Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

Filing 2124

ORDER re 2108 MOTION to Compel Apple to Disclose the Circumstances and Timing of Its Discovery of Juror Information filed by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 11/8/2012. (lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/8/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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APPLE, INC., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., A
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Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
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ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York )
corporation; SAMSUNG
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 11-CV-01846-LHK
ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL

On October 30, 2012, Samsung filed a motion to compel Apple to disclose the

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circumstances and timing of Apple’s discovery of certain information regarding the jury

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foreperson. ECF No. 2108. On November 2, 2012, Apple filed an opposition. ECF No. 2118. At

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the December 6, 2012 hearing, the Court will consider the questions of whether the jury foreperson

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concealed information during voir dire, whether any concealed information was material, and

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whether any concealment constituted misconduct. An assessment of such issues is intertwined

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with the question of whether and when Apple had a duty to disclose the circumstances and timing

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of its discovery of information about the foreperson. Accordingly, the Court will address

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Samsung’s motion to compel at the December 6, 2012 hearing. If the Court grants Samsung’s

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motion to compel, the Court will likely order supplemental briefing before ruling on Samsung’s

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motion for judgment as a matter of law.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: November 8, 2012

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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