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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

LTD.,

Plaintiff(s),

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NANOMETRICS, INC.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C 05-0986 MMC (BZ)

TENTH DISCOVERY ORDER

Before me is plaintiff’s administrative motion for leave

to file an amended declaration, Docket No. 278, and

defendant’s motion to compel supplemental discovery responses,

Docket No. 257, and motion for monetary sanctions, Docket No.

258. For the reasons given in the November 29, 2006 hearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1) Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file the amended

declaration of Laura E. Krabill;

2) Defendant’s motion to compel supplemental responses

to interrogatory numbers 8, 10 and 11 is DENIED;

3) As to interrogatory number 9, defendant’s motion is

GRANTED as to Mr. Finarov and DENIED as to

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defendant’s employees. Plaintiff is PRECLUDED from

calling as witnesses or otherwise relying on the

testimony of any person not identified in

plaintiff’s response and supplementary response, on

an issue relating to Nova’s infringement

contentions, except for expert witnesses and for

persons whose identity as a witness was not known to

Nova on November 9, 2006.

4) Defendant’s motion to compel supplemental document

production is DENIED. Plaintiff is ORDERED to file

an appropriate verified response by December 8, 2006

attesting to the fact that all responsive documents

have been produced, save those described in

plaintiff’s privilege log. 

5) The parties are ORDERED to prepare a transcript of

this hearing. Nova shall provide a copy to Oleg

Korshunove and Nanometrics shall provided a copy to

Brian Flynn. Proofs of receipt shall be filed by

December 15, 2006. 

6) Defendant’s motion for monetary sanctions is DENIED.

Dated: November 29, 2006

Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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