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EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC., ) I Bb
ARMSTRONG TOOLS INC., KINGSLEY ) U.$,Q,13°[q T O, ,, 1
TOOLS INC., LEA WAY HAND TOOL ) Civil Action N0. 3202 I{7?;$i&gHéé-IFIR '
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1 HU, HOU-FEI, a/k/a BOBBY HU, )
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I DEFENDANT HU’S MOTION TO DISMISS
THE ORIGINAL 1747 CASE
· J. Hoke Peacock III i
i Federal Bar No. ct24230 I `
1 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P.
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r` 3:O2cv1723 (AVC). November 10, 2004. This is an action for a
declaratory judgment. The plaintiffs and counterclaim- .
I defendants, Easco Hand Tools, Inc., Armstrong Tools, Inc.,
1 Kingsley Tools Inc., and Lea Way Hand Tool Corporation, seek a
3 declaration that they have not infringed the so-called ‘387 g
l patent held by the defendant and counterclaim-plaintiff, Bobby `
Hu. The patent covers reversible ratchet. wrench technology. By ,
way of counterclaim, Hu alleges that the plaintiffs willfully . ' ”
1 infringed his patents and engaged in trade secret
i misappropriation. The defendant now moves for voluntarily
1 dismissal of all claims pending in this matter and to dismiss all
claims pending in the counterclaim for want of subject matter
U jurisdiction. The motion for voluntary dismissal of the
11 complaint is GRANTED. The motion to dismiss the countercétaim for
jg want of subject matter jurisdiction is aisetgmnued. N . A
f dismissal of the counterclaim is for want of subject mitgler
i jurisdiction, dismissal is_or.d.e_r,e_dn»1zA't rejudice. :?`c}3“ §I an
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