Mohsen v. Moss et al

Filing 60

Order by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu granting 57 Motion for an Order to Preserve Documents.(dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/28/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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AMR MOHSEN,

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO
PRESERVE DOCUMENTS

JOEL MOSS, et al.,

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No. C-09-01426 CRB (DMR)

Defendants.
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On February 28, 2013, pro se Plaintiff Amr Mohsen filed an Expedited Motion for Leave for

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a Court Order to the Liquidators of Howrey Simon to Preserve Documents. [Docket No. 55

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(“motion for an order to preserve documents”).] Plaintiff seeks an order to preserve certain

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documents directed to the liquidator of Howrey Simon, the law firm that represented Plaintiff’s

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former company in the civil actions. Howrey Simon has dissolved, and another firm, Diamond

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McCarthy, LLP, is handling its files in bankruptcy. The documents at issue are those covered by

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protective orders in the civil actions Aptix Corp., et al v. Quickturn Design Systems, No. C-98-

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00762-WHA and Aptix Corp. v. Quickturn Design Systems, No. C-96-20909-JF.

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On March 6, 2013, the court issued an order in which it directed Diamond McCarthy, LLP to

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file any objections to the court issuing an order directing it to preserve the documents. [Docket No.

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59.] Any objections were due by no later than March 22, 2013. Diamond McCarthy, LLP did not

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file any objections. Accordingly, the court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for an order to

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preserve documents. Diamond McCarthy, LLP is ordered to take all necessary steps to preserve the

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documents covered by the protective orders in Aptix Corp., et al v. Quickturn Design Systems, No.

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C-98-00762-WHA and Aptix Corp. v. Quickturn Design Systems, No. C-96-20909-JF.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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