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

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Case Number C 08-05590 JF (HRL)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR AN EMERGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 6/28/2010**

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MEDIMMUNE, LLC,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

PDL BIOPHARMA, INC.,

 Defendant. 

Case Number C 08-05590 JF (HRL)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR AN

EMERGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

[Re: Document No. 584]

Defendant PDL BioPharma, Inc. (“Defendant”) moves pursuant to Civil L..R. 6-10(c) for

an immediate case management conference to resolve several disputes with respect to the scope

of phase II fact discovery – discovery related to the new claims and defenses added just prior to

the original fact discovery cut-off date. Defendant contends that because the discovery deadline

is on July 20, 2010 “there is not time for the traditional process – motions to compel directed to

the Magistrate Judge, followed by appeals to this Court under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

72(a).” PDL’s Motion at 3. However, if a party objects to a decision by Judge Lloyd pursuant to

the “traditional process” and the Court concludes that the objection is well-taken, the Court may

exercise its discretion to extend the July 20 discovery deadline. Accordingly, while it urges the

parties to resolve their discovery disputes informally pursuant to the guidance previously issued

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Case Number C 08-05590 JF (HRL)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR AN EMERGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

(JFLC1)

both by this Court and by Judge Lloyd, the Court directs the parties to present their discovery

disputes to Judge Lloyd in the first instance. Defendant’s motion for an emergency case

management conference is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 28, 2010

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JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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