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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

PERSONAL GENOME DIAGNOSTICS, 

INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-mc-80131-SVK 

ORDER REGARDING SPECIAL 

MASTER AFFIDAVIT

The Parties have agreed to the appointment of a Special Master to review their instant 

discovery dispute. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(b)(3)(A), the Court may not issue a Rule 53 

order until the Special Master files an affidavit disclosing any grounds for his disqualification 

under 28 U.S.C. § 455. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS the Parties to either (1) provide the 

Special Master’s affidavit by December 20, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. or (2) indicate a date certain by 

which the affidavit will be provided. 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 18, 2019

SUSAN VAN KEULEN

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:19-mc-80131-SVK Document 36 Filed 12/18/19 Page 1 of 1