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

Filing 1294

ORDER REGARDING REPLACEMENT SPECIAL MASTER. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 12/6/2013. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/6/2013)

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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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v.
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., et.
al.,
Defendant.
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POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.,

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No. C 10-945 CW

Plaintiff,

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No. C 05-4063 CW

v.
TESSERA, INC.,

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Defendant.
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POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.,

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No. C 11-6121 CW

Plaintiff,
v.
TESSERA, INC.,

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Defendant.

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TESSERA, INC.,

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No. C 12-692 CW

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING
REPLACEMENT
SPECIAL MASTER

v.

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MOTOROLA, INC., et. al.,

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Defendant.
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AND ALL RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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On March 3, 2012, the Court appointed the Hon. Charles A.

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Legge (Retired) as special master for discovery matters in the

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above-referenced cases.

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he intends to retire on December 31, 2013.

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the exceptional amount of judicial resources expended adjudicating

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disputes in this case nevertheless continues to warrant the

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services of a special master to oversee discovery and sealing, and

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justifies the expansion of his duties to assist in pre-trial

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matters, such as in limine motions.

Judge Legge has informed the Court that
The Court finds that

The Court will appoint one of

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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the following three candidates as a replacement: The Hon. Wayne D.

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Brazil (Retired), the Hon. James Larson (Retired), or Martin

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Quinn, all of JAMS.

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including law clerks made available by the parties and retained

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through JAMS, shall continue to be available to the replacement

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special master.

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Any resources provided to Judge Legge,

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(b)(1), the

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Court provides the parties with notice and an opportunity to be

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heard on this issue.

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their choice of a special master from the three candidates

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referenced above.

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they shall each submit their rankings of preferred candidates in a

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confidential letter to the Court and the Court will select one.

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Any stipulation or letter shall be submitted no later than

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December 13, 2013.

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The parties are encouraged to stipulate to

If the parties cannot come to an agreement,

The Court also seeks the parties’ stipulation that the

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standard of review applicable to pretrial matters decided by

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magistrate judges set out in 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) shall apply

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to the special master’s orders in this case.
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If the parties

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agree, they shall file a stipulation at the same time as their

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responses to this notice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

12/6/2013

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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