Codexis, Inc. v. EnzymeWorks, Inc. et al

Filing 56

ORDER ON DISCOVERY DISPUTES by Judge William H. Orrick settling 52 Discovery Letter Brief and 54 Discovery Letter Brief. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CODEXIS, INC.,

Case No. 16-cv-00826-WHO

Plaintiff,
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ORDER ON DISCOVERY DISPUTES
v.

Re: Dkt. Nos. 52, 54

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ENZYMEWORKS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Defendants’ request for an order compelling plaintiff to “respond fully” to defendants’

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interrogatories one through four, Dkt. No. 52, is DENIED as unjustified and premature. See

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Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., No. 14-cv-04741-RS (MEJ), 2016 WL 1039029, at *3-4 (N.D. Cal.

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Mar. 15, 2016); United States v. Bazaarvoice, Inc., No. 13-cv-00133-EMC (LB), 2013 WL

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1739472, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 22, 2013).

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Defendants’ request for an order striking (1) all of plaintiff’s amended Identification of

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Trade Secrets, and (2) paragraphs 3 and 5 of plaintiff’s original Identification of Trade Secrets,

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Dkt. No. 54, is also DENIED. Any future amendment of plaintiff’s Identification of Trade Secrets

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will require a showing of good cause. See Perlan Therapeutics, Inc. v. Superior Court, 178 Cal.

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App. 4th 1333, 1350-51 (2009); Loop AI Labs Inc v. Gatti, No. 15-cv-00798-HSG (DMR), 2015

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WL 9269758, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2015).

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In the future, lead trial counsel shall certify that they met and conferred concerning any

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discovery dispute that is brought to me. They shall describe their personal efforts to resolve the

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dispute and specify the length of their discussions. I hope that this procedure insures that the only

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disputes requiring court intervention from this point forward are ones that trial counsel believe are

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pivotal to the case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 11, 2016
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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