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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

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Boston Scientific Corporation, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

 v.

Cordis Corporation,

Defendant(s).

 /

NO. C 02-01474 JW

ORDER APPOINTING RAINER

SCHULZ AS A TECHNICAL

ADVISOR

On October 25, 2005, the Court confirmed orally with Roland Schwillinski and Lisa Anne

Schneider, counsel for the respective parties that they have no objections to the appointment of Mr. Rainer

Schulz as a “Technical Advisor.” Therefore, the Court appoints Rainer Schulz as a Technical Advisor

under the following terms:

1. Any advice provided to the Court by Mr. Schulz will not be based on any extra-record

information.

2. From time to time, the Court may request Mr. Schulz to provide a formal written report on

technical advice concerning the case. A copy of the formal written report prepared by Mr. Schulz shall be

provided to the parties. However, the Court reserves the right to have informal verbal communication with

Mr. Schulz which are not included in any formal written report.

2. Mr. Schulz may attend any court proceedings.

3. Mr. Schulz may review any pleadings, motions or documents submitted to the Court. 

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4. As a technical advisor, Mr. Schulz will make no written findings of fact and will not supply any

evidence to the Court. Thus, Mr. Schulz will be outside the purview of “expert witnesses” under Fed. R.

Evid. 706. As such, the provisions in Rule 706 for depositions and questioning of expert witnesses will be

inapplicable to Mr. Schulz; See Reilly v. United States, 863 F.2d 149, 155-156 (1st Cir. 1988).

5. Mr. Schulz will have no contact with any of the parties or their counsel other than for billing

purposes.

6. The parties are directed to pay the reasonable fees charged by Mr. Schulz for his service as a

technical advisor to the Court in this case. The parties shall confer to determine an apportionment for

purposes of payment of Mr. Schulz’s fees. All matters pertaining to the fees of Mr. Schulz are referred to

the Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg.

7. Mr. Schulz shall file a declaration that he will adhere to the terms of his appointment. 

Dated: October 25, 2005 /s/ James Ware 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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

Amanda Marie Kessel akessel@goodwinprocter.com

Christopher T. Holding cholding@goodwinprocter.com

David T. Pritikin dpritikin@sidley.com

Hugh A. Abrams habrams@sidley.com

J. Anthony Downs jdowns@goodwinprocter.com

Julie Lynn Fieber jfieber@flk.com

Lisa Anne Schneider lschneider@sidley.com

Marc A. Cavan mcavan@sidley.com

Matthew T. Powers mpowers@sidley.com

Michael Francis Kelleher mkelleher@flk.com

Patrick E. Premo ppremo@fenwick.com

Paul F. Ware pware@goodwinprocter.com

Roland Schwillinski rschwillinski@goodwinprocter.com

Stephanie Pauline Koh skoh@sidley.com

Susan E. Bower sbower@sidley.com

Tracy J. Phillips tphillips@sidley.com

Dated: October 25, 2005 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Ronald L. Davis

Courtroom Deputy

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