Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_13-cv-01161/USCOURTS-cand-4_13-cv-01161-34/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

---

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

SLOT SPEAKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPLE, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-01161-HSG (DMR)

ORDER RE SECOND UNILATERAL 

DISCOVERY LETTER

Re: Dkt. Nos. 296, 297

Plaintiff Slot Speaker Technologies, Inc. (“SST”) filed its second unilateral discovery letter 

in two business days. Although this court’s Standing Order permits a party to file unilateral 

discovery letters in rare circumstances, unilateral discovery letters should not be the norm. There

is no reason why SST could not have met and conferred and filed a joint discovery letter here. 

Therefore, the court denies SST’s unilateral discovery letter [Docket No. 296] without prejudice. 

The parties are ordered to follow this court’s Standing Order and engage in a proper meet and 

confer and, if necessary, file a joint discovery letter by no later than April 7, 2017 that addresses 

the disputes raised in Docket No. 296. The parties may not attempt to expand their page limit by 

incorporating information by reference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30, 2017

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

Case 4:13-cv-01161-HSG Document 299 Filed 03/30/17 Page 1 of 1