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.is 44 CIVIL COVER SHEET
Ttie -JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the titing and service ei pieadinps or other papers as required bylaw, except as provider! by local rules ot court. This
iorrn. approved by me Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974. ts required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
r-tevenss OF me ironic.)
Ita) PLAINTEFF DEFENDANTS
Senttltion, inc. Carefx Corporation
(b) counrr or Aesioettce or steer usreo i=·t.¢tii~irtr=i= COUNTY CE RESRENCE CF RRR? USED °EF,'i¤[Q__,A'SRS,__,,——————~····-~w~M,NT,SF SASSS ONLY)
(EXCEPT 'N U C ’°'-"‘*"‘T'EE CASES) NOTE: in Leno cotvoemnnrion cases. use nre Locitnon or ri-ie Tenor
OF LAND INVOLVED
tc) nrronnevs retain NAME, ADDRESS, Ann reteenotve nuivteeni ATYORNEYS UF KNOWN)
Frederick L. Cottrell, ttl, Esq,
t·<. Tyler O'ConneIl, Esq
Richards, Layton & Finger
One Rodney Square
PO. Box 551
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 65l -7700
Ii. BASES OF JURISDICTION tetrtce AN x tit one eox ortiw} lil., CITEZENSHEP OF PR1NC!PAL PARTIES truce Art ·x· tn one sox t=t;r;0R
B t US Government Q 3 Federal Question IFMRWMHY Cmmnm gaégltggigngffg UNE B0
Plainttlt (U S Government Not a Party) PTF DEF PTF DEF
Citizen otThis Stale Cl 1 El 1 lnc.orporatedor1*"rincipa| Place El 4 I] 4
Q 2 U S Government Ei 4 Diversity Dreusirtgss in Tres state
Beleneeel g’“j_CCtC E:UEE1`]§)hlC et Citizen ol Another State I:} 2 [I] 2 Incorporated and Princtpai Place Et 5 lj 5
C 'E5 "' Em ot Business in Another State
Citizen or Subject ot a g 3 E 3 Foreign Nation III 6 III 6
Foreign Country
IV. NATU RE OF SUiT ti=i.Ace nn x in orve sox ontri
FORFEITLFREIPENALTY BANKRUPTCY OTHER STATIJTES
cottirnncr TCRTS
I;] 110 Insurance PERSONAURJURY B PERs0NAL§R`j{JRY g 610 Agriculture IC;] 422 Appeai B 400 State Reappointment
ij} tw Mating G °‘° ***'¤'¤’*¤ ***2 ;j;°£;H;’;;“;xcS {3 tizu otrtaraatre. omg B Z? USC *5** II! tw rtntitrtitt
Q 130 Miller Act G 315 'MFREHE pmdum Q SSS F, l t _ C] B25 Drug Retated Seizure oi 423 Wlmdrawalv E] 430 Banks and Banking
'·E‘b""V MEM hwy Properi 21 usc set rr USC15 Q
G 140 Negottabtelnstrument K] SSS ASSSUH USE, S Product Liability U I V 45U Comrr1ercellCCRatesletc
m 150 Qecovery olOverpayrrtent slander El 353 Asbestos Personal m E30 Llqum Laws PROPERTY REGHTS KI 460 Deportatiort
ti. Enforcement of |;| 330 FSuS,.St Em tu 8,5- ltlil-IVY Pl°d¤¤l Lteviltlv Sw R R E Tmck K] 820 €¤PYllt§?ll$ El HD Racketeer Intluenced and
J¤€$9m€ili t_tab,;tty p y PERSONAL PROPERTY [3 650 Airline Regs ‘ 830 P¤lEl'll Corrupt Organizations
H *51 “'i°d'°°’E A5 K] aan Marine tj Sw S,,,ErF,aSS lj asu Occupational U B10 `*"f¤d¤•'i‘¤'l‘ U 810 Selective Service
152 R ID f lied » Satetyrtteatth - -
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VBl@1’¤'â€$} I;] SSS Mmcrvehlcle E] 380 Other Personal lj 851 HIA(t395Il) tj ms CuS|SmS,, CSSHSSSS
li.;] 153 Recovery of Overpaymertt Property Damage I;]
EI 852 Btatzk Lung (923) 12 USC 3410
of \/elerar1‘s Benefits 355 M¤l¤l’V€hl¤'¤ |-;] 38; pwpwty Damage LABQR B
CI eteuoei Liability . . _ l;] ties otwctoivvw 891 Aertcutluralecls
160 Stecltlwlditrs Suits Pr¤¤¤¤l ¥l¤hli*'Y G rm raft teoorstatturttus rm ,
[I} asp Other netsotiei l‘l°5t9ll E tisz Economic stseiiizeiion Act
A ~ 720 Le ori grn ea ons 5 ;D`]'1t|¤ Xt;
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REAL PROPERTY CI 441 vgttt-rg Q 510 Motions to Vacate Q 140 Railway Labor ACI FEDERAL TAX SUETS g 895 Frwdcm Ur mkmmucn AR
Sentence · - · BDU Appeal of Fee Determination
Q Sw Land Cundemnamm tf] 442 Entpioymertt HABEAS CORFUS: E] 750 Other Labor Lllrgntton Q $170 Taxes {tj S Ptalntiff Under Ewa! ACCESS ID
D 443 Housing! Q SS l I;] 191 Ernpi Ret inc Security er QE[E"'$E"") JUSNSS
Q uc Fmmgusum Accommodations 0 Genera Act Q 871 |RS»'t'htrd Party E SSO C m I, H IS, .
E aaa nent teaser. eiecttttent rj 4,,,, ,,,.,,,,;,,,2 El 555 ¤=¤t¤ Prneitr as ost: tees Sf;;,B‘;'°"E' Y ° E E
U ZW has '° l“°"° [Il 440 Gtrierfiivit Rights I:] 540 MaERa_mu5 E RRR I] ast: other statutory nations
I;} 245 ren iarottoei Liabiiity III 5511 Crvtt Ritinls
I] 2ee nit einer neat Property D 555 Fri=t¤r¤ ¤¤¤¤=l=¤¤
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(PLACE AN X IN ONE BOX ONL ) T f df SS?Ba}1DDISmC%
reins erre rom _ _ . tt oe rom
1 1 Original B 2 Removed from {J 3 Remanded from IZ] 4 Reinstated or {Il 5 another district 1.1] I3 Mutttdlstnct IZ]? Magistrate
Proceeding State Court Appettate Court Reopened (specify) Ltltgallon Judgment
Actton for patent infrzngement pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 and 281-285
COMPLAINT: III Under i= i=t.c.t¤. ze JURY DEMAND: I Yes El NO
DATE SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
January 5,2006 é e) â€(';,,_____,_L;
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY R
neceiier rr AMOUN? AFPLYING IPP JUDGE _,,,,__,_____... MAG JUDGE .,,,,,,.,
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CiV1L COVER SHEET FORM JS~44
Authority For Civil Cover Sheet
The JS·44 civii cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and service of pleading
or other papers as required by iaw, except as provided by local rules of court This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the
United States in September IQY4, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet.
Consequently a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Coun for each civil complaint tiled. The attorney filing a case should complete
the form as follows:
l. (a) Plaintiffs - Defendants. Enter names (last, first, middle initial) of plaintiff and defendant lf the plaintiff or defendant is a
government agency, use only the full name or standard abbreviations lf the plaintiff or defendant is an official within a government
agency, identify first the agency and than the othcial, giving both name and title.
(b) County of Residence. For each civil case tiled, except U S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county where the first listed
plaintiff resides at the time of tiling. in U.S. plaintiff cases, enter the name of the county in which the first listed defendant resides at the
time of tiling. (NOTE: ln land condemnation cases, the county of residence of the "defendant" is the location of the tract of land involved).
(c) Attorneys. Enter firm name, address, telephone number, and attorney of record. lt there are several attorneys, list them on an
attachment, noting in this section "(see attachment)".
li. Jurisdiction. The basis of jurisdiction is set forth under Rule 8(a), F. R C P, which requires that jurisdictions be shown in
pleadings. Place an "><" in one ofthe boxes. lf there is more than one oasis of jurisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown below.
United States plaintiff (t) Jurisdiction is based on 28 U S C 1345 and l34B. Suits by agencies and officers of the United States are
included here.
United States defendant (2) When the plaintiff is suing the United States, its officers or agencies, place an "X" in this box.
Federal question (3) This refers to suits under 28 U S C l331, where jurisdiction arises under the Constitution ofthe United States, an
amendment to the Constitution, an act of Congress or a treaty of the United States in cases where the U .S is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or
defendant code takes precedence, and box 1 or 2 should be marked
Diversity of citizenship. (4) This refers to suits under 28 U S C 1332, where parties are citizens of different states. When Sox 4 is
checked, the citizenship of the different parties must be checked (See Section lil below; federal question actions take precedence over
diversity cases.)
ill. Residence (citizenship) of Principal Parties. This section of the JS—44 is to be completed if diversity of citizenship was indicated
above. Merit this section for each principal party.
IV. Nature of Suit. Place an "X" in the appropriate box. if the nature of suit cannot be determined, be sure the cause of action, in
Section Vi below, is sufficient to enable the deputy clerk or the statistical clerks in the Administrative Office to determine the nature of suit.
If the cause tits more than one nature of suit, select the most definitive.
V. Origin. Place an "X" in one of the seven boxes
Original Proceedings (i) Cases which originate in the United States district courts.
Removed from State Court (2) Proceedings initiated in state courts may be removed to the district courts under Titie 28 U..S.C., Section
144i.. When the petition for removal is granted, check this box.
Rerrianded from Appellate Court (3) Check this box for cases remanded to the district court for further action. Use the date of remand as
the filing date.
Reinstated or Reopened. (4) Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court. Use the reopening date as the filing
date.
Transferred from Another District (5) For cases transferred under Titie 28 U S C. Section t404(a). Do not use this for within district
transfers or multidistrict litigation transfers
it/lultidistrict Litigation. (6) Check this box when a muitidistrict case is transferred into the district under authority of Titie 28 U SC. Section
1407.. When this box is checked, do not check (5) above
Appeai to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment (7) Check this box for an appeal from a magistrates decision.
Vi. Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description ofthe cause.
Vll. Requested in Complaint. Class Action Place an "X" in this box it you are filing a class action under Rule 23, F..R..Cv.F’.
Demand. ln this space enter the dollar amount (in thousands of dollars) being demanded or indicate other demand such as a preliminary
injunction.
Jury Demand Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not a jury is being demanded.
Vlil. Related Cases. This section of the .lS—44 is used to reference relating pending cases if any. lf there are related pending cases,
insert the docket numbers and the corresponding judge names for such cases
Date and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet
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