RPost Holdings, Inc. et al v. DocuSign, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-00683 (E.D. Tex. May 3, 2019)

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Before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Motion to Sever and Stay Plaintiffs’ Claims Against Customer Defendants (“the Motion”). (Dkt. No. 144). In the Motion, the Parties ask the Court to sever and stay the present case with respect to “Customer Defendants” 1—all defendants except DocuSign, Inc. (“DocuSign”). (Id. at 1 n.1). In the Motion, the Parties claim that the relationship between the Customer Defendants and DocuSign falls within the “customer-suit exception” as articulated in In re Nintendo of America, Inc., 756 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2014). (Dkt.