SP Butler Solar LLC

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Entered	Case	Description
07/21/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	ORDER signed by MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER on 7/21/2023; that the five co-pending cases captioned above shall be and are consolidated and shall be managed as follows from entry of this Order through the end of the discovery period following claim construction and for purposes of resolving any discovery disputes that remain outstanding at the end of the discovery period: 1. Pleadings and orders shall be filed only in the lowest-numbered ("Lead") case. 2. Each pleading need bear only the case caption of the Lead Case. 3. Subject to the Court's ruling on the Defendants' Motions to Stay, a single schedule, to be entered in the Lead Case following the continued Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing that has been set for September 20, 2023, shall control the discovery and claim construction periods in the consolidated cases. 4. Following the close of discovery, the Court will set a further hearing to determine the extent to which, if at all, the cases should be consolidated for post-discovery purposes, including with respect to the filing of dispositive motions and for trial. (Hicks, Samantha) (Entered: 07/21/2023) ORDER signed by MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER on 7/21/2023; that the five co-pending cases captioned above shall be and are consolidated and shall be managed as follows from entry of this Order through the end of the discovery period following claim construction and for purposes of resolving any discovery disputes that remain outstanding at the end of the discovery period: 1. Pleadings and orders shall be filed only in the lowest-numbered ("Lead") case. 2. Each pleading need bear only the case caption of the Lead Case. 3. Subject to the Court's ruling on the Defendants' Motions to Stay, a single schedule, to be entered in the Lead Case following the continued Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing that has been set for September 20, 2023, shall control the discovery and claim construction periods in the consolidated cases. 4. Following the close of discovery, the Court will set a further hearing to determine the extent to which, if at all, the cases should be consolidated for post-discovery purposes, including with respect to the filing of dispositive motions and for trial. (Hicks, Samantha) (Entered: 07/21/2023)
07/20/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	Motion Referred: RE: 19 MOTION to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review, to MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER. (Blay, Debbie) (Entered: 07/20/2023)
07/19/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	REPLY, filed by Defendant SP BUTLER SOLAR LLC, to Response to 19 MOTION to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review filed by SP BUTLER SOLAR LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(MCNAMARA, MICHAEL) (Entered: 07/19/2023)
07/18/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney MICHAEL MCNAMARA on behalf of Greg Penoyer by on behalf of SP BUTLER SOLAR LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(MCNAMARA, MICHAEL) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
07/18/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	Motion Referred: RE: 28 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney MICHAEL MCNAMARA on behalf of Greg Penoyer, to MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER. (Blay, Debbie) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
07/18/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	TEXT ORDER granting 28 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. For good cause shown, Attorney Greg Penoyer shall be withdrawn as counsel for Defendant. Issued by MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER on 7/18/2023.(Lee, Pedra) (Entered: 07/18/2023)
07/12/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER: Telephone Hearing held on 7/12/2023. As discussed in the hearing, the Court Terminates 26 Joint Rule 26(f) Report and resets this matter for an Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing on September 20, 2023 at 9:30am in Durham, Courtroom Second Floor. The Court anticipates a ruling on Defendants' motions to stay before said hearing. Further, as the parties agree that the related cases should be consolidated for discovery purposes, Plaintiff's counsel shall file a joint proposed order regarding consolidation by Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Further, the parties shall make attempts to resolve disagreements in the nature of interrogatories, requests for admission, and depositions, and file a Revised Joint Rule 26(f) Report by September 15, 2023. Further, the Court adopts 27 L.R. 5.5 Report in which the parties agree to the default procedures set out in LR 5.4, and that the parties be permitted to additionally rely on the guidance provided by the Clerk's Office in its "Guidelines for the Filing of Confidential Information in Civil Cases." (Attended by Attorney Susan Olive on behalf of Plaintiff ROVSHAN SADE; Attorney(s) Michael McNamara and Jonathan Sasser on behalf of Defendant SP BUTLER SOLAR LLC; Proceedings Recorded) (Kemp, Donita) (Entered: 07/12/2023) Minute Entry for proceedings held before MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER: Telephone Hearing held on 7/12/2023. As discussed in the hearing, the Court Terminates 26 Joint Rule 26(f) Report and resets this matter for an Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing on September 20, 2023 at 9:30am in Durham, Courtroom Second Floor. The Court anticipates a ruling on Defendants' motions to stay before said hearing. Further, as the parties agree that the related cases should be consolidated for discovery purposes, Plaintiff's counsel shall file a joint proposed order regarding consolidation by Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Further, the parties shall make attempts to resolve disagreements in the nature of interrogatories, requests for admission, and depositions, and file a Revised Joint Rule 26(f) Report by September 15, 2023. Further, the Court adopts 27 L.R. 5.5 Report in which the parties agree to the default procedures set out in LR 5.4, and that the parties be permitted to additionally rely on the guidance provided by the Clerk's Office in its "Guidelines for the Filing of Confidential Information in Civil Cases." (Attended by Attorney Susan Olive on behalf of Plaintiff ROVSHAN SADE; Attorney(s) Michael McNamara and Jonathan Sasser on behalf of Defendant SP BUTLER SOLAR LLC; Proceedings Recorded) (Kemp, Donita) (Entered: 07/12/2023)
07/12/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	ORAL ORDER by MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER on 7/12/2023 terminating 26 RULE 26F (JOINT); adopting 27 Motion for L.R. 5.5 Report-Joint. (Kemp, Donita) (Entered: 07/12/2023)
07/12/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	Reset Hearing: Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing continued until 9:30 AM on 9/20/2023 in Durham Courtroom #1 before MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER. (Kemp, Donita) (Entered: 07/12/2023)
07/11/23	Sade v. SP Butler Solar LLC 1:22-CV-01113 ( M.D. NC )	Motions Referred: RE: 27 L.R. 5.5 Report-Joint filed by all parties, 26 Rule 26(f) Report (Joint) filed by all parties, to MAG/JUDGE JOE L. WEBSTER (Garrett, Kim) (Entered: 07/11/2023)