Case 6:23-cv-00344-KC Document 17 Filed 09/21/23 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO DIVISION LANCIUM LLC, Plaintiff, Case No. 6:23-cv-00344-KC v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED U.S. DATA MINING GROUP, INC. (D/B/A US BITCOIN), U.S. MINING INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS, LLC, and U.S. DATA KING MOUNTAIN LLC, Defendants. JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND STAY Plaintiff Lancium LLC and Defendants U.S. Data Mining Group, Inc. (d/b/a US Bitcoin), U.S. Mining Infrastructure Operations, LLC, and U.S. Data King Mountain LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”) jointly and respectfully move the Court to: (1) extend the time for Defendants to answer, move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint until January 15, 2024; and (2) otherwise extend the stay of this case and all other deadlines until January 15, 2024. Good cause exists for granting this Motion for the following reasons: 1. On July 1, 2023, in order to aid discussions regarding resolution of this matter, the Parties jointly moved to extend Defendants’ deadline to respond to the complaint until October 2, 2023 and to stay all other deadlines until October 2, 2023. See D.I. 15. 2. On July 5, 2023, the Court granted the Parties’ joint motion and stayed all deadlines until October 2, 2023. See D.I. 16. 3. During the stay period, the Parties engaged in continued negotiations but have not yet been able to reach final resolution. Negotiations continue, but have been complicated by, among 1 Case 6:23-cv-00344-KC Document 17 Filed 09/21/23 Page 2 of 5 other things, Defendants’ concurrent efforts to consummate a proposed merger transaction. To the extent that the merger is consummated, the Parties expect to engage in further good faith negotiations with the goal of bringing these disputes to a consensual resolution. 4. In the interim, the Parties do not wish to expend the Court’s or the Parties’ resources. Given the scope of this litigation, which involves seven (7) patents, the Parties expect that early motion practice and claim construction proceedings alone will result in a substantial imposition upon the Court and significant expenditure by the Parties. 5. In view of the Parties’ expected path to resolution, and the substantial resources and expense associated with litigating a case of this size and scope, the Parties respectfully request that the Court enter an order extending the time in which Defendants may respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint up-to and including January 15, 2024, and otherwise extend the stay of this case and all pending deadlines until January 15, 2024. 2 Case 6:23-cv-00344-KC Document 17 Filed 09/21/23 Page 3 of 5 Dated: September 21, 2023 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Francisco J. Ortega Texas Bar No. 24060365 SCOTTHULSE, P.C. One San Jacinto Plaza 201 E. Main Drive, Suite 1100 El Paso, TX 79901 Telephone: (915) 546-8245 Fax: (915) 546-8333 Email: fort@scotthulse.com Jeff H. Ray Texas Bar No. 16604400 Marisa Y. Ybarra-Williams Texas Bar No. 24067360 RAY PEÑA MCCHRISTIAN 5822 Cromo Drive, Suite 400 El Paso, TX 79912 Telephone: (915) 832-7200 Fax: (915) 832-7333 Email: jray@raylaw.com Email: mybarra-williams@raylaw.com Mark C. Nelson Texas Bar No. 00794361 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP 2121 North Pearl Street, Ste. 700 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: (214) 258-4200 Fax: (214) 258-4199 Email: mark.nelson@btlaw.com Adam M. Kaufmann (admitted pro hac vice) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4400 Chicago, IL 60606 Telephone: (312) 214-8319 Fax: (312) 759-5646 Email: adam.kaufmann@btlaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF LANCIUM LLC 3 Case 6:23-cv-00344-KC Document 17 Filed 09/21/23 Page 4 of 5 /s/ Krishnan Padmanabhan kpadmanabhan@winston.com WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166-4193 Tel: 212-294-6700 Fax: 212-294-4700 Daniel T. Stabile dstabile@winston.com (Pro Hac Vice) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 Tel: (305) 910-0500 Fax: (305) 910-0505 William M. Logan Texas Bar No. 24106214 wlogan@winston.com WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 800 Capitol Street, Suite 2400 Houston, TX 77002 Tel: (713) 651-2766 Fax: (713) 651-2700 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS U.S. DATA MINING GROUP, INC., U.S. MINING INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS, LLC, AND U.S. DATA KING MOUNTAIN LLC 4 Case 6:23-cv-00344-KC Document 17 Filed 09/21/23 Page 5 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE This is to certify that on September 20, 2023 counsel for Plaintiff conferred with counsel for Defendants regarding the relief requested in this motion. /s/ Mark C. Nelson Mark C. Nelson CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of the foregoing on September 21, 2023, via the Court’s CM/ECF system. /s/ Mark C. Nelson Mark C. Nelson 5