Synopsys, Inc. v. Atoptech, Inc

Filing 126

Order by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu denying 125 Discovery Letter Brief without prejudice.(dmrlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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SYNOSYS, INC.,

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No. C-13-02965 DMR

Plaintiff(s),
v.

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ATOPTECH, INC.,

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ORDER DENYING JOINT DISCOVERY
LETTER [DOCKET NO. 125] WITHOUT
PREJUDICE

Defendant(s).
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The parties have filed a joint discovery letter. [Docket No. 125.] Pursuant to this court's
standing order on discovery, see Docket No. 100, the parties must meet and confer in person or by
telephone regarding each of their discovery disputes before filing a joint letter. ATopTech avers that
Synopsys failed to meet and confer regarding the majority of the issues Synopsys raises in the letter.
Furthermore, ATopTech's prior counsel was recently disqualified and ATopTech's current counsel
has represented ATopTech for less than one month.
Accordingly, the letter is denied without prejudice. The parties shall thoroughly meet and
confer in person or by telephone about each dispute raised in the letter, and may not rest on
statements about those disputes made by prior counsel. If the parties are still unable to resolve their
discovery disputes without judicial intervention, they shall file a joint discovery letter addressing
only the remaining disputes by July 11, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 2, 2014
DONNA M. RYU
United States Magistrate Judge