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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENS ERIK SORENSEN, as trustee of

SORENSEN RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

Civil No. 06cv1572-BTM (CAB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER FOLLOWING 7/5/07

v. DISCOVERY CONFERENCE

THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, a

Maryland corporation, et al.

Defendants.

And related counterclaims.

On July 5, 2007, the Court held a telephonic discovery conference. Michael Kaler, Esq.

and Melody Kramer, Esq., appeared for Plaintiff Sorensen Research and Development Trust. 

Raymond Niro, Esq., Dina Hayes, Esq., and Allison Goddard, Esq., appeared for Defendant Black

& Decker. Robert Binder, Esq., appeared for Defendants Phillips Plastics and Hi-Tech Plastics.

Having considered the submissions of the parties and the arguments of counsel, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an order to compel discovery regarding its allegations of willful

infringement and Black & Deckers affirmative defense of equitable estoppel is

continued until July 26, 2007. The parties have until July 20, 2007 to request

reconsideration of the Court’s decision to bifurcate the equitable portion of the trial. 

The motion is premature in light of the Court’s deadline and will be addressed, if

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necessary, following the motion cut-off.

2. Plaintiff’s motion for an order requiring Defendant Black & Decker to supplement its

privilege log regarding the company affiliations of the persons listed on the log is

DENIED. Plaintiff is not precluded by this Order from raising challenges to the

privilege asserted with regard to specific log entries based on the information provided

by Defendant.

3. Due to the complexity of the case, the limit on the number of depositions that may be

noticed by each side in the litigation is increased to a total of 20 per side. Any party

may seek leave to take additional depositions upon a showing of good cause.

4. Defendant Black & Decker will provide the Court, no later than July 23, 2007,

documents 2-6 on its privilege log for in camera review in relation to the Court’s

finding of a Joint Defense Privilege between Defendants Black & Decker and Phillips

Plastics.

5. Defendant Black & Decker’s motion to suspend discovery with regard to accused

products PC 423 MAG; PC9750; PC 747; and 148530, is DENIED. The parties will

continue to meet and confer to determine whether these products should properly remain

in this litigation.

6. Defendant Black & Decker’s motion to limit discovery to Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., is

DENIED.

7. Defendant Black & Decker’s motion to compel production of documents responsive to

its Second Set of Requests for Production, Nos. 57, 62 an 63, is GRANTED IN PART,

and DENIED IN PART. The motion is DENIED as to Request No. 57, and GRANTED

as to Requests Nos. 62 and 63, as follows: Plaintiff shall identify to Defendant all

patents and applications (pending and abandoned) that are continuations, continuations

in part, divisionals or foreign equivalents of the ‘184 patent no later than July 19, 2007. 

Plaintiff shall produce all non-privileged documents from the file wrappers for each

identified patent or application no later than August 16, 2007. If the volume of the

documents necessitates additional time for review and production, Plaintiff may seek

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modification of the production deadline on July 26, 2007.

8. Plaintiff’s request that Black & Decker be required to re-designate its financial

information disclosed as “Confidential - Counsel’s Eyes Only,” to “Confidential” is

DENIED.

9. Defendant Black & Decker’s request that the Court appoint a discovery referee in this

matter is DENIED. The parties, however, have jointly requested a regular forum with

the Court to assist in the resolution of discovery matters. Therefore, the Court will hold

telephonic discovery conferences with the parties on a biweekly schedule as follows:

- July 26, 2007, from noon to 1:00 p.m.

- August 10, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- August 24, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- September 7, 2007, from noon to 1:00 p.m.

- September 21, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- October 5, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- October 19, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- November 2, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- November 16, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The parties are required to meet and confer before each conference and submit a joint

statement by 5:00 p.m. the Wednesday preceding the telephonic conference concisely setting

forth any discovery disputes between the parties. If there are no disputes for the Court to address,

the parties shall submit a joint statement the preceding Wednesday so stating and requesting the

conference by vacated for that specific week.

DATED: July 6, 2007

CATHY ANN BENCIVENGO

United States Magistrate Judge

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