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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN,

Ltd.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

QUANTA COMPUTER, INC., et

al.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C06-4222 WHA (BZ)

AMENDED ORDER SCHEDULING

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE -

PATENT CASE

(ADDING TIME OF SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE)

The above matter was referred to me for settlement

purposes.

On December 6, 2006, I conducted a telephonic hearing at

which both sides were represented by counsel. With the

consent of the parties and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that no later than January 29, 2007, Messrs. Shuichi

Endo and Hiroaki Goto for Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Mr.

William Wang for Quanta Storage, Inc. And Quanta Storage

America, Inc., and Mr. Eddie Chao for Quanta Computer, Inc.

and Quanta Computer USA, Inc., shall meet in person,

preferably outside the presence of counsel, to discuss a

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resolution of this dispute. They shall meet in Taiwan or in

any other place to which they both agree. The principals are

urged to explore a creative, business resolution of their

dispute. If the case settles, the parties are to notify the

Court immediately. 

Each party shall provide the other informally,

expeditiously and pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 408

with all information reasonably needed to further the progress

of the settlement negotiations. Confidential information may

be provided subject to a protective order. 

If there is no settlement, it is ORDERED that a

telephonic conference is scheduled for February 12, 2007 at

3:00 p.m. to discuss the status of the negotiations. Counsel

for plaintiff shall get counsel for defendant on the line and

call chambers at 415-522-4093. The principals need not

participate.

It is further ORDERED that a Settlement Conference is

scheduled for March 23, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom G,

15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San

Francisco, California 94102. Counsel who will try the case

shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the party

principals who met earlier. The negotiations will be

principally among the party principals in my presence.

Each party shall prepare a Settlement Conference

Statement, which must be served on opposing counsel and lodged

(not faxed) with my chambers no later than seven calendar days

prior to the conference. The Statement shall not be filed

with the Clerk of the Court. The Statement may be submitted

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on CD-ROM with hypertext links to exhibits. Otherwise, the

portion of exhibits on which the party relies shall be

highlighted. The Settlement Conference Statement shall not

exceed ten pages of text and twenty pages of exhibits and

shall include the following:

1. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

2. A brief statement of the claims and defenses

including, but not limited to, statutory or other grounds upon

which the claims are founded.

3. A summary of any related litigation.

4. A summary of the proceedings to date and any pending 

motions.

5. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for

further discovery, pretrial and trial.

6. The relief sought, including an itemization of

damages.

7. The parties' position on settlement, including

present demands and offers and a history of past settlement

discussions. The Court’s time can best be used to assist the

parties in completing their negotiations, not in starting

them. So there is no confusion about the parties’ settlement

position, plaintiff must serve a demand in writing no later

than fourteen days before the conference and defendant must

respond in writing no later than eight days before the

conference. The parties are urged to carefully evaluate their

case before taking a settlement position since extreme

positions hinder the settlement process. 

Along with the Statement each party shall lodge with the

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court a document of no more than three pages containing a

candid evaluation of the parties' likelihood of prevailing on

the claims and defenses, and any other information that party

wishes not to share with opposing counsel. The more candid

the parties are, the more productive the conference will be. 

This document shall not be served on opposing counsel.

It is not unusual for conferences to last three or more

hours. Parties are encouraged to participate and frankly

discuss their case. Statements they make during the

conference will not be admissible at trial in the event the

case does not settle. The parties should be prepared to

discuss such issues as:

1. Their settlement objectives.

2. Any impediments to settlement they perceive.

3. Whether they have enough information to discuss

settlement. If not, what additional information is needed.

4. The possibility of a creative resolution of the

dispute.

The parties shall notify chambers immediately if this

case settles prior to the date set for settlement conference. 

Counsel shall provide a copy of this order to each party who

will participate in the conference.

Dated: December 19, 2006

Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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