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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HO KEUNG TSE,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPLE INC. et al.,

Defendant.

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No. C 06-06573 SBA

ORDER

On May 11, 2007 plaintiff submitted a letter to this Court requesting that the plaintiff be excused

from personally attending the ENE hearing scheduled for May 18, 2007 because he cannot obtain a visa

to travel from China. See Docket No. 65. On May 13, 2007 plaintiff submitted an identical letter request

to Magistrate Judge Brazil. See Docket No. 66. Under ADR Local Rules 2-2 and 5-10(d), the plaintiff

should have submitted his request to Judge Brazil, not this Court. ADR Local Rule 2-2 states: “The ADR

Magistrate Judge [i.e., Judge Brazil] shall rule on all requests to be excused from appearing in person at

arbitration, ENE and mediation sessions, and shall hear and determine all complaints alleging violations

of these ADR local rules.” Rule 5-10(d) states: 

A person who is required to attend an ENE session may be excused from attending in

person only after a showing that personal attendance would impose an extraordinary or

otherwise unjustifiable hardship. A person seeking to be excused must submit, no fewer

than 15 days before the date set for the session, a letter to the ADR Magistrate Judge, simultaneously copying the ADR Unit, all counsel and the evaluator. 

(Emphasis added). Accordingly, this Court will not pass on the letter request because it is not properly

before this Court, and the matter shall be handled by Judge Brazil as is appropriate under the Local Rules.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 5/15/07 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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