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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

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

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 02-00790 SI

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY

The parties have submitted letter briefs disputing whether defendant Cordis should be permitted

to depose Michael Forman, the sole inventor of two of the patents in suit, for an additional half-day.

For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Cordis’ request.

Under Rule 30(d)(2), all depositions have a durational limit of one seven-hour day, unless

otherwise ordered by the court or stipulated by the parties. Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(d)(2). The court may

order a deposition in excess of seven hours where a party shows that additional time is needed for a “fair

examination of the deponent,” or where the examination has been “impeded or delayed by the deponent,

another person ‘or other circumstances.’” Judge William W. Schwarzer, Judge A. Wallace Tashima &

James M. Wagstaffe, Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial § 11:1518 (Rutter Group Practice Guide

2006) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(d)(2)).

Cordis has already deposed Mr. Forman for one full day in this case. Cordis was also present

during two days of deposition of Mr. Forman conducted by Guidant, another defendant in this case.

Cordis questioned Mr. Forman for an additional 80 minutes during Guidant’s deposition. Cordis now

requests an additional half-day of deposition in order “to thoroughly explore with Mr. Forman the issues

that now arise by virtue of the Court’s claim construction.” Cordis Letter Br. at 1. 

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The Court DENIES Cordis’ request. Cordis has had ample time to depose Mr. Forman.

Furthermore, Cordis has not specifically described any of “the issues” that it needs to explore, other than

suggesting that they relate to the Court’s construction of the “high absorptivity” claim term. Without

more, the Court will not subject Mr. Forman to a fourth day of deposition. [Docket No. 509]

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 7, 2007 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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