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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`C.A. No. 17-770-RGA
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`WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.,
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`CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO D. DEL. LR. 7.1.1
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`Pursuant to District of Delaware Local Rule 7.1.1, I hereby certify that a reasonable effort
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`was made to reach agreement with opposing counsel regarding the subject matter of this Motion,
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`including oral communication involving Delaware counsel, but no agreement was reached.
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`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT &
`TAYLOR, LLP
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`/s/ Adam W. Poff
`Adam W. Poff (No. 3990)
`Pilar G. Kraman (No. 5199)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`(302) 571-6600
`apoff@ycst.com
`pkraman@ycst.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`PATTERSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`LAW, P.C.
`Ryan D. Levy
`Seth R. Ogden
`William E. Sekyi
`Scott M. Douglass
`Dominic A. Rota
`Mark A. Kilgore
`John F. Triggs
`1600 Division Street, Suite 500
`Nashville, Tennessee 37203
`(615) 242-2400
`rdl@iplawgroup.com
`sro@iplawgroup.com
`wes@iplawgroup.com
`smd@iplawgroup.com
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`dar@iplawgroup.com
`mak@iplawgroup.com
`jft@iplawgroup.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX,
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`Daniel E. Yonan
`Paul A. Ainsworth
`R. Wilson Powers III
`Kyle E. Conklin
`Deirdre M. Wells
`Richard J. Uberto Jr.
`Davin B. Guinn
`Joseph H. Kim
`1100 New York Ave., NW, Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
`dyonan@sternekessler.com
`painsworth@sternekessler.com
`tpowers@sternekessler.com
`kconklin@sternekessler.com
`dwells@sternekessler.com
`ruberto@sternekessler.com
`dguinn@sternekessler.com
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`Case 1:17-cv-00770-RGA-MPT Document 56-1 Filed 11/04/21 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 9626
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 17-770-RGA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.
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`[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF/COUNTERCLAIM-
`DEFENDANT WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.’S MOTION TO SEVER AND TRANSFER
`DEFENDANT/COUNTERCLAIM-PLAINTIFF CATERPILLAR INC.’S PERMISSIVE
`COUNTERCLAIMS FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
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`WHEREAS, Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant Wirtgen America,
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`America”) has moved this Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21 and 28 U.S.C.
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`§ 1404, for an Order granting its motion to sever and transfer Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff
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`Caterpillar
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`(“Caterpillar”) permissive counterclaims
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`(“Counterclaims I-III”) in its Answer to Amended Complaint and Counterclaims, see D.I. 43;
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`WHEREAS, this Court has considered the motion and found good cause for the relief
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`sought in the motion; and
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`THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this __________ day of ______________
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`20__, that Wirtgen America’s motion is GRANTED, and Caterpillar’s Counterclaims I-III are
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`hereby SEVERED and TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
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`Tennessee.
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`The Honorable Richard G. Andrews
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I, Adam W. Poff, Esquire, hereby certify that on November 4, 2021, I caused the
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`foregoing document to be served by email upon the following counsel:
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`Bindu A. Palapura
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON, LLP
`1313 N. Market Street, 6th Floor
`Wilmington, Delaware 19801
`bpalapura@potteranderson.com
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`James C. Yoon
`Ryan R. Smith
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`jyoon@wsgr.com
`rsmith@wsgr.com
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`Lucy Yen
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
`1301 Avenue of the Americas
`40th Floor
`New York, NY 10019
`lyen@wsgr.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Caterpillar, Inc.
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`Dated: November 4, 2021
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`YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
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`/s/ Adam W. Poff
`Adam W. Poff (No. 3990)
`Rodney Square
`1000 North King Street
`Wilmington, Delaware 19801
`(302) 571-6600
`apoff@ycst.com
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Wirtgen America, Inc.
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