Solos Technology Ltd. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. — Entry #44: Citation of Supplemental Authority pursuant to Fed
Case: Solos Technology Ltd. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. cafc · 26-1721
filed April 22, 2026
What this document is
Docket entry #44 · filed September 10, 2026
Citation of Supplemental Authority pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 28(j) for Appellant Daitona Carter. Service: 09/10/2026 by email. [1192713] [26-1721] [Daitona Carter] [Entered: 09/10/2026 04:02 PM]
Who is involved
- DAITONA CARTER
- ESSILORLUXOTTICA USA, INC.
- LUXOTTICA OF AMERICA, INC.
- META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- META PLATFORMS, INC.
- OAKLEY, INC.
- SOLOS TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Why we have it
We follow this case because it names a company we track, although that company is not a party:
- CoreWeave: its name “CoreWeave” appears in a filing in this case.
…Billion Meta-Core the documented $35.2 Billion Meta-CoreWeave infrastructure deal. Mandatory Disclosure…
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: 26-1721 Document: 44 Page: 1 Filed: 09/10/2026
No. 2026-1721
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
SOLOS TECHNOLOGY LTD.,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
V.
META PLATFORMS, INC., META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
OAKLEY, INC., LUXOTTICA OF AMERICA, INC., ESSILORLUXOTTICA,
USA, LLC,
Defendants,
DAITONA CARTER,
Movant-Appellant.
Appeal from
Appeal from the
the United
United States
States District
District Court
Court
for
for the
the District of Masschusetts
District of Masschusetts
in
in 1:26cv–1034–ADB
1:26cv-1034-ADB
Judge Allison D.
Judge Allison D. Burroughs
Burroughs
FRAP 28(j) LETTER
FRAP 28(j) LETTER MOVANT-APPELLANT
MOVANT-APPELLANT
DAITONA CARTER
DAITONA CARTER
Case: 26-1721 Document: 44 Page: 2 Filed: 09/10/2026
DAITONA CARTER
DAITONA CARTER
Movant-Appellant Pro
Movant-Appellant Pro Se
Se
22 Massachusetts
Massachusetts Ave NE
Ave NE
General
General Delivery, Main Post
Delivery, Main Post Office
Office
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 20002
20002
legal@daitonacarter.com
legal@daitonacarter.com
September
September 10, 2026
10, 2026
VIA
VIA ELECTRONIC
ELECTRONIC FILING
FILING
Jarrett
Jarrett B.
B. Perlow, Clerk of
Perlow, Clerk of Court
Court
U.S. Court
U.S. Court of
of Appeals
Appeals for
for the
the Federal
Federal Circuit
Circuit
717
717 Madison
Madison Place,
Place, N.W.
N.W.
Washington,
Washington, DCDC 20439
20439
RE: SolosTechnology
RE: Solos TechnologyLtd.
Ltd.v.v.Meta
MetaPlatforms,
Platforms,Inc.,
Inc.,etetal.,
al.,No.
No.2026-1721
2026-1721
Movant-Appellant
Movant-Appellant Daitona
Daitona Carter’s Notice of
Carter's Notice of Supplemental
Supplemental Authority
Authority
(FRAP 28(j))
(FRAP 28(i))
Dear Mr.
Dear Mr. Perlow:
Perlow:
Pursuant to
Pursuant to Federal
Federal Rule
Rule of
of Appellate
Appellate Procedure
Procedure 28(j),
28(j), Movant-Appellant
Movant-AppellantDaitona
Daitona
Carter
Carter respectfully
respectfully directs
directs the
the Court’s
Court's attention
attention to
to this
this Court’s precedential
Court's precedential
decision in
decision Versata Software,
in Versata Software, LLC
LLC v.
v. Ford Motor Company,
Ford Motor Company, No.
No. 2024-1140
2024-1140 (Fed.
(Fed.
Cir. May 22,
Cir. May 22, 2026,
2026, reissued
reissued Sept.
Sept. 10,
10, 2026).
2026).
Versata is directly
Versata is directly pertinent
pertinent because
because it
it re-affirmed
re-affirmed that
that aa district
district court
court commits
commits an
an
error of
error of law
law when
when itit prematurely
prematurely forecloses
forecloses or
or restricts
restricts aa plaintiff's
plaintiff's statutory
statutory right
right
to pursue
to pursue aa full
full unjust
unjust enrichment
enrichment and
and global
global gains
gains damages
damages model
model under
under the
the
Defend Trade
Defend Trade Secrets
SecretsAct
Act(DTSA).
(DTSA).This
ThisaCourt
Courtheld
held that
that aa reasonable
reasonable royalty
royalty is
is aa
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fallback measure
fallback measure rather
rather than
than an
an artificial
artificial ceiling
ceiling on
on recovery,
recovery, and
and that
that courts
courts
cannot
cannot summarily
summarily limit
limit aa victim's
victim's property
property valuation
valuation prior to discovery.
prior to discovery.
This
This authority
authority directly
directly supports
supportsSection
SectionII.H of Appellant's
I.H of Appellant’s Reply
Reply Brief
Brief (p.
(p. 21).
21). It
It
reinforces that
reinforces that the
the District
District Court
Court erred
erred by
by transforming
transforming aa gateway
gateway right-of-entry
right-of-entry
amotion
motioninto
intoa apremature,
premature,pre-discovery
pre-discoverysummary
summaryjudgment
judgmentruling
rulingthat
that precluded
precluded
property and
property and accounting
accounting interests
interests based
based on
on pre-discovery
pre-discovery assertions. As preserved
assertions. As preserved
in
in the
the record
record (D.
(D. Mass.
Mass. Doc.
Doc. 58,
58, p.
p. 3;
3; Reply
Reply Brief,
Brief, p. 17), Versata
p. 17), confirms
Versata confirms
Appellant's entitlement to
Appellant's entitlement to pursue
pursue aa complete
complete accounting
accounting framework
framework encompassing
encompassing
the integrated enterprise's
the integrated enterprise's gains.
gains.
Respectfully submitted,
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Daitona
/s/ Daitona Carter
Carter
DAITONA
DAITONA CARTER
CARTER
Movant-Appellant, Pro
Movant-Appellant, Pro Se
Se
22 Massachusetts
Massachusetts Ave NE
Ave NE
General
General Delivery, Main Post
Delivery, Main Post Office
Office
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 20002
20002
legal@daitonacarter.com
legal@daitonacarter.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby
hereby certify
certify that
that on
on September
September 10,
10, 2026,
2026, aa true
true and
and correct
correct copy
copy of
of the
the
foregoing
foregoing Rule
Rule 28(j)
28(j) Letter
Letter was
was filed
filed via
via the
the Court’s CM/ECF system,
Court's CM/ECF system, which
which will
will
Case: 26-1721 Document: 44 Page: 4 Filed: 09/10/2026
send electronic notification of such filing and a copy of the document to all
registered counsel of record, and that a copy was also transmitted via electronic
mail to the respective email addresses on record.
/s/ Daitona Carter
DAITONA CARTER
Movant-Appellant, Pro Se
2 Massachusetts Ave NE
General Delivery, Main Post Office
Washington, DC 20002
legal@daitonacarter.com