An Eastern District of Texas hearing scheduled for last week in a case filed by Analytical Technologies, LLC, a Leigh M. Rothschild-linked plaintiff, against Starbucks was postponed to this week. The court there is to consider, at least, a motion filed by Rothschild himself to dismiss certain counterclaims in which Starbucks challenges Rothschild’s entire monetization model—characterized elsewhere as inspired by the framework of former top-filer IP Edge LLC—as “an extensive thimblerig” intended to shield Rothschild from any negative litigation repercussions. In the meantime, Starbucks has filed a motion to compel discovery from Analytical Technologies and for an order protecting its lead counsel from the plaintiff’s deposition notice.