Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 74

NOTICE by Apple, Inc. of Subpoena to David Gelernter (Smith, Stefani)

Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Doc. 74

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION MIRROR WORLDS, LLC Plaintiff, vs. APPLE INC. Defendant. § § § § § § § § § § §

Civil Action No. 6:08-CV-88 LED

NOTICE OF SUBPOENA TO DAVID GELERNTER PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendant Apple Inc. will serve the attached subpoena ad testificandum on David Gelernter. Dated: March 22, 2009 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Stefani C. Smith Matthew D. Powers Lead Attorney Steven C. Cherensky Sonal N. Mehta (Pro Hac Vice) Stefani C. Smith (Pro Hac Vice) WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 650-802-3000 (Telephone) 650-802-3100 (Facsimile) [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Eric M. Albritton Texas State Bar No. 00790215 ALBRITTON LAW FIRM P.O. Box 2649 Longview, Texas 75606 [phone] (phone) [phone] (fax) [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Apple Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a) on this 22nd day of March 2009. As of this date, all counsel of record that have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document through the Court's CM/ECF system under Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A). /s/ Stefani C. Smith Stefani C. Smith

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Issued by the

United States District Court
SOUTHERN
MIRROR WORLDS, LLC,
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Plaintiff
v.
APPLE INC.,

SUBPOENA IN A CIVIL CASE
CASE NUMBER:

I 6:08 cv 88 LED

(Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division)
Defendant.

TO:

David Gelernter 36 Indian Trl Woodbridge, CT 06525

IJ YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear in the United States District Court at the place, date, and time specified below to testify in the above case.
PLACE OF TESTIMONY
COURTROOM

DATE AND TIME

o YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the place, date, and time specified below to testify at the taking of a deposition in the above case.
PLACE OF DEPOSITON

DATE AND TIME

Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10022

April 10, 2009 9:00 am

IJ YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce and permit inspection and copying ofthe following documents or objects at the place, date, and time specified below (list documents or objects):
PLACE
YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit inspection of

I DATE AND TIME

the following premises at the date and time specified below.
I DATE AND TIME

PREMISES

Any organization not a part to this suit that is subpoenaed for the taking of a deposition shall designate one or more officers, directors, or managing agents, or other persons who consent to testify on its behalf, and may set forth, for each person designated, the matters on which the person wil testify. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 30(b)(6).
ISSUING OFFICER SIG(f TU~ro(INDICATE!F ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF OR DEFENDANT)

. V yr ..~A ..' IJ

DATE

March 23, 2009

ATTORNEY DEFENDANT APPLE INC.
ISSUING OFFICER'S NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER

Stefani C. Smith, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065;
Telephone [phone]
(See Rule 45, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Parts C & D on Reverse) i If action is pending in district other than district of issuance, state district under case number.

PROOF OF SERVICE
DATE
PLACE

SERVED
SERVED ON (pRINT NAM)

MANNR OF SERVICE

SERVED BY (PRINT NAM)

TITLE

DECLARA nON OF SERVER
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of

the United States of America that the foregoing

information contained in the Proof of Service is true and correct.

Executed on
DATE

SIGNATU OF SERVER
ADDRESS OF SERVER

Rule 45. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Pars C & D:

(c) PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUBĘCT TO SUBPOENAS.

(I) A party or an attorney responsible for the issuance and service of a subpoena shall take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to that subpoena. The court on behalf of which the subpoena was issued shall enforce this
duty and impose upon the part or attorney in breach of this duty an appropriate sanction,

that, subject to the provisions of clause (c)(3)(B)(iii) of this rule, such a person may in order to attend trial be commanded to travel from any such place within the state in which the trial is held, or (iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter and no exception or waiver applies, or (iv) subjects a person to undue burden.

which may include, but is not limited to, lost earnings and a reasonable attorney's fee.

(B) If a subpoena

(2)(A) A person commanded to produce and permit inspection and copying of
designated books, papers, documents or tangible things, or inspection of premises need not appear in person at the place of production or inspection unless commanded to appear
for deposition, hearng or triaL.

(i) requires disclosure of a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information, or
(ii) required disclosure of an unretained expert's opinion or information not

describing specific events or occurrences in dispute and resulting from the expert's

(B) Subject to paragraph (d)(2) of this rule, a person commanded to produce and
permit inspection and copying may, within 14 days after service the of

subpoena or before

the time specified for compliance if such time is less than 14 days after service, serve
upon the pary or attorney designated in the subpoena written objection to inspection or

study made not at the request of any par, or (iii) requires a person who is not a party or an offcer of a party to incur substantial expense to travel more than i 00 miles to attend trial, the court may, to protect a
person subject to or affected by the subpoena, quash or modifY the subpoena or, if the

copying of any or all of the designated materials or of the premises. If objection is made, the pary serving the subpoena shall not be entitled to inspect and copy the materials or inspect the premises except pursuant to an order of the court by which the subpoena was issued. If objection has been made, the pary serving the subpoena may, upon notice to

party in whose behalf the subpoena is issued shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot be otherwise met without undue hardship and
assures that the person to whom the subpoena is addressed will be reasonably compensated, the court may order appearance or production only upon specified conditions.

the person commanded to produce, move at any time for an order to compel the
production. Such an order to compel production shall protect any person who is not a
par or an offcer of a pary from significant expense resulting from the inspection and

(d) DUTffS IN RESPONDING TO SUBPOENA.
(I) A person responding to a subpoena to produce documents shall produce them as they are kept in the usual course business or shall organize and label them to correspond of

copying commanded.

(3)(A) On timely motion, the court by which a subpoena was issued shall quash or
modifY the subpoena if it

with the categories in the demand.

more than i 00 miles from the place where that person resides, is employed or
regularly transacts business in person, except

(i) fails to allow reasonable time for compliance; (ii) requires a person who is not a par or an offcer of a pary to travel to a place

(2) When information subject to a subpoena is withheld on a claim that is privileged or subject to protection as trial preparation materials, the claim shall be made expressly and
shall be supported by a description of the nature of the documents, communications, or

things not produced that is suffcient to enable the demanding pary to contest the claim.

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