Powertech Technology Inc v. Tessera, Inc.

Filing 456

ORDER REGARDING COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 1/22/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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ORDER REGARDING
COURT-APPOINTED
EXPERT

v.
TESSERA, INC.,

(Docket No. 453)

Defendant.

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No. C 11-6121 CW

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AND ALL RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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On January 20, 2014, the parties submitted a joint report
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regarding the Court-appointed expert in this case.

The Court

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appointed the expert to advise on technical issues in this case as
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well as separate Tessera cases also before the Court.1

Due to the

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parties’ late submissions to the expert in the other Tessera
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matters, the expert informed the parties that his report in this
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case will be significantly delayed.

Because after summary

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judgment, few technical issues remain in this case, and in
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deference to the expert’s work on the other Tessera matters, the
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Court finds that the Court-appointed expert’s assistance in this
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See Tessera, Inc. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., et al.,
Case No. 05-4063 CW and Tessera, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc., et al.,
Case No. 12-692 CW.

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case is no longer necessary.

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present at trial their own evidence on the narrow technical issues

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that remain.

Of course, the parties are free to

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

1/22/2014
CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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