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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,

Defendant. /

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,

Counterclaimant, 

 v.

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.;

ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.; ASUSTEK

COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL AMERICA; BENQ

CORPORATION; and BENQ AMERICA CORP.,

Counterclaim-Defendants.

 /

No. C 08-4567 CW

ORDER CONCERNING

PROPOSED COURTAPPOINTED EXPERT

On October 22, 2009, Dr. Seth Sanders notified the Court that

he is unable to fulfill his duties as the court-appointed expert in

this case (Docket No. 223). Both parties agreed that Dr. David

Perreault, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, would be a suitable replacement for Dr. Sanders. 

Within five days of this order, the parties shall meet and

confer and file joint or separate briefs of no more than five pages

addressing: (1) the availability of Dr. Perreault for trial;

(2) his proposed duties in connection with this case; (3) the

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documents he would review; (4) and a proposed schedule that

includes when the parties would provide Dr. Perreault with

documents, when he could provide his report and when the parties

could depose him.

If Dr. Perreault is no longer available to serve in this case,

the parties shall inquire into and report on Dr. Enrico Santi’s

availability and offer their positions on how the Court should

proceed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

April 19, 2010

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