Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al

Filing 766

Proposed Order re 764 MOTION No. 2: to exclude testimony of Defendants' Expert Brian Sommer by Oracle EMEA Limited, Oracle International Corporation, Oracle USA Inc., Siebel Systems, Inc.. (House, Holly) (Filed on 8/19/2010)

Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al

Doc. 766

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BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP DONN P. PICKETT (SBN 72257) GEOFFREY M. HOWARD (SBN 157468) HOLLY A. HOUSE (SBN 136045) ZACHARY J. ALINDER (SBN 215695) BREE HANN (SBN 215695) Three Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111-4067 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.393.2286 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP DAVID BOIES (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 333 Main Street Armonk, NY 10504 Telephone: [phone] [e-mail] STEVEN C. HOLTZMAN (SBN 144177) 1999 Harrison St., Suite 900 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: [phone] [e-mail] DORIAN DALEY (SBN 129049) JENNIFER GLOSS (SBN 154227) 500 Oracle Parkway, M/S 5op7 Redwood City, CA 94070 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 650.506.7114 [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., et al. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION ORACLE USA, INC., et al., No. 07-CV-01658 PJH (EDL) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING Plaintiffs, PLAINTIFFS' MOTION NO. 2: TO v. EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS' EXPERT BRIAN SAP AG, et al., SOMMER Defendants. Date: September 30, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: 3rd Floor, Courtroom 3 Judge: Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton
A/73468953.1 Case No. 07-CV-01658 PJH (EDL) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOT. 2: TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS' EXPERT BRIAN SOMMER

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The Court having before it the Motion of Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc. (predecessor to Oracle America, Inc.), Oracle International Corporation, Oracle EMEA Limited and Siebel Systems, Inc. (collectively "Oracle" or "Plaintiffs") to Exclude Testimony of Defendants' Expert Brian S. Sommer, and having considered the papers and argument of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Testimony of Defendants' Expert Brian S. Sommer is GRANTED as follows: 1. Mr. Sommer may not present, reference, or rely on the opinions and conclusions

contained in section V (containing the summary of opinions) of his March 26, 2010 report ("Report"), and section VI of his Report (on the overview of the ERP industry, the nature of an ERP software and support sale, ERP license purchasing, how ERP software is bought, support purchasing, and decision factors affecting both ERP license and support selections). 2. Mr. Sommer may not present, reference, or rely on the opinions and conclusions

concerning SAP's goals or financial or customer conversion projections or stated expectations for its Safe Passage switching program, either contained in his Report or attested to at deposition, including any opinion or conclusion that SAP's goals were unreasonable. 3. Neither Mr. Sommer nor any witness relying on Mr. Sommer (e.g., Defendants'

damages expert, Stephen Clarke) may present, reference or rely on Mr. Sommer's precluded opinions or conclusions. DATED: __________________ Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton United States District Court Judge

A/73468953.1 Case No. 07-CV-01658 PJH (EDL) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOT. 2: TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANTS' EXPERT BRIAN SOMMER