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Parties Involved:
Bridgelux, Inc.
Plaintiff
Cree, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

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

BRIDGELUX, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CREE, INC.,

Defendant.

 /

No. C 08-80028-MISC JSW

ORDER REGARDING WHETHER

TO RELATE CASES C08-80028

JSW (EDL) AND C08-80029 RMW

(PVT) AND TRANSFER CASE TO

THE SAN JOSE DIVISION

It has come to the Court’s attention that two miscellaneous cases have been filed in

connection with motions to quash the same exact subpoenas issued to non-party Philips

Lumileds Lighting Co., LLC (“Philips Lumileds”) by Defendant Cree, Inc. in the underlying

case, Bridgelux, Inc. v. Cree, Inc., 9:06-cv-00240 RHC, currently pending in the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Thus, it is appropriate to consider whether

these two cases are “related” such that they should be assigned to the same judge. See Civil

L.R. 3-12(c). It also appears that the proper divisional assignment is the San Jose Division of

this court, in that the subpoenas at issue were both served on non-party Philips Lumileds at its

offices in San Jose, California. See General Order No. 44 at D.1. Thus, transfer to the San Jose

Division appears to be warranted. See General Order No. 44 at E.3. 

Therefore, it is HEREBY ORDERED that no later than April 10, 2008, the parties and

non-party Philips Lumileds shall each file their positions with regard to whether the two above 

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referenced cases should be related and the earlier numbered case transferred to the San Jose

Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 8, 2008 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

cc: Wings Hom

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