IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

SYMBOLOGY INNOVATIONS LLC

Plaintiff,

v.

VALVE CORPORATION, 

GEARBOX SOFTWARE, LLC

Defendant. 

Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-419-JRG

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

JOINT MOTION TO LIFT STAY AND SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE REGARDING 

VALVE’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

Defendant Valve Corporation (“Valve”) and Plaintiff Symbology Innovations LLC 

(“Symbology”) jointly move the Court to lift the stay that is currently in place with regards to 

briefing related to Valve’s Motion for Sanctions and request the Court enter the following briefing 

schedule.

On July 30, 2024, Valve filed its Motions for Sanctions (Dkt. 85) under Rule 11 and its 

Unopposed Motion to Stay Briefing on its Motion for Sanctions. Dkt. 86. 

On July 31, 2024, the Court entered an order granting Plaintiff’s Revised Notice of 

Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice. Dkt. 87. 

On August 2, 2024, the Court granted Valve’s Unopposed Motion to Stay Briefing on Its 

Motion for Sanctions. Dkt. 89. Valve’s motion explained that its Motion for Sanctions under Rule 

11 was closely tied to the facts and arguments in motions to dismiss filed by Valve in two related

cases before the Court: Social Positioning Input Sys., LLC v. Valve Corp. et al., Case No. 2:23-

cv-422 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 19, 2023) and Quantum Tech. Innovations LLC v. Valve Corp. et al., Case

No. 2:23-cv-425 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 19, 2023). Valve requested that the Court thus stay further 

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briefing on Valve’s Motion for Sanctions under Rule 11 until the Court ruled on the motions to 

dismiss in the Social Positioning and Quantum cases. The Court agreed to do so, and on August 

2, 2024 entered an Order staying briefing on Valve’s Motion for Sanctions under Rule 11 pending 

resolution of Valve’s motions to dismiss in the Social Positioning and Quantum cases. Dkt. 89. 

The Court ordered that “Plaintiff shall file its response to Valve’s Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. 85) 

within fourteen (14) days of the Court’s resolution of Valve’s motion to dismiss.” Id. (emphasis 

removed).

On August 8, 2024, in the Quantum case, Judge Payne issued a Report & Recommendation 

granting Valve’s Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue (Quantum, 2:23-cv-425, Dkt. 52). That 

same day Quantum filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (Id. at Dkt. 53). The Court granted 

Quantum’s notice of voluntary dismissal on August 15, 2024 (Id. at Dkt. 56).

On August 8, 2024, Plaintiff Social Positioning filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in the 

Social Positioning case (Social Positioning, 2:23-cv-422, Dkt. 29), which the Court granted. Dkt. 

30.

On August 23, 2024, Valve filed its Motion for Sanctions Under the Court’s Inherent 

Authority. Dkt. 91. Valve’s Motion for Sanctions Under the Court’s Inherent Authority is closely 

tied to the facts and arguments in its Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. 85) under Rule 11. 

In view of all of the above, the Parties respectfully submit that the provisions of the Court’s 

Order staying briefing on Valve’s motion for sanctions have been satisfied and that the stay should 

thus be lifted. In addition, in order to harmonize the briefing schedule with the related motion for 

sanctions in the Quantum matter, the Parties have agreed to the following briefing schedule: 

Symbology’s Responses to Valve’s Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. 85) and Motion for 

Sanctions Under the Court’s Inherent Authority (Dkt. 91) – September 6, 2024

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Valve’s Replies in Support of its Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. 85) and Motion for Sanctions 

Under the Court’s Inherent Authority (Dkt. 91) – September 13, 2024

Symbology’s Sur-replies to Valve’s Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. 85) and Motion for 

Sanctions Under the Court’s Inherent Authority (Dkt. 91) – September 20, 2024

WHEREFORE, the parties request the Court lift the stay and enter the attached order 

setting the above referenced briefing schedule.

Dated: August 23, 2024 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Randall Garteiser 

Randall Garteiser

Texas Bar No. 24038912

rgarteiser@ghiplaw.com

GARTEISER HONEA, PLLC

119 W. Ferguson Street

Tyler, Texas 75702

Telephone: (903) 705-7420

Counsel for Plaintiff

/s/ Shaun W. Hassett

Michael E. Jones (SBN: 10929400)

Shaun W. Hassett (SBN: 24074372)

Potter Minton

102 North College, Ste. 900

Tyler, Texas 75702

903-597-8311 (telephone)

mikejones@potterminton.com

shaunhassett@potterminton.com 

Kathleen R. Geyer

Christopher P. Damitio 

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

1420 Fifth Avenue Suite 3700 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Telephone: (206) 467-9600 

Facsimile: (206) 623-6793 

KGeyer@kilpatricktownsend.com 

CDamitio@kilpatricktownsend.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Valve Corp.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned hereby certifies pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(h) that the relief

requested in this motion jointly submitted.

/s/ Shaun W. Hassett

Shaun W. Hassett

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