SoftVault Systems Inc. v. Sensus USA Inc

Filing 27

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy Koh on 3/25/2015. (lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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SOFTVAULT SYSTEMS INC.,
Plaintiff,

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Case No.: 14-CV-05411-LHK
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SENSUS USA INC,
Defendant.
Plaintiff’s Attorney: P.J. O’Mahoney
Defendant’s Attorney: Marc Peters
An initial case management conference was held on March 25, 2015. A further case
management conference is set for July 8, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their joint case
management statement by July 1, 2015.
The Court adopts the parties’ proposed discovery limits set forth in their joint case
management statement as follows:
 Each party is limited to 25 interrogatories.
 Each party is limited to 50 requests for admissions, not including requests for admission
for the purpose of authenticating documents.
 Each party is limited to 75 requests for production.
 Each party is limited to 7 total hours of expert witness deposition testimony for each expert
retained by the opposing party. However, should an expert issue more than one expert
report, the opposing party is entitled to 7 additional hours of expert witness deposition
testimony for each additional expert report issued by the particular expert.
 Each party is limited to 10 total fact witness depositions and 70 total hours of fact witness
deposition testimony. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) depositions are included in
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the 70 total hours. All 30(b)(6) testimony is limited to 14 hours per side regardless of the
number of 30(b)(6) topics or witnesses.
In no event shall any single deposition of a witness exceed 7 hours on the record, with the
exception of an expert witness who may be deposed for 7 hours per report provided, and
30(b)(6) witnesses who may be deposed pursuant to the 14 hour limitation above.

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The Court set the following case schedule:

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Exchange of Initial Disclosures

4/17/2015

Disclosure of Asserted Claims and
Infringement Contentions
Invalidity Contentions

5/1/2015

Parties Exchange Proposed Claim Terms for
Construction
Last Day to Meet and Confer on Proposed
Terms
Parties Exchange Preliminary Claim
Constructions and Identify Supporting Evidence
and Experts
Last Day to Meet and Confer on Narrowing
Issues and Joint Claim Construction and
Prehearing Statement
Parties File Joint Claim Construction and
Prehearing Statement
Close of Claim Construction Discovery

6/26/2015

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Claim Construction Opening Briefs Due

9/25/2015

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Claim Construction Responsive Briefs Due

10/16/2015

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Claim Construction Reply Briefs Due

10/30/2015

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Technology Tutorial

12/3/2015, at 1:30 p.m.

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Claim Construction Hearing

12/10/2015, at 1:30 p.m.

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Last Day to Amend Pleadings / Add Parties

1/15/2016

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Fact Discovery Cutoff

5/6/2016

Parties Serve Initial Expert Reports

6/10/2016

Parties Serve Rebuttal Expert Reports

7/13/2016

Close Expert Discovery

8/12/2016

Last Day to File Dispositive Motions

9/1/2016

Hearing on Dispositive Motions

10/13/2016, at 1:30 p.m.

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Northern District of California

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7/10/2015
7/17/2015

7/31/2015

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Final Pretrial Conference

12/22/2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Jury Trial

1/16/2017, at 9 a.m.

Length of Trial

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5 days

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 25, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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