FILED
June 08, 2021
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT J. Galindo-Beaver
BY: ________________________________
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DEPUTY
WACO DIVISION
AMENDED STANDING ORDER REGARDING
VENUE AND JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY LIMITS FOR PATENT CASES
The Court hereby establishes presumptive limits on discovery related to venue and
jurisdiction in patent cases. More specifically, each party is limited to 5 interrogatories, 10
Requests for Production, and 10 hours of deposition testimony. The time to respond to such
discovery requests is reduced to twenty (20) days. To the extent a party believes these limits
should be expanded in a particular case, the party is directed to meet and confer with opposing
counsel and if an impasse is reached, the requesting party is directed to contact the Court for a
telephonic hearing.
The Court ORDERS that any venue or jurisdictional discovery shall be completed no
later than three months after the filing of the initial motion. The deadline for Plaintiffs response
is two weeks after the completion of venue or jurisdictional discovery. The deadline for
Defendant’s reply is two weeks after the filing of the response. This Order replaces the Standing
Order Regarding Venue and Jurisdictional Discovery Limits for Patent Cases entered
November 19, 2020.
SIGNED this 8th day of June, 2021.
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ALAN D ALBRIGHT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
