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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`Defendants.
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`ORDER
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`The above-captioned cases are hereby ORDERED to be CONSOLIDATED for all
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`pretrial issues (except venue) with the LEAD CASE, Cause No. 2:16-cv-693. All parties are
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`instructed to file any future filings (except relating to venue) in the LEAD CASE. Individual
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`cases remain active for venue determinations and trial. The Court will enter one docket control
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`order, one protective order, and one discovery order that will govern the entire consolidated case.
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`If a docket control order, protective order, discovery order, and/or appointment of
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`mediator has been entered in the lead case at the time new member cases are added to the
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`consolidated action, all parties are directed to meet and confer in order to determine whether
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`amendments to such documents are necessary. Any proposed amendments to the docket control
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`order, protective order, discovery order, or appointment of a mediator shall be filed within two
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`weeks of this Order.
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`The local rules’ page limitations for Markman briefs and other motions will apply to the
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`consolidated case. To further promote judicial economy and to conserve the parties’ resources,
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`2:16-cv-00693-JRG
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`LEAD CASE
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`§ 2:16-cv-00692-JRG
`§ 2:16-cv-00695-JRG
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`ALACRITECH, INC.
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CENTURYLINK, INC.,
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`WISTRON CORPORATION ET AL,
`DELL INC.,
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`Case 2:16-cv-00695-JRG Document 10 Filed 07/22/16 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 766
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`the Court encourages the parties to file a notice with the Court in the event that there are other
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`related cases currently pending on the Court’s docket that may also be appropriate for
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`consolidation with this case.
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`The Clerk is instructed to add the consolidated defendants into the Lead Case and their
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`corresponding Lead and Local Counsel only. Additional counsel may file a Notice of
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`Appearance in the Lead Case if they wish to continue as counsel of record in the lead
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`consolidated action. Counsel who has appeared pro hac vice in any member case may file a
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`Notice of Appearance in the Lead Case without filing an additional application to appear pro hac
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`vice in the Lead Case.
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`RODNEY GILSTRAP
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`SIGNED this 19th day of December, 2011.
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`So ORDERED and SIGNED this 21st day of July, 2016.