Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc. et al

Filing 180

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER ESTABLISHING DEPOSITION PROTOCOL by parties. (Walters, Mark)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 v. 10 11 12 13 Defendants. 14 15 AOL, INC.; APPLE, INC.; eBAY, INC.; FACEBOOK, INC.; GOOGLE INC.; NETFLIX, INC.; OFFICE DEPOT, INC.; OFFICEMAX INC.; STAPLES, INC.; YAHOO! INC.; and YOUTUBE, LLC,

Honorable Marsha J. Pechman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE INTERVAL LICENSING LLC, Plaintiff, Civil Case No. 2:10-CV-01385-MJP AGREED DEPOSITION PROTOCOL AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Court's Scheduling Order (Docket No. 178), the parties, through 16 undersigned counsel hereby submit the following Agreed Deposition Protocol and 17 [Proposed] Order. 18 DEPOSITION PROTOCOL 19 20 21 22 23 24
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In order to facilitate discovery, the parties agree that the following Deposition Protocol shall govern all fact witness depositions. 1. Scheduling. a. Times for Depositions. Depositions are to take place between the hours of 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on weekdays that are not Federal Holidays,

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unless (i) otherwise agreed by the parties and the deponent, (ii) alternate times are necessary to accommodate the deponent's schedule; or (iii) it is necessary to go past 6:00 pm to get a full seven hours on the record. b. Locations. Depositions shall take place, to the extent practicable, in a conference room provided by a law firm or Court Reporter. For any depositions of Plaintiff or a Third Party, the conference room should be able to accommodate at least 10 attendees, if possible. c. The parties will confer in good faith about mutually scheduling depositions at a time and place convenient to all parties. d. The depositions of Defendants should be coordinated between Plaintiff's

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of scheduling all depositions for the mutual convenience of all parties. e. The parties from time to time should exchange the total time used at depositions. f. For any third-party deponent who refuses to sit for more than seven hours of deposition, the parties shall meet and confer prior to the deposition to allocate time to ensure that all parties have the opportunity to question the deponent. 2. Remote Attendance. Participation by telephone or videoconference is permitted. Any party, party's counsel or other individual entitled to attend or to review the deposition under the Protective Order entered by the Court in this matter may receive access to the LiveNote transmission and monitor the deposition via LiveNote at their own expense. After commencement of the deposition, any technical delays relating to the LiveNote feed will either not delay the deposition or any delay of the deposition to remedy the technical failure will be charged against the total deposition

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hour time limit of the party requesting such delay, at the option of the party taking the deposition. 30(b)(6) Procedures. If an individual will be deposed both as an individual and as a 30 (b)(6) corporate representative, the respective depositions will be conducted separately, although both depositions may be conducted on the same day if the time limits will permit. Notice to Third Parties. When serving Subpoenas or Notices of Depositions, the Noticing Attorney shall include a copy of the Court's Deposition Protocol Order with the Notice. Attendance at Depositions by Defendants. Any Defendant has the right to exclude any other Defendant(s) from a deposition or portion of a deposition where confidential information is discussed. Plaintiff's outside counsel permitted under the protective order to view Protected Material and Plaintiff's experts permitted under the protective order to view Protected Material may attend the depositions of any party.

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Objections. Counsel shall comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(d)(1). Objections will be made by counsel by stating, "Objection," and the basis for the objection concisely and in a nonargumentative and nonsuggestive manner. Any objection made at a deposition shall be deemed to have been made on behalf of all other parties. All objections, except those as to form and privilege, are reserved until trial or other use of the deposition. Counsel shall refrain from engaging in colloquy during deposition. The phrase "objection as to form" or similar language shall be sufficient to preserve all objections as to form and foundation until the deposition is sought to be used. If

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requested, the objecting party shall provide a sufficient explanation for the objection to allow the deposing party to rephrase the question.

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Scheduling Order: Nothing in this Deposition Protocol alters the deposition requirements and limitations set forth in the Court's Scheduling Order (Dkt. # 178). Those deposition requirements and limitations are incorporated by reference herein

PROPOSED ORDER 6 The forging Deposition Protocol shall be adopted by the Court and used by the 7 parties in this case. 8 SO ORDERED 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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____________________________ Hon. Marsha J. Pechman, U.S. District Court Judge

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February 28, 2011 /s/ Matthew R. Berry(with permission) Justin A. Nelson, WSBA No. 31864 [e-mail] Matthew R. Berry. WSBA No. 37364 [e-mail] SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, Washington 98101 Tel: [phone] Max L. Tribble, Jr. (pro hac vice) [e-mail] SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: [phone] Michael F. Heim (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Eric J. Enger (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Nathan J. Davis (pro hac vice) [e-mail] HEIM, PAYNE & CHORUSH, L.L.P. 600 Travis, Suite 6710 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff Interval Licensing LLC /s/ Molly A. Terwilliger (with permission) Molly A. Terwilliger, WSBA No. 28449 [e-mail] SUMMIT LAW GROUP PLLC 315 Fifth Avenue S., Suite 1000 Seattle, Washington 98104 Tel: [phone] Cortney S. Alexander (pro hac vice) [e-mail]

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FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP 3500 SunTrust Plaza 303 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3263 Tel: [phone] Gerald F. Ivey (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Robert L. Burns (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Elliot C. Cook (pro hac vice) [e-mail] FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001-4413 Tel: [phone]

/s/ David S. Almeling (by permission) Scott T. Wilsdon, WSBA No. 20608 [e-mail] Jeremy E. Roller, WSBA No. 32021 [e-mail] YARMUTH WILSDON CALFO PLLC 818 Stewart Street, Suite 1400 Seattle, Washington 98101 Tel: [phone] Brian M. Berliner (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Neil L. Yang (pro hac vice) [e-mail] O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP 400 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California 90071 Tel: [phone]

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George A. Riley (pro hac vice) [e-mail] David S. Almeling (pro hac vice) [e-mail] O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Tel: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Apple Inc. /s/ Kristin L. Cleveland J. Christopher Carraway, WSBA No. 37944 [e-mail] Kristin L. Cleveland (pro hac vice) [e-mail] John D. Vandenberg, WSBA No. 38445 [e-mail] KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 Portland, Oregon 97204 Tel: [phone] Christopher T. Wion, WSBA No. 33207 [e-mail] Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr., WSBA No. 1751 [e-mail] DANIELSON HARRIGAN LEYH & TOLLEFSON LLP 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400 Seattle, Washington 98104 Tel: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants eBay Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., and Staples, Inc. /s/ Christopher Durbin (with permission) Christopher B. Durbin, WSBA No. 41159 [e-mail] COOLEY LLP 719 Second Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, Washington 98104 Tel: [phone]

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Michael G. Rhodes (pro hac vice) [e-mail] COOLEY LLP 101 California St., 5th Floor San Francisco, California 94111 Tel: [phone] Heidi L. Keefe (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Mark R. Weinstein (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Christen M.R. Dubois (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Elizabeth L. Stameshkin (pro hac vice) [e-mail] COOLEY LLP 3175 Hanover St. Palo Alto, California 94304 Tel: [phone] Attorneys for Defednant Facebook, Inc.

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/s/ Shannon M. Jost (with permission) Shannon M. Jost, WSBA No. 32511 [e-mail] Scott A.W. Johnson, WSBA No. 15543 [e-mail] Aneelah Afzali, WSBA No. 34552 [e-mail] STOKES LAWRENCE, P.S. 800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4000 Seattle, Washington 98104 Tel: [phone] Kevin X. McGann - [phone] (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Dimitrios T. Drivas - [phone] (pro hac vice) [e-mail] John Handy - [phone] (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Aaron Chase - [phone] (pro hac vice) [e-mail] WHITE & CASE LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Warren S. Heit - [phone] (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Wendi Schepler - [phone] (pro hac vice) [e-mail] WHITE & CASE LLP 3000 El Camino Real Building 5, 9th Floor Palo Alto, California 94306 Attorneys for Defendants Google Inc. and YouTube, LLC

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/s/ Steven W. Fogg (with permission) Kevin C. Baumgardner, WSBA No. 14263 [e-mail] Steven W. Fogg, WSBA No. 23528 [e-mail] CORR CRONIN MICHELSON BAUMGARDNER & PREECE LLP 1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3900 Seattle, Washington 98154 Tel: [phone] John S. Letchinger (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Douglas S. Rupert (pro hac vice) [e-mail] WILDMAN, HARROLD, ALLEN & DIXON LLP 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Tel: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant OfficeMax Incorporated

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/s/ Mark P. Walters_____________ Mark P. Walters, WSBA No. 30819 [e-mail] Dario A. Machleidt, WSBA No. 41860 [e-mail] FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP 1191 Second Avenue Suite 2000 Seattle, Washington 98101 Tel: [phone] Michael A. Jacobs (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Matthew I. Kreeger (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Richard S.J. Hung (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Francis Ho (pro hac vice) [e-mail] Eric W. Ow (pro hac vice) [e-mail] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 Tel: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant Yahoo! Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on February 28, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following counsel of record: Attorneys for AOL Inc. Molly A. Terwilliger [e-mail] Gerald F. Ivey [e-mail] Robert L. Burns [e-mail] Cortney S. Alexander [e-mail] Elliot C. Cook [e-mail] Attorneys for Apple, Inc. David Almeling [e-mail] Brian Berliner [e-mail] George Riley [e-mail] Jeremy Roller [e-mail] Scott Wilsdon [e-mail] Neil Yang [e-mail] Attorneys for eBay, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Office Depot, Inc. and Staples, Inc. Christopher Carraway [e-mail] Kristin Cleveland [e-mail] John Vandenberg [e-mail] Christopher Wion [e-mail] Arthur Harrigan, Jr. [e-mail] Attorneys for Facebook, Inc. Christen Dubois [e-mail] Heidi Keefe [e-mail] Michael Rhodes [e-mail] Elizabeth Stameshkin [e-mail] Mark Weinstein [e-mail] Chris Durbin [e-mail] Attorneys for Google, Inc. and YouTube, LLC Aneelah Afzali [e-mail] Aaron Chase [e-mail] Dimitrios Drivas [e-mail] John Handy [e-mail] Warren Heit [e-mail] Kevin McGann [e-mail] Scott Johnson [e-mail] Shannon Jost [e-mail]

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Attorneys for OfficeMax, Inc. Kevin Baumgardner [e-mail] Steven Fogg [e-mail] John Letchinger [e-mail] Douglas Rupert [e-mail] Jeff Neumeyer [e-mail] DATED: February 28, 2011 /s/ Dario A. Machleidt For Mark P. Walters, WSBA No. 30819 Dario A. Machleidt, WSBA No. 41860 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LLP

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