Sun Microsystems Inc v. Network Appliance Inc.

Filing 156

ORDER re 155 Letter filed by Network Appliance Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc. Signed by Judge Laporte on 3/12/10. (edllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2010)

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 11, 2010, the parties filed a joint letter brief regarding issues that have arisen since the Court's December 21, 2009 Order regarding various discovery disputes. In short, the letter informs the Court that each party intends to file a Rule 37 motion to strike the other party's expert reports. NetApp seeks a suspension of case deadlines as to the `683 and `249 Patents to allow it time to file its motion in advance of the expert rebuttal deadline of March 17, 2010. Sun opposes the request for a suspension and proposes that expert discovery go forward as scheduled, or alternatively proposes that all currently set case deadlines be suspended pending the Court's consideration of the motions. The Court Orders that the currently set case deadlines, including exchange of rebuttal expert reports, expert discovery cutoff, and summary judgment briefing and hearings, are temporarily suspended pending the Court's ruling on the parties' Rule 37 motions. The parties are Ordered to meet and confer about a briefing schedule and hearing date for their respective Rule 37 motions, and // // // v. NETWORK APPLIANCE, Defendant. / SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC, Plaintiff, No. C-08-01641 EDL ORDER REGARDING MARCH 11, 2010 JOINT LETTER BRIEF 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 2 Dated: March 12, 2010 ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE United States Magistrate Judge IT IS SO ORDERED. to notice both motions for the same date. The Court will re-set the existing case deadlines following its ruling on the Rule 37 motions.