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CRYSTAL IMPORT CORP. v. AVID IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota
Feb 2, 2007
Civil No. 05-2527 (DSD/SRN) (D. Minn. Feb. 2, 2007)

Summary

finding plaintiff would likely be prejudiced by staying plaintiff's antitrust action during pendency of defendant's patent actions because "the patent actions will resolve little, if anything, at issue in this antitrust action," and because "[b]asic principles of securing 'the just, speedy and inexpensive determination' weigh against any further delay.'" (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 1)

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Opinion

Civil No. 05-2527 (DSD/SRN).

February 2, 2007


ORDER


The above-entitled matter comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Susan Richard Nelson dated January 16, 2007. No objections have been filed to that Report and Recommendation in the time period permitted and Plaintiff has complied with the condition stated in the Report and Recommendation that it file an amended complaint that deletes all references to Defendants' patent actions.

Based on the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, and all of the files, records and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants' motion to stay (Doc. No. 117) is DENIED.


Summaries of

CRYSTAL IMPORT CORP. v. AVID IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota
Feb 2, 2007
Civil No. 05-2527 (DSD/SRN) (D. Minn. Feb. 2, 2007)

finding plaintiff would likely be prejudiced by staying plaintiff's antitrust action during pendency of defendant's patent actions because "the patent actions will resolve little, if anything, at issue in this antitrust action," and because "[b]asic principles of securing 'the just, speedy and inexpensive determination' weigh against any further delay.'" (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 1)

Summary of this case from Inline Packaging, LLC v. Graphic Packaging Int'l, Inc.
Case details for

CRYSTAL IMPORT CORP. v. AVID IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Case Details

Full title:CRYSTAL IMPORT CORP., an Alabama corporation, Plaintiff, v. AVID…

Court:United States District Court, D. Minnesota

Date published: Feb 2, 2007

Citations

Civil No. 05-2527 (DSD/SRN) (D. Minn. Feb. 2, 2007)

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