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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NIDEC CORPORATION, 

 

Plaintiff(s),

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VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN,

LTD, et al., 

 

Defendant(s). 

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No. C05-0686 SBA (BZ)

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

ORDER - PATENT CASE

The above matter was referred to me for settlement

purposes.

On April 9, 2007, I conducted a telephonic hearing at

which both sides were represented by counsel. With the consent

of the parties and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED

that no later than July 2, 2007, Mr. Hamada, representing

Nidec, and Mr. Kotake, representing Victor, shall meet in

person, preferably outside the presence of counsel, to discuss

a resolution of this dispute. They shall meet in Nagoya, Japan

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or in any other place to which they both agree. The principals

are urged to explore a creative, business resolution of their

dispute. If the case settles, the parties are to notify the

Court immediately. 

Each party shall provide the other informally,

expeditiously and pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 408 with

all information reasonably needed to further the progress of

the settlement negotiations. Confidential information may be

provided subject to a protective order. 

If there is no settlement, it is ORDERED that a telephonic

conference is scheduled for July 9, 2007 at 3:00 p.m., to

discuss the status of the negotiations. Counsel for plaintiff

shall get counsel for defendant on the line and call chambers

at 522-4093. The principals need not participate.

It is further ORDERED that a Settlement Conference is

scheduled for Friday, August 17, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., in

Courtroom G, 15th Floor, Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. Counsel who will try

the case shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the

party principals who met earlier. The negotiations will be

principally among the party principals in my presence. The

parties shall be accompanied by such interpreters as may be

needed.

Each party shall prepare a Settlement Conference

Statement, which must be served on opposing counsel and lodged

(not faxed) with my chambers no later than seven calendar days

prior to the conference. The Statement shall not be filed with

the Clerk of the Court. The Statement may be submitted on CDCase 4:05-cv-00686-SBA Document 657 Filed 04/09/07 Page 2 of 4
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ROM with hypertext links to exhibits. Otherwise, the portion

of exhibits on which the party relies shall be highlighted. 

The Settlement Conference Statement shall not exceed ten pages

of text and twenty pages of exhibits and shall include the

following:

1. A brief statement of the facts of the case.

2. A brief statement of the claims and defenses

including, but not limited to, statutory or other grounds upon

which the claims are founded.

3. A summary of any related litigation.

4. A summary of the proceedings to date and any pending 

motions.

5. An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for

further discovery, pretrial and trial.

6. The relief sought, including an itemization of

damages.

7. The parties' position on settlement, including

present demands and offers and a history of past settlement

discussions. The Court’s time can best be used to assist the

parties in completing their negotiations, not in starting them. 

So there is no confusion about the parties’ settlement

position, plaintiff must serve a demand in writing no later

than fourteen days before the conference and defendant must

respond in writing no later than eight days before the

conference. The parties are urged to carefully evaluate their

case before taking a settlement position since extreme

positions hinder the settlement process. 

Along with the Statement each party shall lodge with the

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court a document of no more than three pages containing a

candid evaluation of the parties' likelihood of prevailing on

the claims and defenses, and any other information that party

wishes not to share with opposing counsel. The more candid the

parties are, the more productive the conference will be. This

document shall not be served on opposing counsel.

It is not unusual for conferences to last three or more

hours. Parties are encouraged to participate and frankly

discuss their case. Statements they make during the conference

will not be admissible at trial in the event the case does not

settle. The parties should be prepared to discuss such issues

as:

1. Their settlement objectives.

2. Any impediments to settlement they perceive.

3. Whether they have enough information to discuss

settlement. If not, what additional information is needed.

4. The possibility of a creative resolution of the

dispute.

The parties shall notify chambers immediately if this case

settles prior to the date set for settlement conference. 

Counsel shall provide a copy of this order to each party who

will participate in the conference.

Dated: April 9, 2007

____________________________________ Bernard Zimmerman

 United States Magistrate Judge

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