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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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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

RALPH MILLER,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, et

al,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 02-2118 MJJ (MEJ)

ORDER REQUESTING

CLARIFICATION RE: IBM

SUBSIDIARIES

Currently pending before the Court is plaintiff Ralph Miller's Motion to Compel Further

Document Production and Interrogatory Responses. Relevant here is Miller's request for discovery

from defendant International Business Machines' ("IBM") subsidiaries. The Court held a hearing on

this matter on April 13, 2006. However, before issuing its ruling on Miller's motion, the Court

requests clarification as to IBM's subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS IBM's

counsel to file a declaration attesting as to the following:

1) Whether IBM has the legal right to obtain relevant documents and information from its

subsidiaries; and

2) Whether its subsidiaries have documents and information relevant to this lawsuit.

In making its declaration, IBM shall be guided by the principals established in Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 34 and International Union of Petroleum and Industrial Workers, AFL-CIO, 870

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F.2d 1450, 1452 (9th Cir. 1989) ("Control is defined as the legal right to obtain documents upon

demand."). IBM shall not make any legal arguments in its declaration, which shall be filed by April

17, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 13, 2006 MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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