UWorld LLC v. USMLE Galaxy LLC
| Texas Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Ed Kinkeade |
| Referred: | David L Horan |
| Case #: | 3:23-cv-00447 |
| Nature of Suit | 820 Property Rights - Copyrights |
| Cause | 28:1331 Fed. Question |
| Case Filed: | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Terminated: | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Last checked: Saturday Aug 26, 2023 12:49 PM CDT |
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Counter Claimant
USMLE Galaxy LLC
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Counter Defendant
UWorld LLC
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Defendant
USMLE Galaxy LLC
539 W. Commerce Street #6075
Dallas, TX 75208 |
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Defendant
Tart Labs
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Mediator
Jeff Kaplan
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Plaintiff
UWorld LLC
9111 Cyprus Waters Blvd Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75019 |
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GPO
Jun 27 2023
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: The Court should Grant without prejudice 19 Motion to Dismiss filed by USMLE Galaxy LLC. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 6/27/2023) (svc) |
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GPO
Jul 11 2023
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE - Defendants Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED and Plaintiffs trade dress dilution and Texas Theft Liability Act and unfair competition claims are dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff shall have 21 days from the date of this Order to file an Amended Complaint to replead its trade dress dilution and Texas Theft Liability Act and unfaircompetition claims consistent with the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. If Plaintiff fails to do so, those claims will be dismissed with prejudice without further notice. (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 7/11/2023) (chmb) |
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GPO
Mar 21 2024
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY: The Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART 70 Plaintiff UWorld's Motion for Discovery. All jurisdictional discovery must be completed by 5/2/2024, and any motion raising a dispute that may arise regarding this jurisdictional discovery must be filed by 4/25/2024. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 3/21/2024) (sxf) |
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GPO
Aug 26 2024
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - Granting MOTION for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint and Brief in support 100. The Clerk is DIRECTED to file Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint, filed as Doc. No. 101-2, and the Appendix in Support of Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint, filed as Doc. No. 101-3, on the docket as of the date of this Memorandum Opinion and Order. (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 8/26/2024) (chmb) |
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GPO
Apr 24 2025
David L. Horan on 4/24/2025) (cfk) Modified to additional text on 4/25/2025 (ykp). MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 239 MOTION To Take Additional Depositions and gives UWorld leave to exceed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure and gives UWorld leave to exceed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge |
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GPO
Apr 28 2025
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 207 Motion to Strike UWorld's December 13 Sur-Rebuttal and Reply Reports and Errata of Nancy Miracle. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 4/28/2025) (axm) |
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GPO
Jun 26 2025
s moot UWorld's 415 motion for oral argument. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 6/26/2025) (twd)MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: The Court denies UWorld LLC's 324 Motion for Reconsideration of 320 Memorandum Opinion and Order on Defendants' 207 Motion to Strike UWorld's December 13 Sur-rebuttal and Reply Reports and denies a |
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GPO
Sep 16 2025
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 198 Motion to Withdraw UWorld's Confidentiality Designations. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 9/16/2025) (cfk) |
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GPO
Apr 07 2026
6) (chmb) ORDER ACCEPTING IN PART AND REJECTING IN PART FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE - On September 11, 2025, the United States Magistrate Judge entered his Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation (the "FCR") (Doc. No. 541) on Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 305) and Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 311). The FCR recommends this Court grant in part and deny in part both Plaintiffs Motion and Defendants' Motion.Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is DENIED in its entirety. Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 4/7/202 |
| Docket last updated: 06/12/2026 11:59 PM CDT |
| Tuesday, June 09, 2026 | ||
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Scheduling Order
Tue 06/09 3:23 PM
ELECTRONIC AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER Setting Trial Date and Pretrial Deadlines. The Court is in receipt of the parties' Joint Notification Regarding Trial Setting (Doc. No. 661). The Court has carefully considered the parties' respective positions and the requested trial settings in light of the Court's very busy docket and trial calendar. The Court sets this case for trial on the three-week docket beginning February 1, 2027 . Although the Court makes every effort to give as much notice as possible, counsel and the parties shall be ready for trial on two (2) days' notice at any time during this three-week period. As specified in Paragraph 10 of the Amended Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 66), the parties shall make all disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3)(A)-(B) by November 2, 2026 . Objections to those pretrial disclosures shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 10 of the Court's Amended Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 66) by November 16, 2026 . All pretrial materials, as identified in Paragraph 12 of the Amended Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 66), shall be filed with the Court by December 4, 2026 . The parties, through their representatives who have full settlement authority, and their respective counsel shall hold a FACE-TO-FACE meeting to discuss settlement by January 8, 2027 , and shall file a JOINT notification of the results of the face-to-face meeting by January 11, 2027 . The parties shall comply with Local Civil Rule 16.3 in conducting this meeting. (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 6/9/2026) (chmb) |
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Response/Objection
Thu 06/04 3:33 PM
RESPONSE AND OBJECTION filed by Tart Labs, USMLE Galaxy LLC re:660 MOTION for Reconsideration re648 Order Accepting/Adopting Findings and Recommendations,,, on Defendants' Direct and Vicarious Copyright Infringement Liability (Gray, Tonya) |
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