Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-cv-00733-PAB-BNB
06-08-2012
SERVERSIDE GROUP LIMITED and SERVERSIDE GRAPHICS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. CPI CARD GROUP-MINNESOTA, INC., CPI CARD GROUP-COLORADO, INC., THE MEMBERS GROUP, INC., NEIGHBORS CREDIT UNION, PSCU FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., and ANHEUSER BUSCH EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, Defendants.
Judge Philip A. Brimmer
ORDER SETTING HEARING UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 16
This matter comes before the Court upon a Complaint filed by the Plaintiffs alleging the infringement of two patents. In light thereof, a hearing pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 is appropriate. It is
ORDERED that:
1. A hearing is set for Monday, June 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom A701 at the United States Courthouse located at 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. Counsel shall bring have their calendars available. This is not a scheduling conference. The parties should not submit a proposed scheduling order.
2. Counsel may appear by telephone given the short duration of these hearings and shall do so by creating a conference call among themselves and then calling Chambers at (303) 335-2794 at the scheduled time.
3. Prior to the hearing, the parties shall confer about the following issues and be prepared to address them at the hearing:
• Whether there are issues of claim construction.
• Whether a hearing will be required under Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 (1996).
• If a Markman hearing is required, whether discovery is necessary prior to such hearing. If so, what discovery is required. (This hearing does not substitute for a scheduling conference before the Magistrate Judge.)
• Whether there are any other issues or impediments to the setting of a Markman hearing.
• Other appropriate issues enumerated in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(c).
BY THE COURT:
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PHILIP A. BRIMMER
United States District Judge