Loop AI Labs, Inc. v. Gatti et al

Filing 117

Notice of Reference and Order re Discovery Procedures by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu re 112 Discovery Letter Brief.(dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/18/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LOOP AI LABS INC,

Case No. 15-cv-00798-HSG (DMR)

Plaintiff,
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NOTICE OF REFERENCE AND
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY
PROCEDURES

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ANNA GATTI, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Re: Dkt. No. 112

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
The above matter has been referred to Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu for resolution of

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all discovery matters, including the parties’ letters regarding their dispute about Plaintiff’s

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subpoena to third party Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. [Docket Nos. 112, 114.] Having

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reviewed the parties’ letters and determined that parties’ dispute involves the attorney-client

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privilege, the court believes it would benefit from full briefing on the issues presented. Therefore,

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Defendants Almawave USA, Inc., Almaviva S.p.A., and Almawave S.r.l. shall file their motion to

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quash and/or motion for a protective order as a regularly-noticed motion pursuant to Civil Local

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Rule 7-2(a) and notice any such motion for hearing on an available date before the undersigned.

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As to all other discovery disputes going forward, parties shall comply with the procedures

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in this order, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Northern District of California’s Local

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Rules, General Orders, and Standing Orders. Local rules, general orders, standing orders, and

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instructions for using the Court's Electronic Case Filing system are available at

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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov. Failure to comply may result in sanctions.

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RESOLUTION OF DISCOVERY DISPUTES

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In order to respond to discovery disputes in a flexible, cost-effective and efficient manner,
the court uses the following procedure. The parties shall not file formal discovery motions.

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Instead, as required by the federal and local rules, the parties shall first meet and confer to try to

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resolve their disagreements. The meet and confer session must be in person or by telephone, and

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may not be conducted by letter, e-mail, or fax. If disagreements remain, the parties shall file a

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joint letter no later than five business days after the meet and confer session, unless otherwise

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directed by the court. Lead trial counsel for both parties must sign the letter, which shall

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include an attestation that the parties met and conferred in person or by telephone regarding all

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issues prior to filing the letter. The letter must also include a paragraph listing relevant case

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management deadlines, including (1) the fact and expert discovery cut-off dates; (2) the last day

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to hear or file dispositive motions; (3) claim construction or class certification briefing deadlines
and hearing dates; and (4) pretrial conference and trial dates. Going issue-by-issue, the joint letter

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shall describe each unresolved issue, summarize each party’s position with appropriate legal

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authority, and provide each party’s final proposed compromise before moving to the next issue.

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The joint letter shall not exceed eight pages (12-point font or greater; margins no less than one

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inch) without leave of court. Parties are expected to plan for and cooperate in preparing the

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joint letter so that each side has adequate time to address the arguments. In the rare instance

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that a joint letter is not possible, each side may submit a letter not to exceed three pages, which

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shall include an explanation of why a joint letter was not possible. The parties shall submit one

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exhibit that sets forth each disputed discovery request in full, followed immediately by the

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objections and/or responses thereto. No other information shall be included in the exhibit. No

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other exhibits shall be submitted without prior court approval. The court will review the

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submission(s) and determine whether formal briefing or proceedings are necessary. Discovery

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letter briefs must be e-filed under the Civil Events category of Motions and Related Filings >

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Motions - General > "Discovery Letter Brief".

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The court has found that it is often efficient and beneficial for counsel to appear in person

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at discovery hearings. This provides the opportunity to engage counsel, where appropriate, in

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resolving aspects of the discovery dispute while remaining available to rule on disputes that

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counsel are not able to resolve themselves. For this reason, the court expects counsel to appear

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in person. Permission to attend by telephone may be granted upon written request made at least
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one week in advance of the hearing if the court determines that good cause exists to excuse

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personal attendance, and that personal attendance is not needed in order to have an effective

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discovery hearing. The facts establishing good cause must be set forth in the request.

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In emergencies during discovery events (such as depositions), any party may, after exhausting

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good faith attempts to resolve disputed issues, seek judicial intervention pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-

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1(b) by contacting the court through the courtroom deputy. If the court is unavailable, the

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discovery event shall proceed with objections noted for the record.

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CHAMBERS COPIES AND PROPOSED ORDERS

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Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(e)(7) and 5-2(b), parties must lodge an extra paper copy of
certain filings and mark it as a copy for “Chambers.” All chambers copies should be three-hole

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punched, and must include tabs between exhibits.

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Any stipulation or proposed order submitted by an e-filing party shall be submitted by

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email to [e-mail] as a word processing attachment on the same day the

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document is e-filed. This address should only be used for this stated purpose unless otherwise

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directed by the court.

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PRIVILEGE LOGS
If a party withholds responsive information by claiming that it is privileged or otherwise

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protected from discovery, that party shall promptly provide a privilege log that is sufficiently

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detailed for the opposing party to assess whether the assertion of privilege is justified. Unless the

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parties agree to alternative logging methods, the log should include: (a) the title and description of

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the document, including number of pages or Bates-number range; (b) the subject matter addressed

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in the document; (c) the identity and position of its author(s); (d) the identity and position of all

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addressees and recipients; (e) the date the document was prepared and, if different, the date(s) on

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which it was sent to or shared with persons other than its author(s); and (f) the specific basis for

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the claim that the document is privileged or protected. Communications involving trial counsel

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that post-date the filing of the complaint need not be placed on a privilege log. Failure to

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promptly furnish a privilege log may be deemed a waiver of the privilege or protection.

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