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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANGIOSCORE, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

TRIREME MEDICAL, INC., ET AL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-03393-YGR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

The Court understands that during the course of a deposition of Professor David Lewin, 

defendants’ rebuttal expert, counsel for plaintiff questioned Professor Lewin concerning issues of 

conflicts of interest and corporate governance, to which this action substantially relates, and that 

defense counsel instructed Professor Lewin not to answer such question/s. (See Dkt. No. 467-3, 

Lewin Deposition at 90:8-91:4.) 

Defendants are hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why they should not incur either, or 

both, monetary or evidentiary sanctions for unduly restricting discovery. A hearing on this order 

to show cause shall be set for Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Federal Courthouse, 

1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California, Courtroom 1. Defense counsel who issued the instruction 

that Professor Lewin not answer the question/s shall be prepared to respond personally to the order 

to show cause, including, without limitation, how his conduct comports with the Guidelines for 

Professional Conduct in this district. 

No later than Monday, March 2, 2015, counsel for plaintiff shall file on the case docket a 

declaration setting forth the relevant attorney’s/s’ billing rates and the amount of time expended in 

preparation and in taking the subject deposition. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 26, 2015 

______________________________________ 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Case 4:12-cv-03393-YGR Document 542 Filed 02/26/15 Page 1 of 1