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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPLE INCORPORATED,

Defendant.

Case No.19-mc-80057-VKD 

ORDER REFERRING CASE AND 

REQUEST TO CONSIDER WHETHER 

CASES ARE RELATED

On January 18, 2019, Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) issued a subpoena pursuant 

to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on Intel Incorporated (“Intel”) in connection 

with a pending action in the Southern District of California (Qualcomm v. Apple Inc., Case No. 

3:17-cv-02398 (S.D. Cal.)). Dkt. No. 1 at 1. The subpoena required Intel to produce certain 

documents and things, as well as produce a witness for deposition. Dkt. No. 2, Exh. A. On 

February 8, 2019, Intel filed a motion to quash the deposition portion of the subpoena in the 

Northern District of California. The miscellaneous action associated with that motion was 

assigned to Judge Westmore, Case No. 19-mc-80038 (KAW). Dkt. No. 1 at 2 n.1. On March 6, 

2019, Qualcomm filed a motion to compel Intel to comply with the document production portion 

of the same subpoena, and the miscellaneous action associated with that motion was assigned to 

the undersigned. Dkt. No. 1. 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(c), the undersigned refers this action to Judge Westmore 

to consider whether the cases are related.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Dated: March 12, 2019

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

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