Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. v. Stryker Corporation et al

Filing 196

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTES. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 5/10/2016. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA,
INC.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 14-cv-00876-RS (JSC)
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTES
Re: Dkt. Nos. 191, 192, 194, 195

STRYKER CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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The Court is in receipt of two individual discovery dispute letter briefs filed by Plaintiff

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Karl Storz Endoscopy-America (“KSEA”) as well as the responses filed by Defendants Stryker

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Corporation and Stryker Communications, Inc. (together, “Stryker”). (Dkt. Nos. 191, 192, 194,

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195.) Also pending before the Court are Stryker’s motions to retain confidentiality designations

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and for leave to amend invalidity contentions, which are set for oral argument on May 12, 2016.

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(Dkt. No. 165, 168.) The Court declines to adjudicate the new discovery disputes at this time and

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ORDERS the parties to come prepared to meet and confer in the Court’s jury room about the

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issues raised in the new discovery dispute letters following the May 12 motions hearing. Counsel

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should plan on meeting and conferring for the entire day, if necessary. Defendants should be

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prepared to give dates as to when documents will be produced, and exactly what documents will

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be produced and what documents are being withheld as privileged, not relevant or that do not

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exist. The same responses are required for the interrogatories—Defendants must provide dates

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certain for any supplementation. If an impasse remains toward the end of the day, the Court will

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meet with the parties regarding their discovery disputes at that time.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 10, 2016

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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