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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THERMOGENESIS CORP.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ORIGEN BIOMEDICAL, INC.,

Defendant.

No. 2:13-CV-02619-MCE-DAD

ORDER

Presently before the Court is a motion by Defendant Origen Biomedical, Inc. 

(“Defendant”) to dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff Thermogenesis (“Plaintiff”) for failure 

to state a claim upon which relief may be granted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 12(b)(6). ECF No. 16. Plaintiff filed its Opposition to Defendant’s Motion over 

a week late, on April 11, 2014. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 78-230(c), opposition to a motion must be filed not less 

than fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the hearing. The date of the hearing on 

Defendant’s Motion was set for April 17, 2014. Fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing 

was April 3, 2014. In explaining its failure to timely oppose the motion, Plaintiff states 

only that “[b]ecause of OriGen’s filing of their amended notice and change of the hearing 

date, the opposition was mis-docketed and is being filed today.” ECF No. 24 at 2. It is 

unclear what Plaintiff means by “mis-docketed,” and this explanation fails to adequately 

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account for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the local rules regarding the time for filing of 

an opposition.

Because oral argument would not assist the Court, the matter is hereby submitted 

on the briefs pursuant to Eastern District Local Rule 230(g), and the April 17, 2014, 

hearing on this motion is hereby VACATED. In light of Plaintiff’s failure to file an 

opposition, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 16, is GRANTED with leave to 

amend. 

Plaintiff may file an amended complaint not later than twenty (20) days after the 

date this Memorandum and Order is filed electronically. If no amended complaint is filed 

within said twenty (20)-day period, without further notice, Plaintiffs’ claims will be 

dismissed without leave to amend.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 11, 2014

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