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

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ORDER – No. 18-cv-01788-VC (LB)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Division

MAXELL, LTD,

Plaintiff,

v.

ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. and ASUS 

COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 18-cv-01788-VC (LB)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

UNOPPOSED MOTIONS TO 

APPROVE REQUEST FOR 

INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL 

ASSISTANCE 

Re: ECF Nos. 114, 115

The defendants ask the court to grant two unopposed motions for discovery from two thirdparty foreign defendants — Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. — and to 

sign and affix its seal to the accompanying Letters Rogatory. The court can decide the motions 

without oral argument under Local Rule 7-1(b) and grants both motions. The court has the 

inherent authority to issue the Letters Rogatory, and the requests meet the requirements of Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 28(b). The court directs the Clerk of Court to return the original Letters 

Rogatory (hand-signed by the court with the court’s seal) to the defendants’ counsel for 

forwarding to the United States Department of State. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 28, 2019 ______________________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:18-cv-01788-VC Document 121 Filed 01/28/19 Page 1 of 1