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Parties Involved:
BEA Systems, Inc.
Counter-claimant
Datamize, L.L.C.
Counter-claimant
Plumtree Software, Inc.
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DATAMIZE, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v

PLUMTREE SOFTWARE, INC and BEA

SYSTEMS, INC,

Defendants. /

No C- 04-2777 VRW

ORDER

It appears that Plumtree’s motion for disqualification

turns on Robert A Cote’s (“Cote”) duty of confidentiality to

Plumtree regarding information shared by Plumtree during a joint

defense effort in earlier litigation. Michael B Levin, Plumtree’s

counsel during the earlier litigation, attests that Plumtree shared

material, confidential information with Cote and others during the

joint defense effort. Levin Decl, Doc #108 at ¶¶15-17. Cote does

not deny receiving confidential information, but Cote also states

that he does not recall receiving any confidential information from

Plumtree. Cote Decl, Doc #110 at ¶6. While Mr Cote’s recollection

of any confidential information received is not material to

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deciding this motion, the record does not establish to the court’s

satisfaction that the information Plumtree shared with Cote is

material to the issues in this litigation. To establish that such

information was shared, Plumtree has offered to submit evidence of

its communications with Cote to the court for in camera review. 

Doc #107 at 4. Plumtree is ORDERED to submit evidence of material,

confidential information shared with Cote by January 31, 2008.

Plumtree’s submission shall be filed under seal and ex

parte.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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