Datel Holdings Ltd. et al v. Microsoft Corporation

Filing 281

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL. Signed by Judge Elizabeth D Laporte on 07/29/2011. (kns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/29/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL

Plaintiff,

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No. C-09-05535 EDL

DATEL HOLDINGS LTD,

v.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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On July 29, 2011, the Court held a hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel or for a

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Protective Order Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 2019.210. For the reasons

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stated at the hearing, Plaintiff’s Motion is granted, insofar as Defendant shall provide a more

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detailed description of its trade secrets by identifying source code files that embody the trade secrets,

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although it may do so as part of discovery rather than a pleading pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure

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section 2019.210. If the code files are longer than thirty-six pages, then Defendant shall identify

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page and line numbers within the source code files that embody the trade secrets. Defendant’s

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description of trade secrets shall be binding on Defendant and not subject to alteration, for example,

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in the form of a response to an interrogatory or a request for admission. Defendant shall provide as

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much detailed information as possible before the parties take the next depositions in London. No

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later than August 10, 2011, Defendant shall provide full descriptions of the trade secrets in

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accordance with this Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 29, 2011
ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE
United States Magistrate Judge