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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DR. THOMAS YAMASHITA, an individual;

SUNBURST PLANT DISEASE CLINIC,

INC., a California Corporation, 

Plaintiffs,

 v.

WILBUR ELLIS COMPANY, a California

Corporation; HUGHSON CHEMICAL

COMPANY, LLC, a California Limited

Liability Company,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-01690 WHA

SCHEDULING ORDER RE

EXPEDITED DISCOVERY 

AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION 

FOR PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION

Pursuant to today’s hearing, the following schedule will be in place for expedited

discovery and briefing and hearing for plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction:

1. Defendants may take one-day depositions of any witnesses who submitted

declarations in support of plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. These depositions all

must take place during the week beginning April 10, 2006.

2. Defendants are also permitted to serve plaintiffs with five narrowly drawn document

requests by March 31, 2006. Plaintiffs must produce documents pursuant to these requests no

later than April 5, 2006.

3. Defendants’ opposition to plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction shall be filed

no later than April 17, 2006.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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4. Plaintiffs may take one-day depositions of any witnesses who submitted declarations

in support of defendants’ opposition papers. These depositions all must take place during the

week beginning April 17, 2006.

5. Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of their motion for preliminary injunction shall be

filed no later than April 26, 2006. This reply brief shall be limited to material from the

depositions and true rebuttal material. Matter that should have been included in the opening

will be subject to being stricken.

6. Hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction will take place at 2 p.m. on

Monday, May 10, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2006 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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