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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,

Defendants.

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

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

PLAINTIFF HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXCUSE 

ATTENDANCE OF LEAD COUNSEL AT OCTOBER 2, 2024 MOTION HEARING 

Plaintiff Headwater Research LLC files this unopposed motion to excuse attendance of its 

lead counsel, Marc Fenster, at the motion hearing on October 2, 2024. The Court recently set the 

October 2nd hearing on pending motions to compel. See Text Notice of Hearing (Sept. 24, 2024).

Mr. Fenster has a significant conflict because he will be preparing for another trial in the Central 

District of California set to begin soon after the hearing date. See SPEX Techs., Inc. v. Western 

Digital Corp, et al., No. 8:16-CV-01799-JVS (C.D. Cal.).

Thus, Headwater respectfully requests that the Court excuse Mr. Fenster from attending 

the October 2nd hearing. Headwater will be represented at the hearing by other senior attorneys

who have full knowledge of the issues and authority in this case. The parties have conferred, and 

Samsung does not oppose this motion or excusing Mr. Fenster.

Dated: September 26, 2024 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Marc Fenster

Marc Fenster

CA State Bar No. 181067

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mfenster@raklaw.com

Reza Mirzaie

CA State Bar No. 246953

rmirzaie@raklaw.com

Brian Ledahl

CA State Bar No. 186579

bledahl@raklaw.com

Ben Wang

CA State Bar No. 228712

bwang@raklaw.com

Adam Hoffman

CA State Bar No. 218740

ahoffman@raklaw.com

Dale Chang

CA State Bar No. 248657

dchang@raklaw.com

Paul Kroeger

CA State Bar No. 229074

pkroeger@raklaw.com

Neil A. Rubin

CA State Bar No. 250761

nrubin@raklaw.com

Kristopher Davis

CA State Bar No. 329627

kdavis@raklaw.com

James S. Tsuei

CA State Bar No. 285530

jtsuei@raklaw.com

Philip Wang

CA State Bar No. 262239

pwang@raklaw.com

Amy Hayden

CA State Bar No. 287026

ahayden@raklaw.com

Jason M. Wietholter

CA State Bar No. 337139

jwietholter@raklaw.com

Qi Peter Tong

TX State Bar No. 24119042

Email: ptong@raklaw.com

RUSS AUGUST & KABAT

12424 Wilshire Blvd. 12th Fl.

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Telephone: 310-826-7474

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Andrea L. Fair

WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC 

1507 Bill Owens Parkway 

Longview, Texas 75604 

Telephone: 903-757-6400 

andrea@wsfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

Headwater Research LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic 

service are being served on September 26, 2024, with a copy of this document via the Court’s 

CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). 

/s/ Marc Fenster

Marc Fenster 

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(h) that the parties have conferred, and this 

motion and the requested relief are unopposed.

/s/ Marc Fenster

 Marc Fenster

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