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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Verve, L.L.C., 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Hypercom Corp., 

Defendant. 

Hypercom Corp.

Counter-Claimant,

vs.

Verve, L.L.C., Raymond M. Galasso,

Kevin R. Imes, Simon, Galasso & Frantz

P.L.C.

Counter-Defendants. _________________________________

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No. CV-05-0365-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it Hypercom's unopposed motion for an order certifying

judgment for registration in the Western District of Texas (doc. 407). 

On January 9, 2007, this court entered judgment against the counter-defendants,

Verve, L.L.C., Raymond Galasso, Kevin Imes, and Simon, Galasso & Frantz, P.L.C.,

("counter-defendants") and in favor of Hypercom for over $700,000 (doc. 388). Because an

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appeal is pending, Hypercom now asks us to enter an order permitting the registration of that

judgment in the Western District of Texas. 

Pending an appeal, "the judgment is only enforceable in the district in which it was

rendered, unless the judgment is 'registered' in another district by court order." Columbia

Pictures Tel., Inc. v. Krypton Broad. of Birmingham, Inc., 259 F.3d 1186, 1197 (9th Cir.

2001). A court may order the registration of a judgment in another district "for good cause

shown." 28 U.S.C. § 1963. "Good cause" is generally based on "an absence of assets in the

judgment forum, coupled with the presence of substantial assets in the registration forum."

Columbia Pictures, 259 F.3d at 1197-98. Hypercom alleges that counter-defendants have no

property in the District of Arizona, and have substantial assets in the Western District of

Texas. Counter-defendants did not file a response to Hypercom's motion, and therefore do

not dispute these allegations. Accordingly, the requisite "good cause" under 28 U.S.C. §

1963 exists.

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING Hypercom's motion (doc. 407) and certifying the

final judgment in this case for registration in the Western District of Texas. 

DATED this 11th day of April, 2007.

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