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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

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United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

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IPTRONICS INC., et al., 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

OMNIBUS ORDER RE: 

DISCOVERY MOTIONS 

(Re: Docket Nos. 641, 642, 644, 645, 

646, 649, 674, 677) 

 Yesterday, the court heard arguments on eight discovery motions.1

 The motions concern 

depositions and document production that Plaintiffs Avago Technologies, Inc. et al. want and 

which Defendants IPtronics, Inc., et al. and Mellanox Technologies Inc., et al., as well as third 

parties, don’t. 

 For months, Defendants have told Avago and this court that it had six depositions to go: 

“the Avago Entities have already exhausted 14 of their allotted 20 fact depositions.”2

 A few weeks 

 

1 See Docket No. 697. 

2 See Docket No. 525 at 7. 

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ago, Defendants changed their tune, arguing Avago has exceeded its allotment by six. The court 

must hold Defendants to their previous representations.3 Avago therefore may take six more 

depositions of its choosing. But there are some ground rules. First, Avago may not take 

depositions of third parties it has already deposed in this case or in the ITC investigation. Avago 

may only take depositions of third parties it has not previously deposed, including Finisar 

Corporation. While duplication may be inevitable, parties can bear that burden; third parties 

should not. Second, Avago shall pay for any fees and costs associated with document production 

and depositions. This should mitigate any burden Defendants and third parties face. Third, any 

deposition of Defendants shall take place by August 21, 2015. Any deposition of any third party 

shall take place by September 21, 2015. 

 Finally, because Avago’s motion to modify the protective order will not unreasonably 

prejudice Defendants, it is GRANTED. 

 In sum, Avago’s motions to compel the production of Defendants’ 30(b)(6)s are 

GRANTED.4

 Avago’s motion to modify the protective order is GRANTED.5 Defendants’ 

motions for entry of protective orders and fees are DENIED.6 Avago’s motion to compel the 

production of documents and things from Finisar is GRANTED.7

 Avago’s motion for leave to take 

 

3 See Russell v. Rolfs, 893 F.2d 1033, 1037 (9th Cir. 1990); Rockwell Int’l Corp. v. Hanford Atomic 

Metal Trades Council, 851 F.2d 1208, 1210 (9th Cir. 1988). 

4 See Docket Nos. 641, 642. 

5 See Docket No. 644. 

6 See Docket Nos. 645, 646. 

7 See Docket No. 649. 

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additional depositions is GRANTED-IN-PART.8 Finisar’s motion for protective order and to 

quash Avago’s 30(b)(6) deposition is DENIED.9

SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 6, 2015 

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PAUL S. GREWAL 

United States Magistrate Judge 

 

8 See Docket No. 674. 

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