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

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FUJITSU LIMITED, ET AL.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,

ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

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Case No. C-06-06613 CW (JCS)

ORDER REGARDING JANUARY 4, 2008

JOINT LETTER AND JANUARY 11, 2008

LETTER [Docket Nos. 176 and 188]

On January 4, 2008, the parties filed a Joint Letter Brief regarding discovery [Docket No.

176]. Counsel for Defendants also filed a Letter on January 11, 2008 [Docket No. 188].

On January 11, 2008, the Court held a telephonic hearing. Michael Murray, Christopher

Chalsen, and Blake Reese, counsel for Plaintiffs, appeared. Michael Shore and John Patti, counsel

for Defendants, appeared.

For reasons stated on the record, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. At all depositions, no counsel shall interpose any speaking objections, and no

instruction not to answer shall be given except on the basis of attorney-client

privilege, work product, or that the question is not within the scope of the Rule

30(b)(6) deposition notice.

2. Parties may bring to the Court's attention the harassment of any witnesses at a

deposition.

3. With respect to the January 4, 2008 Joint Letter Brief, the Court issues a partial ruling

as to time limits on the Rule 30(b)(6) depositions. Each side shall have a total of

forty (40) hours for all Rule 30(b)(6) depositions, absent court order or stipulation of

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the parties. If a party is a percipient witness and the deposition of that party requires

an interpreter, nine (9) hours shall be allowed for the deposition instead of seven (7)

hours. Inventor witness depositions that require interpreters may take up to fourteen

(14) hours instead of seven (7) hours. For every hour of 30(b)(6) deposition

testimony that requires an interpreter, the deposing party shall be entitled to an

additional twenty (20) minutes of Rule 30(b)(6) deposition testimony.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that lead trial counsel for Plaintiffs and lead trial

counsel for Defendants shall meet and confer in person in Judge Spero's jury room to resolve the

remaining discovery issues addressed in the January 4, 2008 Joint Letter Brief. The parties shall

contact Judge Spero's Courtroom Deputy, Karen Hom, at (415) 522-2035 regarding the date and

time of that meeting.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 18, 2008

_______________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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