Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation v. Cequent Performance Products, Inc.

2:14-cv-02208

Overview

Case Number 2:14-cv-02208

Filing Date 2014-05-02

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2016-12-12

Court District Court, D. Kansas (ksd)

Presiding Judge Julie A. Robinson

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 15:1126 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Scott R. Brown

Hovey Williams LLP

Tel: +1 (913) 647-9050

Fax: +1 (913) 647-9057

10801 Mastin Blvd., Suite 1000, Overland Park, KS 66210

Matthew B. Walters

Hovey Williams LLP

Tel: +1 (913) 647-9050

Fax: +1 (913) 647-9057

84 Corporate Woods, 10801 Mastin Blvd., Suite 1000

Cequent Performance Products, Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Stephen J. Torline

Kuckelman Torline Kirkland & Lewis

Tel: +1 (913) 948-8610

Fax: +1 (913) 948-8611

Kuckelman Torline Kirkland & Lewis, 10740 Nall, Suite 250

Michael T. Crabb

Kuckelman Torline Kirkland & Lewis

Tel: +1 (913) 951-5651

Fax: +1 (913) 948-8611

Kuckelman Torline Kirkland & Lewis, 10740 Nall, Suite 250

Matthew J. Cavanagh

McDonald Hopkins

Tel: +1 (216) 348-5730

Fax: +1 (216) 348-5474

McDonald Hopkins, 600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 2100

David B. Cupar

McDonald Hopkins

Tel: +1 (216) 430-2036

Fax: +1 (216) 348-5474

McDonald Hopkins, 600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 2100

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, D. Kansas (ksd)

Presiding Judge

Julie A. Robinson

Patents Involved

1 Patent

There is a single patent involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US6837551	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT with trial location of Kansas City ( Filing fee $400, Internet Payment Receipt Number 1083-3056471.), filed by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 6,837,551 B2)(Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

2014-05-02

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COMPLAINT with trial location of Kansas City ( Filing fee $400, Internet Payment Receipt Number 1083-3056471.), filed by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 6,837,551 B2)(Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

2014-05-02

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CIVIL COVER SHEET by Plaintiff Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation. (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

2014-05-02

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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation identifying Hopkins Enterprises, Inc. as corporate parent . (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

2014-05-02

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Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation v. Cequent Performance Products, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Follow

Represented By

Cequent Performance Products, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT with trial location of Kansas City ( Filing fee $400, Internet Payment Receipt Number 1083-3056471.), filed by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 6,837,551 B2)(Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

COMPLAINT with trial location of Kansas City ( Filing fee $400, Internet Payment Receipt Number 1083-3056471.), filed by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 6,837,551 B2)(Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

CIVIL COVER SHEET by Plaintiff Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation. (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation identifying Hopkins Enterprises, Inc. as corporate parent . (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF TRIAL filed by Plaintiff Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation - trial to be held in Kansas City. (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

AO FORM 120: REPORT on the Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent or Trademark. (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 05/02/2014)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc.(Torline, Stephen) (Entered: 06/02/2014)

Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint or Otherwise Plead by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc.(Torline, Stephen) (Entered: 07/03/2014)

RESPONSE by Plaintiff Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation re 8 Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint or Otherwise Plead (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 07/08/2014)

ANSWER to Complaint by Cequent Performance Products, Inc..(Torline, Stephen) (Entered: 08/01/2014)

SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara on 10/1/2014. (ah) (Entered: 10/01/2014)

MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 10/1/2014. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ah) (Entered: 10/01/2014)

Joint NOTICE of Mediation by Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 10/15/2014)

Unopposed MOTION for extension of time to Move for a Stay by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc. (referred to Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara) (Crabb, Michael) (Entered: 12/23/2014)

MOTION to Stay Case Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6.837.551 by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc. (referred to Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara) (Torline, Stephen) (Entered: 01/23/2015)

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of 23 MOTION to Stay Case Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6.837.551 by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Torline, Stephen) (Entered: 01/23/2015)

RESPONSE by Plaintiff Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation re 23 MOTION to Stay Case Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6.837.551 (Notice of Non-Opposition) (Brown, Scott) (Entered: 02/06/2015)

ORDER granting 23 Motion to Stay Case. Signed by Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara on 2/10/2015. (ah) (Entered: 02/10/2015)

MOTION to Lift Stay and for Summary Judgment by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc. (Crabb, Michael) Modified to remove referral text on 2/26/2016 (hw). (Entered: 02/24/2016)

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of 27 MOTION to Lift Stay and for Summary Judgment by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David B. Cupar, # 2 Exhibit C-1, # 3 Exhibit C-2, # 4 Exhibit C-3, # 5 Exhibit C-4)(Crabb, Michael) (Entered: 02/24/2016)

Motions No Longer Referred

MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by Plaintiff Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation re 27 MOTION to Lift Stay and for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Scott R. Brown)(Brown, Scott) (Entered: 03/16/2016)

REPLY to Response to Motion by Defendant Cequent Performance Products, Inc. re: 27 MOTION to Lift Stay and for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David B. Cupar, # 2 Exhibit C-1, # 3 Exhibit C-2)(Crabb, Michael) (Entered: 03/30/2016)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 27 Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion to Lift Stay. Signed by District Judge Julie A. Robinson on 12/12/16. (hw)

NUNC PRO TUNC ORDER re 31 Order on Motion to Lift Stay. Signed by District Judge Julie A. Robinson on 12/12/2016. (bw) (Main Document 32 replaced on 12/13/2016 to correct signature line and regenerated to parties) (bw). (Entered: 12/12/2016)

JUDGMENT: IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT that pursuant to the Memorandum and Order filed and entered on December 12, 2016 (Doc. 31), the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion to Lift the Stay (Doc. 27) is GRANTED. Signed by deputy clerk on 12/12/16. (hw) (Entered: 12/13/2016)

Attorney Fees

Motions No Longer Referred

Leave to File Under Seal

Memorandum in Support of Motion

Motions No Longer Referred

SEALED Memorandum in Support of Motion

Order on Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

Extension of Time

Motions No Longer Referred

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

Leave to File Under Seal

Memorandum in Opposition to Motion

Motions No Longer Referred

SEALED Response to Motion

Order on Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Motions No Longer Referred

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Leave to File Under Seal

Reply to Response to Motion

SEALED Reply to Response to Motion

Order on Motion for Leave to File Under Seal

Motions No Longer Referred

Order on Motion for Attorney Fees

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying 34 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Chief District Judge Julie A Robinson on 7/5/2017. (hl)

Extension of Time

Response to Motion

Motions No Longer Referred

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying 53 Motion for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal. Signed by Chief District Judge Julie A Robinson on 8/4/2017. (hl)

Notice of Appeal - Final Judgment

Preliminary Record on Appeal Sent

Appeal Number Information

Mandate

Track Case Updates

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation

Cequent Performance Products, Inc.