Sandisk Corporation v. Round Rock Research LLC

Filing 310

ORDER SETTING HEARINGS ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS AND CONTINUING HEARING ON MOTIONS TO STRIKE. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 3/13/14. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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SAN DISK CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
v.
ROUND ROCK RESEARCH LLC

No. C 11-5243 RS
ORDER SETTING HEARINGS ON
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS
AND CONTINUING HEARING ON
MOTIONS TO STRIKE

Defendant.
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In early 2013, the parties filed a flurry of summary judgment motions addressing various

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claims and defenses in this action, none of which would have disposed of the entire case even if

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granted in full. The parties were advised that seriatim or multiple summary judgment motions

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ordinarily will not be entertained absent a showing of good cause, and the hearing dates were

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vacated. Thereafter, confusion apparently arose as to the status of those motions, and they were

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never reset for hearing or submitted for decision. A filing deadline for dispositive motions was set,

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and it was the Court’s understanding that those motions would be renoticed or repackaged with any

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additional motions that might be filed at that time.

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The deadline for filing dispositive motions has now elapsed, and the parties are not seeking

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summary judgment on any additional claims or defenses. Additionally, (1) SanDisk has withdrawn

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its motion filed at Docket No. 138, (2) portions of Round Rock’s motion filed at Docket No.123

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may have been mooted by dismissal of some its counterclaims, and (3) a portion of SanDisk’s

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motion filed at Docket No. 141 need not be addressed in light of Round Rock’s withdrawal of one

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infringement claim. The concerns implicated by multiple or seriatim motion filings have therefore

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been alleviated.

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Accordingly, Round Rock’s motion regarding affirmative defenses (Dkt. No. 123) and

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SanDisk’s motion regarding anticipation (Dkt. No. 141) will be set for hearing on April 10, 2014.

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The parties’ pending motions to strike are hereby continued to that same date.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Dated: 3/13/14
RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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