VL Collective IP LLC v. Microsoft Corporation — Entry #41: ORDER granting [40] Motion for Extension of Protective Order Deadline
Case: VL Collective IP LLC v. Microsoft Corporation txed · 2:26-cv-00346
filed April 29, 2026
What this document is
Docket entry #41 · filed August 28, 2026
ORDER granting [40] Motion for Extension of Protective Order Deadline; granting [33] Motion for Extension of Protective Order Deadline. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 8/28/2026. (NKL)
Who is involved
- Microsoft Corporation
- VL Collective IP LLC
Why we have it
We follow this case because it names a company we track, although that company is not a party:
- CoreWeave: its project “Plano Data Center” appears in a filing in this case.
…announced a deal with CoreWeave to allow Microsoft to use CoreWeave’s Plano data center for its Microsoft…
A free copy from the RECAP archive of federal court filings (mirrored at the Internet Archive), retrieved September 29, 2026. Federal court filings are public records.
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Case 2:26-cv-00346-JRG Document 41 Filed 08/28/26 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 630
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MARSHALL DIVISION
VL COLLECTIVE IP LLC, §
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Plaintiff, §
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v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:26-CV-00346-JRG
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION, §
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Defendant. §
ORDER
Before the Court is the Motion for Extension of Protective Order Deadline (the “Joint
Motion”) filed by Plaintiff VL Collective IP LLC (“Plaintiff”) and Microsoft Corporation
(“Defendant”) (collectively, “the Parties”) (Dkt. No. 33) and the Unopposed Motion for Extension
of Protective Order Deadline (“Defendant’s Motion”) (together with the Joint Motion, the
“Motions”) filed by Defendant (Dkt. No. 40). In the Joint Motion, the Parties jointly seek an 18-
day extension of time to submit their proposed Protective Order and serve their Disclosures. (Dkt.
No. 33 at 1). The requested extension would move the deadlines from August 10, 2026, up to and
including August 28, 2026. (Id.). In Defendant’s Motion, Defendant seeks to further extend the
deadline for the Parties to submit the proposed Protective Order up to and including September 2,
2026. (Dkt. No. 40 at 1). Defendant’s Motion is unopposed. (Id. at 3).
Having considered the Motions, the Court finds that they should be and hereby are
GRANTED. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that the deadline for the Parties to serve their
Disclosures is extended up to and including August 28, 2026. The Court further ORDERS that
the deadline for the Parties to submit their proposed Protective Order is extended up to and
including September 2, 2026.
Case 2:26-cv-00346-JRG Document 41 Filed 08/28/26 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 631
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 28th day of August, 2026.
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RODNEY GILSTRAP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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