Walters v. Hoover & Strong, Inc.

MOTION for Summary Judgment

S.D. Tex.March 20, 2013

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION JAYCE P. WALTERS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:11-CV-3562; v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:11-CV-1529 ) (Ellison, D.J.) ) HOOVER & STRONG, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendants Hoover & Strong, Inc. and Roseco, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), by counsel, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, move this Court for entry of an Order granting Defendants summary judgment of non-infringement and/or summary judgment of invalidity of the asserted patent in this case, U. S. Patent No. 6,279,436. The grounds for this Motion are set forth more fully in the accompanying Memorandum filed contemporaneously with this motion. Dated: March 20, 2013 Respectfully submitted HOOVER & STRONG, INC. & ROSECO, INC. By: /s/ Dana D. McDaniel (pro hac vice) Spotts Fain, PC 411 East Franklin Street, Suite 600 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone: (804) 697-2065 Fax: (804) 697-2165 Email: dmcdaniel@spottsfain.com Case 4:11-cv-03562 Document 77 Filed in TXSD on 03/20/13 Page 1 of 4 2 Tamara D. Stiner Toomer (Texas Bar No. 24043940) Attorney in Charge McGuireWoods LLP JPMorgan Chase Tower 600 Travis Street, Suite 7500 Houston, Texas 77002-2906 Phone: (713) 353-6682 Fax: (832) 214-9936 Email: tstinertoomer@mcguirewoods.com Counsel for Defendants Hoover & Strong, Inc. and Roseco, Inc. Case 4:11-cv-03562 Document 77 Filed in TXSD on 03/20/13 Page 2 of 4 3 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL RULE 7.1 AND COURT PROCEDURES, PARAGRAPH 5(C) The undersigned certifies, pursuant to Local Rule 7.1, and Paragraph 59(C) of the Court Procedures of this Court, that he has attempted to confer in good faith with Anastassios Triantaphyllis, counsel for Plaintiff, about the disposition this motion. In response to two written requests to Plaintiff’s counsel for his availability to meet and confer about this Motion, each sent more than two days before the filing date of this Motion, Plaintiff’s counsel responded that he was not available until after the filing deadline set for dispositive motions in this case. Defendants’ counsel will continue to attempt to confer with Plaintiff’s counsel and will promptly advise the Court if an agreement is reached that narrows any of the issues to be decided by the Court on this Motion. By: /s/ Dana D. McDaniel (Pro Hac Vice) Spotts Fain, PC 411 East Franklin Street, Suite 600 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone: (804) 697-2065 Fax: (804) 697-2165 Email: dmcdaniel@spottsfain.com Counsel for Defendants Hoover & Strong, Inc. and Roseco, Inc. Case 4:11-cv-03562 Document 77 Filed in TXSD on 03/20/13 Page 3 of 4 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that on March 20, 2013, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document will be served via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3), on: Anastassios Triantaphyllis, Esq. Attorney-in-charge Texas Bar No. 20213600 Southern District of Texas Bar No. 16413 The Civil Justice Center 112 E. 4th Street Houston, Texas 77007 Phone: (713) 861-1748 Fax: (713) 520-8991 Email: court@tasso.us Counsel for Plaintiff Jayce P. Walters By: /s/ Dana D. McDaniel (Pro Hac Vice) Spotts Fain, PC 411 East Franklin Street, Suite 600 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone: (804) 697-2065 Fax: (804) 697-2165 Email: dmcdaniel@spottsfain.com Counsel for Defendants Hoover & Strong, Inc. and Roseco, Inc. Case 4:11-cv-03562 Document 77 Filed in TXSD on 03/20/13 Page 4 of 4