IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

MARSHALL DIVISION 

RAVENWHITE LICENSING LLC,

 v.

THE HOME DEPOT, INC., et al

 

Case No. 2:23-cv-00423-JRG-RSP 

(Lead Case) 

RAVENWHITE LICENSING LLC,

 v.

WALMART INC., et al 

Case No. 2:23-cv-00418-JRG-RSP 

(Member Case) 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

JOINT MOTION TO AMEND THE DOCKET CONTROL ORDER 

Plaintiff RavenWhite Licensing LLC (“RavenWhite”) and Defendants Home Depot 

U.S.A., Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, and Walmart Inc. (collectively, 

“Defendants”) (together with RavenWhite, “the Parties”) respectfully request to amend the Court’s 

Docket Control Order (Dkt. No. 36) as follows: 

I. 

The current deadline for the Parties to file a Proposed Protective Order is January 9, 2024. 

II. 

The parties have conferred and agree to a short one (1) week extension for the deadline 

indicated above. The deadline for the Parties to file a Proposed Protective Order would be extended 

from January 9, 2024 up to and including January 16, 2024. 

Current Deadline New Deadline Description 

January 9, 2024 January 16, 2024 File Proposed Protective Order 

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III. 

The Parties continue to actively negotiate in hopes of narrowing any remaining issues for 

the Court. With the additional time requested, the Parties may be able to resolve any remaining 

differences. This extension should not affect any other aspect of the current schedule. 

WHEREFORE Plaintiff RavenWhite Licensing LLC and Defendants Home Depot U.S.A., 

Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC, and Walmart Inc. respectfully request 

that the Court enter the Amended Docket Control Order attached hereto. 

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Dated: January 9, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

 By: /s/ Eric H. Findlay 

 Eric H. Findlay 

Texas Bar No. 00789886 

Brian Craft 

Texas Bar No. 04972020 

FINDLAY CRAFT, P.C. 

7270 Crosswater Avenue, Suite B 

Tyler, TX 75703 

Tel: 903-534-1100 

Fax: 903-534-1137 

Email: efindlay@findlaycraft.com 

Email: bcraft@findlaycraft.com 

Nicholas G. Papastavros 

DLA PIPER LLP (US) 

33 Arch Street, 26th Floor 

Boston, MA 02110-1447 

Telephone: 617.406.6000 

Facsimile: 617.406.6119 

nick.papastavros@dlapiper.com

ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS 

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND 

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. 

By: /s/ Eric H. Findlay

Eric H. Findlay 

Texas Bar No. 00789886 

Brian Craft 

Texas Bar No. 04972020 

FINDLAY CRAFT, P.C. 

7270 Crosswater Avenue, Suite B 

Tyler, TX 75703 

Tel: 903-534-1100 

Fax: 903-534-1137 

Email: efindlay@findlaycraft.com 

Email: bcraft@findlaycraft.com 

Kathryn Riley Grasso (pro hac vice forthcoming)

Henry R. Fildes (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

DLA Piper LLP (US) 

500 Eighth Street NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

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Tel: (202) 799-4000 

Fax: (202) 799-5000 

Email: kathryn.riley@us.dlapiper.com 

Email: henry.fildes@us.dlapiper.com 

Clayton Thompson (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

DLA Piper LLP (US) 

 1201 W Peachtree St NW, Ste 2900 

Atlanta, GA 30309-3800 

Tel: (404) 736-7800 

Email: clayton.thompson@us.dlapiper.com 

Benjamin Yaghoubian (pro hac vice forthcoming)

DLA Piper LLP (US) 

2000 Avenue of the Stars, Ste 400, N. Tower 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-4704 

Tel: (310) 595-3000 

Email: benjamin.yaghoubian@us.dlapiper.com 

 

COUNSEL FOR 

DEFENDANTS/COUNTERCLAIMANTS 

WALMART INC. AND WAL-MART STORES 

TEXAS, LLC 

 

/s/ Robert F. Kramer 

Robert F. Kramer 

CA Bar No. 181706 (Admitted E.D. Texas) 

rkramer@krameralberi.com

David Alberti 

CA Bar No. 220265 (Admitted E.D. Texas) 

dalberti@krameralberti.com

Sal Lim 

CA Bar No. 211836 (Admitted E.D. Texas) 

slim@krameralberi.com

Russell S. Tonkovich 

CA Bar No. 233280 (Admitted E.D. Texas) 

rtonkovich@krameralberi.com

Robert C. Mattson (pro hac vice)  

VA Bar No. 43586  

rmattson@krameralberti.com  

KRAMER ALBERTI LIM 

& TONKOVICH & LLP

577 Airport Blvd., Ste 250 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Telephone: 650 825-4300 

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Facsimile: 650 460-8443 

THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.

Deron R. Dacus 

ddacus@dacusfirm.com

821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430 

Tyler, TX. 75701 

Telephone: (903) 705-7233 

Facsimile: (903) 581-2543 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RavenWhite Licensing, LLC 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 The undersigned hereby certifies that on January 9, 2024, all counsel of record who are 

deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via 

the Court's CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). 

/s/ Eric H. Findlay 

 Eric H. Findlay 

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE 

The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record have met and conferred in 

accordance with Local Rule CV-7(h) and the parties jointly request the relief sought herein. 

/s/ Eric H. Findlay 

 Eric H. Findlay 

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