IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

MARSHALL DIVISION 

VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD. 

 v. 

AT&T INC., ET AL. 

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Case No. 2:23-CV-0443-JRG 

LEAD CASE 

JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF 

SECOND AMENDED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER 

 

Plaintiff Valtrus Innovations Ltd. (“Valtrus” or “Plaintiff”) and Defendants Verizon 

Communications Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Inc., T-Mobile 

US, Inc., Sprint Corp, (“Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby jointly move to amend 

the First Amended Docket Control Order [ECF 79] in order to extend the deadlines for Defendants 

to comply with certain claim construction-related deadlines, including to comply with Local Patent 

Rules 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, and 4-5(a) and (b) of the Eastern District of Texas as set forth below: 

Current Date Proposed Date Deadline 

July 17, 2024 Aug. 7, 2024 Comply with P.R. 4-1 (Exchange Proposed Claim Terms) 

July 29, 2024 Aug. 14, 2024 Plaintiff to narrow Asserted Claims to 90 total claims 

Aug. 5, 2024 Aug. 21, 2024 Comply with P.R. 4-2 (Exchange Preliminary Claim 

Constructions) 

Aug. 12, 2024 Aug. 28, 2024 Defendants to narrow prior art references to 15 prior art 

references per Asserted Patent 

Aug. 28, 2024 Sept. 6, 2024 Comply with P.R. 4-3 (Joint Claim Construction 

Statement) 

Sept. 25, 2024 Oct. 2, 2024 Comply with P.R. 4-4 (Deadline to Complete Claim 

Construction Discovery) 

Oct. 2, 2024 Oct. 9, 2024 Plaintiff to narrow Asserted Claims to 50 total claims and 

a maximum of 10 Asserted Claims per Asserted Patent 

Oct. 9, 2024 Oct. 16, 2024 Comply with P.R. 4-5(a) (Opening Claim Construction 

Brief) and Submit Technical Tutorials (if any) 

Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that the Second Amended Docket Control 

Order be entered. A proposed Second Amended Docket Control Order is submitted herewith. 

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Date: July 17, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Claire Henry 

Matthew G. Berkowitz – LEAD ATTORNEY 

Patrick Colsher 

Aaron Morris 

Navid C. 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 

WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC 

1507 Bill Owens Pkwy. 

Longview, TX 75604 

Tel: (903) 757-6400 

andrea@wsfirm.com 

claire@wsfirm.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Valtrus Innovations Limited 

By: /s/ Holly Engelmann by permission Claire 

Henry 

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 

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 Attorneys 

for Defendant Dawn Acquisitions, LLC

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By: /s/ Melissa Smith by permission 

Claire Henry

Melissa R. Smith 

Texas Bar No. 24001351 

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP 

303 South Washington Avenue 

Marshall, Texas75670 

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 (TX 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 and Counsel for Plaintiff have complied with 

the meet and confer requirement in Local Rule CV -7(h) regarding this Motion. The Parties are in 

agreement and are seeking joint relief. 

/s/ Claire Henry 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that 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) on July 17, 2024.

/s/ Claire Henry 

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