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Nature of Suit Code: 195
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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SMRH:478514110.3 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION 

IN RE SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC 

LITIGATION 

CONSOLIDATED ACTION 

 Case No. 5:16-cv-00523-RMW 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

ORDER [CORRECTED] 

The Court held a Case Management Conference on July 8, 2016. Marc Goldich and 

Shana Scarlett appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs. Anna McLean and Liên Payne appeared 

on behalf of Defendant. The parties have completed the following items: (1) Defendant 

has responded to Plaintiffs’ First Set of Requests for Production of Documents, and (2) the 

parties have exchanged Initial Disclosures. Subsequently, Plaintiffs Second Consolidated 

Amended Complaint was filed on July 11, 2016. 

Scheduling for the Motion to Dismiss is set as follows: (1) the Motion to Dismiss 

or Answer is due by 8/5/2016, (2) the Response is due by 9/2/2016, and (3) the Reply is 

due by 9/23/2016. The hearing on the Motion to Dismiss is set for 10/7/2016 at 9:00 AM 

in Courtroom 6, 4th Floor, San Jose. 

The Court also set the following pre-class certification dates: 

• Close of Fact Discovery: 3/3/2017; 

• Plaintiffs' Expert Reports Concerning Class Certification: 4/7/2017; 

• Defendant's Expert Reports Concerning Class Certification: 5/5/2017; 

• Supplemental Expert Reports Concerning Class Certification: 5/26/2017. 

Scheduling for the Motion for Class Certification is set as follows: (1) the Motion 

for Class Certification is due by 6/2/2017, (2) the Opposition is due by 6/20/2017, and (3) 

the Reply is due by 7/21/2017. The hearing on the Motion for Class Certification is set for 

8/4/2017 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 6, 4th Floor, San Jose. 

The Court also set the following post-class certification dates: 

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• Plaintiffs' Expert Reports: 8/18/2017; 

• Defendant's Expert Reports: 9/15/2017; 

• Supplemental Expert Reports: 9/29/2017. 

 The next Case Management Conference is set for 8/4/2017 at 10:30 AM in 

Courtroom 6, 4th Floor, San Jose. The following presumptive limits on discovery shall 

apply, absent further order of the Court: (1) 25 interrogatories per side, (2) 10 depositions 

per side, and (3) 10 Requests for Admissions per side. The Court is willing to raise the 

number of RFAs allowed if any authenticity issues arise. There are no limits on Requests 

for the Production of Documents, but requests must be narrowly tailored. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:

 

 The Honorable Ronald M. Whyte 

United States Senior District Judge

July 25, 2016

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