Angioscore, Inc. v. Trireme Medical, Inc. et al

Filing 542

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Order to Show Cause Hearing set for Tuesday, 3/3/2015 09:00 AM. Plaintiff declaration filed no later than Monday, 3/2/2015. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 2/26/15. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/26/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANGIOSCORE, INC.,

Case No. 12-cv-03393-YGR

Plaintiff,
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.
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TRIREME MEDICAL, INC., ET AL.,
Defendants.

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The Court understands that during the course of a deposition of Professor David Lewin,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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defendants’ rebuttal expert, counsel for plaintiff questioned Professor Lewin concerning issues of

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conflicts of interest and corporate governance, to which this action substantially relates, and that

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defense counsel instructed Professor Lewin not to answer such question/s. (See Dkt. No. 467-3,

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Lewin Deposition at 90:8-91:4.)

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Defendants are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why they should not incur either, or

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both, monetary or evidentiary sanctions for unduly restricting discovery. A hearing on this order

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to show cause shall be set for Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Federal Courthouse,

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1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, Courtroom 1. Defense counsel who issued the instruction

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that Professor Lewin not answer the question/s shall be prepared to respond personally to the order

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to show cause, including, without limitation, how his conduct comports with the Guidelines for

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Professional Conduct in this district.

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No later than Monday, March 2, 2015, counsel for plaintiff shall file on the case docket a

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declaration setting forth the relevant attorney’s/s’ billing rates and the amount of time expended in

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preparation and in taking the subject deposition.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 26, 2015
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE