Open.LCR.com, Inc. v. Rates Technology Inc

1:00-cv-00631

Overview

Case Number 1:00-cv-00631

Filing Date 2000-03-24

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2001-01-02

Court District Court, D. Colorado (cod)

Presiding Judge Clarence A. Brimmer

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)

Jury Demand Defendant

Parties

Defendant

Rates Technology, Inc.

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Timothy Granger Atkeson

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (303) 863-1000

Fax: +1 (303) 832-0428

1144 Fifteenth Street, Suite 3100

James B. Hicks

8391 Beverly Boulevard

8391 Beverly Boulevard, #243

Heather Lynn McCloskey

Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, L.L.P.

Tel: +1 (310) 281-6349

Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, L.L.P., 9401 Wilshire Boulevard

Plaintiff

Sharp Electronics Corporation

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Tucker K. Trautman

Tucker K. Trautman, Attorney at Law

Tel: +1 (303) 810-2288

6090 Crestbrook Drive, Morrison, CO 80465

Thomas H. Young

Merchant & Gould, P.C.-Colorado

Tel: +1 (303) 357-1640

1050 17th Street, #1950

Sharp Corporation

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Tucker K. Trautman

Tucker K. Trautman, Attorney at Law

Tel: +1 (303) 810-2288

6090 Crestbrook Drive, Morrison, CO 80465

Thomas H. Young

Merchant & Gould, P.C.-Colorado

Tel: +1 (303) 357-1640

1050 17th Street, #1950

Open LCR.com, Inc.

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Tucker K. Trautman

Tucker K. Trautman, Attorney at Law

Tel: +1 (303) 810-2288

6090 Crestbrook Drive, Morrison, CO 80465

Thomas H. Young

Merchant & Gould, P.C.-Colorado

Tel: +1 (303) 357-1640

1050 17th Street, #1950

Cross Claimant

LCR Technologies, Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

David C. Warren

David C. Warren, Attorney at Law

Tel: +1 (303) 413-0789

Fax: +1 (303) 413-0840

1920 Poplar Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304

Timothy Granger Atkeson

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (303) 863-1000

Fax: +1 (303) 832-0428

1144 Fifteenth Street, Suite 3100

James B. Hicks

8391 Beverly Boulevard

8391 Beverly Boulevard, #243

Heather Lynn McCloskey

Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, L.L.P.

Tel: +1 (310) 281-6349

Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, L.L.P., 9401 Wilshire Boulevard

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, D. Colorado (cod)

Presiding Judge

Clarence A. Brimmer

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (former empl) (Entered: 03/24/2000)

2000-03-24

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ORDER R16 stat stlmt pt pto Case referred to Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch (cc: to counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 04/04/2000)

2000-03-30

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AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff Open LCR.com, Inc.; adding plaintiff Sharp Corp, Sharp Elec Corp (former empl) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

2000-04-07

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MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc to dismiss (former empl) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

2000-04-24

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Open.LCR.com, Inc. v. Rates Technology Inc

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Rates Technology, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Sharp Electronics Corporation Follow

Represented By

Sharp Corporation Follow

Represented By

Open LCR.com, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Cross Claimant

LCR Technologies, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) (former empl) (Entered: 03/24/2000)

ORDER R16 stat stlmt pt pto Case referred to Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch (cc: to counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 04/04/2000)

AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff Open LCR.com, Inc.; adding plaintiff Sharp Corp, Sharp Elec Corp (former empl) (Entered: 04/10/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc to dismiss (former empl) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

BRIEF by defendant Rates Technology Inc in support of motion to dismiss [4-1] (former empl) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer regarding [4-1] motion to dismiss; resp due 5/15/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 5/3/00 (former empl) (Entered: 05/03/2000)

RESPONSE by plaintiff to motion to dismiss [4-1] (former empl) (Entered: 05/18/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file attachment under seal (former empl) (Entered: 05/18/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer setting hearing on motion to dismiss [4-1] 1:15 8/2/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 5/22/00 (former empl) (Entered: 05/22/2000)

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland ; rule 16 conference set for 9:00 6/27/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 5/30/00 (former empl) (Entered: 05/30/2000)

ORDER by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer granting motion for leave to file attachment under seal [8-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 6/2/00 (former empl) (Entered: 06/02/2000)

SUPPLEMENT (attachment to afdt of David Lews "The Greenbook") by plaintiff to motion response (FILED UNDER SEAL) [7-1] (former empl) (Entered: 06/02/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc for leave to file reply brief (former empl) (Entered: 05/31/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc to reset sched conf (former empl) (Entered: 05/31/2000)

RESPONSE by plaintiff to motion for leave to file reply brief [11-1] (former empl) (Entered: 05/31/2000)

SUPPLEMENT by plaintiff to motion response [7-1] (former empl) (Entered: 05/31/2000)

RESPONSE by plaintiff Open LCR.com, Inc., plaintiff Sharp Corp, plaintiff Sharp Elec Corp to motion to reset sched conf [12-1] (former empl) (Entered: 06/02/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland denying motion to reset sched conf [12-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 6/2/00 (former empl) (Entered: 06/02/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer granting motion for leave to file reply brief by 6/15/00 [11-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 6/6/00 (former empl) (Entered: 06/06/2000)

REPLY by defendant Rates Technology Inc to response to motion to dismiss [4-1] (former empl) (Entered: 06/20/2000)

COURTROOM MINUTES by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland ; rule 16 conf held on 6/27/00 ; entry date : 6/30/00 Court Reporter: Tape #00-43&44 (former empl) (Entered: 06/30/2000)

SCHEDULING ORDER Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland ; Discovery cutoff 2/9/01 ;dispositive motions due 3/9/01 (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 06/30/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland ; status conf set for 8:30 9/26/00 ; settlement conf set for 10:30 8/3/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 6/30/00 (former empl) (Entered: 06/30/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer ; disp mtn ddl set 2/23/01 ; court trial set for 9:00 5/7/01 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 7/5/00 (former empl) (Entered: 07/05/2000)

TRANSCRIPT of scheduling conf on 6/27/00 before Mag Judge Boland ( pages: 1-34) Prepared By: Avery/Woods (certified copy) (former empl) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc to dismiss (former empl) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

BRIEF by defendant Rates Technology Inc in support of motion to dismiss [26-1] (former empl) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer regarding [26-1] motion to dismiss, resp due 7/20/00; setting hearing on motion to dismiss [26-1] 1:15 8/2/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 7/10/00 (former empl) (Entered: 07/10/2000)

OBJECTIONS by defendant Rates Technology Inc to schedule order [22-1] (former empl) (Entered: 07/12/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff to compel suppl disclosure of docs (former empl) (Entered: 07/17/2000)

APPENDIX filed by plaintiff Open LCR.com, Inc. to motion to compel suppl disclosure of docs [30-1] (former empl) (Entered: 07/17/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland regarding [30-1] motion to compel suppl disclosure of docs; resp due 7/31/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 7/20/00 (former empl) (Entered: 07/20/2000)

RESPONSE by plaintiff to motion to dismiss [26-1] (former empl) (Entered: 07/24/2000)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon defendant Rates Technology Inc "Jane Doe" on 4/10/00 (former empl) (Entered: 07/27/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc to extend date to resp (former empl) (Entered: 07/27/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc for leave to file reply brief (former empl) (Entered: 07/31/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer granting motion for leave to file reply brief [36-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 7/31/00 (former empl) (Entered: 07/31/2000)

REPLY by defendant Rates Technology Inc to response to motion to dismiss [26-1] (former empl) (Entered: 07/31/2000)

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland granting motion to extend date to resp [34-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/3/00 (former empl) (Entered: 08/03/2000)

COURTROOM MINUTES by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer taking under advisement on the motion to dismiss [26-1], taking under advisement on the motion to dismiss [4-1] ; entry date : 8/18/00 Court Reporter: P. Zuckerman (former empl) (Entered: 08/18/2000)

MEMORANDUM by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland ; settlement conf held 8/3/00 (former empl) (Entered: 08/18/2000)

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland regarding [30-1] motion to compel suppl disclosure of docs; resp due 8/11/00 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/18/00 (former empl) (Entered: 08/18/2000)

TRANSCRIPT of hearing on mtn to dism on 8/2/00 before Judge Brimmer ( pages: 1-27) Prepared By: P. Zuckerman (certified copy) (former empl) (Entered: 08/18/2000)

Supplemental REPLY BRIEF by defendant Rates Technology Inc to response to motion to dismiss [26-1] or transfer; request for certification of interlocutory appeal purs to 28 USC 1292(b) (former empl) (Entered: 08/10/2000)

NOTICE of assoc of counsel by defendant Rates Technology Inc (former empl) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

RESPONSE by defendant Rates Technology Inc to motion to compel suppl disclosure of docs [30-1] (former empl) (Entered: 08/22/2000)

ORDER by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer denying motion to dismiss [26-1], denying motion to dismiss [4-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/8/00 (former empl) (Entered: 09/08/2000)

SUPPLEMENT req for clarification for certification of appeal by defendant Rates Technology Inc to order [47-1] (former empl) (Entered: 09/13/2000)

MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file resp (former empl) (Entered: 09/13/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer granting motion for leave to file resp [49-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/14/00 (former empl) (Entered: 09/14/2000)

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland granting motion to compel suppl disclosure of docs [30-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/19/00 (former empl) (Entered: 09/19/2000)

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland : (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 09/19/2000)

ANSWER by defendant Rates Technology Inc to complaint [3-1]; jury demand (former empl) (Entered: 09/19/2000)

MOTION by defendant Rates Technology Inc for leave to file reply brief (former empl) (Entered: 09/19/2000)

CROSSCLAIM against counter-defendant Open LCR.com, Inc., counter-defendant Sharp Corp, counter-defendant Sharp Elec Corp; crsdft LCR Technologies (former empl) (Entered: 09/19/2000)

STATUS REPORT by plaintiff (former empl) (Entered: 09/20/2000)

MINUTE ORDER : by Judge WY. Clarence A. Brimmer granting motion for leave to file reply brief [54-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/20/00 (former empl) (Entered: 09/20/2000)

REPLY by defendant Rates Technology Inc to req for interlocutory appeal[ (former empl) (Entered: 09/20/2000)

NOTICE of Change of Address of James Hicks and Heather McClos by defendant Rates Technology Inc (former empl) (Entered: 09/20/2000)

STATUS REPORT by defendant Rates Technology Inc, cross-claimant LCR Technologies (former empl) (Entered: 09/26/2000)

Track Case Updates

Rates Technology, Inc.

Sharp Electronics Corporation

Sharp Corporation

Open LCR.com, Inc.

LCR Technologies, Inc.