Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation

Filing 174

STIPULATED ORDER MODIFYING ORDER FOR DISCOVERY OF EMAIL (DKT. NO. 97). Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on June 23, 2014. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2014)

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David T. Pritikin (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
1 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

George A. Riley (SBN 118304)
[e-mail]
Mark E. Miller (SBN 130200)
[e-mail]
Luann L. Simmons (SBN 203526)
[e-mail]
Michael Sapoznikow (SBN 242640)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

M. Patricia Thayer (SBN 90818)
[e-mail]
Philip W. Woo (SBN 196459)
[e-mail]
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

Kristin L. Cleveland (SBN 184639)
[e-mail]
Salumeh R. Loesch
[e-mail]
Jeffrey S. Love (SBN 195068)
[e-mail]
Andrew M. Mason (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
John D. Vandenberg (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP
121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600
Portland, OR 97204
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

I. Neel Chatterjee (SBN 173985)
[e-mail]
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
SYNOPSYS, INC., a Delaware Corporation

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Attorneys for Defendant
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, an
Oregon Corporation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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SYNOPSYS, INC., a Delaware Corporation,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, an
Oregon Corporation,
Defendant.

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Case No. 3:12-cv-06467-MMC
STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER
MODIFYING ORDER FOR DISCOVERY
OF EMAIL (DKT. NO. 97)

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STIPULATED [PROPOSED] ORDER MODIFYING ORDER FOR DISCOVERY OF EMAIL – CASE NO. 3:12-CV-06467-MMC

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The Court ORDERS as follows:
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(Dkt. No. 97) to add a fourth round of email discovery and to enlarge the email production limit.

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Paragraph 12 of the Order for Discovery of Email is modified so that the email

production limit is enlarged from 31,500 to 32,850 emails.

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This Order modifies the Order for Discovery of Email entered on November 6, 2013

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Paragraph 13 of the Order for Discovery of Email is modified and supplemented as

follows:

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13. The parties shall request emails in four rounds. The following schedule is
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adopted.
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Round four: two custodians
Tuesday, June 3, 2014: Mentor provides search results for custodian Mark

Porter using search terms previously identified during the meet-and-confer process.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014: Mentor provides requests for two custodians and
five search terms per custodian.
Synopsys informs Mentor whether Mentor should proceed with the production
of Mr. Porter’s emails.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014: Synopsys provides search results for Mentor's
requests.
Mentor provides search results for custodian Thomas Delaye using search
terms previously identified during the meet-and-confer process.
Mentor completes production of Mr. Porter’s emails if Synopsys has
requested such production.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014: If the search results for Mr. Delaye exceed
1,350 emails less the number of emails produced for Mr. Porter, Synopsys either (a)
selects a subset of search terms for Mr. Delaye that will result in production of less

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than 1,350 emails total or (b) modifies the existing search terms in accordance with
the procedure for modifying search terms contained in the Order for Discovery of
Email entered on November 6, 2013 (Dkt. No. 97).If the search results for Mentor’s
requests exceed 1,350 emails Mentor either (a) selects a subset of search terms will
result in production of less than 1,350 emails total or (b) modifies the existing search
terms in accordance with the procedure for modifying search terms contained in
modifies the Order for Discovery of Email entered on November 6, 2013 (Dkt. No.
97).

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June 20, 2014: Parties complete production of fourth round of email
discovery.

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June 25, 2014: Parties exchange privilege logs for the fourth round of email
discovery.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 23, 2014
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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