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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FINISAR CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

NISTICA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-03345-BLF 

ORDER REQUESTING § 455 

DECLARATION FROM ROBERT B. 

MORRILL PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT

AS SPECIAL MASTER

The Court intends to appoint Robert B. Morrill as special master to oversee summary 

judgment in this case. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(b)(3), an order appointing a 

special master can only be issued after the master has filed an affidavit disclosing whether there is 

any ground for disqualification under 28 U.S.C. § 455 and, if a ground for disqualification is 

disclosed, after the parties have consented with the Court’s approval to waive the disqualification.

Accordingly, the proposed special master is asked to file, within seven (7) days from the 

date of this order, an affidavit in the form attached whether there is any ground for 

disqualification, and if so what it is.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 7, 2015

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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Having informed myself about my personal and fiduciary financial interests, and having 

made a reasonable effort to inform myself about the personal financial interests of my spouse and 

minor children residing in my household, if any, I certify that there are [grounds] [no grounds] for 

disqualification pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455.

The grounds for disqualification, if any, are as follows:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. 

Signed: Dated: 

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