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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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Case No.: 13-CV-05058-LHK

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NETAPP, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

NIMBLE STORAGE, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 13-CV-05058-LHK 

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Karineh Khachatourian; Daniel McCloskey

Defendants’ Attorneys: Patrick Premo; Jaideep Venkatesan

A case management conference was held on January 28, 2015. A further case management 

conference is set for April 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their joint case 

management statement by April 22, 2015. No other deadlines in the case schedule are affected by 

this Order.

The parties shall file, by January 29, 2015, a joint statement regarding whether they would 

like a referral to a Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference.

At the case management conference, the Court made the following rulings regarding the 

parties’ discovery disputes on the record:

 The parties will meet-and-confer in person every 21 days.

 Michael Reynolds (“Mr. Reynolds”) will appear for a deposition in the Bay Area. NetApp, 

Inc. (“NetApp”) and Nimble Storage, Inc. (“Nimble”) will split the cost of airfare and 

lodging for Mr. Reynolds. 

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 Mr. Reynolds will produce responsive communications that took place before Mr. 

Reynolds joined Nimble (1) between Mr. Reynolds and his former employer, and/or (2) 

between Mr. Reynolds and Nimble regarding (a) Mr. Reynolds’ departure from TDC 

and/or (b) Mr. Reynolds’ joining Nimble. The parties will meet and confer regarding 

production of Mr. Reynolds’ communications with his former employer and/or Nimble 

regarding NetApp that took place before Mr. Reynolds joined Nimble.

 Nimble will make a Rule 30(b)(6) witness available for deposition by February 27, 2015.

 The parties will meet and confer regarding NetApp’s contention that Defendants’ 

discovery requests are overbroad.

 Mr. Reynolds has given NetApp a two-week extension to respond to discovery served by 

Mr. Reynolds on December 23, 2014. The Court will not grant any further extension to 

respond to these requests.

 Defendants will respond to NetApp’s special interrogatories by February 11, 2015.

 Thus far, NetApp has only produced 58 documents. The parties will meet and confer 

regarding the adequacy of NetApp’s document production.

 Thus far, NetApp has produced 21 emails. The parties will meet and confer regarding the 

adequacy of NetApp’s production of emails.

 The parties will meet and confer regarding the adequacy of NetApp’s responses to 

interrogatories and requests for production (e.g. objecting per FRCP 33(d) without 

identifying specific documents).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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