In re Unified Messaging Solutions LLC Patent Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
1Opinion of the Court
TRANSFER ORDER
JOHN G. HEYBURN II, Chairman.
Before the Panel: * Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, defendant Time Warner Cable Inc. seeks centralization in the Northern District of Illinois. This litigation currently consists of sixteen actions, pending in three districts, listed on Schedule A.1
Six defendants2 support or do not oppose the motion. Three defendants3 sug*1341gest centralization in the Northern District of California. Patentholder Unified Messaging Solutions LLC (UMS) suggests centralization in the Eastern District of Texas but opposes inclusion of the first-filed' Google and Facebook…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2012
- In re Bobo Patent LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
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