Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et al

Filing 338

Unopposed MOTION Entry of Order Regarding Conduct of Expert Depositions by Function Media, L.L.C.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Grinstein, Joseph)

Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et al

Doc. 338

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF'TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION FUNCTION MEDIA, L.L.C.,
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Civil Action No. 2007-CV-279

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GOOGLE, INC. AND YAHOO, INC.,
Defendants.

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER REGARDING CONDUCT OF EXPERT DEPOSITIONS
The parties in this case each designated a single expert on the issues of both infringement

and validity (Dr. Rhyne for Function Media, and Mr. Lanning for Google). The parties have
agreed that each side's expert

will be deposed the week of December 28 on issues for which they

bear the burden of proof (infringement for Function Media, and validity for Google), and then the week of January 4 on issues for which the other party bears the burden (validity for Function

Media and infringement for Google).

It would frustrate the parties' agreed schedule for one side to ask validity questions at an
infringement deposition, or infringement questions at a validity deposition. The Local Rules

of

the Eastem District, however, strictly limit the range of permissible objections at deposition.

Without modification of those Rules to allow objections and instructions not to answer,
therefore, the parties' agreement as to the staging of expert discovery could not be enforced.

Accordingly, the parties request that the Court enter the attached agreed

order.

The

order would create a limited exception to the Local Rules that would permit objections and

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instructions not to answer to questions on expert topics that are not fairly the subject of the
current deposition.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Joseph S. Grinstein Max L. Tribble, Jr. State Bar No. 20213950 Email : mtribble@susmangodfrey. com

SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas, 77002 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: (7 1,3) 654-6666
Lead Attorney for Plaintiff OF COUNSEL: Joseph S. Grinstein State Bar No. 24002188 Aimée Robert State 8arNo.24046729 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77 002-5096 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] j grinstein@susmangodfrey. com arobert@susmangodfrey. com

Jeremy Brandon State Bar No. 24040563 'Warren T. Burns State Bar No. 24053119 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 901 Main Street, Suite 5100 Dallas, Texas 7 5202-377 5 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] j brandon@susmangodfrey. com wburns@susmangodfrey. com

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Justin A. Nelson State Bar No.24034766 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, Washington 98 1 0 1 -3000 Telephone : [phone] Fax: [phone] j nelson@susmangodfrey. com

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Elizabeth L. DeRieux State Bar No. 05770585 D. Jeffrey Rambin CAPSHAV/ DERIEUX, LLP Energy Centre 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 (75606-3999) Longview, Texas 7 5601-5157 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] ccap shaw@ capshawlaw. com ederieux@ capshawlaw. com i r anbin(ò.cao shawl aw. co m Otis Ca:roll State Bar No. 03895700 Collin Maloney State BarNo. 00794219 IRELAND, CARROLL & KELLEY, P.C. 6101 S. Broadway, Suite 500 Tyler, Texas 75703 Telephone: [phone]

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CERTIF'ICATE OF CONFERENCE
Counsel for plaintiff has conferred with counsel for defendant on December 28,2009 and counsel for defendant is unopposed as to the disposition of the matters raised in this motion.

/si Joseoh S. Grinstern Joseph S. Grinstein

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 28,2009,I electronically filed the foregoing document with the clerk of the court for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, using the electronic filing system of the court. The electronic case filing system sent a "Notice of Electronic Filing" to the attorneys of record who have consented in writing to accept this Notice
as service of this document by electronic means.

/s/ Joseph S. Grinstein Joseph S. Grinstein

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