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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD.,

 

Plaintiff,

v. 

AT&T INC., et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 2:23-CV-00443-JRG

 (LEAD CASE)

 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD.,

Plaintiff,

v.

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.., et al,

 Defendants.

Case No. 2:23-cv-00445-JRG

(MEMBER CASE)

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD.,

 

Plaintiff,

v. 

T-MOBILE USA, INC., T-MOBILE US, INC., 

SPRINT CORP., ONEPLUS TECHNOLOGY 

(SHENZEN) CO., LTD. AND ONEPLUS 

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS 

(GUANGDONG) CO., LTD.

 Defendants.

 Case No. 2:23-CV-00444-JRG

 (MEMBER CASE)

 JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF NON-OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSED 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT (DKT. 72)

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Opposed Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint 

(Dkt. 72). After the Motion was filed, the parties continued to meet and confer to reach an 

agreement to narrow the scope of the claims and prior art at issue in this case to allow for the 

addition of U.S. Patent No. 7,769,050, which is the subject to the Motion. The parties reached an 

agreement and will submit a motion for entry of an amended docket control order that includes the 

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proposed schedule of reduction of claims and prior art. In view of this stipulation, Defendants 

withdraw their opposition to the Motion, which now is unopposed. 

Dated: April 23, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Matthew Berkowitz

Matthew G. Berkowitz – LEAD ATTORNEY

Patrick R. Colsher

Aaron L. Morris

Navid Cyrus Bayar

Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP

100 Marine Parkway, Suite 300

Redwood Shores, CA 94065

Tel: (650) 623-1401

mberkowitz@reichmanjorgensen.com

pcolsher@reichmanjorgensen.com

amorris@reichmanjorgensen.com

nbayar@reichmanjorgensen.com

Khue V. Hoang

Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP

400 Madison Avenue, Suite 14D

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (212) 381-1965

khoang@reichmanjorgensen.com

Of Counsel:

Andrea L. Fair

Texas Bar No. 24078488

Claire Abernathy Henry

Texas State Bar No. 24053063

Garrett C. Parish

Texas State Bar No. 24125824

Email: gparish@wsfirm.com

WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC

1507 Bill Owens Pkwy.

Longview, TX 75604

Tel: (903) 757-6400

andrea@wsfirm.com

claire@wsfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Catalano

Jeffrey J. Catalano

SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL LLP

311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000

Chicago, IL 60606

Email: jcatalano@sgrlaw.com

Telephone: (312) 360-6000

Facsimile: (312) 360-6520

Melissa R. Smith

Texas Bar No. 24001351

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP

303 South Washington Avenue

Marshall, Texas 75670

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com

Attorney for Defendants OnePlus Technology 

(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and OnePlus Mobile 

Communications (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.

/s/ Holly Engelmann

Deron. R. Dacus (TBN 00790553)

ddacus@dacusfirm.com

THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.

821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430

Tyler, Texas 75701

Telephone: 903.705.1117

Facsimile: 903.581.2543

Kevin Anderson

kpanderson@duanemorris.com

DUANE MORRIS LLP

901 New York Avenue N.W.

Suite 700 East Washington, DC 20001-4795

Telephone: (202) 776-5213

Holly E. Engelmann (TX Bar No. 24040865)

hengelmann@duanemorris.com

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DUANE MORRIS LLP

900 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Suite 300

Austin, Texas 78746

Telephone: (512) 277-2300

Counsel for Defendants

Verizon Communications Inc. and

Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless

/s/ Melissa Richards Smith

Melissa R. Smith

Texas Bar No. 24001351

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP

303 South Washington Avenue

Marshall, Texas 75670

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com

Kevin Anderson

kpanderson@duanemorris.com

DUANE MORRIS LLP

901 New York Avenue N.W.

Suite 700 East Washington, DC 20001-4795

Telephone: (202) 776-5213

Holly E. Engelmann

Texas Bar No. 24040865

hengelmann@duanemorris.com

DUANE MORRIS LLP

900 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Suite 300

Austin, Texas 78746

Telephone: (512) 277-2300

Counsel for Defendants

T-Mobile USA Inc., T-Mobile US Inc.,

and Sprint Corp.

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE 

I hereby certify that counsel for Defendants met and conferred with counsel for Valtrus to 

discuss the substantive relief sought in this Motion pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(h). Counsel for 

Valtrus indicated that Valtrus is unopposed to the relief sought in this Motion for Extension. 

________________________

Melissa R. Smith

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that, on April 23, 2024, the foregoing document was filed 

electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a), which will provide notice of the same to 

all counsel of record. 

________________________

Melissa R. Smith

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

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