Altera Corporation v. PACT XPP Technologies, AG

Filing 187

Order by Hon. James Donato granting 186 Stipulation to Allow the International Deposition of Peter Weber. (jdlc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/8/2015)

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KARL J. KRAMER (CA SBN 136433)
[e-mail]
COLETTE R. VERKUIL (CA SBN 263630)
[e-mail]
DIEK VAN NORT (CA SBN 273823)
[e-mail]
BRIAN MARTINEZ (CA SBN 274210)
[e-mail]
ADELA GOTZ (CA SBN 297841)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1018
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.494.0792
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ALTERA CORPORATION

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JOHN M. NEUKOM (CA Bar No. 275887)
[e-mail]
KRISTEN E. LOVIN (CA Bar No. 293688)
[e-mail]
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.875.6700
MARK TUNG (CA Bar No. 245782)
[e-mail]
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor
Redwood Shores, California 94065
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.801.5100
Attorneys for Defendant and CounterClaimant PACT XPP TECHNOLOGIES, AG

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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ALTERA CORPORATION,

Case No.

3:14-cv-02868 JD

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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PACT XPP TECHNOLOGIES, AG,

STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO
ALLOW THE INTERNATIONAL
DEPOSITION OF PETER
WEBER

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Defendant.
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PACT XPP TECHNOLOGIES, AG,
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Counterclaimant,
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v.
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ALTERA CORPORATION,
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Counterdefendant.
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STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITION OF PETER WEBER
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-02868 JD
pa-1701167

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WHEREAS, on June 18, 2015 Altera Corporation (“Altera”) served a deposition and

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document subpoena on Peter Weber, the former CEO of PACT XPP Technologies, AG (“PACT”)

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while Mr. Weber was in California;

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WHEREAS, Mr. Weber has represented that he was served with the subpoena during a

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brief visit to California, that he has left the United States to return to Singapore where he lives,

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and that returning to the United States for his deposition would impose a burden on him; and

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WHEREAS, as an accommodation to Mr. Weber, the parties agree and stipulate that Mr.

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Weber can remain in Singapore for his deposition, that such deposition will be conducted at a

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time acceptable to all parties via telephone and videoconference, that a local court reporter or

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other authorized person to be located at the deposition in Singapore may administer the oath to

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Mr. Weber, and that counsel for PACT and Altera will have the opportunity to ask questions via

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videoconference or teleconference from California. The parties further agree and stipulate that

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such deposition will be admissible in this case to the same extent as a deposition conducted in the

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United States pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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The parties hereby so stipulate.

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STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITION OF PETER WEBER
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-02868 JD
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Dated: July 7, 2015

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KARL J. KRAMER
COLETTE R. VERKUIL
DIEK VAN NORT
BRIAN MARTINEZ
ADELA GOTZ
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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By: /s/ Karl J. Kramer
KARL J. KRAMER

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
ALTERA CORPORATION

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Dated: July 7, 2015

JOHN M. NEUKOM
KRISTEN E. LOVIN
MARK TUNG
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP

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By: /s/ John M. Neukom
JOHN M. NEUKOM
Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Claimant
PACT TECHNOLOGIES, AG

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STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITION OF PETER WEBER
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-02868 JD
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, and good cause shown, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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As an accommodation to Peter Weber, the parties may depose Mr. Weber as stipulated

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and such deposition will be admissible in this case to the same extent as a deposition conducted in

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the United States pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Dated: July 8, 2015

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STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITION OF PETER WEBER
CASE NO. 3:14-CV-02868 JD
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