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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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 Counselors are reminded that this Court will no longer accept any documents

filed (pdf) unless they are filed in compliance with LRCiv 7.1(c) (e.g. they must be

created with a word processing program, not merely scanned as a pdf). 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

AV Media, Pte, Ltd., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

OmniMount Systems, Inc.,

Defendant.

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No. CIV 06-2412-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Currently pending before this Court are Defendant’s Motion for a Scheduling

Conference Regarding Forum Non Conveniens (FNC)(Doc. 204), as well as the issue of

whether this Court should appoint a special master to perform an examination of Geoff

Miller’s computer and analyze the relevant spoliation issues.1

 

As the parties are aware, the matter of FNC has been raised previously, and the Court

has deferred any consideration of a briefing schedule until after the parties and the Court have

the opportunity to evaluate the issues surrounding examination of Geoff Miller’s computer.

The Court has advised counsel that any such consideration would be held in abeyance until

after the forensic examination because it “may lead to some other motions or it may resolve

the matter in its entirety.” Tr. Sept. 10, 2007. 

As to the forensic examination, this Court has advised counsel on the proper protocol

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for designating a forensic specialist, nevertheless, counsel remain at an impasse. Therefore,

it is the Court’s decision that a special master shall be appointed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.

53(a). The Court finds this necessary for this case to proceed to the next stage of litigation.

Thus, the Court will appoint a special master to oversee the performance of the forensic

analysis of Geoff Miller’s computer in order to assess the spoliation allegations and to recover

relevant data.

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED DENYING Defendant’s Motion for a Scheduling

Conference Regarding Forum Non Conveniens (Doc. 204).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will appoint a special master to proceed

with the forensic examination of Geoff Miller’s computer.

DATED this 15th day of January, 2008.

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