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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NETLIST INC,

Plaintiff,

v.

SMART STORAGE SYSTEMS INC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-05889-YGR (JSC)

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE

Re: Dkt. No. 305

Plaintiff Netlist, Inc. (“Netlist’) sues Defendant SanDisk Corporation (“SanDisk”), among 

others, for infringement of a number of patents. The matter has been referred to the undersigned 

magistrate judge for the purposes of discovery. (Dkt. No. 147.) Now before the Court is the 

parties’ joint letter brief regarding a discovery dispute, in which Netlist seeks to compel SanDisk 

to produce certain discovery, and SanDisk seeks a protective order barring Netlist from seeking 

any further discovery on this issue. (Dkt. No. 305.) The Court held a hearing on the discovery 

dispute on March 19, 2015. For the reasons stated on the record in open court at the hearing, the 

Court DENIES Netlist’s request for a motion to compel. The Court declines to enter a protective 

order at this time and expects that this Order and the on-the-record discussion at the hearing 

provide sufficient direction for Netlist to follow with respect to future discovery requests.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 19, 2015

______________________________________

Jacqueline Scott Corley

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 4:13-cv-05889-YGR Document 312 Filed 03/19/15 Page 1 of 1