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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIGHTEDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

SEARCHMETRICS, GMBH., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-01009-WHO (MEJ)

DISCOVERY ORDER

Re: Dkt. No. 44

The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff BrightEdge Technologies request that the Court relieve

it of the in person meet and confer requirement for discovery disputes regarding its requests for 

production, and that the Court grant Plaintiff leave to file its letters on these disputes without 

needing to obtain Defendants’ portions. Dkt. No. 44. Defendants Searchmetrics GmbH and 

Searchmetrics, Inc. have filed a response, arguing that Plaintiff’s request is an improper attempt to 

bypass this Court’s requirements that parties meet and confer in good faith to genuinely attempt to 

resolve disputes prior to involving the Court. Dkt. No. 46. Defendants maintain that Plaintiff

seeks to unilaterally impose unreasonable and arbitrary meet and confer requirements on them to 

obstruct the discovery process and harass and them.

Upon review of the parties’ filings, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s requests to relieve it of 

the in person meet and confer requirement and file its letters without Defendants’ portions. The 

parties are ORDERED to meet and confer, over a reasonable timeframe and in good faith, to 

discuss these disputes. After the parties have discussed the issues, understand the other party’s 

positions, and determine they cannot reach agreement, the parties should then meet and confer in 

person in a genuine attempt to try to resolve the dispute before involving the Court. So as to 

ensure compliance with the spirit of the meet and confer requirement, the parties shall make a 

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Northern District of California

contemporaneous record of any in person meeting using a court reporter or electronic recording 

device. The parties are advised that, if any joint letters are filed, the Court may request a copy of 

the transcript from the in person meeting. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2014

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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