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

Filing 59

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER. Tutorial Hearing set for 3/11/2015 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Claims Construction Hearing set for 3/20/2015 10:00 AM. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 6/9/14. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA,
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No. C 14-00876 RS

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CASE MANAGEMENT
SCHEDULING ORDER

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Plaintiff,
v.

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COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties attended a

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Case Management Conference on May 29, 2014. After considering the Joint Case Management

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Statement submitted by the parties and consulting with the attorneys of record for the parties and

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good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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1.

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Discovery shall be limited as follows: (a) fifteen (15) non-expert depositions per party;

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(b) thirty (30) interrogatories per party, including all discrete subparts; (c) a reasonable number

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of requests for production of documents or for inspection per party; (d) seventy-five (75)

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requests for admission per party; and (e) one (1) claim construction expert deposition and one (1)

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merits expert deposition of each expert tendered by the other side

DISCOVERY.

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER

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Discovery disputes will be referred to a Magistrate Judge. After the parties have met and

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conferred, the parties shall prepare a joint letter of not more than 8 pages explaining the dispute.

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Up to 12 pages of attachments may be added. The joint letter must be electronically filed under

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the Civil Events category of "Motions and Related Filings >Motions--General > Discovery

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Letter Brief." The Magistrate Judge to whom the matter is assigned will advise the parties of

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how that Judge intends to proceed. The Magistrate Judge may issue a ruling, order more formal

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briefing, or set a telephone conference or a hearing. After a Magistrate Judge has been assigned,

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all further discovery matters shall be filed pursuant to that Judge’s procedures.
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FURTHER SCHEDULING. A technology tutorial shall be held on March 11,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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DISCOVERY DISPUTES.

2015 at 10:00 a.m. The claim construction hearing shall be held on March 20, 2015 at 10:00

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a.m. Both proceedings shall take place in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, United States Courthouse,

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450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. The case shall proceed through claim

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construction as follows:
Date
May 21, 2014

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May 22, 2014
May 29, 2014 at
10:00 am
August 12, 2014
October 31, 2014

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November 10, 2014
November 14, 2014

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December 12, 2014

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January 6, 2015
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Event
Last day for the parties to exchange their Rule 26(a)(1) Initial
Disclosures
Deadline to file and serve Joint Case Management Statement
CMC
Last day to serve Infringement Contentions and comply with
Patent L.R. 3-1 and 3-2
Last day to serve Invalidity Contentions and comply with
Patent L.R. 3-3 and 3-4
Deadline to amend the pleadings
Last day for simultaneous exchange of proposed terms and
claim elements for construction and comply with Patent L.R.
4-1
Last day for parties to exchange Proposed Claim Constructions
and provide preliminary identification of extrinsic evidence
and comply with Patent L.R. 4-2
Last day for parties to file Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement and comply with Patent L.R. 4-3

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CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER

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February 5, 2014
February 20, 2015
March 6, 2015

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March 11, 2015 at
10:00 a.m.
Friday, March 20,
2015 at 10:00 a.m.

Last day to take discovery relating to claim construction and
comply with Patent L.R. 4-4 for all patents-in-suit
Last day to file opening claim construction briefs and
supporting evidence and comply with Patent L.R. 4-5(a)
Last day to file responsive claim construction briefs and
supporting evidence and comply with Patent L.R. 4-5(b)
Technology Tutorial
Claim Construction Hearing pursuant to Patent L.R. 4-6

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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DATED: June 9, 2014
_______________________________
RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge

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