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Parties Involved:
Panoptx, Inc.
Counter-claimant
Protective Optics, Inc.
Counter-defendant

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PROTECTIVE OPTICS’ MOTION TO COMPEL, Case No. C05-02732 CRB

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PROTECTIVE OPTICS, INC., 

a California corporation 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

PANOPTX INC., 

a California corporation 

 Defendant. 

Case No. C05-02732 CRB (EDL) 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PROTECTIVE 

OPTICS’ MOTION TO COMPEL 

Date: January 30, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: E, 15th Floor 

Before: Hon. Magistrate Judge Laporte 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION 

 

E. Patrick Ellisen, CA Bar No. 142033

ellisenp@gtlaw.com

Daniel T. McCloskey, CA Bar No. 191944 

mccloskeyd@gtlaw.com

GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 

1900 University Avenue 5th Floor 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303 

Telephone: (650) 328-8500 

Facsimile: (650) 328-8508 

Brian A. Carpenter, pro hac vice 

carpenterb@gtlaw.com

GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 

1200 17th Street, Suite 2400 

Denver, CO 80202 

Telephone: (303) 572-6500 

Facsimile: (303) 572-6540 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant, 

PROTECTIVE OPTICS, INC.

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PROTECTIVE OPTICS’ MOTION TO COMPEL, Case No. C05-02732 CRB

Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Protective Optics, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Panoptx to Produce 

Documents in Accordance with Document Requests ("Motion to Compel") came on for hearing 

on notice duly given on January 30, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom E before the Honorable 

Magistrate Judge Laporte. Daniel T. McCloskey appeared on behalf of Protective Optics. Michael D. 

Lisi appeared on behalf of Defendant and Cross-Complainant Panoptx, Inc. Having considered the 

briefings on file submitted by the parties and the oral argument of counsel, and finding good cause 

therefore, the Court hereby GRANTS IN PART Protective Optics' Motion to Compel and Orders as 

follows: 

1. Not later than February 8, 2007, Panoptx is to produce to Protective Optics all 

documents responsive to Requests for Production Nos. 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 26 and 29-

32, and to Interrogatory No. 15 to the extent that Panoptx intends to serve documents to answer that 

interrogatory under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d). 

2. Not later than February 8, 2007, Panoptx is to serve Protective Optics with a declaration 

from the person(s) most knowledgeable at Panoptx describing in detail the search undertaken 

for responsive documents and affirming that the documents that have been produced to date are all of 

the documents within Panoptx's possession, custody or control responsive to the foregoing requests. 

This declaration shall state that Panoptx has produced all such materials so described that are locatable 

after a diligent search of all locations at which such materials might plausibly exist. 

3. Panoptx's objections to Request for Production No. 25 are overruled, except with 

respect to its objection that the request for information concerning potential suppliers is overbroad, 

which objection is sustained. Not later than February 7, 2007, Panoptx shall serve a further written 

response to Request for Production No. 25 with respect to actual, and not potential suppliers. Panoptx 

is ordered to produce documents sufficient to identify all actual suppliers or providers to Panoptx of 

products, devices, components or services related to the accused eyewear products not later than 

February 21, 2007. 

4. Panoptx's objections to Request for Production Nos. 28 and 33 are overruled, except to 

the extent that Panoptx is able to establish upon proper motion the overbreadth of the responsive 

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documents. Panoptx is to serve an amended written response to these requests not later than February 

7, 2007. 

5. Panoptx's objections to Request for Production No. 34 are overruled. Panoptx is to 

provide a full and complete written response not later than February 7, 2006, and to produce all 

responsive documents, if any, within its possession, custody or control not later than February 21, 

2007. 

6. Panoptx’s objections to Request Nos. 44, 45, 48 and 49, based on overbreadth are 

sustained. Based on the parties’ meet and confer, these discovery requests are modified as set forth 

below. Not later than February 7, 2007, Panoptx is to serve a full and complete written response to the 

requests as modified. Panoptx shall produce all responsive documents within its possession, custody 

or control, not later than February 21, 2007: 

• Request for Production No. 44: All documents related to or reflecting any communications 

between Panoptx and any agent, employee, representative or member of the United States 

military relating to the sale of Panoptx's products to the United States military. 

• Request for Production No. 45: All documents relating to any person identified in your 

response to Interrogatory No. 1 served herewith, and concerning the accused eyewear products, 

and/or Protective Optics' technologies, intellectual property, products or patents. 

• Request for Production No. 48: All documents relating to any person identified in your 

response to Interrogatory No. 11 served herewith, and concerning the accused eyewear 

products, and/or Protective Optics' technologies, intellectual property, products or patents. 

• Request for Production No. 49: All documents relating to any person identified in your 

response to Interrogatory No. 17 served herewith, and concerning the accused eyewear 

products, and/or Protective Optics' technologies, intellectual property, products or patents. 

7. The parties agree that for the purposes of these discovery requests, the accused eyewear 

products shall mean the products identified in Protective Optics’ Amended Final Infringement 

Contentions. 

8. Panoptx's objections to Interrogatory Nos. 10 and 15 are overruled. Panoptx is 

ordered to serve full and complete written responses to Interrogatory Nos. 10 and 15 not later than 

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PROTECTIVE OPTICS’ MOTION TO COMPEL, Case No. C05-02732 CRB

February 7, 2007. With respect to Interrogatory No. 15, Panoptx is ordered to produce all documents 

upon which it intends to rely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d) not later than February 21, 

2007. 

9. Not later than February 7, 2007, Protective Optics shall return to Panoptx any and all 

originals and copies of the document submitted under seal as Exhibit A to the Declaration of Jong P. 

Hong in Support of Reply to Motion to Compel. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: February 6, 2007 By: 

 HON. MAGISTRATE JUDGE LAPORTE 

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