WhatsApp Inc. et al v. NSO Group Technologies Limited et al

Filing 486

ORDER by Judge Hamilton denying 481 Administrative Motion. (pjhlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2024)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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WHATSAPP INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
NSO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES
LIMITED, et al.,

Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH
ORDER RE ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME
Re: Dkt. 481

Defendants.

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In connection with their motion to substitute an expert, defendants have filed an

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administrative motion to shorten the briefing schedule on said motion. See Dkt. 481.

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Defendants’ administrative motion, which is not supported by any declaration, argues that

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their requested schedule is necessary to avoid a negative impact on the current case

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schedule. Id. at 2. Defendants’ motion requests an opposition due date of December 18,

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and a reply due date of December 20. See id.

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Plaintiffs timely filed a response to defendants’ administrative motion on December

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16. See Dkt. 484. Among other things, plaintiffs argue that defendants delayed in filing

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their motion to substitute. See id. at 2-3.

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In the court’s view, if defendants’ motion to substitute is granted, it would

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necessarily disrupt the case schedule, regardless of whether it is briefed on a shortened

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schedule. Moreover, the parties having recently stipulated to modify the briefing

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schedule on other motions to avoid deadlines during the holidays, the court finds that it

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would be burdensome to impose a shortened schedule here. Accordingly, defendants’

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administrative motion to shorten time is DENIED, and defendants’ motion to substitute

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their expert will be briefed on the standard schedule set forth in the local rules.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 18, 2024

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/s/ Phyllis J. Hamilton
PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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