National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filing 10

INITIAL DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by Judge Bernrd Zimmerman on 05/28/2009. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 All discovery in this matter has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman. In the event a discovery dispute arises, the parties shall meet in person or, if counsel are outside the Bay Area, by telephone and make a good faith effort to resolve their dispute. Exchanging letters or telephone messages about the The Court will not read subsequent v. NVIDIA CORPORATION, Defendant(s). NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, Plaintiff(s), ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C 09-02046 CW (BZ) INITIAL DISCOVERY ORDER

dispute is insufficient.

positioning letters; parties shall instead make a contemporaneous record of their meeting using a tape recorder or a court reporter. In the event they cannot resolve their dispute, the parties must participate in a telephone conference with the 1

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Court before filing any discovery motions or other papers. The party seeking discovery shall request a conference in a letter served on all parties not exceeding two pages (with no attachments) which briefly explains the nature of the action and the issues in dispute. Other parties shall reply in

similar fashion within two days of receiving the letter requesting the conference. to schedule the conference. After the conference with the Court, if filing papers is deemed necessary, they should be filed with the Clerk's Office, with one copy delivered directly to Chambers (Room 156688). A chambers copy of all briefs shall be submitted on a The diskette The Court will contact the parties

diskette formatted in WordPerfect 6, 8 or 9. shall be scanned for virus before submission. Dated: May 28, 2009

Bernard Zimmerman United States Magistrate Judge

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