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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

STRAUSS DIAMOND INSTRUMENTS, 

INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-06663-TSH 

DISCOVERY ORDER

Re: Dkt. No. 90

One purpose of a deposition is to learn things. And one of the things you might learn is 

who else you should depose. So, if you stipulate ahead of time that you will take the depositions 

of certain named individuals and that you will not seek to depose anyone else, you are walking 

into a situation in which you may learn of additional witnesses who have relevant knowledge, and 

you are agreeing ahead of time that you won’t depose them. And you know you face that risk.

That’s what Align did here. The parties agreed “to extend the deadline for fact discovery 

until August 30 to complete the discovery that has already been served, including deferring the 

Shahar and Buccini depositions until after the scheduled mediation (and deferring the deposition 

of Darbi until later in July) and not for the purpose of serving new discovery or deposition 

notices.” ECF No. 90-6. More specifically, based on the parties’ emails, it is clear that Strauss 

Diamond agreed to this discovery extension in exchange for Align’s commitment not to depose 

additional witnesses. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 29(b) states that “parties may stipulate” to 

“limiting discovery,” and there is no good reason not to hold Align to the agreement it made. 

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Align’s request to depose Dr. Jason Watts after the close of fact discovery is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 13, 2019

THOMAS S. HIXSON

United States Magistrate Judge

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