Innospan Corp v. Intuit et al

Filing 137

ORDER REFERRING ALL DISCOVERY DISPUTES FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE re 136 Letter filed by Mint Software Inc, Intuit. Signed by Judge Alsup on April 13, 2011. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/13/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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INNOSPAN CORP.,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C 10-04422 WHA

Plaintiff,
v.

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INTUIT, INC., MINT SOFTWARE, INC.,
SHASTA VENTURES GP, LLC, AARON
PATZER, JASON PUTORI, TOD
FRANCIS, and DOES 1–20,

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ORDER REFERRING
ALL DISCOVERY
DISPUTES FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO A
MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Defendants.

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Defendants’ April 12 discovery dispute letter brief is acknowledged (Dkt. No. 136). The

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discovery dispute raised therein and all future discovery disputes in this action are hereby referred

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to the Clerk for random assignment to a magistrate judge, who shall also resolve all future

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discovery disputes as well.

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The non-expert discovery cut-off date is September 30, 2011. A jury trial is scheduled to

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begin on February 6, 2012 (Dkt. No 72). The parties must be mindful of these deadlines. The

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parties bear the burden of bringing all discovery disputes to the magistrate judge’s attention in a

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timely manner, such that the disputes can be settled and discovery can be completed before

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September 30. The magistrate judge is requested to assist the Court in adhering to the case

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management schedule by issuing timely rulings on the parties’ discovery disputes.

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Defendants’ present discovery grievance includes allegations of severe discovery

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misconduct. The assigned judge requests the magistrate judge to make specific findings

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concerning these allegations. If the allegations are found to have merit, then the magistrate judge

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also is requested to make a recommendation as to whether the action should be dismissed because

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of the alleged misconduct.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 13, 2011.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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