Hyundai Electronics, et al v. Rambus, Inc.

Filing 3910

ORDER regarding entry of judgment. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 3/10/2009. (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2009)

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HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC., HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR AMERICA INC., HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR U.K. LTD., and HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, Plaintiffs, v. RAMBUS INC., Defendant.

No. C-00-20905 RMW ORDER REGARDING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

The parties have submitted competing proposed forms of judgment. The parties agree on the form of judgment in all but two respects. As to the first, Hynix requests that it be permitted to accrue or deposit in escrow the ongoing royalties owed under the judgment pending resolution of any appeals from the judgment. Hynix's request is premature. Hynix may raise the issue by way of a Rule 62 motion following entry of judgment. The court also notes that Hynix's fear ­ that Rambus will not return any royalties paid by Hynix even if Hynix prevails on appeal ­ appears baseless. E.g., Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc., 585 F. Supp. 2d 1187 (C.D. Cal. 2008) (ordering Broadcom to repay "sunset royalties" following Federal Circuit reversal on liability). As to the second, the parties dispute the timing of any proceedings regarding the taxing of

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costs. Hynix requests that any determination of costs occur after all appeals are final. Though there is some wisdom to Hynix's approach, see, e.g., American Infra-Red Radiant Co. v. Lambert Industries, Inc., 41 F.R.D. 161 (D. Minn. 1966), the Civil Local Rules contemplate addressing costs swiftly. See Civil L.R. 54-1(a) (imposing a 14-day deadline following entry of judgment for a prevailing party to file its bill of costs). This ensures that the court considers the reasonableness of costs while the case is fresh, which is important because this inquiry is difficult when made from a "cold" record. The magnitude of this case, and the alleged size of Rambus's cost bill, counsel against submitting the bill of costs to the clerk's office in the first instance. E.g., Syracuse Broadcasting Corp. v. Newhouse, 32 F.R.D. 29, 29 (N.D.N.Y. 1963) ("The attorneys for both sides seem satisfied to . . . bypass the Clerk in the first instance. . . . In fact, the substantial items challenged are ones peculiarly within the knowledge of the trial judge and would be practically an impossible burden for the Clerk to resolve with any degree of reason and certainty."); Deering, Milliken & Co v. Temp-Resisto Corp., 169 F. Supp. 453, 456 (S.D.N.Y. 1959) (explaining why "[t]here is no merit in the defendants' contention that Rule 54(d), F.R.Civ.P., requires that costs must be taxed in the first instance by the clerk and that the Court has no power to tax them"). The difficulty of this inquiry also counsels against the application of the Local Rules' 14-day deadline for filing the bill of costs and 10-day deadline for filing objections. See Civil L.R. 54-1(a); 54-2(a). Accordingly, Rambus shall have 30 days from the entry of judgment to file its bill of costs with the court. Hynix shall have 21 days to file any objections to Rambus's bill of costs, and may seek from the court any necessary extension.

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DATED:

3/10/2009

RONALD M. WHYTE United States District Judge

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This document has been electronically sent to: counsel in 00-20905.
Counsel Rambus: Kathryn Kalb Anderson Peter A. Detre Erin C. Dougherty Sean Eskovitz Burton Alexander Gross Keith Rhoderic Dhu Hamilton, II Pierre J. Hubert Andrea Jill Weiss Jeffries Miriam Kim Carolyn Hoecker Luedtke Steven McCall Perry Jennifer Lynn Polse Matthew Thomas Powers Rollin Andrew Ransom Rosemarie Theresa Ring Gregory P. Stone Craig N. Tolliver Donald Ward David C. Yang Douglas A. Cawley Scott L Cole William Hans Baumgartner, Jr Scott W. Hejny Kelly Max Klaus Catherine Rajwani Thomas N Tarnay Hynix: Theodore G. Brown , III Daniel J. Furniss Joseph A. Greco Julie Jinsook Han Tomomi Katherine Harkey Jordan Trent Jones Patrick Lynch Kenneth Lee Nissly Kenneth Ryan O'Rourke Belinda Martinez Vega Geoffrey Hurndall Yost Susan Gregory van Keulen Allen Ruby Micron: Robert Jason Becher John D Beynon Jared Bobrow Email Appearances: 05-00334 05-02298 06-00244 00-20905

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Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program in each action. Dated: 3/10/2009 TSF Chambers of Judge Whyte

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