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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FINISAR CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

NISTICA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-03345-BLF 

ORDER REGARDING TRIAL 

SCHEDULE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that trial in this matter shall proceed as follows: Jury 

selection shall commence on April 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Questionnaires will be completed by the 

jury on that date. Thereafter, commencing on May 2, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., counsel for the parties 

may conduct oral voir dire of the entire jury panel, limited to 30 minutes for each side. Counsel 

shall be prepared to present opening statements immediately after the jury is sworn and Plaintiff 

shall call its witnesses beginning on May 2, 2016. 

For the first two phases of the trial (infringement, damages, and willfulness) the Court will 

allow up to 18 hours per side. Direct and cross-examination time will be tallied by the Court. 

During the first phase, the parties shall each have 1 hour for openings and 1 hour and 30 minutes 

for closings. If necessary, phase two will commence immediately after the phase 1 verdict is 

announced. During the second phase, the parties shall each have 30 minutes for opening and 1 

hour for closings. During the first two phases of trial, openings and closings shall not be counted 

as part of the 18 hour allocation of time. For the bench trial on equitable issues, the parties shall 

have up to 3 hours per side, inclusive of openings and closings. The Court anticipates the bench 

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trial will commence on May 16, 2016. Finisar shall file its trial brief regarding the bench trial by 

May 10, 2016 and Nistica shall file its trial brief by May 12, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2016

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BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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