Abbyy USA Software House, Inc. v. Nuance Communications, Inc.

Filing 82

ORDER RE: MOTION for Relief from Nondispositive Pretrial Order. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 1/2/13. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/2/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC,

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Plaintiff,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C 08-02912 JSW

v.

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ABBYY SOFTWARE HOUSE, ET AL.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER RE MOTION FOR RELIEF
FROM NONDISPOSITIVE
PRETRIAL ORDER

AND ALL RELATED CASES.
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On December 10, 2012, Plaintiff Nuance Communications, Inc. filed a motion for relief

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from nondispositive pretrial order of Magistrate Judge James re Plaintiff’s motion for discovery

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abuse sanctions. The Court GRANTS the relief sought by Nuance for an extension of eight

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weeks for discovery limited to the discrete issues relating to the ABBYY Defendants’ later

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production and requires the ABBYY Defendants to timely re-produce relevant witnesses.

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Should Nuance require further time for complete discovery, it may renew its request. This

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extension of time for full discovery obviates the need for preclusion sanctions. However,

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should the ABBYY Defendants fail to comply with requests in a timely manner, the Court will

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revisit the issue of preclusion sanctions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 2, 2013
JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE