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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MEMRY CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

KENTUCKY OIL TECHNOLOGY, N.V.,

PETER BESSELINK, MEMORY METALS

HOLLAND, B.V.,

Defendants. 

KENTUCKY OIL TECHNOLOGY, N.V.,

Counterclaimant,

v.

MEMRY CORPORATION and

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION,

Counterdefendants.

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Case No. C04-03843 RMW (HRL)

ORDER RE: KOT'S MOTION FOR A

PROTECTIVE ORDER

Re: Docket No. 371

Kentucky Oil Technology ("KOT") moves, on shortened time, for an order (1)

preventing Memry Corporation ("Memry") and Schlumberger Technology Corporation ("STC")

from together taking more than ten depositions without leave of court, (2) establishing the

remaining number of depositions that KOT may take, and (3) preventing the deposition of 

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Barrie Hart from going forward until all parties are guaranteed sufficient time to examine him. 

Memry and STC oppose the motion. The matter has been deemed appropriate for submission

without a hearing.

The court ORDERS that:

1. Memry and STC are on the same "side" in the action. Thus, under the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure, they are limited to a total of ten depositions absent a

written stipulation or a court order finding good cause to exceed ten total

depositions. FED. R. CIV. P. 30(a)(2)(A); Advisory Comm. Notes to 1993

Amendments to FED. R. CIV. P. 30(a). No stipulation is in place and Memry and

STC have not sought a court order increasing that number, therefore KOT's

motion is granted in this respect.

2. The court finds that KOT has taken nine depositions to date. KOT's crossexamination of L. MacDonald Schetky in the deposition noticed by Memry does

not count toward KOT's total. KOT's deposition of Phillipe Poncet in his

individual capacity does count toward the total, despite the fact that KOT was

also deposing him as a Rule 30(b)(6) witness

3. If Barrie Hart is not available for more than one seven-hour day of deposition,

Memry and STC are entitled to 3.5 hours to examine him and KOT is entitled to

3.5 hours to cross-examine him. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 2/2/07 /s/ Howard R. Lloyd 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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THIS SHALL CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDER WILL BE SENT TO:

Michael H. Bierman mbierman@luce.com, 

William J. Cass WCass@CantorColburn.com, 

Kimberly K. Dodd kdodd@foley.com, rbarcena@foley.com 

Nancy J. Geenen ngeenen@foleylaw.com, rbarcena@foleylaw.com 

Benjamin J. Holl benjamin.holl@dbr.com, jeanette.juniel@dbr.com 

Thomas J Mango tmango@cantorcolburn.com 

David B. Moyer dmoyer@foley.com, jpung@foley.com; smurthy@foley.com;

mlagdameo@foley.com 

Nicola A. Pisano npisano@luce.com 

Charles A. Reid , III charles.reid@dbr.com, kristi.baughman@dbr.com;

april.miller@dbr.com; chris.lorange@dbr.com; ioana.mondescu@dbr.com 

Andrew C Ryan Ryan@CantorColburn.com, 

Jeffrey David Wexler jwexler@luce.com, tdelpomar@luce.com 

* Counsel are responsible for providing copies of this order to co-counsel.

Dated: 2/2/07

 /s/ JMM 

 Chambers of Magistrate Judge Lloyd

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