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Headwater Research LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al, No. 2:23-cv-00352 (E.D. Tex. July 9, 2025)

Adopted Report and recommendation (or magistrate's order) adopted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:23-cv-00352, Dkt. No. 377
Decided
July 9, 2025
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J. — Marshall
Document
Order
Docket Entry
ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations for 292 Report and Recommendations re 189 Sealed Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing filed by Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communicat…
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

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HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC,

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Plaintiff, §

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v.

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Case No. 2:23-cv-00352-JRG-RSP VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.,

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CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON

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WIRELESS, and VERIZON CORPORATE

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SERVICES GROUP, INC.,

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Defendants. §

ORDER

Defendants Verizon Communications Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and Verizon Corporate Services Group, Inc previously filed a Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing (Dkt. No. 189.) Magistrate Judge Payne entered a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 292), recommending denial of Verizon’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing. Verizon has now filed Objections (Dkt. No. 330) and Headwater has filed its Response (Dkt. No. 364.)

After conducting a de novo review of the briefing on the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of . Standing, the Report and Recommendation, Verizon’s Objections, and Headwater’s Response, the Court agrees with the reasoning provided within the Report and Recommendation and concludes that the Objections fail to show that the Report and Recommendation was clearly erroneous. Consequently, the Court OVERRULES Verizon’s Objections, ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation, and ORDERS that the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing (Dkt. No. 189) is DENIED.

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 9th day of July, 2025.

RODNEY GILSTRAP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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