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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

POSTX CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SECURE DATA MOTION, INC. d/b/a 

SIGABA, et al.,

Defendant.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

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No. C 3:02-cv-04483 SI

ORDER RE: TRIAL DATE, 

FURTHER MOTIONS AND RENEWED

MEDIATION CONFERENCE

This matter is currently scheduled for jury trial on September 19, 2005, with a finalpretrialconference

on September 6, 2005. 

Severalmonths ago, plaintiff/counterdefendant PostX informed the Court that the two lead lawyers for

PostX on this case had obligations in two capital habeas corpus cases in Alabama which conflicted with the

scheduled trial date in this case. For that reason, PostX requested a brief trial continuance.

Defendant/counterclaimant Sigaba objected. Since there were then several potentially dispositive motions

pending in this case, the Court did not rule on the requested continuance at that time.

This Court has now ruled on all the pending dispositive motions. Many claims have been resolved, but

three have not:PostX’s unfair competition claims against Sigaba, and Sigaba’s unfair competition and Lanham

Act claims against PostX. The Court views the case as having been substantially narrowed by the summary

judgment rulings, and contemplates a far shorter trial than originally projected.

The Court now turns to the requested continuance. PostX has identified a legitimate reason for the

continuance, and requests only a short delay. Sigaba has identified no particular prejudice, aside from the

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presumed loss of settlement momentum. The Court therefore grants the requested continuance and sets the

trial forMonday, November7, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. and the pretrial conference for Tuesday, October

18, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. 

No further motions forsummary judgment will be entertained. Motion No. 572, PostX’s “Motion To

Preclude Sigaba From Providing False Information To The Trier Of Fact,” is denied as moot in light of the

disposition of the motions for summary judgment, without prejudice to raising any remaining issues as motions

in limine.

Both parties have indicated a willingness to engage in further mediation at this juncture. Accordingly,

the parties are directed to meet and confer to determine whenand withwhomthe furthermediation

will be scheduled, and to inform the Court of their decision no later than August 26, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2005

 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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