Symantec Corporation v. Acronis, Inc

Filing 114

ORDER RE: JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER BRIEF (Dkt. No. 113). Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 9/27/2012. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/27/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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SYMANTEC CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,

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Case No.: C11-5310 EMC (JSC)
ORDER RE: JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER
BRIEF (Dkt. No. 113)

v.
ACRONIS CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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Pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Discovery Letter Brief regarding Plaintiff’s

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request to compel certain discovery responses from Defendant and Defendant’s request to

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quash Plaintiff’s objection to certain of Defendant’s experts. It is apparent that further meet and

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confer efforts in person may resolve many, if not all, of the disputes raised in the letter.

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Accordingly, on or before October 3, 2012, the parties must meet and confer in person in a good

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faith attempt to resolve the disputes raised in Docket No. 113. The meet and confer shall occur

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in San Francisco, unless the parties agree otherwise, and must be attended by counsel with full

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authority to resolve all of the outstanding issues, including scheduling depositions. The Court

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notes that it is generally not in any party’s interest to insist upon strict compliance with formal

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discovery to obtain certain information, such as contact information for third parties. All

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parties benefit from cooperative and where possible, informal discovery. Also, a party may not

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condition a response to a proper discovery request on the opposing party’s response to a

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different request.

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With respect to Dispute No. 7 (Acronis’s experts), the parties shall submit a separate

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joint letter to address this issue to allow Plaintiff to respond in writing. Such letter shall be

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submitted on or before Tuesday, October 2, 2012.

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The Court will hold a hearing on any remaining disputes from the Docket No. 113

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discovery letter at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Counsel with full authority to

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resolve all of the outstanding discovery issues must attend in person. In the future, no discovery

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disputes shall be submitted to this Court for resolution without the parties first meeting and

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conferring in person.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 27, 2012
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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