Fujifilm Corporation v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al

Filing 114

ORDER SETTING TELEPHONE HEARING ON DISCOVERY ISSUES re 103 and 105 MOTION for Protective Order. Telephone Conference set for 4/21/2014 09:00 AM before Hon. William H. Orrick. Courtroom deputy, Ms. Jean Davis, will make arrangements with counsel. Counsel are admonished to read my Standing Order before the hearing. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 04/16/2014. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FUJIFILM CORPORATION,

Case No. 12-cv-03587-WHO

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER SETTING TELEPHONE
HEARING ON DISCOVERY ISSUES

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MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 103, 105

Defendant.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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My Standing Order For Civil Cases requires that, in the event of a discovery dispute, the

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parties make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute informally, after which they may submit a

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five-page joint letter to the Court stating the nature and status of their dispute if it remains.

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Compliance with this requirement allows me to see whether I can resolve the matter quickly,

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saving time for the lawyers and money for the clients, or whether the issues are more appropriate

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for a magistrate judge to sort out.

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The parties here ignored my Standing Order. They have wasted their time and probably

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charged their clients for fully briefing two discovery motions. Since the motions are now pending,

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and have been reviewed, I will not waste everyone’s time and money further by requiring them to

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be resubmitted to comply with the Standing Order. Instead, I will vacate the motions from the law

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and motion calendars of April 23 and 30, 2014, and hold a short telephone hearing at 9:00 a.m. on

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Monday, April 21, 2014. My courtroom deputy, Ms. Jean Davis, will make arrangements with

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counsel. Counsel are admonished to read my Standing Order before the hearing.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 16, 2014
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge