Microsoft Corporation v. Neodron Ltd et al

Filing 39

ORDER granting Parties' #38 Stipulated Motion to Allow Use of Documents Produced in Related Litigation in This Litigation. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)

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1 2 3 4 5 THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, 11 12 13 14 No. 20-CV-1216-JLR Plaintiff, v. NEODRON LTD., ATMEL CORPORATION, and ATMEL GLOBAL SALES LTD., 15 MICROSOFT’S AND NEODRON’S STIPULATED MOTION TO ALLOW USE OF DOCUMENTS PRODUCED IN RELATED LITIGATION IN THIS LITIGATION AND ORDER Note on Motion Calendar: September 23, 2020 Defendants. 16 STIPULATION 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and Defendant Neodron Ltd. (“Neodron”) (collectively, the “Parties”) stipulate and agree as follows: 1. In this breach of contract case, Microsoft asserts that Neodron breached a covenant 21 not to sue provision of a component purchase agreement between Microsoft and Defendants Atmel 22 Corporation and Atmel Global Sales, Ltd. Neodron is not a signatory to that agreement. 23 2. Neodron filed a motion to dismiss Microsoft’s complaint based on lack of personal 24 jurisdiction, claims splitting, and improper venue. That motion is pending before the Court and 25 Microsoft’s opposition to that motion is due on or before September 28, 2020. 26 STIP. AND ORDER FOR USE OF DOCUMENTS (No. 20-cv-1216-JLR) –1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 F AX : 206.359.9000 1 3. Prior to filing this breach of contract case against Neodron, Microsoft filed an 2 arbitration against Neodron and Microchip Technology, Inc. that involve similar, but distinct 3 issues to those in this action. As part of that arbitration, which is still pending, Neodron produced 4 documents and made statements that Microsoft asserts are relevant to this action, including 5 documents that Microsoft asserts it needs to respond to Neodron’s motion to dismiss. While 6 Neodron does not agree that any such information is relevant or appropriate in opposing Neodron’s 7 motion to dismiss, Neodron nevertheless does not oppose the request to use that information in the 8 manner described in this stipulation, while reserving all rights and arguments concerning the 9 procedural and substantive relevance of such information. 10 4. In order to allow the Parties to use information that Microsoft asserts is needed to 11 adequately brief the pending motion to dismiss, the Parties agree that any information exchanged 12 by them in the above-mentioned arbitration should be allowed to be used in this action subject to 13 a protective order entered in this case. 14 5. 15 stipulated motion. For the reasons discussed above, good cause exists for the Court to enter this 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 STIP. AND ORDER FOR USE OF DOCUMENTS (No. 20-cv-1216-JLR) –2 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 1 2 DATED: September 23, 2020 3 4 5 6 7 By: /s/ Andrew T. Culbert T. Andrew Culbert, WSBA No. 35925 ACulbert@perkinscoie.com Judith B. Jennison, WSBA No. 36463 JJennison@perkinscoie.com J. Camille Fisher, WSBA No. 41809 CFisher@perkinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 1201 Third Ave., Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Tel: 206-359-8000 / Fax: 206-359-9000 Andrew Ohlert (pro hac vice) AOhlert@pekrinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 505 Howard St Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415-344-7000 / Fax: 415-344-8000 8 9 10 11 Lindsey Dunn (pro hac vice) LDunn@perkinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 1900 16th St Mall #1400 Denver, CO 80202 Tel: 303-291-2300 / Fax: 303-291-2400 12 13 14 Attorneys for Plaintiff Microsoft Corp. 15 16 By: /s/ Lawrence Graham Lawrence Graham, WSBA No. 25402 LOWE GRAHAM JONES 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-381-3300 / Fax: 206-381-3301 17 18 19 23 Reza Mirzaie (pro hac vice) rmirzaie@raklaw.com C. Jay Chung (pro hac vice) jchung@raklaw.com RUSS AUGUST & KABAT 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: 310-826-7474 24 Attorneys for Defendant Neodron Ltd. 20 21 22 25 26 STIP. AND ORDER FOR USE OF DOCUMENTS (No. 20-cv-1216-JLR) –3 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 1 ORDER 2 Based on the foregoing stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED that any information exchanged 3 by Microsoft and Neodron in the above-mentioned arbitration shall be allowed to be used in this 4 litigation. 5 6 Dated this 24th day of September, 2020. 7 A 8 The Honorable James L. Robart United States District Court Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Presented by: T. Andrew Culbert, WSBA No. 35925 ACulbert@perkinscoie.com Judith B. Jennison, WSBA No. 36463 JJennison@perkinscoie.com J. Camille Fisher, WSBA No. 41809 CFisher@perkinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 1201 Third Ave., Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Tel: 206-359-8000 / Fax: 206-359-9000 17 18 19 20 Andrew Ohlert (pro hac vice) AOhlert@pekrinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 505 Howard St Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415-344-7000 / Fax: 415-344-8000 Lawrence Graham, WSBA No. 25402 Graham@LoweGrahamJones.com LOWE GRAHAM JONES 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-381-3300 / Fax: 206-381-3301 Reza Mirzaie (pro hac vice) rmirzaie@raklaw.com C. Jay Chung (pro hac vice) jchung@raklaw.com RUSS AUGUST & KABAT 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: 310-826-7474 Attorneys for Defendant Neodron Ltd. 21 22 23 24 Lindsey Dunn (pro hac vice) LDunn@perkinscoie.com PERKINS COIE LLP 1900 16th St Mall #1400 Denver, CO 80202 Tel: 303-291-2300 / Fax: 303-291-2400 25 Attorneys for Plaintiff Microsoft Corp. 26 STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR USE OF DOCUMENTS (No. 20-cv-1216-JLR) –4 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000 1 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I will cause the foregoing document(s) to be served on the following parties 3 by the method(s) indicated below. 4 Lawrence D. Graham, WSBA No. 25402 Graham@LoweGrahamJones.com LOWE GRAHAM JONES PLLC 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-381-3300 / Fax: 206-381-3301 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 X Via hand delivery Via U.S. Mail Via Overnight Delivery Via Facsimile Via Email Via ECF X Via hand delivery Via U.S. Mail Via Overnight Delivery Via Facsimile Via Email Via ECF Reza Mirzaie (pro hac vice) rmirzaie@raklaw.com C. Jay Chung (pro hac vice) jchung@raklaw.com RUSS AUGUST & KABAT 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: 310-826-7474 Attorneys for Defendant Neodron, Ltd. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Stephanie L. Jensen, WSBA #42042 sjensen@wsgr.com Tyre L. Tindall, WSBA #56357 ttindall@wsgr.com WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C. 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100 Seattle, WA 98104-7036 Phone: (206) 883-2500 / Fax: (206) 883-2699 Jo Dale Carothers (pro hac vice) JCarothers@weintraub.com Eric Caligiuri (pro hac vice) ECaligiuri@weintraub.com WEINTRAUB TOBIN 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 2900 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: 310-858-7888 Attorneys for Defendant Atmel Corporation and Atmel Global Sales, Ltd. 26 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (No. 20-cv-1216-JLR) –1 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 F AX : 206.359.9000 1 2 DATED this 23rd day of September, 2020. /s/ T. Andrew Culbert T. Andrew Culbert 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (No. 20-cv-1216-JLR) –2 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 Phone: 206.359.8000 Fax: 206.359.9000

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