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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE 

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK and 

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT and 

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; 

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; 

SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 2:23-cv-00141-RWS-RSP

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER

Plaintiffs The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, University of 

Connecticut, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung 

Semiconductor, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) (together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”) submit 

this Joint Motion to Amend Docket Control Order (Dkt. No. 145) for the deadlines to Complete 

Fact Discovery and File Motions to Compel Discovery and the Parties to Serve Disclosures for 

Expert Witnesses by the Party with the Burden of Proof. The Parties agree on a deadline of 

January 21, 2025, to Complete Fact Discovery and File Motions to Compel Discovery and a 

deadline of January 27, 2025, for the Parties to Serve Disclosures for Expert Witnesses by the 

Party with the Burden of Proof. The Parties’ Fourth Amended Docket Control Order with this 

deadline is attached as Exhibit A. 

This amendment is not sought for purposes of delay, and the amendment will not affect 

any other deadlines in the case. 

WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court amend the Docket Control 

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Order as requested by the Parties.

Dated: October 11, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Claire Abernathy Henry

Timothy Devlin – LEAD ATTORNEY

Michael A. Siem (pro hac vice) 

Cedric Tan (pro hac vice) 

Chiara M. Carni (pro hac vice) 

Kevin Shaw (pro hac vice) 

Christopher R. Clayton 

Devlin Law Firm LLC

1526 Gilpin Ave.

Wilmington, DE 19806 

(302) 449-9010 

tdevlin@devlinlawfirm.com 

msiem@devlinlawfirm.com

ctan@devlinlawfirm.com

ccarni@devlinlawfirm.com

kshaw@devlinlawfirm.com 

cclayton@devlinlawfirm.com

Of Counsel: 

 

Claire Abernathy Henry 

TX Bar No. 24053063 

Andrea L. Fair 

TX Bar No. 24078488 

MILLER FAIR HENRY PLLC

1507 Bill Owens Parkway

Longview, Texas 75604 

Telephone: (903) 757-6400 

Facsimile: (903) 757-2323 

claire@millerfairhenry.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

/s/ Parmanand K. Sharma by permission 

Claire Abernathy Henry

Melissa R. Smith

Texas State Bar No. 24001351 

GILLAM & SMITH LLP

303 South Washington Ave. 

Marshall, TX 75670 

903.934.8450 (Telephone) 

903.934.9257 (Facsimile) 

melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com

Frank A. DeCosta, III 

Parmanand K. Sharma (pro hac vice) 

Christopher T. Blackford (pro hac vice) 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

901 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001-4413 

(202) 408-4000 

Charles H. Suh (pro hac vice) 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

1875 Explorer Street, 8th Floor 

Reston, VA 20190-6023 

(571) 203-2700 

Benjamin Schlesinger (pro hac vice) 

Shawn S. Chang (pro hac vice) 

David A. Lebby (pro hac vice) 

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, 

GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

271 17th St. NW Suite 1400 

Atlanta, GA 30363-6209 

(404) 653-6400 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, 

INC., & SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, 

INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendants 

have complied with Local Rule CV-7(h) by conferring, and all parties agree to filing this as a joint 

motion. 

/s/ Claire Abernathy Henry 

 Claire Abernathy Henry

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 11th day of October, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing 

to all counsel of record.

/s/ Claire Abernathy Henry 

Claire Abernathy Henry

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