
 
Defendant Below,  
 
§   Court Below – Court of Chancery 
 
Appellant,  
 
 
§   of the State of Delaware, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
§   in and for New Castle County 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
§   C.A. No. 1142-N 
 
 
 
 
 
 
§  
EXAMEN, INC., a Delaware 
 
§  
corporation,  
 
 
 
§  
 
 
 
 
 
 
§  
 
Plaintiff Below, 
 
 
§  
 
Appellee. 
 
 
 
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  Submitted:  May 2, 2005 
 
 
 
 
     Decided:  May 6, 2005 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 6th day of May 2005, it appears to the Court that: 
 
(1) 
This appeal seeks review of a Temporary Restraining Order 
(“TRO”) entered by the Court of Chancery on April 1, 2005.  The TRO 
related to a final judgment entered by the Court of Chancery on March 31, 
2005, and was affirmed by this Court yesterday, May 5, 2005.1   
(2) 
On April 29, 2005, the Court of Chancery ruled that it “lacks 
jurisdiction to lift the TRO and in effect release VantagePoint to relitigate in 
                                          
 
1 VantagePoint Venture Partners 1996 v. Examen, Inc., Del. Supr., No. 127, 2005, 
Holland, J. (May 5, 2005). 
the California Superior Court the issues that are currently before the 
Delaware Supreme Court.” It is unnecessary for this Court to review that 
ruling.   
 
(3) 
When this Court released its opinion yesterday, the mandate 
was issued immediately under Supreme Court Rule 4(f).   
(4) 
The Court of Chancery now has jurisdiction to act upon the 
application of any party relating to the TRO. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is 
dismissed as moot, without prejudice to future appeals by either party from 
any interlocutory or final action taken by the Court of Chancery on the TRO.  
The mandate will issue immediately.2 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Randy J. Holland 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice 
 
                                          
 
2 Supr. Ct. R. 4(f). 
No. 177, 2005 
 
J. Travis Laster, Esquire 
Brock E. Czeschin, Esquire 
Philippe Y. Blanchard, Esquire 
Richards, Layton & Finger 
P.O. Box 551 
Wilmington, DE   19899 
 
Martin P. Tully, Esquire 
David J. Teklits, Esquire 
Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Esquire 
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell 
P.O. Box 1347 
Wilmington, DE   19899 
 
Honorable Stephen Lamb 
Court of Chancery 
500 N. King Street, Suite 11400 
Wilmington, DE   19801