Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_13-cv-03345/USCOURTS-cand-5_13-cv-03345-42/pdf.json

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

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FINISAR CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

NISTICA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-03345-BLF 

ORDER REGARDING SCHEDULE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a re-trial on the ’599 Patent shall proceed as follows: Jury 

selection shall commence on June 17, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Questionnaires will be completed by the 

jury on that date. Thereafter, commencing on June 20, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., counsel for the parties 

may conduct oral voir dire of the entire jury panel, limited to 30 minutes for each side. Counsel 

shall be prepared to present opening statements immediately after the jury is sworn and Plaintiff 

shall call its witnesses beginning on June 20, 2016.

For the trial the Court will allow up to 9 hours per side. The trial on the ’599 Patent will 

not be phased. Direct and cross-examination time will be tallied by the Court. The parties shall 

additionally each have 30 minutes for openings and 1 hour for closings. For the bench trial on 

equitable issues (if necessary), the parties shall have up to 3 hours per side, inclusive of openings 

and closings. 

Should further claims construction the ’599 Patent be necessary, the parties shall submit 

simultaneous briefs of no more than 5 pages on June 1, 2016. Any responsive briefs of no more 

than 5 pages shall be due on June 3, 2016. The parties are limited to a combined total of 3 terms. 

Using the Patent Local Rules as guidance, the parties shall meet and confer and set up a schedule 

Case 5:13-cv-03345-BLF Document 611 Filed 05/20/16 Page 1 of 2
2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

United States District Court

Northern District of California

to agree upon terms for construction and exchange proposed constructions. The Court also orders 

that each party’s expert be available for a deposition of 2 hours. The Court reserves June 9, 2016 

at 2 p.m. for a Markman hearing (if necessary).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 20, 2016

 ______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:13-cv-03345-BLF Document 611 Filed 05/20/16 Page 2 of 2