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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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NORTEK AIR SOLUTIONS, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

DMG CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-02919-BLF 

ORDER REGARDING TRIAL 

SCHEDULE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that trial in this matter shall proceed as follows: Jury selection 

shall commence on July 22, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Questionnaires will be completed by the jury on 

that date. Thereafter, commencing on July 25, 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 July 25, 2016. 

For the jury portion of the trial, the Court will allow up to 18 hours per side, exclusive of 

openings and closings. Direct and cross-examination time will be tallied by the Court. During the 

jury portion of the trial, the parties shall each have 45 minutes for opening and 1 hour and 30 

minutes for closings. During trial, the parties shall submit any objections by 5 p.m. the court day 

before the disputed materials will be used.1 Each party must submit their objections in a single 

brief that does not exceed three pages. If necessary, for the bench trial, the Court will allow up to 

 

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For example, the parties must submit objections to the Court by Friday at 5 p.m. for materials 

that will be used on Monday.

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3 hours per side, inclusive of openings and closings.2 The Court anticipates the bench trial will 

commence shortly after a verdict is rendered by the jury, and in any event, will be held no later 

than August 22, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2016

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BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

 

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The parties shall submit the materials required by the Court’s standing order regarding bench 

trials by August 9, 2016.

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