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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC,

 Plaintiff,

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, 

INC.,

 Defendants.

 Case No. 2:23-CV-00103-JRG-RSP

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PROPOSED DOCKET

CONTROL ORDER, DISCOVERY ORDER, AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

Plaintiff Headwater Research LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Samsung Electronics 

Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Defendants”) (collectively, “the Parties”) file 

this Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Docket Control Order, 

Discovery Order, and Protective Order.

The current deadline for the Parties to file their Proposed Docket Control Order, 

Discovery Order, and Protective Order is October 19, 2023. The Parties have been diligently 

preparing these materials and respectfully request a brief extension of time to finalize these 

materials. This extension is not sought for prejudice or delay, but for good cause and so that 

justice may be served. 

Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that the Court extend the deadline for 

filing their Proposed Docket Control Order, Discovery Order, and Protective Order by seven 

days to October 26, 2023. 

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Dated: October 19, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Robert Christopher Bunt

Marc Fenster

California Bar No. 181067

Reza Mirzaie

California Bar No. 246953

Brian Ledahl

California Bar No. 186579

Ben Wang

California Bar No. 228712

Paul Kroeger

California Bar No. 229074

Neil A. Rubin

California Bar No. 250761

Kristopher Davis

California Bar No. 329627

James S. Tsuei

California Bar No. 285530

Philip Wang

California Bar No. 262239

Amy Hayden

California Bar No. 287026

James Milkey

California Bar No. 281283

Jason M. Wietholter

California Bar No. 337139

RUSS AUGUST & KABAT 

12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90025

Telephone: (310) 826-7474

rak_headwater@raklaw.com

Robert Christopher Bunt

Texas Bar No. 00787165

PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 

100 East Ferguson, Suite 418

Tyler, Texas 75702

Telephone: (903) 531-3535

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Headwater Research LLC 

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Ruffin B. Cordell 

Texas Bar No. 04820550

rcordell@fr.com

Michael J. McKeon

Washington, D.C. Bar No. 459780

mckeon@fr.com

Jared Hartzman (Pro Hac Vice) 

Washington, D.C. Bar No. 1034255

hartzman@fr.com

Joshua Carrigan (Pro Hac Vice) 

Virginia Bar No. 96911

carrigan@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

1000 Maine Avenue, SW, Suite 1000

Washington, D.C. 20024

Telephone: (202) 783-5070

Facsimile: (202) 783-2331

Thad C. Kodish

Georgia Bar No. 427603

tkodish@fr.com

Benjamin K. Thompson

Georgia Bar No. 633211

bthompson@fr.com

Nicholas A. Gallo (Pro Hac Vice)

Georgia Bar No. 546590

gallo@fr.com

Steffen Lake (Pro Hac Vice)

Georgia Bar No. 512272

lake@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.

1180 Peachtree Street NE, Floor 21

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Telephone: (404) 892-5005

Facsimile: (404) 892-5002

Leonard E. Davis

Texas Bar No. 05521600

ldavid@fr.com

Andria Rae Crisler

Texas Bar No. 24093792

crisler@fr.com

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

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1717 Main Street, Suite 5000

Dallas, Texas 75201

Telephone: (214) 747-5070

Facsimile: (214) 747-2091

John-Paul R. Fryckman (Pro Hac Vice) 

California Bar No. 317591

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 

12860 El Camino Real, Suite 400

San Diego, California 92130

Telephone: (858) 678-5070

Facsimile: (858) 678-5099

Melissa R. Smith 

Texas Bar No. 24001351

melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP 

303 South Washington Avenue

Marshall, Texas 75670

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Andrew Thompson (“Tom”) Gorham

Texas Bar No. 24012715

tom@gillamsmithlaw.com

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP 

102 North College Avenue, Suite 800

Tyler, Texas 75702

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Attorneys for Defendants

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel for Defendants met and conferred with 

counsel for Plaintiff in accordance with Local Rule CV-7(i). The Parties are jointly seeking the 

relief sought in this Motion. 

Melissa R. Smith

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that, on October 19, 2023, all counsel of record who are 

deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a true and correct copy of 

this document via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). 

Melissa R. Smith

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

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