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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 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

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DROPLETS, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

 v.

YAHOO, INC.,

Defendant(s). /

DROPLETS, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

 v.

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.,

Defendant(s). /

DROPLETS, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

 v.

NORDSTROM, INC.,

Defendant(s). /

CASE NOS. 5:12-cv-03733 EJD; 

3:12-cv-04049 RS; 5:12-cv-04049 RMW

ORDER RELATING CASES;

CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

Case 3:12-cv-03733-JST Document 262 Filed 04/30/13 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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CASE NOS. 5:12-cv-03733 EJD; 3:12-cv-04047 RS; 5:12-cv-04049 RMW

ORDER RELATING CASES; CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

I. RELATED CASE DETERMINATION

Upon reconsideration of the issue, the court finds that the above-entitled cases are related

pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(a). Accordingly, the court directs the clerk to reassign the latter

two cases to the undersigned. 

 Counsel in the newly-reassigned cases are instructed that all future filings are to bear the

initials of this court (EJD) immediately after the case number. In addition, any dates for hearing

noticed motions before Judge Seeborg or Judge Whyte are vacated and must be renoticed by the

moving party before this court. Any case management deadlines issued by Judge Seeborg or Judge

Whyte shall remain in effect unless and until modified by this court at a subsequent Case

Management Conference. 

II. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

The Case Management Conference in case number 5:12-cv-03733 EJD currently scheduled

for May 3, 2013, is CONTINUED to June 28, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. The court also schedules Case

Management Conferences in the newly-assigned cases for that same date and time. On or before

June 21, 2013, the parties in the three cases shall file one collective Joint Case Management

Statement which includes, inter alia, an agreed-upon coordinated schedule as required by the

Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California. The court will not consider any

joint statement that fails to comply with this district’s local rules and orders or exceeds the page

limitation without prior leave of court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 30, 2013 

EDWARD J. DAVILA

United States District Judge

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