Tessera, Inc. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. et al

Filing 1182

ORDER REFERRING TESSERAS 1179 MOTION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER AS TO SILICONWARE AND TO RESCHEDULE UPCOMING SILICONWARE DEPOSITIONS. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 3/1/2013. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/1/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TESSERA, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 05-4063 CW

v.
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.;
SPANSION, LLC; SPANSION, INC;
SPANSION TECHNOLOGY, INC.;
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR
ENGINEERING, INC.; ASE (U.S.),
INC.; CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;
CHIPMOS U.S.A., INC.; SILICONWARE
PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.;
SILICONWARE USA, INC.;
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.;
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.; STATS
CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC
(BVI), LTD.; and STATS CHIPPAC,
LTD.,
Defendants.
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ORDER REFERRING
TESSERA’S MOTION
TO MODIFY
SCHEDULING ORDER
AS TO SILICONWARE
AND TO RESCHEDULE
UPCOMING
SILICONWARE
DEPOSITIONS
(Docket No. 1179)

AND ALL RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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Plaintiff Tessera, Inc. moves to postpone four depositions of

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employees of Defendants Siliconware Precision Industries Limited

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and Siliconware USA, Inc. (collectively, Siliconware Defendants)

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scheduled for the week of March 4, 2013 to at least the week of

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April 1, 2013.

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opening expert report for these Defendants by two and a half

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months, from April 15, 2013 to July 1, 2013, and to extend the

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deadline for Siliconware Defendants’ rebuttal reports by fifteen

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days, from July 15, 2013 to August 1, 2013.

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Tessera also seeks to extend the deadline for its

Tessera acknowledges that discovery matters in this case have

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been referred to a Special Master.

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Master is unavailable to hear this matter until March 14, 2013.

It asserts that the Special

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The Court REFERS the motion to the Special Master.

The Court

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orders that the depositions of the Siliconware Defendants’

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witnesses shall proceed as scheduled at this time, provided that,

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if Tessera can show subsequently that it learned more information

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from its review of documents after the depositions that it could

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not have reasonably known to ask about at the depositions, it may

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ask the Special Master to authorize further depositions of these

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individuals, which he may be order done by written questions or by

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video conference.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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The Court refers the remainder of the motion to

the Special Master for resolution at his convenience.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 3/1/2013

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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