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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-FILED 3/15/06*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

CREATIVE SCIENCE SYSTEMS, INC., 

Plaintiff,

 v.

FOREX CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC., et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 04 03746 JF

ORDER RE DISCOVERY

DISPUTES

Before the Court is the parties’ joint letter brief submitted March 14, 2006 requesting

resolution of two discovery disputes that have arisen between them after the presiding judge reopened discovery for certain limited purposes, by order dated February 10, 2006. The Court has

reviewed the parties’ joint submission and concludes that a hearing is not warranted. 

Deposition of Sasha Alexander

Defendant Forex Capital Markets, LLC (“Forex”) seeks to take the deposition of Sasha

Alexander, a former employee, “on the following subjects: (1) Mr. Alexander’s contacts with Baker

& McKenzie; and (2) the entire substance of Mr. Alexander’s Declaration submitted in support of

Creative Science’s recent motion for sanctions.”

Forex’s arguments as to why it believes it needs to take Alexander’s deposition at this

juncture are misdirected. The deposition is not within the scope of the discovery allowed by the

presiding judge’s existing order of February 10, 2006. The deposition subpoena served on

Alexander will not be enforced.

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Document Request No. 74

This document request seeks a broad category of financial documents pertaining to Creative

Science Systems, Inc. (“Creative”) dating back to 2002. While discovery of financial information

may be within the scope of the February 10, 2006 order in that Forex recently added counterclaims

implicating punitive damages, the narrow question at issue is confined to Creative’s present “net

worth.” 

Creative Science asserts, and Forex does not dispute, that it has already produced or will

produce current and historical balance sheets and income statements. The additional documents

Forex is seeking are not sufficiently related to the evidence of present net worth that could become

admissible at trial. As such, Forex’s request is not “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissible evidence” as required by Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and no further

production of documents will be compelled.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/15/06 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER HAS BEEN GIVEN TO:

John P. Bovich jbovich@reedsmith.com, edorrington@reedsmith.com

Robert T. Cruzen rcruzen@howardrice.com,

Scott H. Frewing scott.h.frewing@bakernet.com, diane.e.pierson@bakernet.com;

renata.thorgersen@bakernet.com; fsay@bakernet.com

Tod L. Gamlen tod.l.gamlen@bakernet.com, frances.m.say@bakernet.com;

renata.m.thorgersen@bakernet.com

Martin R. Glick mglick@howardrice.com,

Jonah D. Mitchell jmitchell@reedsmith.com, Drothschild@reedsmith.com

William R. Overend woverend@reedsmith.com, nctuttle@reedsmith.com

Maxim H. Waldbaum mwaldbaum@schiffhardin.com, jsanchez@schiffhardin.com

Keith L. Wurster keith.l.wurster@bakernet.com, robin.m.robledo@bakernet.com

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the Court's CM/ECF program. 

Dated: 3/15/06 Chambers of Judge Richard Seeborg

By: /s/ BAK 

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