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

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Revolutionary Software, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

Eclipsys Corp.,

Defendant. /

NO. C 05-03127 JW 

ORDER FOLLOWING FURTHER CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

On January 3, 2007, the Court conducted a telephonic case management conference to

discuss Plaintiff's objection to the appointment of a Special Master. (See Docket Item No. 59.) The

objection was filed in response to the Court's notice of intent to appoint A.J. Nichols, Ph.D. (“Dr.

Nichols”), as Special Master. (hereafter, “Notice of Intent,” Docket Item No. 57.)

As discussed at the conference, Plaintiff’s main objection concerned the scope of the work

that the Special Master was charged with carrying out. The Notice of Intent, however, indicated that

the initial task of the Special Master was to determine what work needed to be done to resolve the

technical issues in the case. The parties, therefore, should work with each other, and with the

Special Master, to develop an outline of the issues that are appropriate for the Special Master to

resolve. 

Plaintiff also objected to the equal apportionment of the Special Master’s fees. The Court,

however, finds no reason not to have the parties split the fees equally. The equal distribution of fees

is an important aspect of this process, as it ensures that the Special Master is not beholden to any

particular party.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s objection to the appointment of the Special Master is

OVERRULED. Dr. Nichols' appointment as Special Master is effective immediately. The Special

Master shall meet with the parties and have the parties outline the technical issues presented in the

litigation. The Special Master will then submit to the Court a report outlining the scope of work to

be completed. The outline shall also include an estimate budget for the project. The Special Master

shall lodge the report with the Court and send copies to the parties by February 2, 2006.

Dated: January 5, 2007 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Cynthia M Judy cjudy@ix.netcom.com

Denis R. Salmon dsalmon@gibsondunn.com

Joseph Guzzetta jguzzetta@gibsondunn.com

Michael B. Smith mbsmith@gibsondunn.com

Timothy James Schmal TSchmal@bvsllp.com

Timothy Robert Volkmann TRV@BVSLLP.com

A.J. Nichols, Ph.D.

27 Preston Rd.

Woodside, CA 94062 

Dated: January 5, 2007 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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