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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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Case No. 15-cv-02543 BLF (NC) 

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TESSERA, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

TOSHIBA CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-02543 BLF (NC)

ORDER DENYING TESSERA’S 

PROPOSED ORDER SEEKING 

DEPOSITIONS IN JAPAN

Re: Dkt. No. 69

Tessera requests an order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 28(b) approving 

depositions of certain Toshiba employees to take place at the U.S. Consulate in Osaka, 

Japan. Dkt. No. 69. Toshiba objects to the relevance, burden, time, location, and 

proportionality of the depositions, and requests a protective order against Tessera’s abusive 

discovery tactics. Dkt. No. 72. 

It is not evident that the parties conferred with each other about the proposed 

depositions before Tessera filed its proposed order. This is the second time in the last 

month that Tessera has failed to meet the Court’s expectations for communicating and 

cooperating with opposing counsel before presenting a discovery dispute. See Dkt. No. 57.

As Tessera has failed to show good cause for the proposed depositions, the Court 

denies the proposed order. The parties are ordered to confer with each other and by 

February 16, 2016, to either: (i) stipulate to depositions in Japan (including identity of 

witnesses, time and location of depositions, and any agreements on cost sharing) and file a 

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stipulated proposed order approving the depositions; or (ii) to file a joint letter brief setting 

forth their positions and proposed solutions. Tessera is warned that a further failure to 

cooperate in discovery will result in sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 2, 2016 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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