v. Xilinx Inc

Filing 5

NOTICE OF REFERRAL AND ORDER RE DISCOVERY PROCEDURES. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 10/3/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order)(lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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San Francisco Division
IN RE SUBPOENAS SERVED ON XILINX,
INC.,

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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No. C 14-80271 JST (LB)
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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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The district court has referred Xilinx, Inc.’s motion to quash (and all other discovery disputes in

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this action), which was electronically filed on September 26, 2014, to the undersigned. The motion

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relates to an action that Plaintiff The California Institute of Technology (“CalTech”) has brought

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against Defendant Hughes Communications, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central

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District of California. See The California Institute of Technology v. Hughes Communications, Inc.,

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No. 2:13-cv-07245 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 1, 2013).

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The Court DENIES the pending discovery motion without prejudice and directs Xilinx, Inc. and

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CalTech to comply with the procedures for addressing discovery disputes set forth in the court’s

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standing order (attached). Those procedures require, among other things, that if a meet-and-confer

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by other means does not resolve the parties’ dispute, lead counsel for the parties must meet and

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confer in person. If that procedure does not resolve the disagreement, the parties must file a joint

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letter brief instead of a formal motion. The letter brief must be filed under the Civil Events category

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of “Motions and Related Filings > Motions – General > Discovery Letter Brief.” After reviewing

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the joint letter, the Court will evaluate whether further proceedings are necessary, including any

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further briefing or argument.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 3, 2014

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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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