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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander

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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

SCHERING CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

FIRST DATABANK INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C 07-01142 WHA

NOTICE RE HEARING

At the hearing, the parties should be prepared to address the following issues and

support their positions with citations to relevant authority:

1. Does New Jersey or California law apply to the substantive claims in this case?

2. In determining whether California’s anti-SLAPP statute applies to this action,

does it matter whether California or New Jersey law governs the underlying substantive claims? 

3. What is the effect of the forum-selection clause in the parties’ license agreement

on choice-of-law questions before this Court (Dec. 22 Breen Decl. Exh. J at 4)?

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 3, 2007. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:07-cv-01142-WHA Document 28 Filed 04/03/07 Page 1 of 1