Ericsson Inc. et al v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd. et al, No. 2:15-cv-00011 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2016)

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Before the Court is Defendants’1 Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review. (Dkt. No. 203; “Motion to Stay” ). Plaintiff Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (collectively, “Ericsson”) oppose the Motion to Stay. I. LAW A district court has the inherent power to control its own docket, including the power to stay proceedings before it. See Clinton v. Jones , 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997) (“The District Court has broad discretion to stay proceedings as an incident to its power to control its own docket.”).