Silicon Laboratories, Inc. v. Cresta Technology Corporation

Filing 36

CASE SCHEDULING ORDER re 35 Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on December 18, 2014 (psglc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/18/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SILICON LABORATORIES INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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CRESTA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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Case No. 5:14-cv-03227-PSG
CASE SCHEDULING ORDER
(Re: Docket No. 35)

Based on the parties’ joint case management statement 1 and this week’s case management
conference,

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IT IS ORDERED that the presumptive limits on discovery set forth in the Federal Rules of
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Civil Procedure shall apply to this case with the following exceptions:
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Each side may take a total of 8 fact depositions per side, limited to 7 hours per
individual deposition. Multiple days of deposition of a single witness will count as
multiple depositions.

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Each side may take up to 14 hours of 30(b)(6) deposition testimony, irrespective of
the number of topics or witnesses designated.

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Each side may take up to 7 hours of deposition testimony of each expert identified
by an adverse party for each report provided. If any party identifies a single expert
to provide a report related to both infringement and validity, the limit shall be
expanded to 14 hours.

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Each side may serve up to 50 requests for admission, except for requests for
admission directed solely to authenticating documents.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for joinder of any additional parties, or other
amendments to the pleadings, is July 6, 2015.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties have represented that they are in the process

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of determining the best course of alternate dispute resolution. If the parties have not come to an
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agreement within 30 days, the parties shall submit a letter brief to the court seeking a ruling.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following schedule and deadlines shall apply to this

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case:

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Initial Case Management Conference ......................................................... December 16, 2014
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Last Day to Exchange Initial Disclosures ................................................... December 19, 2014
Plaintiff’s Initial Disclosure of Asserted Claims/Preliminary
Infringement Contentions & Document Production.................................. January 16, 2015
Defendant’s Preliminary Invalidity Contentions &
Document Production ................................................................................. March 16, 2015
Exchange Proposed Terms & Claim Elements for Construction ........................ April 10, 2015

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Exchange Preliminary Claim Constructions .......................................................... May 8, 2015
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Joint Claim Construction & Prehearing Statement .............................................. May 18, 2015
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Exchange Expert Declarations on Claim Construction ........................................ May 18, 2015
Claim Construction Discovery Cut-Off................................................................ June 17, 2015
Opening Claim Construction Brief .......................................................................... July 2, 2015
Opposition Claim Construction Brief .................................................................... July 16, 2015
Reply Claim Construction Brief ............................................................................ July 23, 2015
Markman Hearing ............................................................................. July 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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Last Day to Serve Final Infringement Contentions and Motion for
Leave to Amend ................................................................... 30 days after Markman Ruling

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Last Day to Disclose Advice of Counsel .................................... 50 days after Markman Ruling

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Last Day to Serve Final Invalidity Contentions and Motion for
Leave to Amend ................................................................... 60 days after Markman Ruling

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