ATS Products, Inc. v. Ghiorso et al

Filing 106

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman denying 84 Motion (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2011)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ATS PRODUCTS INC.,

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Plaintiff(s),
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FRANK GHIORSO, THERMALGUARD )
TECHNOLOGY LLC, THERMALGUARD)
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LLC,
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Defendant(s).
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No. C10-4880 BZ
ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO IMAGE COMPUTER

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Having reviewed Mr. Cowen’s declaration, it appears that

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once plaintiff is provided with the metadata for the documents

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identified in paragraph 3 of Mr. Shea’s April 11, 2011 letter,

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defendants will have complied with their discovery obligations

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in response to the requests contained in that letter.

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specifically, the Court understands Mr. Cowen to testify that

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there are no deleted files which contain any of the

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information identified in paragraph 2 of page 1 of that letter

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and that Mr. Cowen has provided the access information

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requested in paragraph 3 of page 1.

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More

Under these circumstances, the Court sees no reason to
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require that the computer be produced for forensic imaging by

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plaintiff’s expert.

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need to focus their energies on trial preparation.

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therefore ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion is DENIED, on

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condition that defendants produce the metadata for the

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documents identified in Mr. Shea’s letter by May 20, 2011.

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Dated: May 16, 2011

Trial is two months away and the parties
It is

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Bernard Zimmerman
United States Magistrate Judge

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