Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Network Appliance, Inc.

Filing 124

ORDER Regarding Discovery Letters. Signed by Judge Laporte on 3/9/09. (edllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United 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 On March 6, 2009, Sun Microsystems, Inc. filed a letter seeking the Court's involvement in setting additional discovery deadlines in light of the upcoming April 24, 2009 fact discovery deadline. On March 9, 2009, Network Appliance, Inc. filed a response to Sun's letter, further detailing a substantive discovery dispute between the parties. It is hereby ordered that both unilateral letters are STRICKEN. The parties are ordered to further meet and confer regarding the issues detailed in both letters and attempt to resolve these issues without Court involvement. After the parties meet and confer, they may file a joint letter not to exceed five pages no later than March 13, 2009 briefing any unresolved discovery scheduling issues. To the extent the parties have any remaining substantive discovery issues, they must address these in a properly noticed motion and request shortened time if appropriate. The Court makes no judgment as to whether any documents have been improperly withheld. However, if the Court ultimately finds that certain documents were improperly withheld, this may subject certain witnesses to redeposition. /// /// /// v. SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC, Defendant. / NETWORK APPLIANCE INC, Plaintiff, No. C-07-06053 EDL No. C-07-5488 EDL ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY LETTERS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 9, 2009

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE United States Magistrate Judge

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