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
Plaintiff Headwater Research LLC previously filed a Motion for Summary Judgment of Verizon’s First, Fifth, and Sixth Affirmative Defenses. (Dkt. No. 173.) Magistrate Judge Payne entered a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 346), recommending grant in part of Headwater’s Motion with respect to summary judgment precluding Verizon’s affirmative defense . of laches, but otherwise denying the Motion. Because no objections have been filed and because of the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, the Recommendation is ADOPTED. It is therefore ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment of Verizon’s First, Fifth, and Sixth Affirmative Defenses (Dkt. No. 173) is GRANTED only with respect to summary judgment precluding Verizon’s affirmative defense of laches, but is otherwise DENIED.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 14th day of July, 2025.