Leader Technologies, Inc., v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 37

ORDER Granting 32 Motion to Seal Document. Signed by Judge James Ware on 3/25/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2010)

Leader Technologies, Inc., v. Facebook, Inc.

Doc. 37

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RELATED CASE ORDER A Motion for Administrative Relief to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related or a Sua Sponte Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship (Civil L.R. 3-12) has been filed. The time for filing an opposition or statement of support has passed. As the judge assigned to the earliest filed case below that bears my initials, I find that the more recently filed case(s) that I have initialed below are related to the case assigned to me, and such case(s) shall be reassigned to me. Any cases listed below that are not related to the case assigned to me are referred to the judge assigned to the next-earliest filed case for a related case determination. C 06-07588 SI C 07-00184 BZ
Eliasoph v. LG Philips LCD Co., LTD. Et al Industrial Computing, Inc. V. LG Philips LCD Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ___SI______

C 07-00258 JSW

Omni Circuits International, LLC. V. LG Philips Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. _____SI____

C 07-00393 SC

Art's TV & Appliance v. LG Philips LCD Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. __SI_______

C 07-00452 MJJ

General Digital Corporation v. LG Philips LCD Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. __SI_______

C 07-00457 SC

Saia et al v. LG Philips LCD Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. __SI_______

C 07-00580 JSW Advanced Technology Distributors, Inc. V. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Et al
I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ___SI______

-1

Dockets.Justia.com

C 07-00706 JCS

Blackwell v. Sharp Corporation et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ___SI______

C 07-00722 MMC

Hee v. LG Philips LCD Company, Ltd. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ___SI______

C 07-00813 SC

Community Business Bank v. LG Philips LCD Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ____SI_____

C 07-00889 MEJ

Wong et al v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ____SI_____

C 07-00967 JSW

Frybarger v. LG Philips LCD Co. LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ____SI_____

C 07-00994 MJJ

Jafarian v. LG Philips LCD Company Ltd. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. __SI_______

C 07-01046 JSW

Royal Data Services, Inc. V. LG Philips Co., LTD. Et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. __SI_______

C 07-01096 PVT

Fluorine-on-Call, LTD v. LG Philips LCD, Company, LTD et al

I find that the above case is related to the case assigned to me. ___SI______

ORDER Counsel are instructed that all future filings in any reassigned case are to bear the initials of the newly assigned judge immediately after the case number. Any case management conference in any reassigned case will be rescheduled by the Court. The parties shall adjust the dates for the conference, disclosures and report required by FRCivP 16 and 26 accordingly. -2

Unless otherwise ordered, any dates for hearing noticed motions are vacated and must be re noticed by the moving party before the newly assigned judge; any deadlines set by the ADR Local Rules remain in effect; and any deadlines established in a case management order continue to govern, except dates for appearance in court, which will be rescheduled by the newly assigned judge.

Dated:______3/9/07___ Judge Susan Illston

Dated:________________ Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman

Dated:________________ Judge Jeffrey S. White

Dated:________________ Judge Samuel Conti

Dated:________________ Judge Martin J. Jenkins

Dated:________________ Judge Samuel Conti

Dated:________________ Judge Jeffrey S. White

-3

Dated:________________

Dated:_______________ _ Dated:_______________ _ Dated:_______________ _ Dated:_______________ _ Dated:_______________ _ Dated:_______________ _

Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero Judge Maxine M. Chesney Judge Samuel Conti

Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James

Judge Jeffrey S. White

Judge Martin J. Jenkins

Judge Jeffrey S. White

-4

CLERK'S NOTICE The court has reviewed the motion and determined that no cases are related and no reassignments shall occur. DATED: _______________________ Richard W. Wieking, Clerk By: Deputy Clerk

-5

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on the date stated below, I lodged a copy of this order with each judicial officer and I mailed a copy to each counsel of record or pro se party in the cases listed above. Richard W. Wieking, Clerk DATED: _______________________ By: Deputy Clerk

Copies to: Courtroom Deputies Case Systems Administrators Counsel of Record Entered into Assignment Program:

(date)

-6

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: LG PHILIPS LCD CASES. /

C-06-7588 AND ALL RELATED CASES NOTICE

To All Parties: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT initial case management conferences have been scheduled to occur on Friday, June 8, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. A joint case management conference statement shall be filed one week prior to the conference. Please comply with the attached order when preparing for the conference.

United United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

Dated: February 21, 2007

RICHARD W. WIEKING, Clerk

Tracy Sutton Deputy Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
-7

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff(s), vs.

NO. CCASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER

SI

Defendant(s).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 16(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Civil L.R. 16-10, a Case Management Conference will be held in this case before the Honorable Susan Illston on at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom No. 10, 19th floor Federal Building. Plaintiff(s) shall serve copies of this Order at once on all parties to this action, and on any parties subsequently joined, in accordance with the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and 5. Following service, plaintiff(s) shall file certificate of service with the Clerk of this Court. Counsel are directed to confer in advance of the Case Management Conference with respect to all of the agenda items listed below. Not less than seven days before the conference, counsel shall file a joint case management statement addressing each agenda item. Failure to file a joint statement shall be accompanied by a signed declaration setting forth the grounds for such failure. Failure to show good cause for such failure may subject the parties to sanctions. Each party shall be represented at the Case Management Conference by counsel prepared to address all of the matters referred to in this Order, and with authority to enter stipulations and make admissions pursuant to this Order. The parties are encouraged to attend. Any request to reschedule the above dates should be made in writing, and by stipulation, if possible, not less than ten days before the conference date. Good cause must be shown. The parties should be prepared to address and resolve at the Case Management Conference the following: setting the date and the estimated length of the trial; setting the date for discovery cutoff; setting the date to designate experts and other witnesses; and setting the date for the pretrial conference. Other agenda matters which the Court will address at the Case Management Conference include the following: 1. Does the Court have subject matter jurisdiction over all of the plaintiff's claim(s) and defendant's counter-claim(s)? What is the basis of that jurisdiction? Are all the parties subject to the Court's jurisdiction? Do any parties remain to be served? 2. What are the factual and legal basis for plaintiff's claim(s) and
-8 8

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

defendant's defense(s)? Defendant's counter-claim(s) and plaintiff's defense(s) to the counterclaim(s)? 3. What are the factual and legal issues genuinely in dispute?

4. What are the issues that can be narrowed by agreement or by motions? Are there dispositive or partially dispositive issues appropriate for decision on motion? 5. What are the motions anticipated by the parties?

6. What relief does plaintiff seek? What is the amount of damage(s) sought by plaintiff's claim(s)? What is the amount of damage(s) sought by defendant's counterclaim(s)? How are the damages computed? 7. What discovery does each party intend to pursue? Can discovery be limited in any manner? Are there any alternative methods available to obtain the necessary information? Should a discovery order and conference be entered pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 26(f)? 8. Is this case suitable for reference to a binding arbitration, to a Special Master, or to a Magistrate Judge for trial? Is the case suitable for reference to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation? 9. Will this case be tried by a jury? What is the anticipated length of trial? Is it possible to reduce the length of trial by stipulation, use of summaries or statements, or other expedited means of presenting evidence? Is it feasible and desirable to bifurcate issues for trial? 10. Are there related cases pending before other Judges of this Court? See Civil L.R. 3-12. 11. If a class action, how and when will the class(es) be certified?

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

12. What are the earliest reasonable dates for discovery cutoff, pretrial conference and trial? 13. What are the prospects for settlement? Does any party wish to have a settlement conference with another Judge or Magistrate Judge? How can settlement efforts be assisted? See A.D.R. L.R. 7. 14. Such other matters as any party considers conducive to the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of this action. CIVIL LAW AND MOTION MATTERS WILL BE HEARD ON FRIDAYS AT 9:00 A.M. COUNSEL SHALL COMPLY WITH CIVIL L.R. 7 WITH RESPECT TO MOTION PROCEDURES. Discovery disputes: Counsel seeking the Court's intervention in a discovery dispute shall, after full compliance with Civil L.R. 37-1, file and serve a letter brief, 5 pages or less, explaining the dispute and the relief sought. Opposing counsel shall respond by letter brief, 5 pages or less, within one week. The Court will deem the matter submitted unless the Court determines that the issue requires oral argument, in which case a conference will be arranged. For good cause shown, based on legal or factual complexity, discovery disputes may be brought by formal noticed motion heard on a regular law and motion
-9 9

calendar. However, leave of Court to do so must be sought and obtained by ex-parte application in accordance with Civil L.R. 7-1(a)(3). Failure to comply with this Order or the Local Rules of this Court may result in sanctions. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(f), Civil L.R. 1-4. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Susan Illston SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

-10

10

JUDGE ILLSTON'S STANDING ORDER 1. Scheduling Days: Civil Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Fridays at 9:00 a.m. Criminal Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. Civil Case Management Conferences are generally conducted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m. with the order of call determined by the Court. Pretrial Conferences are generally conducted on Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. Counsel need not reserve motion hearing dates, but may call the clerk to obtain the next available law and motion calendar. Motions may be reset as the Court's calendar requires. All parties are directed to comply with the Civil Local Rules except as identified in this order. 2. Discovery Disputes: Counsel seeking the court's intervention in a discovery dispute shall, after full compliance with Civil L.R. 37-1, file and serve a letter brief, 5 pages or less, explaining the dispute and relief sought. Opposing counsel shall respond by letter brief, 5 pages or less, within one week. The Court will deem the matter submitted unless the Court determines that the issue requires oral argument, in which case a conference will be arranged 3. Sealed Documents (Civil L.R. 79-5): This Court does not require the filing of Administrative Motions to seal (Civil L.R. 7-11). The Court will accept stipulations (Civ. L.R. 7-12) or an ex-parte application (Civ. L.R. 7-10) with proposed orders in-lieu of the administrative motion. In the event an agreement and stipulation for leave to file under seal is not possible, an ex-parte application shall be filed instead. Oppositions to ex-parte applications and proposed order must be submitted to the Court immediately. Counsel must submit the documents intended to be filed under seal in the following manner: 1. The entire original document , contained in an 8 1/2 - inch by 11-inch sealed envelope or other suitable sealed container, with a cover sheet affixed to the envelope or container, setting out the information required by Civil L.R. 3-4(a) and (b) and prominently displaying the notation: "DOCUMENT SUBMITTED UNDER SEAL." The sealable portions of the document must be identified by notations or highlighting within the text; 2. A second copy (chambers copy) completely assembled, including both sealed and unsealed material must be submitted in a single envelope. Chambers must not be served with any "redacted/public" versions of sealed documents. 4. Courtesy Copies: All courtesy copies must be three-hole punched at the left margin. -11 11

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

-12 12