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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ASIS INTERNET SERVICES,

Plaintiff,

v.

OPTIN GLOBAL, INC., ET AL., 

Defendants.

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No. C-05-05124 JCS

ORDER RE AUGUST 7, 2007 JOINT

LETTER [Docket No. 248]

The Court has received a Joint Letter from the parties dated August 7, 2007 (the “August 7

Joint Letter”). As discussed at the previous case management conference, it is apparent that Plaintiff

has abused the privilege of serving discovery on non-parties. Plaintiff has served approximately 121

subpoenas on non-parties in this matter. Those subpoenas, as demonstrated in the case management

conference statement, are not limited to the subject matter of this action, let alone to the claims

raised in this action. To the contrary, those subpoenas are overbroad and oppressive, and seek

information regarding Azoogle that has nothing to do with this lawsuit.

Accordingly, the Court rules as follows: all discovery subpoenas served by Plaintiff on nonparties that have not yet been responded to are hereby quashed. The non-parties need not respond to

any of those discovery subpoenas that have not already been responded to. The sole exception is

that Plaintiff has been granted permission to take two (2) additional depositions. Plaintiff may serve

subpoenas on the deponents in connection with those two depositions. 

Plaintiff also raises the issue of trial subpoenas in the August 7 Joint Letter. The Court does

not quash any trial subpoenas at this time.

Case 3:05-cv-05124-JCS Document 250 Filed 08/10/07 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 9, 2007

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JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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