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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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1 Said motion also involved other issues, namely,

Bridge’s request for summary adjudication of its affirmative

defenses/counter-claims for invalidity for obviousness and/or

unenforceability due inequitable conduct in prosecuting the

subject patent. Those issues were addressed and resolved by the

undersigned in orders, filed August 11, 2005.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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McKESSON INFORMATION

SOLUTIONS, INC.,

NO. CIV. S-02-2669 FCD KJM

Plaintiff,

v. FURTHER REFERRAL ORDER

BRIDGE MEDICAL, INC.,

Defendants.

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Defendant Bridge Medical, Inc.’s (“Bridge”) motion for

summary judgment or, alternatively, summary adjudication of “noninfringement” (docket #464)1, filed July 1, 2005, is currently

pending before the undersigned. However, in light of Magistrate

Judge Mueller’s judicial role in the Markman proceedings, the

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undersigned further refers to her, for findings and

recommendations, the infringement issue presented by Bridge’s

motion. The briefing on the motion is complete. Magistrate

Judge Mueller may set a hearing on the motion. The findings and

recommendations shall be due on or before September 16, 2005. 

Accordingly, the undersigned vacates the hearing date of August

19, 2005.

As a result of this referral, the court vacates the final

pretrial conference and trial dates, currently set for September

30 and November 29, 2005, respectively, and continues the final

pretrial conference to December 2, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. and the

trial to March 7, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 11, 2005 /s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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