Opinion
CASE NO. 4:10-CV-03095-PJH (JCS)
11-07-2011
FORMFACTOR, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. MICRO-PROBE INCORPORATED, a California corporation; and DAVID BROWNE, an individual, Defendant.
William J. Robinson FOLEY & LARDNER LLP Attorneys for Formfactor, Inc. Mark Fowler DLA Piper LLP (US) Attorneys for Micro-Probe, Inc. Deborah F. Sirias Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Attorneys for David Browne
William J. Robinson (State Bar No. 83729)
Victor de Gyarfas (State Bar No. 171950)
Justin M. Sobaje (State Bar No. 234165)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Gina Bibby (State Bar No. 242657)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff FORMFACTOR, INC
REVISED STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER RE PHASE 1 SCHEDULE
Following several meet and confer conferences between counsel for the parties pursuant to the Court's Civil Minutes dated April 28, 2011 (Doc. 91), it is hereby stipulated, by and between Plaintiff FormFactor, Inc. ("FormFactor") and Defendants Micro-Probe Incorporated ("Micro-Probe") and David Browne ("Browne") (collectively, the "Parties"), through their respective counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that the schedule below shall apply to the Phase 1 proceedings in this action.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Event ¦Proposed Dates (Phase 1) ¦Proposed Dates (Phase 2) ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Fact Discovery Cutoff ¦March 30, 2012 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Opening Expert Reports ¦April 6, 2012 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Rebuttal Expert Reports ¦April 27, 2012 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Expert Discovery Cutoff ¦May 11, 2012 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Summary Judgment Hearing ¦June 7, 2012 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Meet and confer regarding preparation of joint trial ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦statement [35 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦days prior to pre-trial conference per Judge ¦June 7, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦B2] ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Joint Pretrial Statement, Serve and File [due ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦to pre-trial conference per Judge Hamilton's Standing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Trial Briefs, Serve and File [due ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior to pre-trial ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦conference per Judge Hamilton's Standing Order on ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Motions In Limine (no more than 10 allowed), Serve and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦File [due ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior to pre-trial conference per Judge ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Deposition excerpts for witnesses who will not testify in ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦person and other discovery responses that would be ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦offered in trial, Serve and File [due ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior to pre-trial ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦conference per Judge Hamilton's Standing Order on ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦List of All Witnesses to Testify in Trial (with brief ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦description of the substance of their statement), Serve ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦File [due ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior to pre-trial conference per Judge ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------¦ ¦Numerical list of exhibits (with purpose and names of ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦sponsoring witnesses), Serve and File [due 28 days prior ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to pre-trial conference per Judge Hamilton's Standing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Exchange of pre-marked exhibits [due ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior to pre- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦trial conference per Judge Hamilton's Standing Order on ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦All premarked exhibits, Submit to Court (2 sets for jury ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦trials) [due ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦28 days prior to pre-trial conference per Judge ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Request for confidential treatment of any exhibits, Serve ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and File [due 28 days prior to pre-trial conference per ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦Judge Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Joint Voire Dire Questions and Joint Jury Instructions, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Serve and File [due 28 days prior to pre-trial conference ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦per Judge Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Proposed finding of fact and conclusions of law, Serve and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦File [due 28 days prior to pre-trial conference per Judge ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦Hamilton's Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Proposed Verdict Form (with no reference to submitting ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦party), Serve and File [due 28 days prior to pre-trial ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 14, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦conference per Judge Hamilton's Standing Order on ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B3] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Oppositions to Motions In Limine [due not less than 14 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦days prior to pre-trial conference per Judge Hamilton's ¦June 28, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Standing Order on Pretrial Instructions, Sec. B5] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Pre-Trial Conference ¦July 12, 2012 ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Trial (Phase 1) ¦August 6, 2012 +---------¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Initial Case Management Conference (Phase 2) ¦ ¦TBD ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦April 29,¦ ¦Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement ¦ ¦2011 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Contentions ¦ ¦(Already ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Done) ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦July 15, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2011 ¦ ¦Invalidity Contentions ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(Already ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Done) ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Exchange of Proposed Terms for Construction ¦ ¦July 2, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2012 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Exchange of Preliminary Claim Construction and Extrinsic ¦ ¦July 9, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2012 ¦ ¦Evidence ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Party to demonstrate good cause if it is seeking more than ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ten terms to be construed [no later than 2 weeks prior to ¦ ¦August ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦29, 2012 ¦ ¦the Joint Claim Construction Statement Judge Hamilton's ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Patent Standing Order point 4] ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------¦ ¦Joint Claim Construction Statement ¦ ¦September¦ ¦ ¦ ¦12, ¦ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦2012 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+------------------¦ ¦Discovery Related to Claim Construction Ends ¦September 26, 2012¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+------------------¦ ¦Opening Claim Construction Brief [to be filed at least 6 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦weeks prior to claim construction hearing per Judge ¦October 3, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Hamilton's Patent Standing Order point 8] ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+------------------¦ ¦Answering Claim Construction Brief ¦October 17, 2012 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+------------------¦ ¦Reply Claim Construction Brief ¦October 24, 2012 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+------------------¦ ¦Claim Construction Hearing ¦November 14, 2012 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
William J. Robinson
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Attorneys for Formfactor, Inc.
Mark Fowler
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Attorneys for Micro-Probe, Inc.
Deborah F. Sirias
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Attorneys for David Browne
ORDER
It is so ordered.
Judge Phylis J. Hamilton