Hiller, LLC v. Success Group International Learning Alliance, LLC et alMOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Intervenor's Counterclaims as to Non-Asserted CopyrightsM.D. Tenn.February 19, 2019 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION HILLER, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action Number 3:17-CV-743 ) Judge Jon Phipps McCalla SUCCESS GROUP INTERNATIONAL ) Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley LEARNING ALLIANCE, LLC, and ) REBECCA CASSEL, ) ) Defendants. ) ) and ) ) CLOCKWORK IP, LLC, ) ) Intervenor/Counter-Plaintiff. ) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS AS TO NON-ASSERTED COPYRIGHTS PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(1) Plaintiff Hiller, LLC moves this Court pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss Intervenor Clockwork’s counterclaims for declaratory judgment against the non-asserted Hiller Copyrights Nos. TX-8,318,685 (Effective March 13, 2017), TX- 8,318,689 (Effective March 13, 2017) and TX-8,318,681 (Effective March 13, 2017). Because Hiller has withdrawn its allegations of infringement of these copyrights, there is no remaining case and controversy regarding the same and the Court is divested of and/or should decline to exercise declaratory judgment jurisdiction over Clockwork’s claims regarding these copyrights. In support of this Motion, Hiller, LLC relies upon its Memorandum in Support filed contemporaneously herewith. Case 3:17-cv-00743 Document 220 Filed 02/19/19 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 10681 2 Dated: February 19, 2019 /s/ Jason P. Stearns . Wendy V. Miller, TN #023500 John G. Harrison, TN #027004 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. SunTrust Plaza 401 Commerce Street, Suite 1200 Nashville, TN 37219-2446 Telephone: 615.254.1900 Facsimile: 615.254.1908 Email: Wendy.Miller@ogletree.com Email: John.Harrison@ogletree.com Local Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter- Defendant Timothy M. Nitsch Jennifer Fitzgerald Jeffrey J. Catalano Freeborn & Peters LLP 311 S. Wacker Dr. Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: 312.360.6000 Jason P. Stearns Freeborn & Peters LLP 201 North Franklin Street Suite 3550 Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: 813.488.2920 Lead Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter- Defendant Case 3:17-cv-00743 Document 220 Filed 02/19/19 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 10682 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this the 19th day of February 2019, the foregoing Motion to Dismiss was filed electronically with the Clerk of the Court to be served by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system upon the following: Charles Malone Gayle Malone, Jr. Gibeault C. Creson James W. Callen Clinton Edward Hunter Brush Butler Snow LLP The Pinnacle at Symphony Place 150 Third Avenue, South Nashville, TN 37201 Charles.Malone@butlersnow.com Gayle.Malone@butlersnow.com Beau.Creson@butlersnow.com Jason.Callen@butlersnow.com Hunter.Brush@butlersnow.com Andrea T. McKellar McKellar Hyde, PLC 411 Broadway, Suite 302 Nashville, TN 37203 amckellar@mckellarhyde.com Brad R. Newberg McGuireWoods LLP 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1800 Tysons, VA 22102 bnewberg@mcguirewoods.com John E. Joseph McGuire Woods LLP 260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800 Pittsburg, PA 15222 jejoseph@mcguirewoods.com Amanda L. DeFord Lucy Jewett Wheatley McGuireWoods LLP Gateway Plaza 800 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 adeford@mcguirewoods.com lwheatley@mcguirewoods.com /s/ Jason P. Stearns __ Counsel for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Case 3:17-cv-00743 Document 220 Filed 02/19/19 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 10683