Hanby v. Shell Oil Company

1:00-cv-00331

Overview

Case Number 1:00-cv-00331

Filing Date 2000-05-17

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2001-03-20

Court District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge Howell Cobb

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Plaintiff

Parties

Shell Oil Company

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Hanby

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District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge

Patents Involved

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Docket Entries

Hanby v. Shell Oil Company

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Shell Oil Company Follow

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Plaintiff

Hanby Follow

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Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Original Complaint filed. Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement (mrp) (Entered: 05/18/2000)

Motion by John Hanby for preliminary injunction & brief in support thereof. (mrp) (Entered: 05/18/2000)

In compliance with section b of Local Rule CV-26 and after a review of the pleadings, this action has been assigned to track 4 for case management purposes. (mrp) (Entered: 05/18/2000)

Summons(es) issued for Shell Oil Company, Shell Exp and Dev, Shell Int Ltd, Chemetrics Inc, Azur Env Ltd & mailed to pla's atty for service. (mrp)

Magistrate consent forms mailed to atty for John Hanby, Hanby Env Lab Proc. (mrp)

Motion by John Hanby, Hanby Env Lab Proc for Guy E Matthews to appear pro hac vice bse) (Entered: 05/19/2000)

PHV Filing Fee paid by atty Guy Matthews; PHV FILING FEE $ 10 RECEIPT # 102627 (bjc)

ORDER granting [4-1] motion for Guy E Matthews to appear pro hac vice (signed by Judge Howell Cobb ) cc attys 5/23/00 (bsw) (Entered: 05/23/2000)

Summons(es) issued for Shell Oil Company, Shell Exp and Dev & handed to pla's atty for service. (mrp)

Summons(es) reissued for Shell Exp & Production Co & handed to pla's atty for service (bst)

Letter from attorney Phillip Dye for Shell Oil Company, Shell Exp and Dev, Shell Int Ltd confirming a two-week extension to file a responsive pleading (rll) (Entered: 06/20/2000)

Letter agreement extending date for ans and/or responsive pleadings from Shell Oil Company, Shell Exp and Dev, Shell Int Ltd (bjc) (Entered: 07/03/2000)

Unopposed Motion by Chemetrics Inc for extension of time to respond to complaint and motion for preliminary injunction (bjc) (Entered: 06/30/2000)

ORDER granting [7-1] motion for extension of time to respond to complaint and motion for preliminary injunction, Response to motion reset to 7/31/00 for [2-1] motion for preliminary injunction (signed by Judge Howell Cobb ) cc: attys 7/6/00 (sealed) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

MOTION by Shell Int Ltd to dismiss action against Shell Int and motion for more definite statement bse) (Entered: 12/28/2000)

Brief by Shell Int Ltd in support of [10-1] motion to dismiss action against Shell Int bse) (Entered: 12/28/2000)

MOTION by Shell Oil Company to transfer case to the US District Court for the Southern District of TX bse) (Entered: 12/28/2000)

Answer and counterclaims to pltf's verified original compl and application for a preliminary injunction by Shell Oil Company bse) (Entered: 12/28/2000)

NOTICE, setting scheduling conference for 1:30 2/22/01 before Judge Howell Cobb (signed by Judge Howell Cobb) cc: attys 1/2/01 bse) (Entered: 01/02/2001)

UNOPPOSED MOTION by John Hanby and Hanby Env Lab Proc to extend time to respond to deft Shell Oil Co.'s motion to transfer venue and motion to dismiss bse) (Entered: 01/09/2001)

Counterclaim by Azur Env Ltd against John Hanby and Hanby Env Lab Proc bse) (Entered: 01/29/2001)

MOTION by Azur Env Ltd for atty Mohamed Alim Malik to appear pro hac vice bse) (Entered: 01/29/2001)

PHV Filing Fee paid by atty Mohamed Malik; PHV FILING FEE $ 10.00 RECEIPT #103517 bse)

Application by Chemetrics Inc for preliminary injunction bse) (Entered: 01/30/2001)

MOTION by Chemetrics Inc to transfer venue bse) (Entered: 01/30/2001)

ORDER granting [18-1] motion for atty Mohamed Alim Malik to appear pro hac vice (signed by Judge Howell Cobb) cc: attys 1/30/01 bse) (Entered: 01/30/2001)

Response by John Hanby, Hanby Env Lab Proc to [10-1] motion to dismiss action against Shell Int, [10-2] motion for more definite statement (tkd) (Entered: 02/14/2001)

Response by John Hanby, Hanby Env Lab Proc to [12-1] motion to transfer case (tkd) (Entered: 02/14/2001)

ORDER, set scheduling conference for 3:00 3/7/01 by telephone before Judge Howell Cobb (signed by Judge Howell Cobb ) cc: attys 2/14/01 (fbc) (Entered: 02/14/2001)

Memorandum Opinion that motion to transfer venue to the Houston Divison of the Southern District of TX is granted ( signed by Judge Howell Cobb) cc: attys 3/6/01 bse) (Entered: 03/06/2001)

ORDER granting [20-1] motion to transfer venue, granting [12-1] motion to transfer case. Ordered that this case is hereby transferred to the Houston Division of the Southern District of TX (signed by Judge Howell Cobb) cc: attys 3/6/01 bse) (Entered: 03/06/2001)

Terminated pending motion documents per transfer order this date (jec)

Verification by Azur Env Ltd to [17-1] answer to complaint (tkd) (Entered: 03/13/2001)

Case closed bse)

Interdistrict transfer to the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Sent cert copy of docket sheet and cert copy of order of transfer, entire original file (except original order of transfer) bse)

Acknowledgement of receipt on 3/22/01 of transferred case to the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division bse)

Shipped to FRC on 10/28/02 Accession number: 021-03-0019, Location K3309734 Box 42 of 61 (bca)

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Shell Oil Company

Hanby