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Parties Involved:
353 Patent LLC
Plaintiff
Griffin Technologies, LLC
Defendant
Andrew Pickholtz
Plaintiff
WIBU-Systems USA, Inc.
Defendant
WIBU-Systems AG
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

ANDREW PICKHOLTZ, an individual

residing in California, and 353 PATENT LLC,

a Delaware Limited Liability Company,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

WIBU-SYSTEMS AG, a German corporation,

WIBU-SYSTEMS USA, INC., a Washington

corporation, and GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGIES,

LLC, a Kansas Limited Liability Company,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-03661 WHA

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S

COUNSEL’S LETTER OF

JANUARY 27, 2006

With respect to Mr. Yu’s letter dated January 27, 2006. the request is DENIED. The

point made by the Court is that Mr. Pickholtz is not just counsel of record, he is a direct

litigant-party himself and has brought at least two other patent actions. As a party in interest, he

should not have access to sensitive materials and he should not see material marked for

counsel’s eyes only. The Court is unaware of any ethical lapse by Mr. Pickholtz in the prior

case before the undersigned. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2006. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:05-cv-03661-WHA Document 47 Filed 01/30/06 Page 1 of 1