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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

In Re: ATI Technologies HDCP Litigation

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NO. C 06-01303 JW 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION TO EXTEND THE CLASS

DISCOVERY DEADLINE TO JULY 3, 2008

Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for an extension of the class certification

discovery cut-off to July 3, 2008. (See Docket Item No. 107.) In its February 27, 2008 Order, the

Court noted that the parties may stipulate to an extension of the discovery cut-off to any date prior to

July 6, 2008. (Docket Item No. 102.) However, Defendant has refused to so stipulate. (See Docket

Item No. 113.) 

The scope of discovery permissible under Rule 26 is to be liberally construed. Trustees of

Stanford University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 237 F.R.D. 618, 621 (N.D. Cal. 2006). Since

the Court previously stated that the parties could stipulate to an extension of discovery until July 6,

2008, the Court finds that Plaintiffs’ request for an extension until July 3, 2008 is not unreasonable. 

Moreover, Plaintiffs have shown they have good cause to seek an extension of the cut-off because

they need additional information regarding the issues framed by the Court’s September 28, 2007

Order. Accordingly, the discovery cut-off is continued from February 27, 2008 to July 3, 2008. 

Any additional discovery conducted by Plaintiffs shall be limited to the Vasquez and Shutts issues

identified by the Court’s September 28, 2007 Order.

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All further discovery disputes arising out of this Order are referred to the assigned Magistrate

Judge. In light of this Order, the Court VACATES the hearing on the motion presently scheduled on

May 19, 2008.

Dated: May 14, 2008 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Alan Himmelfarb Consumerlaw1@earthlink.net

Alexander E Barnett abarnett20@hotmail.com

Brett Davis Collins brett.collins@lw.com

Charles H. Samel charles.samel@lw.com

Charles Ward Cox chuck.cox@lw.com

David Christopher Parisi dcparisi@msn.com

Gary E. Mason gmason@masonlawdc.com

Joshua N. Holian joshua.holian@lw.com

Margaret M. Zwisler margaret.zwisler@lw.com

Scott A Kamber skamber@kolaw.com

Dated: May 14, 2008 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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