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Parties Involved:
KLA-Tencor Corporation
Counter-defendant
Nanometrics Inc.
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION, No. C-05-3116 JSW (JCS)

Plaintiff,

v.

NOTICE OF REFERENCE, TIME

NANOMETRICS INC., AND PLACE OF DISCOVERY

CONFERENCE

Defendant,

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AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION.

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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

The above matter has been referred to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero for resolution of all

future discovery disputes and to establish a discovery plan.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. All parties shall exchange proposed discovery plans on or before January 24, 2006. 

2. Lead trial counsel for all parties shall meet and confer in person and agree on a proposed

discovery plan (subject to modification if the Court stays this case) on or before February 7, 2006. 

3. On or before February 10, 2006, the parties shall file the following:

a. Jointly, the agreed-upon discovery plan (subject to modification if the Court stays

this case); and

b. Separately, memoranda regarding the plan and any disputed issues regarding the

plan.

4. On February 17, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., the Court will hold a discovery conference – all lead

trial counsel must attend.

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Any party seeking an award of attorney’s fees or other expenses in connection with this motion

shall file a motion in accordance with Civil Local Rule 37-1(e). 

LAW AND MOTION HEARING PROCEDURES

Civil law and motion is heard on Friday mornings, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom A, 15th Floor, 

United States District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. Motions to

compel may be noticed without reserving a hearing date, subject to the Court's availability. 

Discovery motions may be addressed to the Court in three ways. A motion may be noticed on not less

than 35 days' notice pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-2. Alternatively, any party may seek an order shortening time

under Civil L. R. 6-3 if the circumstances justify that relief. In emergencies during discovery events, the

Court is available pursuant to Civil L. R. 37-1(b). In the event a discovery dispute arises, counsel for the

party seeking discovery shall in good faith confer in person with counsel for the party failing to make the

discovery in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and

Civil L. R. 37-1(a). The meeting must be in person, except where good cause is shown why a telephone

meeting is adequate. A declaration setting forth these meet and confer efforts, and the final positions of

each party, shall be included in the moving papers. The Court will not consider discovery motions unless

the moving party has complied with Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and Civil L. R. 37-1(a).

A party or counsel has a continuing duty to supplement the initial disclosure when required under

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(e)(1).

Law and motion matters may be submitted without argument upon stipulation of the parties and

notification of the Court no later than 4:30 p.m. the day before the hearing. Pursuant to Civil L. R. 7-7(e),

filed motions may be withdrawn without leave of the Court, within seven (7) days of the date for service of

the opposition. Thereafter, leave of the Court must be sought.

ELECTRONIC FILING AND COURTESY COPIES

Please refer to Civil L. R. 5-4 and General Order No. 45 for the Northern District of California for

information relating to electronic filing procedures and requirements. All documents shall be filed in

compliance with the Civil Local Rules. Documents not filed in compliance with those rules will not be

considered by the Court.

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BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTRONIC

FILING, THE PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE DIRECTLY WITH CHAMBERS ONE

PAPER COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT, WHICH IS TO BE DESIGNATED "JCS’S CHAMBERS'

COPY." All filings of documents relating to motions referred to Magistrate Judge Spero shall list the civil

case number and the district court judge’s initials followed by the designation “(JCS)”.

The failure of counsel or a party to abide by this Order may result in sanctions pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 10, 2006

 

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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