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Parties Involved:
Spansion LLC
Counter-claimant
Yield Dynamics, Inc.
Counter-defendant

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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

YIELD DYNAMICS, INC., a

California corporation,

Plaintiff, Counter-Defendant

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SPANSION LLC, A Delaware

Corporation,

Defendant, Counter-Claimant. ________________________________

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06-04579 SBA

ORDER

(Docket No.s 9, 12, 19, 29)

Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Defendant's Motion for

a Rule 56(f) Continuance of Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Plaintiff's Motion to

Seal Documents, and Plaintiff's Evidentiary Objections. 

After consideration of the papers filed, and the argument of counsel, the Court finds that

Defendant "cannot for reasons stated present by affidavit facts essential to justify [Defendant's]

opposition." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(f). Therefore, pursuant to Rule 56(f), this Court refuses Plaintiff's

application for judgment at this time and GRANTS Defendant's Motion for a Rule 56(f)

Continuance of Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT: 

Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as

premature.

Plaintiff's Motion to Seal Documents is DENIED as moot. Plaintiff is granted leave to

retrieve the documents, and if appropriate, to re-file them with the request to seal in connection with

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United States District Court

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The Case Management Statement (Docket 26) filed on October 20, 2006 indicates the parties

have stipulated to or intend to stipulate to an agreed upon protective order concerning these documents.

However, they have not yet filed a stipulation and proposed protective order with this Court. If the

parties elect to refile these documents in connection with a motion, they are granted leave to file the

stipulation and protective order as well.

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Plaintiff's Objections are OVERRULED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

Dated: 11/15/06 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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