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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SPEEDTRACK, INC.,

Plaintiff, No. C 06-7336 PJH

 C 07-3602 PJH

v.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

 WAL-MART STORES, INC., AND DENYING IN PART MOTION

TO BIFURCATE AND GRANTING

Defendant. MOTION TO STAY

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SPEEDTRACK, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

OFFICE DEPOT, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

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Defendants’ motions in the above cases came on for hearing before this court on

October 3, 2007. Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and intervenor Endeca Technologies,

Inc. filed a motion to bifurcate in Speedtrack, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Speedtrack I”). 

Defendants Office Depot, Inc., CDW Corporation, Newegg.com, Circuit City Stores, Inc.,

PC Connection, Inc., and CompUSA, Inc. collectively filed a motion to stay the litigation in

Speedtrack, Inc. v. Office Depot, Inc., et al. (“Speedtrack II”). Plaintiff Speedtrack and

intervenor Endeca were represented in both actions by their counsel, Alan P. Block and

Roderick G. Dorman. All defendants were represented by their counsel, Steven M. Bauer. 

Having carefully reviewed the parties’ papers and considered the arguments and the

relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS the motion

to bifurcate in part and DENIES the motion to bifurcate in part, and GRANTS the motion to

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stay, for the reasons stated at the hearing, and summarized as follows. 

1. With respect to Speedtrack I, defendant and intervenor’s motion to bifurcate

the case into liability and damages issues by party, with Endeca proceeding to trial on

liability issues before Wal-Mart proceeds to trial on damages issues, is DENIED. However,

bifurcation with respect to liability and damages issues generally, with each issue being

litigated simultaneously against both defendant and intervenor, is GRANTED, up through

and including dispositive motions. Liability shall be litigated first. Discovery shall be taken,

followed by dispositive motions at the close of liability discovery. Once liability issues are

resolved, damages discovery shall commence, followed by dispositive motions as to

damages at the close of damages discovery. Each side shall be allowed one dispositive

motion as to each phase of the case (i.e., liability and damages). 

2. In view of the above, defendant Wal-Mart’s request for a protective order with

respect to pre-filing damages is DENIED as moot as this juncture.

3. With respect to Speedtrack II, defendants’ motion to stay the litigation,

pending resolution of Speedtrack I, is GRANTED. After trial and/or final resolution of

Speedtrack I, the court will determine, with input from the parties, how the individual

customer defendants are to be tried in Speedtrack II. Until then, Speedtrack II shall trail

Speedtrack I. By separate order filed concurrently herewith, Speedtrack II is also referred

for a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Spero, to be held together with the

settlement conference already scheduled in Speedtrack I. With the exception of the

settlement conference, all other proceedings in Speedtrack II are stayed, including

discovery. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 10, 2007 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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