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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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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

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,

Defendant. /

No. C-04-02000 CW (EDL)

ORDER VACATING AUGUST 22, 2006

HEARING AND REQUIRING JOINT

UPDATE

On July 12, 2006, Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) and Advanced Semiconductor

Manufacturing Corporation (ASMC) filed a discovery motion seeking to compel responses to their

requests for admissions, requests for production of documents and interrogatories, and set a hearing

for August 22, 2006. Previously, however, on July 6, 2006, O2 Micro had agreed to supplement its

responses to MPS’ and ASMC’s requests for admissions and interrogatories by July 28, 2006. 

Inghram-Martinez Decl. Ex. N. MPS/ASMC states that despite the agreement to supplement, they

filed the motion as a protective measure because the deadline for filing motions to compel based on

the June 30, 2006 discovery cutoff date was July 12, 2006. See Civil L.R. 26-2. 

O2 Micro did not file an opposition to the MPS/ASMC motion to compel, which was due on

August 1, 2006, thereby risking that the Court would simply grant the motion as unopposed. 

Further, O2 Micro has not responded to the Court’s telephone inquiry regarding its apparent failure

to file an opposition. Moreover, MPS/ASMC did not file a reply in support of its motion, which was

due on August 8, 2006, to update the Court on what disputes, if any, remained after any

supplemental discovery responses. Accordingly, in view of the inadequate state of the briefing on

this motion, the Court vacates the August 22, 2006 hearing. 

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No later than August 22, 2006, the parties shall file a joint updated statement as to what

disputes, if any, remain at issue in the motion to compel. If necessary, the Court will set a hearing to

resolve those disputes. If no disputes remain, MPS/ASMC shall withdraw the motion to compel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2006 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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