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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

E-Filed 3/24/16

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE APPLICATION OF MENTOR 

GRAPHICS CORPORATION,

Applicant.

Case No. 16-mc-80037-HRL 

INTERIM ORDER ON APPLICATION 

OF MENTOR GRAPHICS 

CORPORATION

Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 7

Mentor Graphics Corporation (“Mentor”) has applied under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for leave to 

obtain evidence for use in French patent proceedings. Mentor subsequently notified the court that 

Alain Raynaud (“Raynaud”), the man from whom Mentor seeks evidence, has objected to 

Mentor’s application in the French proceedings. 

The French tribunal’s adjudication of Raynaud’s objections may affect this court’s 

adjudication of Mentor’s application. Mentor shall therefore file additional status reports, as 

necessary, to promptly update this court on new developments in the adjudication of Raynaud’s 

objections.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/24/16

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 5:16-mc-80037-HRL Document 8 Filed 03/24/16 Page 1 of 1