Yufa v. Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Inc.

Filing 109

ORDER Vacating 1/16/14 meet and confer; Setting Case Management Conference for 1/23/2014 at 10:00 a.m. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 1/13/14. (mejlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/13/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALEKSANDR L. YUFA,

Case No. 09-cv-00968-MEJ

Plaintiff,
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v.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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LIGHTHOUSE WORLDWIDE
SOLUTIONS INC.,

ORDER SETTING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR
JANUARY 23, 2014
Re: Dkt. Nos. 106, 108

Defendant.

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On December 2, 2013, the Court denied Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment

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without prejudice and set deadlines for Plaintiff to: (1) file amended infringement contentions that

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conform to Patent Local Rule 3-1; and (2) produce any documents required under Patent Local

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Rule 3-2 that he did not previously produce by January 13, 2014. Dkt. No. 104 at 2.

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On December 13, 2013, Plaintiff filed his Supplemental Infringement Contentions. Dkt.

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No. 105. Concurrently, Plaintiff filed an ex parte discovery letter wherein he argues that

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Defendant has failed to produce documents and has failed to adequately respond to discovery

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requests. Dkt. No. 106. Because the discovery letter did not comply with the meet and confer

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requirement set forth in the Court's standing order regarding discovery disputes, the Court issued

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an order requiring the parties to appear in court on January 16, 2014, to meet and confer regarding

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the discovery dispute. Dkt. No. 107.

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Thereafter, on January 7, 2014, Defendant filed a letter arguing that except for minor

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changes, Plaintiff's Supplemental Infringement Contentions are nearly identical to those he

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previously filed, and thus still fail to conform to the Patent Local Rules. Dkt. No. 108. In

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particular, Defendant contends that while Plaintiff has identified 36 product model numbers he

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alleges infringe the '983 Patent, he fails to specifically identify how those products infringe. Id. at

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Having considered the issues raised in the parties' letters, the Court ORDERS as follows.

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The meet and confer session set for January 16, 2014 is VACATED.

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The Court SETS this matter for a case management conference on January 23, 2014, at

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10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B. The parties shall be prepared to address the sufficiency of Plaintiff's

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Supplemental Infringement Contentions and any discovery that remains outstanding. The parties

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must appear at this conference; no telephonic appearances will be permitted.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 13, 2014.
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge

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