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Parties Involved:
Quantum Corporation
Counter-claimant
Riverbed Technology, Inc.
Counter-claimant

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

QUANTUM CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Defendant. /

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

 /

No. C 07-04161 WHA

PROTECTIVE ORDER AND

ORDER VACATING

DISCOVERY HEARING

Given the possible gap in the chain of title of the patent in suit such that plaintiff may

not have standing to sue, an issue tendered on a pending motion to dismiss, this order STAYS the

duty to respond to any discovery herein but does not stay the duty to abide by any and all

disclosure rules. Discovery on the chain of title is NOT STAYED, however. This is not a perfect

solution for either side but it is a fair balance of the equities on the record before the Court. The

discovery dispute in the January 14 letter will be taken up after the dust settles in the motion to

dismiss. It is dismaying to read the January 14 letter and to contemplate yet another “patent

litigation” discovery dispute. Please try to work it out, but if not, the Court will deal with it. 

The hearing on plaintiff’s discovery dispute on January 22, 2008, is hereby VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2008. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:07-cv-04161-WHA Document 49 Filed 01/16/08 Page 1 of 1