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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

MOBILE HEALTH INNOVATIVE 

SOLUTIONS, LLC,

 

Plaintiff,

v. 

APPLE INC., 

 Defendant.

Case No. 2:24-CV-00014-JRG

 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING APPLE’S MOTION TO DISMISS

On March 18, 2024, Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) filed its Motion to Dismiss Pursuant 

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(B)(3) or to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 12(B)(6) (“Motion”). In the Motion, Apple informed the Court that the parties 

disagreed on whether prior claim construction was needed to inform the Court’s analysis as to 

patentability. Pursuant to the Court’s Standing Order Regarding Motions Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 

and Accompanying Certifications in Cases Assigned to United States District Judge Rodney 

Gilstrap (“Standing Order”), in the event of such disagreement, the parties are required to “submit 

a joint letter containing not more than two (2) pages from each side (four pages total) to the Court 

within ten (10) days from the filing of the § 101 motion, setting forth their respective specifics 

surrounding such disagreement, including, in particular, any claim terms that the respondent 

believes need to be construed, why such is needed, and what intrinsic references support such 

position.” See Standing Order Regarding Motions Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Accompanying 

Certifications in Cases Assigned to United States District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

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On March 25, 2024, Apple reached out to Plaintiff to begin the process of compiling each 

side’s respective positions for the letter. In response, Plaintiff has informed Apple that it will either 

move to dismiss or amend its Complaint and that Apple’s Motion would therefore be moot.

The parties understand that the Court generally finds that amended complaints render 

motions to dismiss moot. See Griffin v. Am. Zurich Ins. Co., 697 F. App’x 793, 797 (5th Cir. 2017) 

(“Once filed, that amended complaint rendered all earlier motions ... moot.”); see also Bishop 

Display Tech LLC v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd., Case No. 2:21-cv-00139-JRG, Dkt. No. 40 (E.D. 

Tex. Oct. 4, 2021) (“Once Plaintiff filed its amended complaint, the Motion became moot.”); 

Ultravision Technologies, LLC v. Eaton Corp. PLC, No. 2:19-CV-00290-JRG, 2019 WL 

11250161, at *1 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 7, 2019) (“Accordingly, the filing of an amended complaint 

moots a motion to dismiss the original complaint.”). Mobile Health’s voluntary dismissal of its 

suit would likewise render Apple’s motion to dismiss moot. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a); Kelly v. 

Citibank, N.A., 2015 WL 11121070, at *1 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 11, 2015) (granting plaintiffs’ motion 

for voluntary dismissal and denying defendant’s motion to dismiss moot).

In light of Plaintiff’s representation that it will be voluntarily dismissing or amending its 

complaint, and the fact that such amendment would render the Motion moot, the parties will not 

be filing the joint letter called for in the Court’s Standing Order so as not to burden the Court with 

potentially unnecessary filings. The parties file this Stipulation to notify the Court of this 

development regarding Plaintiff’s stated intent to amend its complaint. Apple reserves its right to 

file another motion to dismiss if it determines that the amended complaint does not cure the 

deficiencies identified in the Motion. If a joint letter as contemplated in the Standing Order is 

called for in support of future motion practice, the parties will file the same at the appropriate time.

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Dated: March 28, 2024 Respectfully submitted, 

_______________________

Randall Garteiser

Texas Bar No. 24038912

M. Scott Fuller

Texas Bar No. 24036607

GARTEISER HONEA, PLLC

119 West Ferguson Street

Tyler, Texas 75702

Telephone: (903) 705-7420

Facsimile: (903) 405-3999

Email: rgarteiser@ghiplaw.com

Email: sfuller@ghiplaw.com

René A. Vazquez

Virginia Bar No. 41988

Email: rvazquez@sinergialaw.com

Counsel for Plaintiff 

Mobile Health Innovative Solutions, LLC 

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Sarah R. Frazier (pro hac vice)

Sarah B. Petty (pro hac vice)

Courtney C. Merrill (pro hac vice)

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING

HALE AND DORR LLP

60 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Telephone: (617) 526-6000

Facsimile: (617) 526-5000

Email: sarah.frazier@wilmerhale.com

Email: sarah.petty@wilmerhale.com

Email: courtney.merrill@wilmerhale.com

Mark D. Selwyn (pro hac vice)

Joseph F. Haag (pro hac vice)

Thomas G. Sprankling (pro hac vice)

Jungyeon Kim (pro hac vice)

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING

HALE AND DORR LLP

2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400

Palo Alto, CA 94306

/s/ René A. Vazquez

/s/ Melissa R. Smith

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Telephone: (650) 858-6000

Facsimile: (650) 858-6100

Email: mark.selwyn@wilmerhale.com

Email: joseph.haag@wilmerhale.com

Email: thomas.sprankling@wilmerhale.com

Email: john.kim@wilmerhale.com

Steven Horn (pro hac vice)

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING

HALE AND DORR LLP

2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20037

Telephone: (202) 663-6000

Facsimile: (202) 663-6363

Email: steven.horn@wilmerhale.com 

Vikram Iyer (pro hac vice)

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING

HALE AND DORR LLP

350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 443-5300

Facsimile: (213) 443-5400

Email: vikram.iyer@wilmerhale.com

Melissa R. Smith

Texas Bar No. 24001351 

GILLAM & SMITH, LLP 

303 South Washington Avenue 

Marshall, TX 75670 

Telephone: (903) 934-8450

Facsimile: (903) 934-9257

Email: melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant Apple Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that the foregoing document was filed electronically and served on all counsel of 

record by the Court’s CM/ECF system on March 28, 2024.

By: /s/ Melissa R. Smith

Melissa R. Smith

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