Berger et al v. Seyfarth Shaw, LLP et al

Filing 142

DISCOVERY ORDER re 141 Letter filed by Richard W. Berger, Brant W. Berger. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 3/31/2009. (mejlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/31/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: March 31, 2009 MARIA-ELENA JAMES United States Magistrate Judge The Court is in receipt of the parties' joint discovery dispute letter, filed on March 26, 2009. (Dkt. #141). In the letter, the parties dispute whether defendants Seyfarth Shaw and Jack Slobodin must produce discovery in connection with Plaintiffs' Document Request No. 19. In its document request, Plaintiffs seek all communications between Defendants and third-party Rossignol, the defendant in the underlying patent litigation . Plaintiffs contend that the documents are relevant, and thus discoverable. In response, Defendants seek for Plaintiffs to share the $10,000 cost that Defendants incurred to obtain the documents. After consideration of the parties' positions, the Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiffs to pay Defendants $3,000 as contribution for discovery costs that Defendants incurred in obtaining the documents from Rossignol. Further, the Court hereby ORDERS Defendants to produce the correspondence between its counsel and Rossignol's counsel within seven calendar days of this order. IT IS SO ORDERED. vs. SEYFARTH SHAW LLP, et al., Defendants. / FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RICHARD W. BERGER and BRANT W. BERGER, Plaintiffs, No. C 07-05279 JSW (MEJ) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS' DOCUMENT PRODUCTION REQUEST