Netlist, Inc v. Smart Modular Technologies, Inc

Filing 278

ORDER GRANTING re 277 Joint Statement filed by Netlist Inc. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 10/31/14. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/31/2014)

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Counsel for all parties listed on the signature page

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION

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NETLIST, INC.,

CASE NO. 4:13-CV-05889-YGR

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Plaintiff,

JOINT STATEMENT AND PROPOSED
ORDER REGARDING DEADLINES FOR
NEWLY-ADDED DEFENDANT,
SANDISK, INC.

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v.

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SMART STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.,
DIABLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and
SANDISK, INC.

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ORDER GRANTING

Defendants.

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Joint Stipulation Regarding SanDisk Schedule

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On October 7, 2014, Plaintiff Netlist, Inc. (“Netlist”) filed its Third Amended Complaint

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adding SanDisk, Inc. (“SanDisk”) as a named Defendant. On October 22, 2014, Netlist served

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the Third Amended Complaint on SanDisk. Netlist and SanDisk stipulate as follows:

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Netlist’s First Amended Complaint alleged that SMART Storage Systems, Inc. (“SMART

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Storage”) infringes several Netlist patents as a result of, for example, SMART Storage’s sale of

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its ULLtraDIMM memory product. In August 2013, SanDisk acquired SMART Storage. In its

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Third Amended Complaint, Netlist alleges that SanDisk infringes several Netlist patents by, inter

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alia, selling the same ULLtraDIMM product. SanDisk denies these allegations.

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While SanDisk is still investigating Netlist’s claims, at this point SanDisk believes that its

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positions will generally be aligned with those of SMART Storage, particularly as to Sections 1, 3,

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4, 6, 9, 11-14, 16 and 18-21 of the parties’ recent Updated Joint Case Management Statement

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filed on September 15, 2014 [Dkt. No. 255]. Thus, unless the Court believes otherwise, the

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parties believe that there is no need to submit yet another Case Management Statement at this

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time.

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The parties stipulate that the Protective Order [Dkt. No. 203] and Order Regarding

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Discovery of Electronically Stored Information [Dkt. 231] previously entered by this Court shall

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equally apply to SanDisk, unless and until SanDisk moves to amend such order(s).

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Netlist and SanDisk also stipulate to the following deadlines regarding Netlist’s claims:

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EVENT 

DEADLINE 

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SanDisk to answer Netlist’s Third Amended
Complaint or otherwise plead 

November 7, 2014 

Fact Discovery to open as to SanDisk

November 7, 2014

Parties to exchange initial disclosures pursuant to
FRCP 26(a)(1)

November 21, 2014

Netlist to serve LPR 3-1 Disclosures (asserted
claims and infringement contentions) and LPR 3-2
Production on SanDisk 

November 21, 2014 

SanDisk to serve LPR 3-3 Invalidity Contentions
and LPR 3-4 Production on Netlist 

January 9, 2015 

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All other deadlines will follow the patent scheduled entered by the Court on October 8, 2014
[Dkt. No. 270].

ORDER
Based upon the foregoing stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Signed this 31st day of October, 2014.
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HON. YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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McANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD.

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Dated: October 29, 2014

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/s/ Ronald H. Spuhler
THOMAS J. WIMBISCUS
GREGORY C. SCHODDE
RONALD H. SPUHLER
WAYNE H. BRADLEY

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BARTKO, ZANKEL, BUNZEL & MILLER
BENJAMIN K. RILEY
ROBERT N. BUNZEL
W. PAUL SCHUCK
SONY B. BARARI
SIMON R. GOODFELLOW

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DLA PIPER LLP (US)
SEAN C. CUNNINGHAM

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
NETLIST, INC.

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JONES DAY

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Dated: October 29, 2014

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/s/ Steven J. Corr
GREGORY L. LIPPETZ
KATHLEEN D. LYNOTT
STEVEN J. CORR

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Attorneys for Defendant
SANDISK, INC.

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Joint Statement Regarding SanDisk Schedule

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