Freeman v. Starbucks Corporation

4:13-cv-04397

Overview

Case Number 4:13-cv-04397

Filing Date 2013-09-23

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2014-06-11

Court District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge Jeffrey S. White

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Starbucks Corporation

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

David H.S. Commins

Commins & Knudsen, P.C.

Tel: +1 (415) 391-6490

Fax: +1 (415) 391-6493

400 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104

Alexander Solo

Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP

Tel: +1 (908) 518-6388

600 South Avenue West, Westfield, NJ 07090

Stephen F. Roth

Lerner David Littenberg Krumbolz & Mentlik

Tel: +1 (908) 654-5000

Lerner David Littenberg Krumbolz & Mentlik, 600 South Avenue West

Kit L. Knudsen

Commins and Knudsen, P.C.

Tel: +1 (415) 391-6490

Fax: +1 (415) 391-6493

400 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

Plaintiff

Albert John Freeman

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Victoria E. Brieant

Law Office of Victoria E. Brieant

Tel: +1 (305) 421-7200

Fax: +1 (305) 328-9104

4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470

John Wade Carpenter

Law Offices of John W Carpenter, LLC

Fax: +1 (866) 410-6248

829 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70113

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge

Jeffrey S. White

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT; summons issued against Starbucks Corporation (Filing fee $ 400; Receipt No. 34611089919). Filed by Albert John Freeman. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2013) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/11/2016: # 3 Corrected docket entry) (cjlS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/24/2013)

2013-09-23

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COMPLAINT; summons issued against Starbucks Corporation (Filing fee $ 400; Receipt No. 34611089919). Filed by Albert John Freeman. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2013) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/11/2016: # 3 Corrected docket entry) (cjlS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/24/2013)

2013-09-23

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COMPLAINT; summons issued against Starbucks Corporation (Filing fee $ 400; Receipt No. 34611089919). Filed by Albert John Freeman. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2013) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/11/2016: # 3 Corrected docket entry) (cjlS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/24/2013)

2013-09-23

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COMPLAINT; summons issued against Starbucks Corporation (Filing fee $ 400; Receipt No. 34611089919). Filed by Albert John Freeman. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2013) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/11/2016: # 3 Corrected docket entry) (cjlS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/24/2013)

2013-09-23

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Freeman v. Starbucks Corporation

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Starbucks Corporation Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Albert John Freeman Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 1/16/2014. Case Management Conference set for 1/23/2014 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order)(slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2013) (Entered: 09/24/2013)

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 1/16/2014. Case Management Conference set for 1/23/2014 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order)(slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2013) (Entered: 09/24/2013)

REPORT on the filing of an action regarding patent infringement (cc: form mailed to register). (slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2013) (Entered: 09/24/2013)

CLERKS NOTICE - Letter from Judge Chen re: consent before magistrate judge (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2013) (Entered: 10/22/2013)

AFFIDAVIT of Service on Starbucks Corp., filed by Albert John Freeman. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 11/15/2013) (Entered: 11/15/2013)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO ANSWER OR RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT filed by Starbucks Corporation. (Commins, David) (Filed on 11/27/2013) (Entered: 11/27/2013)

NOTICE of Appearance by Victoria E. Brieant Notice of Association of Counsel on behalf of Plaintiff (Brieant, Victoria) (Filed on 12/17/2013) (Entered: 12/17/2013)

AMENDED COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Starbucks Corporation. Filed byAlbert John Freeman. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 12/20/2013) (Entered: 12/20/2013)

STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Mediation by Starbucks Corporation filed by Starbucks Corporation. (Commins, David) (Filed on 1/2/2014) (Entered: 01/02/2014)

Starbucks Corporation's ANSWER to 8 Amended Complaint, COUNTERCLAIM against Albert John Freeman byStarbucks Corporation. (Commins, David) (Filed on 1/6/2014) Modified on 1/7/2014 (aaaS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/06/2014)

Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Starbucks Corporation. (Commins, David) (Filed on 1/6/2014) (Entered: 01/06/2014)

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. STIPULATION AND ORDER re 9 STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Mediation by Starbucks Corporation filed by Starbucks Corporation. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 1/7/14. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/7/2014) (Entered: 01/07/2014)

ANSWER TO COUNTERCLAIM byAlbert John Freeman. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 1/8/2014) (Entered: 01/08/2014)

Letter from Plaintiff Re Assignment to Magistrate. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 1/8/2014) (Entered: 01/08/2014)

MOTION of Alexander Solo for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-8298206) filed by Starbucks Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Solo, Alexander) (Filed on 1/15/2014) Modified on 1/16/2014 (slhS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/15/2014)

MOTION of Alexander Solo for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-8298206) filed by Starbucks Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Solo, Alexander) (Filed on 1/15/2014) Modified on 1/16/2014 (slhS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/15/2014)

MOTION of Stephen F. Roth for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-8298254) filed by Starbucks Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Roth, Stephen) (Filed on 1/15/2014) Modified on 1/16/2014 (slhS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/15/2014)

MOTION of Stephen F. Roth for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-8298254) filed by Starbucks Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Roth, Stephen) (Filed on 1/15/2014) Modified on 1/16/2014 (slhS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/15/2014)

CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT for CMC on Jan. 28, 2014 filed by Albert John Freeman. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 1/21/2014) (Entered: 01/21/2014)

Letter from Stephen F. Roth . (Commins, David) (Filed on 1/23/2014) (Entered: 01/23/2014)

ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen granting 16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice (Solo) (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2014) (Entered: 01/23/2014)

ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen granting 17 Motion for Pro Hac Vice (Roth) (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/23/2014) (Entered: 01/23/2014)

Letter Opposing Continuing CMC. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 1/24/2014) (Entered: 01/24/2014)

CLERKS NOTICE - CMC remains to proceed on 1/28/14 at 9:30 a.m. THIS IS A TEXT ONLY DOCKET ENTRY; THERE IS NO DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/27/2014) (Entered: 01/27/2014)

ADR Clerks Notice Appointing Sharon O'Grady as Mediator. (af, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/7/2014) (Entered: 02/07/2014)

Letter from Stephen F. Roth and John W. Carpenter Joint Request for Two-Week Adjournment. (Commins, David) (Filed on 2/11/2014) (Entered: 02/11/2014)

CLERKS NOTICE - 2/20/14 CMC before Judge Chen is vacated. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2014) (Entered: 02/12/2014)

Case REASSIGNED to Judge Hon. Jeffrey S. White 27 . Judge Hon. Edward M. Chen no longer assigned to the case. (sv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2014)

NOTICE by Albert John Freeman Joint Notice of Settlement (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 3/4/2014) (Entered: 03/04/2014)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Continuance of Case Management Conference, filed by Albert John Freeman, Starbucks Corporation. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 6/4/2014) Modified on 6/5/2014 (jlmS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/04/2014)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Dismissing Freeman v Starbucks With Prejudice, filed by Albert John Freeman, Starbucks Corporation. (Carpenter, John) (Filed on 6/10/2014) Modified on 6/11/2014 (jlmS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/10/2014)

ORDER GRANTING 35 STIPULATION Dismissing Freeman v Starbucks With Prejudice. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 6/11/14. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2014) (Entered: 06/11/2014)

REPORT on the determination of an action regarding Patent (cc: form mailed to register). (kc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2014) (Entered: 06/12/2014)

Track Case Updates

Starbucks Corporation

Albert John Freeman