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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

WACO DIVISION 

AMENDED STANDING ORDER REGARDING 

NOTICE OF READINESS FOR PATENT CASES

In all patent cases pending before the undersigned, the Parties are directed to jointly file 

the Case Readiness Status Report (“CRSR”) in the format attached as Exhibit A: (a) within seven 

(7) days after the defendant (or at least one defendant among a group of related defendants sued

together) has responded to the initial pleadings in cases where there are no CRSR Related Cases 

as defined below1

, or (b) when there are CRSR Related Cases, within seven (7) days after the last 

defendant (or last defendant group when at least one defendant among the group has responded) 

among the CRSR Related Cases has responded to the initial pleadings. The CRSR shall be filed 

in each case and, with regard to CRSR Related Cases, it shall identify all other CRSR Related 

Cases. 

The Parties are directed to meet and confer before jointly filling the CRSR. Plaintiff shall 

be responsible for ensuring the prompt filing of the CRSR. Plaintiff shall also email the Court 

(TXWDml_LawClerks_JudgeAlbright@txwd.uscourts.gov) a courtesy copy of the CRSR and 

shall also copy the Defendant(s). If the parties have any pre-Markman issues in need of 

resolution, the parties are directed to email the Court a joint submission of the parties’ positions 

after filing the CRSR so the Court can consider whether to hold a telephonic hearing to resolve 

these issues. 

Once the CRSR has been filed, the Case Management Conference (“CMC”) shall be 

deemed to occur fourteen (14) days after the filing date of the CRSR. With regard to CRSR 

1

 For purposes of this Order, cases shall be considered CRSR Related Cases when: (1) they are filed 

within thirty (30) days after the first case is filed, and (2) they share at least one common asserted patent. 

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Related Cases, if the CRSRs are not all submitted on the same date, the CMC shall be deemed to 

occur fourteen (14) days after the last CRSR in those CRSR Related Cases is filed. The Court 

intends to coordinate the CRSR Related Cases on the same schedule with a single Markman 

hearing, so the parties should plan accordingly. In all cases, the Markman hearing shall be initially 

scheduled for twenty-three (23) weeks after the CMC and should be included in the parties’ 

proposed Scheduling Order in accordance with the Court’s Order Governing Proceedings. 

This Order shall apply to all cases where the CRSR has not already been filed as of the date 

of this Order. In any case where the parties have submitted their CRSR before the date of this 

Order but have not received an order setting their CMC, the CMC for that case (or cases) will be 

deemed to occur fourteen (14) days after the date of this Order. To the extent that the CRSR in a 

case (or related cases) is overdue pursuant to this Order, the parties are directed to file the CRSR 

within seven (7) days after the date of this Order. If after entry of this Order there are any cases 

awaiting a CMC where the CMC will not be set by operation of this Order, the parties should 

contact the Court for guidance. 

If any party believes that the operation of this Order will cause undue prejudice, that party

may contact the Court to seek appropriate relief. 

SIGNED this 16

th day of June, 2021. 

ALAN D ALBRIGHT 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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Exhibit A 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

WACO DIVISION 

[Plaintiff], 

Plaintiff

 v.

[Defendant], 

Defendant

Case No. 6:21-cv-00000-ADA 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

CASE READINESS STATUS REPORT 

Plaintiff [names] and Defendant [name(s)], hereby provide the following status report. 

FILING AND EXTENSIONS 

Plaintiff’s Complaint was filed on [filing date]. There have been [one/two] extension[s] 

for a total of __ days. 

RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT 

[Indicate if/when the defendant(s) responded to the Complaint, whether it was an Answer or 

Motion, and whether any counterclaims were filed other than counterclaims for non-infringement 

or invalidity] 

PENDING MOTIONS 

[Identify all pending motions] 

RELATED CASES IN THIS JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

[Identify all related cases in this Judicial District, including any other cases where a 

common patent is asserted] 

IPR, CBM, AND OTHER PGR FILINGS 

[There are no known IPR, CBM, or other PGR filings.] [Or] 

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ALT: IPR2021-00000 was filed on ____ and docketed on ____. An institution decision is 

expected on or before ___. A Final Written decision is expected on or before _____.] 

NUMBER OF ASSERTED PATENTS AND CLAIMS 

Plaintiff has asserted [Num Patents] patent[s] and a total of [Num Claims] claims. The 

asserted patent(s) are U.S. Patent Nos. ____. 

[If a Plaintiff has already served Preliminary Infringement Contentions (“PICs”), note the date of 

service. Note: Per the Court’s Order Governing Proceeding, Plaintiff must serve PICs no later 

than 7 days before the CMC] 

APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL ADVISER 

[Indicate whether the parties request a technical adviser to be appointed to the case to assist the 

Court with claim construction or other technical issues] 

MEET AND CONFER STATUS 

Plaintiff and Defendant met and conferred. [The parties have no pre-Markman issues to 

raise at the CMC.] or [The parties identified the following pre-Markman issues to raise at the CMC 

[list]. 

Dated: ___________ Respectfully Submitted 

/s/ 

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