Alphaville Design, Inc. v. Knoll, Inc.

Filing 74

ORDER by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel granting in part and denying in part 63 Motion for Protective Order; (awb, COURT-STAFF) (Filed on 9/11/2008)

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 Having reviewed the pleadings and requests for production submitted by the parties, this court finds that: 1. Defendant Knoll, Inc.'s Second Set of Requests for Admissions to plaintiff Alphaville Design, Inc. is unduly burdensome and abusive in number in view of the issues to be addressed by the upcoming summary judgment motion; 2. Plaintiff's motion for a protective order is GRANTED except as to Requests ##234-247 and 546 which shall be answered on or before September 30, 2008; vs. ALPHAVILLE DESIGN, INC., et al., Counterclaim-Defendants. ___________________________________________/ vs. KNOLL, INC., Defendant(s). KNOLL, INC., Counterclaim-Plaintiff, / ALPHAVILLE DESIGN, INC., Plaintiff(s), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA No. 07-05569 MHP ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

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3. All other Requests are stayed until the next hearing, which is the hearing on summary judgment re invalidity. At that time the court will set reasonable limits on the number of Requests for Admission.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: September 11, 2008

MARILYN HALL PATEL Judge United States District Court Northern District of California