Altera Corporation v. PACT XPP Technologies, AG

Filing 87

ORDER RE COURT-APPOINTED EXPERTS. Signed by Judge James Donato on 2/5/2015. (jdlc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/5/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALTERA CORPORATION,

Case No. 14-cv-02868-JD

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER RE COURT-APPOINTED
EXPERTS

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PACT XPP TECHNOLOGIES, AG,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The Court intends to appoint one or more experts pursuant to Rule 706 of the Federal

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Rules of Evidence. See Monolithic Power Sys., Inc. v. O2 Micro Int’l Ltd., 558 F.3d 1341, 1346-

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48 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (noting that district courts in this circuit enjoy “wide latitude” to make these

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appointments). Any such expert will testify at trial, and the Court plans to disclose their

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independent status to the jury, as permitted by Rule 706(d). The Court may also ask the expert or

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experts for advice throughout the case, but any substantive communications would be in the

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presence of the parties.

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Any party that believes that the Court should not appoint any Rule 706 experts may submit

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a statement of no more than two pages by February 13, 2015, explaining why. In the event that

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the Court is unpersuaded by any such statement, the Court will then ask the parties to nominate

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candidates.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 5, 2015
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JAMES DONATO
United States District Judge