Masterobjects, Inc. v. Yahoo! Inc.

Filing 80

ORDER REGARDING 70 THE PARTIES' FEBRUARY 13, 2014 JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler.(lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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San Francisco Division
MASTEROBJECTS, INC.,

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Plaintiff,
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No. C 11-02539 JSW (LB)
ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES’
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 JOINT
DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF

YAHOO! INC.,
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[Re: ECF No. 70]
Defendant.
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The parties have a discovery dispute about whether Yahoo! needs to produce a Rule 30(b)(6)

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witness to testify about matters that two of its employees previously testified about in their

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individual capacities. See 2/13/2014, ECF No. 70. Yahoo! now agrees to be bound by their

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testimony. Id. at 2. MasterObjects objects that the earlier depositions occurred before document

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production and source code inspection and thus prepared for the depositions differently than it

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would now that it has more information. Id. at 3. MasterObjects also notes that Yahoo! never

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suggested previously that the individual employees’ testimony would be in lieu of a Rule 30(b)(6)

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deposition and instead said that it would produce a Rule 30(b)(6) witness upon receipt of a proper

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notice. Id. at 4-5.

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The court held a hearing on the matter on March 6, 2014. For the reasons stated on the record,

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and with the agreement of the parties, the court ORDERS that Yahoo! produce a Rule 30(b)(6)

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witness who may be deposed about the topic(s) discussed at the hearing for up to 4 hours.

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C 11-02539 JSW (LB)
ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 7, 2014
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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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C 11-02539 JSW (LB)
ORDER

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