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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ADVANTE INTERNATIONAL CORP. et al., 

Plaintiffs,

 v.

MINTEL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 05-01022 JW (RS)

ORDER RE MEET AND CONFER

EFFORTS

The Court has received defendant’s letter dated October 26, 2006. Without assuming the

accuracy of any of the factual assertions in that letter, it is apparent from the record in this case,

including the number of motions filed, the subject matter of those motions, and the parties’

arguments made therein, that the meet and confer process has generally not been as productive in

this action as it should be. The Court will not apportion fault for the breakdown in the process and

discourages the parties from attempting to do so now. No later than November 3, 2006, lead counsel

for the parties shall engage in an in-person, face-to-face, conference to discuss all presently-pending

discovery disputes, and shall attempt to eliminate or narrow as many issues as possible. The parties

should focus on reaching resolutions on a forward-looking basis, rather than discussing what either

side has or has not done in the past. The parties should also focus strictly on discovery issues during

the conference, reserving any discussion of the merits or other issues for another time. No later than

5:00 p.m. on November 6, 2006, the parties shall file a joint letter brief advising the Court of any

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issues that have been resolved.

All hearing dates and briefing schedules presently in place will not be altered at this time, but

the parties may wish to consider negotiating continuances of any of the motions, if further meet and

confer efforts are likely to resolve any of the disputes.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2006 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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