New Medium Technologies LLC et al v. Barco N.V. et al

Filing 1

Non-Party Pixelworks, Inc.'s Motion to Quash deposition Subpoena and Motion for Sanctions. Expedited Consideration Requested. Oral Argument requested. Filed by Pixelworks, Inc.. (pvh) Additional attachment(s) added on 9/10/2007 (Hunt, Patricia).

James B. Davidson, OSB No. 01122 [e-mail] James M. Barrett, OSB No. 01199 [e-mail] ATER WYNNE LLP 222 SW Columbia, Suite 1800 Portland, Oregon 97201-6618 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Non-Party Pixelworks, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON NEW MEDIUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC, AV TECHNOLOGIES LLC, IP INNOVATION LLC, and TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION, Plaintiffs, v. BARCO N.V., MIRANDA TECHNOLOGIES, LG PHILIPS LCD, LTD., TOSHIBA CORPORATION, TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, L.L.C., LG ELECTRONICS INC., and SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION, Defendants. NON-PARTY PIXELWORKS, INC.'S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA AND MOTION FOR SANCTIONS (Fed. R. Civ. P. 45) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION REQUESTED ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED Misc. No. Civil No. 05 C 5620*
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In the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division

Certificate of Compliance With LR 7.1 Counsel for non-party Pixelworks, Inc., certifies that he made a good faith effort through telephone conferences and correspondence to resolve objections to plaintiffs' third-party deposition subpoena, but was unable to do so without this Court's assistance. Page 1 ­ NON-PARTY PIXELWORKS, INC.'S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA
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Motion Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c)(3)(A), non-party Pixelworks moves the Court for an order quashing a Subpoena in a Civil Case that plaintiffs issued in the above-captioned matter on August 14, 2007. A true and correct copy of the subpoena is attached as Appendix A. Pixelworks also moves for an award of its reasonable attorney fees in bringing this motion as a sanction against Plaintiffs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c)(1). Reason For Expedited Consideration Non-party Pixelworks requests expedited consideration under Local Rule 7.1(f) because the subpoena requires that Pixelworks produce a witness or witnesses to testify at a deposition next week on September 5, 2007. Questions To Be Decided The questions to be decided are: (1) Whether plaintiffs' deposition subpoena comports with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 and 30(b)(6); and (2) Whether this Court should sanction Plaintiffs for failing to take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on Pixelworks. This Motion is supported by the accompanying Memorandum of Law, the Declarations of Gregory A. Zafiris and James M. Barrett, and the court file in Case No. 05 C 5620 in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. DATED this 28th day of August, 2007. ATER WYNNE LLP By: s/James M. Barrett James M. Barrett, OSB No. 01199 [e-mail] James B. Davidson, OSB No. 01122 [e-mail] ATER WYNNE LLP Attorneys for Pixelworks, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I served the foregoing NON-PARTY PIXELWORKS, INC.'S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA AND MOTION FOR SANCTIONS on the following: Raymond P. Niro Paul C. Gibbons NIRO SCAVONE HALLER & NIRO 181 W. Madison St., Ste. 4600 Chicago, IL 60602 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs by [X] mailing and [X] facsimile a true and correct copy thereof on the date stated below; and on: Jennifer Ruttenberg James P. Ryther DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY 203 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 1900 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Miranda Technologies James M. Heintz DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY 1200 19th St., NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Miranda Technologies Gustavo G. Siller, Jr. James R. Sobieraj BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr., Ste. 3600 Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for LG Philips CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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Paul T. Meiklejohn DORSEY & WHITNEY 1420 Fifth Ave., Ste. 3400 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Toshiba Amy Gast O'Toole BELL BOYD & LONDON 70 W. Madison, Ste. 3100 Chicago, IL 60602 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Toshiba

Maxwell J. Petersen Kevin D. Erickson PAULEY PETERSEN & ERICKSON 2800 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 365 Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Syntax-Brillian

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Herman S. Palarz Darin Margules TYRE KAMINS KATZ & GRANOF 1880 Century Park East, Ste. 300 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Syntax-Brillian

David I. Roche Daniel J. O'Connor BAKER & McKENZIE 130 East Randolph Dr., Ste. 3500 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Barco NV

by [X] mailing a true and correct copy thereof on the date stated below. DATED this 28th day of August, 2007.

s/James M. Barrett James M. Barrett, OSB No. 01199 ATER WYNNE LLP Attorneys for Pixelworks, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
ATER WYNNE LLP 222 SW COLUMBIA, SUITE 1800 PORTLAND, OR 97201-6618 [phone]

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