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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. Nos. 63, 65-66

Pending before the Court are three discovery letters from the parties. In the first, Plaintiff 

BrightEdge requests that the Court compel Searchmetrics to produce its entire Sugar CRM 

database, including all versions of the database saved over time and any logs which evidence 

changes made to the database. Dkt. No. 63. In the second, BrightEdge requests that the Court 

deny Searchmetrics’ request that the Model Stipulated Protective Order apply in this case, and that 

the Court order Searchmetrics to search for and produce all nonprivileged email responsive to 

BrightEdge’s Document Requests. Dkt. No. 65. In the alternative, BrightEdge requests that the 

Court enter BrightEdge’s Proposed Order Regarding Email Discovery, attached as Exhibit A to 

the letter, and order Searchmetrics to search for and produce email responsive to BrightEdge’s 

Phase One requests. Id. Searchmetrics requests that the Court enter the Model Order. Id. In the 

third, BrightEdge requests that the Court compel Searchmetrics to respond after a proper 

investigation to 19 requests for production. Dkt. No. 66. Searchmetrics requests that the Court 

deny BrightEdge’s request to compel the production in response to these overbroad requests and 

deny BrightEdge’s premature request for a date by when the parties must substantially complete 

document production. Id. 

Upon review of the parties’ positions, the Court ORDERS as follows:

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1) Searchmetrics shall produce the CRM database documents, as narrowed by its 

representations in the joint letter. If BrightEdge is not satisfied by Searchmetrics’ 

production, the parties shall further meet and confer in compliance with the 

undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order;

2) Searchmetrics shall produce all nonprivileged email responsive to BrightEdge’s 

document requests, subject to the Model Stipulated Protective Order. If 

BrightEdge is not satisfied by Searchmetrics’ production, the parties shall further 

meet and confer in compliance with the standing order; and

3) Searchmetrics shall produce the 19 categories of documents, as narrowed by its 

representations in the joint letter. If BrightEdge is not satisfied by Searchmetrics’ 

production, the parties shall further meet and confer in compliance with the 

undersigned’s standing order.

Searchmetrics’ production shall take place by October 21, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 7, 2014

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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