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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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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

GEO. M. MARTIN COMPANY, a California

corporation, and THE MARTIN FAMILY

TRUST – 1989,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ALLIANCE MACHINE SYSTEMS

INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Wyoming

corporation,

Defendant. /

No. C 07-00692 WHA

FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE and after a final pretrial conference, the Court issues the

following final pretrial order: 

1. This case shall go to a JURY TRIAL on MAY 27, 2008, at 7:30 A.M. subject to the

trailing caveat stated at the conference, and shall continue until completed on the schedule

discussed at the conference. The issues to be tried shall be those set forth in the joint proposed

pretrial order except to the extent modified by order in limine. This final pretrial order

supersedes all the complaint, answer and any counterclaims, cross-claims or third-party

complaints, i.e., only the issues expressly identified for trial remain in the case. 

2. Rulings on the motions in limine shall be summarized in a separate order. 

3. Except for good cause, each party is limited to the witnesses and exhibits

disclosed in the joint proposed final pretrial order less any excluded or limited by an order

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in limine. Materials or witnesses used solely for impeachment need not be disclosed and may

be used, subject to the rules of evidence. 

4. The stipulations of facts set forth in the joint proposed final pretrial order are

approved and binding on all parties. 

5. A jury of EIGHT PERSONS shall be used. 

6. Each side shall have SIXTEEN HOURS to examine witnesses (counting direct

examination, cross-examination, re-direct examination, re-cross examination, etc.). 

Opening statements and closing arguments shall not count against the limit. Each side may

have 45 minutes for opening statements. 

7. The parties shall follow the Court's current Guidelines for Trial and

Final Pretrial Conference, separately provided and available on the Internet at

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov, which guidelines are incorporated as part of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 5, 2008. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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