Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al
Filing
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Proposed Voir Dire by Oracle International Corporation, SAP AG, SAP America Inc, Tomorrownow Inc Joint Proposed Juror Questionnaire. (Howard, Geoffrey) (Filed on 4/26/2012)
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BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
DONN P. PICKETT (SBN 72257)
GEOFFREY M. HOWARD (SBN 157468)
BREE HANN (SBN 215695)
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111-4067
Telephone: 415.393.2000
Facsimile: 415.393.2286
donn.pickett@bingham.com
geoff.howard@bingham.com
bree.hann@bingham.com
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
DAVID BOIES (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
Telephone:
(914) 749-8200
Facsimile:
(914) 749-8300
dboies@bsfllp.com
STEVEN C. HOLTZMAN (SBN 144177)
FRED NORTON (SBN 224725)
1999 Harrison St., Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone:
(510) 874-1000
Facsimile:
(510) 874-1460
sholtzman@bsfllp.com
fnorton@bsfllp.com
DORIAN DALEY (SBN 129049)
JENNIFER GLOSS (SBN 154227)
500 Oracle Parkway, M/S 5op7
Redwood City, CA 94070
Telephone: 650.506.4846
Facsimile: 650.506.7144
dorian.daley@oracle.com
jennifer.gloss@oracle.com
JONES DAY
THARAN GREGORY LANIER (SBN 138784)
JANE L. FROYD (SBN 220776)
1755 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone:
(650) 739-3939
Facsimile:
(650) 739-3900
tglanier@jonesday.com
jfroyd@jonesday.com
JONES DAY
SCOTT W. COWAN (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JOSHUA L. FUCHS (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
717 Texas, Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone:
(832) 239-3939
Facsimile:
(832) 239-3600
swcowan@jonesday.com
jlfuchs@jonesday.com
Attorneys for Defendants
SAP AG, SAP America, Inc., and
TomorrowNow, Inc.
Attorneys for Plaintiff Oracle International
Corp.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
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JONES DAY
ROBERT A. MITTELSTAEDT (SBN 060359)
JASON McDONELL (SBN 115084)
ELAINE WALLACE (SBN 197882)
555 California Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone:
(415) 626-3939
Facsimile:
(415) 875-5700
ramittelstaedt@jonesday.com
jmcdonell@jonesday.com
ewallace@jonesday.com
ORACLE USA, INC., et al.,
Case No. 07-CV-01658 PJH (EDL)
Plaintiffs,
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JOINT PROPOSED JUROR
QUESTIONNAIRE
v.
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SAP AG, et al.,
Date:
Time:
Place:
Judge:
Defendants.
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May 24, 2012
2:30 pm
3rd Floor, Courtroom 3
Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton
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JOINT PROPOSED JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE
CASE NO. 07-CV-01658 PJH (EDL)
Pursuant to the Court’s Pretrial Instructions, Plaintiff Oracle International Corporation
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(“Oracle”) and Defendants SAP AG, SAP America, Inc., and TomorrowNow, Inc. (collectively,
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“Defendants,” and with Oracle, the “Parties”) submit their Joint Proposed Juror Questionnaire,
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attached as Exhibit A. In lieu of submitting voir dire questions to be posed by the Court in
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addition to the Court’s standard juror questionnaire, the Parties submit a jointly prepared
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questionnaire to be provided to venire members to complete prior to voir dire. See ECF No.
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1110 (Pretrial Order re Retrial).
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DATED: April 26, 2012
Bingham McCutchen LLP
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By:
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/s/ Geoffrey M. Howard
Geoffrey M. Howard
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Oracle International Corporation
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In accordance with General Order No. 45, Rule X, the above signatory attests that
concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the signatory below.
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DATED: April 26, 2012
JONES DAY
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By:
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/s/ Tharan Gregory Lanier
Tharan Gregory Lanier
Attorneys for Defendants
SAP AG, SAP America, Inc.,
and TomorrowNow, Inc.
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JOINT PROPOSED JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE
CASE NO. 07-CV-01658 PJH (EDL)
EXHIBIT A
JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE
Full Name: ______________________________________________________________
(First)
(Middle)
(Last)
1. What is your age ______________ and place of birth? _____________________________
2. What is your marital status?
___ single
___ married
___ separated
___ divorced
___ widowed
3. What is your current city of residence? ______________________________________
How long have you lived in that city? _______________________
4. If you have lived at your current residence for fewer than five years, where did you live
before?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. If you live with any other adults, please list them, and identify their relationship to you and
their occupation/employer:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Knowledge Specific to this Case
6. Have you heard of any of the companies involved in this case, any of the companies acquired
by the companies in this case, or any of the current or former executives for these
companies?
Oracle International Corp.
Oracle USA, Inc.
Siebel Systems, Inc.
J.D. Edwards
PeopleSoft
TomorrowNow, Inc.
SAP America, Inc.
SAP AG
Acquired company (write in): ____________________________
YES
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NO
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If you checked yes to any of the above, please explain (including any opinions you have about
those companies):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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7. Have you or anyone close to you ever worked for, owned stock in or done business with
companies involved in this case or companies acquired by the companies in this case?
Oracle International Corp.
Oracle USA, Inc.
Siebel Systems, Inc.
J.D. Edwards
PeopleSoft
TomorrowNow, Inc.
SAP America, Inc.
SAP AG
Acquired company (write in): ____________________________
YES
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NO
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If you checked yes to any of the above, please explain:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
8. Have you heard or do you know anything about Larry Ellison?
____Yes _____No
If you checked yes, please explain (including any opinions you have about Mr. Ellison):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
9. Do you know any of the attorneys representing the parties in this case?
David Boies
Steven C. Holtzman
Donn P. Pickett
Geoffrey M. Howard
Fred Norton
Dorian Daley
Jennifer Gloss
Robert A. Mittelstaedt
Jason McDonell
Elaine Wallace
Tharan Gregory Lanier
Jane L. Froyd
Scott W. Cowan
Joshua L. Fuchs
___ Yes ___ No
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If you checked yes to any of the above, please explain:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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10. Have you ever been employed by or represented by or had any business dealings of any
nature with the law firm of Jones Day, the law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner or the law
firm of Bingham McCutchen?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please state the firm with which you have (or had) the relationship, and briefly describe
nature and extent of the relationship (without revealing anything confidential):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
11. Attached as Appendix 1 is a list of persons who are potential witnesses in this case. If you
know, or think you may know, any of the persons listed, please circle their names.
Please indicate here whether you have circled any name(s): ___ Yes ___ No
12. Have you heard, read, or seen anything in the press or media about this lawsuit or any lawsuit
that is similar?
___ Yes ___ No
If so, what have you heard, read, or seen? ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Please state any opinions you have formed about this lawsuit based on what you have heard,
read, or seen?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Employment and Education
13. What best describes your current employment status? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
___ Employed part-time
___ Employed full-time
___ Self-employed
___ Full time student
___ Part time student
___ Homemaker
___ Retired since _________(date) ___ Unemployed, not looking for work
___ Unemployed, looking for work ___ Other (Please explain:
_________________________)
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14. What type of work do you do and who is your employer (or, if you are not currently working,
what type of work did you do at your most-recent employer)?
____________________________________________________________________________
15.
How long have you worked for your current employer or, if not currently working, how
long did you work for your most recent employer?
____________________________________________________________________________
16. If you have worked for your current employer for less than five years, describe your previous
employment.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
17. Have you studied, traveled, served in the military or worked abroad (i.e., outside the United
States)? If yes, where and when:
______________________________________________________________________________
18. Do you speak and/or read German? ____Yes ____No
If yes, please describe your level of fluency. ___________________________________
19. What is the highest level of education you have completed? __________________________
Please list colleges or vocational schools attended and specify major areas of study:___________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
20.
What is the highest level of education your spouse, partner, or significant other has
completed and what is his or her occupation, if any?
______________________________________________________________________________
21. If you have children, please list each child’s age and gender and, if they are employed, please
give their occupation/employer.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
22. Have you or any member of your family been affected by the recent economic downturn
and/or mortgage crisis? ____Yes ____No
If yes, please explain: ____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Technical Knowledge and Opinion
23. When it comes to numerical calculations generally, would you describe yourself as someone
who is comfortable estimating an answer or who likes to use a formula to get a precise
answer? (PLEASE CHECK ONE)
___ Comfortable estimating ___ Likes to use a formula to get a precise answer
24. How knowledgeable are you about business software or databases in general?
___ Very ___ Somewhat ___ Not very ___ Not at all
If you have knowledge, please explain: ________________________________________
25. Have you ever worked for a “high tech” company?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, which company(ies)? What did you do there? ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
26. Do you have any strong feelings about any computer software companies? ___ Yes ___ No
If yes, which companies? Please explain.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
27. Have you, a family member, or someone close to you taken any courses or had any
specialized training or experience (including work experience) involving the following?
(If yes, please specify who and explain the training or experience you or they have had.)
YES
NO
Please Explain
Computer/Technical
Software Systems
and/or Development
Information
Technology (IT)
Business/Management
Sales
Contracts
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Copyrights/Patents/
Trademarks
Law
28. Do you, a family member, or someone close to you have any knowledge, training, advanced
education, or work experience with any of the following software systems?
(Please check all that apply):
___ Timekeeping software
___ Enterprise software, including but not limited to Human Resource
___ Management software (HRMS), accounting software, Customer Relationship
___ Management software (CRM), Supply Chain Management software,
___ Financials, Distribution and Manufacturing software, Enterprise Performance
___ Management software (EPM), Student Administration software
___ Database software
___ Any Oracle product: (please specify) ________________________________
___ Any PeopleSoft product: (please specify) _____________________________
___ Any J.D. Edwards product: (please specify) ___________________________
___ Any Siebel product: (please specify) ________________________________
___ Any SAP product: (please specify) __________________________________
If yes, please identify who and explain:________________________________________
Business and Intellectual Property Experience
29. Have you, a family member, or someone close to you ever purchased, owned, or run a
business (either personally or on behalf of your/their employer)?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please explain: ____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Was the business successful? ___ Yes ___ No ___ Not sure
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30. Have you ever been:
a. An officer or director of a company
___ Yes ___ No
b. A shareholder of a company
___ Yes ___ No
c. An executive, manager, or supervisor of a company
___ Yes ___ No
31. Have you ever had an experience where you believe a business competitor to either a
business you owned or worked at competed in an unfair or improper manner? ___Yes ___No
If yes, please explain:____________________________________________________________
32. Have you ever held a job in which you negotiated licenses for intellectual property, such as
patents, copyrights, or trademarks?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please explain:____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
33. Have you or anyone close to you ever applied for a patent, copyright or trademark?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes: Who? What was it for (general description)? Was the application granted?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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34. Have you ever believed or had the experience that someone else has used your intellectual
property or work product (or that of someone close to you) inappropriately?
____Yes ____No
If so, what happened? Explain the circumstances and what you did about the situation, if
anything. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Legal Experience and Opinions
35. If you have served on a jury before:
How many times? ______________________________________________
What type of case(s)? ____________________________________________
In what court? (State/County or Federal) ____________________________________
Did you ever serve as a jury foreperson?
___ Yes ___ No
How many of the jury(ies) on which you served reached a verdict? _______________
36. Have you, a family member, or close friend ever been involved in a lawsuit (either filed a
lawsuit, been sued, been a witness in a civil or criminal case, or given deposition testimony)?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please note who and explain the circumstances (including whether the outcome was
satisfactory):
______________________________________________________________________________
37. Generally speaking, do you think that money damage awards from lawsuits in the
U.S. are:
_____ Too high _____ About right _____ Too low _____ No opinion
Memberships, Associations, and Activities
38. Are you a member of a union?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, have you ever been a shop steward, union representative, business agent or an elected
union official (please specify which one)?
______________________________________________________________________________
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39. To what social, civic, professional, trade, volunteer, or other organizations do you or your
significant other belong? Please list any offices you or your significant other have held in
any organizations you identify.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
40. Do you participate in competitive sports activities on a regular basis? ___ Yes ___ No
Sources of News, Use of Technology, and Opinions about the Marketplace
41. Do you follow the news on a regular basis?
___ Yes ___ No
42. What types of television/radio programs, books, magazines, newspapers, and websites do
you typically read/visit?
__________________________________________________________________________
43. Do you (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
Use a computer at work?
_____ Yes _____No
Use a computer at home?
_____ Yes _____No
Use the internet to find information?
_____ Yes _____No
Use the internet to download?
_____ Yes _____No
Troubleshoot or repair computers?
_____ Yes _____No
Feel comfortable using a computer?
_____ Yes _____No
Feel comfortable with computer terminology?_____Yes _____No
If yes, how often?
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44. Do you regularly read and/or contribute to online blogs? If yes, what are the names or types
of blogs you read?
__________________________________________________________________________
Service on this Jury Panel
45. Describe any vision, hearing, language, or other medical problems that may affect your jury
service:
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
46. Do you know anyone on this jury panel?
____ Yes (Who? _____________) ____ No
47. If you have relatives or close personal friends who are judges or attorneys or court personnel,
what are their names and relationship to you, and where are they located? (If they are judges
or court personnel, please indicate the court where they work, if you know.)
______________________________________________________________________________
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48. One of the defendants in this case, SAP AG, is based in Germany. Do you believe you will
be able to give fair and equal consideration to SAP AG, knowing it is a German company?
___ Yes ___ No
49. Is there anything else you think the Court and parties in this dispute should know about you
that would affect your ability to be a fair and impartial juror in this case?
___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please describe. ___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
VERIFICATION
I, ________________________________, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of California that the foregoing responses I have given on this Juror Questionnaire, and on
any attached sheets, if any, are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
__________________________
(Date)
__________________________________________
(Signature)
Thank you for your answers.
Before returning this questionnaire to the Court, please check to see that you have answered all
the questions.
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APPENDIX 1
[Updated witness list to be inserted]
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