DSM IP Assets, B.V. et al v. Lallemand Specialties, Inc. et al

Filing 265

ORDER on Deposition Designations. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 5/3/2018. (arw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
DSM IP ASSETS, B.V. & DSM BIO-BASED
PRODUCTS & SERVICES, B.V.,
Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants
ORDER
v.
16-cv-497-wmc
LALLEMAND SPECIALTIES, INC. &
MASCOMA LLC,
Defendants and Counterclaimants.
On the parties’ deposition designations, counter-designations and objections as to

Aaron Argyros, the court rules as follows:

DSM’s
Designations

Lallemand’s
Objections

14:15-15:4
16:16-17:10
38:11-39:9

Incomplete (FRE 106);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403)

95:5-105:11

Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))

118:16118:18

Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);

Court Ruling

Strike 14:2122; 15:1.
Strike 16:1617.
Overruled.

Sustain: 95:81;
96:3,13,19;
97:16-22;
98:1-8; 100:2;
101:11-22;
102:1-7, 1622; 103:1-22;
104:1-3.
Overruled as
to remainder.
Overruled.

Lallemand’s
CounterDesignations

DSM’s
Objections
to
Lallemand’s
CounterDesignations

38:8-10
39:10-12
39:22-40:21

39:22-40:21:
Beyond
the scope of
initial
designation;
hearsay
(FRE 802)

94:21-95:4

116:15-117:2

DSM’s
Counter
Designations

Court
Ruling

Overruled.

119:13122:12

123:22130:8

131:12140:14

140:18145:22

146:6-146:10

Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802);
Authenticity
(FRE 901);
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))
Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);

Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802);
Authenticity
(FRE 901);
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Hearsay (FRE 802);
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))

Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802);
Authenticity
(FRE 901);
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))
Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal

Sustain:
120:4,12;
121:11-22;
122:1-22; also
delete 123:1.
Overruled as
to remainder.
Sustain: 123:1;
124:1-24;
125:1-130:8;
Overruled as
to remainder.

Sustain: 132:7,
11-22; 133:13; 134:8, 22;
135:8; 136:25, 11-13, 20;
137:8, 13, 20;
138:9, 16-22;
139:1-3, 19;
140:6, 22.
Overruled as
to remainder.
Sustain:
141:1, 19;
142:15, 22;
143:7,16,19;
144:3, 16-22;
145:1-22.

Sustain.

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122:13-18
122:20-123:1

147:9-147:17

148:8-149:8

149:18-150:6

150:10-155:9

155:13-164:1

Exhibit 5
(PTX 486)

Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802)
Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802)
Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802);
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))
Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802)
Lack of Foundation
(FRE 102-105);
Prejudicial/Confusing/
Misleading (FRE 403);
Lack of Personal
Knowledge (FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802);
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))
Includes Attorney
Objections
(FRE 611(a))

Lack of Foundation (FRE 102105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/Misleading
(FRE 403);
Lack of Personal Knowledge
(FRE 602);

Sustain.

Sustain.

Overruled.

Sustain:
151:9-21;
152:16; 153:1,
7; 154:1, 4, 22;
155:1-9.
Overruled as
to remainder.

Sustain:
156:4l9; 158:7
(after word
“presentation”)
to 11, 17;
159:6, 16;
160:1-10, 16;
161:2-22;
162:3,6;
163:4-13.
Overruled.

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Exhibit 6
(PTX 240)
Exhibit 7
(PTX 241)

Exhibit 8
(PTX 242)

Exhibit 9
(PTX 243)

Hearsay (FRE 802); Authenticity
(FRE 901)
Objection withdrawn
Lack of Foundation (FRE 102105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/Misleading
(FRE 403);
Lack of Personal Knowledge
(FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802); Authenticity
(FRE 901)
Lack of Foundation (FRE 102105);
Irrelevant (FRE 402);
Prejudicial/Confusing/Misleading
(FRE 403);
Lack of Personal Knowledge
(FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802); Authenticity
(FRE 901)
Lack of Foundation (FRE 102105);
Prejudicial/Confusing/Misleading
(FRE 403);
Lack of Personal Knowledge
(FRE 602);
Hearsay (FRE 802)

Overruled.

Reserved.

Overruled.

Entered this 3rd day of May, 2018.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
__________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge

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