Corning Optical Communications Wireless Ltd. v. Solid, Inc. et al

Filing 148

ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE by Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal re 137 (psglc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
WIRELESS LTD.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
SOLID, INC. et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No. 5:14-cv-03750-PSG
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE
(Re: Docket No. 137)

Plaintiff Corning Optical Communications Wireless LTD and Defendants SOLiD, Inc. and

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Reach Holdings, LLC have presented a dispute about where to produce foreign-based party

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witnesses for deposition in this patent infringement case. In resolving such a dispute, the court

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may consider:

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(1) The parties’ convenience and relative hardships to attend the designated
location; (2) Cost of transportation and lost work to defendant; (3) Expense and
inconvenience to move voluminous documents; (4) Whether the parties’ counsel are
located in the forum district; (5) Whether the defendant is a large corporation whose
employees often travel; (6) Whether significant discovery disputes may arise and
judicial economy favors resolution by the forum court or other similar concerns;
and (7) Whether the parties’ claims and parties’ relationship are such that
appropriate adjustment of the equities favors a deposition site in the forum district. 1

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Willis v. Mullins, Case No. 04-cv-06542, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35627, at *17-18 (E.D. Cal. Feb.
8, 2006).
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Case No. 5:14-cv-03750-PSG
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE