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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC ET AL,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 MEDTRONIC, INC. ET AL,

Defendant.

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No. C 03-03817 JSW

ORDER RESERVING APPROVAL

OF SUPPLEMENTAL

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE

ORDER PENDING FURTHER

SUBMISSION

The Court has received the parties’ joint Supplemental Stipulated Protective Order,

which seeks to supplement the existing Stipulated Protective Order to address information

protected by the Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). 45

C.F.R. § 164.512 notes that “a qualified protective order means, with respect to protected health

information ... an order of the court ... that ... [r]equires the return to the covered entity or

destruction of the protected health information (including all copies made) at the end of the

litigation or proceedings.” 

However, paragraph 11 of the parties’ supplemental stipulated protective order permits

the parties to retain materials that contain information protected under HIPAA, which would

conflict with the plain language of 45 C.F.R. § 164.512. Accordingly, the Court HEREBY

ORDERS the parties to submit a joint statement setting forth their position as to why paragraph

11 comports with the requirements of HIPPA. Such statement shall be due to the Court on or 

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before February 2, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 25, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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