Webpass Inc. v. Banth et al

Filing 27

ORDER granting 21 Plaintiff's Motion for Early Discovery; granting extension of time in which to complete discovery; continuing Case Management Conference to April 14, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. Signed by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 12/18/2014. (hrllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2014)

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*E-Filed: December 18, 2014*

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

NOT FOR CITATION

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United States District Court

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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WEBPASS INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
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No. C14-02291 HRL
ORDER GRANTING WEBPASS
INC.’S MOTION FOR EARLY
DISCOVERY

AFTAB BANTH; et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER CONTINUING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TO
APRIL 14, 2015

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ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF
TIME IN WHICH TO COMPLETE
SERVICE

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[Re: Docket No. 21]

Webpass Inc. sues Aftab Banth, Rick Peters, and Squareplanet LLC for trade secret

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misappropriation and related claims. On November 7, 2014, Webpass filed a motion for early

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discovery of Banth. Dkt. No. 21. Banth has filed a statement of non-opposition. Dkt. No. 23. A

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hearing was held on December 16, 2014.

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Webpass requests leave to take early discovery of Banth for the purpose of: (1) obtaining the

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current address of Peters; and (2) obtaining the names and addresses of persons who are authorized

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to accept service of process on behalf of Squareplanet. Based on the moving and responding papers,

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as well as the arguments presented at the hearing on December 16, 2014, Webpass’s motion for

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early discovery is granted.

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Plaintiff is granted until March 17, 2015 to complete service of process on Defendants. The

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case management conference, currently set for February 24, 2015, is continued to April 14, 2015, at

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1:30 p.m.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 18, 2014
HOWARD R. LLOYD
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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C14-02291 HRL Notice will be electronically mailed to:

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Bonnie Jean Wolf

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James Edward Doroshow

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Jeffrey Stephen Kravitz

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Otto Oswald Lee

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Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not
registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program.

[e-mail]
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