Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al

Filing 929

Declaration of Tharan Gregory Lanier in Support of 928 Defendants' Oppositions to Plaintiffs' Motions in Limine [Filed Pursuant to D.I. 915 ] filed by SAP AG, SAP America Inc, Tomorrownow Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32)(Related document(s) 915 ) (Froyd, Jane) (Filed on 10/4/2010) Modified on 10/5/2010 (vlk, COURT STAFF).

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B I N G H A M M c C U T C H E N LLP D O N N P I C K E T T ( S B N 72257) G E O F F R E Y M. H O W A R D ( S B N 157468) H O L L Y A. H O U S E ( S B N 136045) Z A C H A R Y J. A L I N D E R (SBN 2 0 9 0 0 9 ) BREE H A N N (SBN 215695) Three Embarcadero C e n t e r San Francisco, C A 94111-4067 Telephone: (415) 3 9 3 - 2 0 0 0 Facsimile: (415) 3 9 3 - 2 2 8 6 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] D O R I A N D A L E Y ( S B N 129049) J E N N I F E R GLOSS ( S B N 154227) 500 O r a c l e P a r k w a y , M I S 5 0 p 7 R e d w o o d City, C A 9 4 0 7 0 Telephone: (650) 5 0 6 - 4 8 4 6 Facsimile: (650) 5 0 6 - 7 1 1 4 [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs Oracle U S A , Inc., et al. U N I T E D STATES D I S T R I C T C O U R T

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N O R T H E R N D I S T R I C T OF C A L I F O R N I A 17 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 18 19 O R A C L E U S A , INC., a Colorado corporation, et Case No. 07-CV-01658 P J H (EDL) AMENDED NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF SAP AG AND SAP AMERICA PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 30(b)(6) R E P R O J E C T B L U E

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T O A L L P A R T I E S AND T H E I R ATTORNEYS O F R E C O R D : P L E A S E T A K E N O T I C E that Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle International
Corporation, and Oracle E M E A L i m i t e d (collectively, "Oracle"), through its counsel, shall conduct the deposition o f defendant SAP AG and SAP America ("You") regarding the topics o f examination set forth below. The deposition will take place at the law offices o f Bingham McCutchen LLP, Three Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, on March 1 8 , 2 0 0 9 commencing at 9:00 a.m. or such other time and place as may be agreed upon The deposition will continue day after day, Sundays and holidays excepted, until completed. SAP AG and SAP America are directed, pursuant to Federal Rule o f Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), to designate one or more officers, directors, managing agents, or other persons who can testify on behalf o f SAP AG and SAP America with respect to the matters set forth below. The examination shall be conducted before an officer or other person authorized to administer oaths pursuant to Rule 28 o f the Federal Rules o f Civil Procedure. The testimony at the deposition will be recorded stenographically by a qualified certified shorthand reporter who is authorized to administer the oath, through instant visual display means (Live Note), and by video. Parties wishing to see the real time display must supply their own computer. Oracle reserves the right to use the written transcript or video as evidence in the trial o f t h i s matter.

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For purposes o f this Notice o f Deposition, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise indicated: 1. The use o f the singular form o f any word includes the plural and vice versa.

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"Communications" means any and all contact or transmission o f information

between two or more Persons, whether in a face-to-face meeting, telephone conversation, or otherwise, or whether by letter, electronic mail, instant messaging system, facsimile transmission, cable, letters, correspondence, video conference, message, or any other method or medium o f information transfer or exchange. 5. "Document(s)" is used in this Notice as broadly as is allowed under the

Federal Rules o f Civil Procedure, and thus includes without limitation writings; records; files; correspondence; reports; memoranda; calendars; diaries; minutes; electronic messages; voicemail; email; telephone message records or logs; computer and network activity logs; data on hard drives; backup data; data on removable computer storage media such as tapes, disks, and cards; printouts; document image files; web pages; databases; spreadsheets; software; hardware; books; ledgers; journals; orders; invoices; bills; vouchers; checks; statements; worksheets; summaries; compilations; computations; charts; diagrams; graphic presentations; drawings; films; charts; digital or chemical process photographs; video, phonographic, tape, or digital records or transcripts thereof; drafts; jottings; and notes. "Document(s)" also includes any copies that differ in any respect from the original or other versions o f the Document(s), such as, but not limited to, copies containing notations, insertions, corrections, marginal notes, or any other variations. 6. "Oracle" means Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oraclelntemational

Corporation, and Oracle EMEA Limited, their predecessors, and their successors. 7. 8. "Person(s)" means, without limitation, any individual or entity. "SAP TN" refers to defendant TomorrowNow, Inc., its employees, directors,

managers, consultants, agents, and any other Person acting on its behalf, after it was acquired by SAP AG and/or SAP America. 9. "You" and/or "Yours" refers to defendant SAP A G and/or SAP America, its

predecessors, successors, employees, directors, managers, consultants, agents, and any other Person acting on its behalf.
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U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s t a t e d , t h e t i m e p e r i o d c o v e r e d b y t h i s N o t i c e o f D e p o s i t i o n shall b e f r o m January 1, 2004 to and including the date o f the examination: The investigation and action that resulted in Your executive board directives and orders

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g . . r e a s o n s w h y the d i r e c t i v e s w e r e n o t i m p l e m e n t e d i n w h o l e o r i n p a r t a n d / o r t h e delay i n t h e i r implementation, including a n y r e l a t e d discussions, analyses, Documents o r Communications regarding t h i s topic; h. the name(s) o f Your Board m e m b e r ( s ) , e x e c u t i v e ( s ) o r other personnel who were

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