Case Title: Advanced Bionics v. Medtronic

Citation: 

Docket Number: S097308M

State: california

Court: California Supreme Court

Date: 2003-03-05T00:00:00Z

Document:
Filed 3/5/03 
 
 
 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION ) 
et al., 
) 
 
 
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Plaintiffs and Respondents, 
) 
S097308 
 
 
) 
 
v. 
) 
 
 
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Ct.App. 2/1 B144465 
MEDTRONIC, INC., 
) 
 
) 
Los Angeles County 
 
Defendant and Appellant. 
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Super. Ct. No. BC231335 
___________________________________ ) 
MEDTRONIC, INC., 
) 
 
 
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Petitioner, 
) 
 
 
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v. 
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Ct.App. 2/1 B144920 
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS  
) 
ANGELES COUNTY, 
) 
Los Angeles County 
 
) 
Super. Ct. No. BC231335 
 
Respondent; 
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ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION ) 
et al., 
) 
 
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Real Parties in Interest. 
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___________________________________ ) 
 
THE COURT: 
The opinion herein, filed on December 19, 2002, appearing at 29 Cal.4th 697, 
is modified as follows: 
 
 
 
2
The first two sentences on page 700 are modified to read as follows:  “We 
granted review to consider whether the superior court properly enjoined a party to a 
California lawsuit from taking any action in a Minnesota proceeding involving the 
same dispute.  We conclude that under principles of judicial restraint and comity the 
temporary restraining order (TRO) issued here was improper.” 
This modification does not affect the judgment.