Opinion
Case No. C 08-02912 JSW MEJ
05-10-2013
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. ABBYY USA SOFTWARE HOUSE, INC., a California corporation, ABBYY SOFTWARE, LTD., a Cyprus corporation, ABBYY PRODUCTION, LLC, a Russian corporation, and LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants.
M. CRAIG TYLER, Pro Hac Vice ABRAHAM DELAO, Pro Hac Vice HENRY PAN, Pro Hac Vice WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation JAMES P. BENNETT (CA SBN 65179) MICHAEL A. JACOBS (CA SBN 111664) BROOKS M. BEARD (CA SBN 181271) RICHARD S.J. HUNG (CA SBN 197425) MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP JAMES C. YOON (CA SBN 177155) CHRISTOPHER P. GREWE (CA SBN 245938) WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation Attorneys for Plaintiff Nuance Communications, Inc. FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP John Williamson Attorneys for Defendants ABBYY USA SOFTWARE HOUSE, INC., ABBYY SOFTWARE, LTD., ABBYY PRODUCTION, LLC, and LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
M. CRAIG TYLER, Pro Hac Vice
ABRAHAM DELAO, Pro Hac Vice
HENRY PAN, Pro Hac Vice
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
ROSATI
Professional Corporation
JAMES P. BENNETT (CA SBN 65179)
MICHAEL A. JACOBS (CA SBN 111664)
BROOKS M. BEARD (CA SBN 181271)
RICHARD S.J. HUNG (CA SBN 197425)
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
JAMES C. YOON (CA SBN 177155)
CHRISTOPHER P. GREWE (CA SBN
245938)
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
ROSATI
Professional Corporation
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Nuance Communications, Inc.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
REGARDING PRETRIAL CASE SCHEDULE
Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, Plaintiff Nuance Communications, Inc. ("Nuance"), and Defendants ABBYY Software House, Inc., ABBYY Software, Ltd., ABBY Production, LLC, and Lexmark International, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants") file this joint stipulation regarding the schedule for certain pretrial exchanges, filings, and evidentiary motions.
WHEREAS, the Court's April 2, 2013 Order Setting Schedule ("Scheduling Order") (Dkt. No. 649) set the Pretrial Conference for July 22, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., Jury Selection for August 7, 2013, at 8:00 a.m., and Trial for August 12, 2013, at 8:00 a.m;
WHEREAS, the Court's Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Jury Cases, paragraphs 1-3 ("Guidelines"), set forth deadlines and requirements for certain pretrial filings and evidentiary motions;
WHEREAS, to aid efficient and cooperative trial preparation, the parties wish to propose additional and adjusted dates consistent with the Court's Scheduling Order and Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the adjusted dates do not extend any deadline beyond those dates currently set by the Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the parties, through their respective counsel, that the following pretrial schedule shall be adopted:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Task ¦Due Date ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦Last day for Nuance to serve (but not file) draft proposals for ¦ ¦ ¦the joint ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦filings set forth in the Court's Guidelines, including: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(1) proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order (only items required by ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦paragraph 1(i)-(iv)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 4, ¦ ¦(2) proposed jury instructions on substantive issues of law ¦2013 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(paragraph 2(a)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(3) proposed statement of the case (paragraph 2(c)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(4) proposed voir dire questions (paragraph 2(d)); and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(5) proposed special verdict forms (paragraph 2(j)). ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Task ¦Due Date ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Last day to serve (but not file): ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦1) a list of exhibits to be used at trial other than solely for ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦impeachment or rebuttal; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2) all summaries, charts, and diagrams to be used as evidence at ¦ ¦ ¦trial other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦3) lists of witnesses to be called at trial other than solely for ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦impeachment or rebuttal; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦4) excerpts of deposition testimony and other discovery to be ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦offered at trial other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦5) excerpts of responses to interrogatories and requests for ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦admissions to be offered at trial other than solely for ¦ ¦ ¦impeachment or rebuttal; and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 11, ¦ ¦6) proposed certified translations. ¦2013 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Evidence or testimony "other than solely for impeachment or ¦ ¦ ¦rebuttal" ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦shall mean evidence or testimony that a party reasonably ¦ ¦ ¦anticipates ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦introducing at trial, including any evidence a party reasonably ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦anticipates relying on in opposing claims of infringement or ¦ ¦ ¦invalidity, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦such as evidence or testimony relating to non-infringement or ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦secondary indicia of non-obviousness. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦"Summaries, charts, and diagrams to be used as evidence at trial" ¦ ¦ ¦shall ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦not include demonstratives that will not be introduced into ¦ ¦ ¦evidence. ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Last day to file administrative motion to increase number of ¦ ¦ ¦motions ¦June 18, ¦ ¦ ¦2013 ¦ ¦in limine under paragraph 2(i) of the Court's Guidelines. ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦Last day for Defendants to serve (but not file) written responses ¦ ¦ ¦and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦additions to the draft proposals for the joint filings set forth ¦ ¦ ¦in the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Court's Guidelines (served by Nuance on June 4, 2013), including: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(1) proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order (only items required by ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 18, ¦ ¦paragraph 1(i)-(iv)); ¦2013 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(2) proposed jury instructions on substantive issues of law ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(paragraph 2(a)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(3) proposed statement of the case (paragraph 2(c)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(4) proposed voir dire questions (paragraph 2(d)); and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(5) proposed special verdict forms (paragraph 2(j)). ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Task ¦Due Date ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+------------¦ ¦Last day to serve (but not file): ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦1) motions in limine; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2) objections to exhibits, deposition designations, and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦June 25, ¦ ¦designations of other discovery; ¦2013 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦3) counter-designations of deposition testimony; and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦4) objections to proposed certified translations and alternative¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦proposed translations. ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+------------¦ ¦In-person meet and confer. ¦June 30, ¦ ¦ ¦2013 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+------------¦ ¦Last day to serve (but not file) objections to ¦ ¦ ¦counter-designations of ¦July 1, 2013¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦deposition testimony. ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+------------¦ ¦Last day to serve (but not file) oppositions to motions ¦July 2, 2013¦ ¦in limine. ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+------------¦ ¦Last day to serve (but not file) memoranda of law addressing ¦ ¦ ¦disputed ¦July 2, 2013¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦jury instructions. ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+------------¦ ¦Last day to meet requirements under paragraphs 1-3 of the ¦ ¦ ¦Court's ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Guidelines, which includes filing: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦1) proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order (paragraph 1); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2) proposed jury instructions on substantive issues of law ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(paragraph 2(a)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦3) statement of the case (paragraph 2(c)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦4) proposed voir dire questions (paragraph 2(d)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦5) trial brief on controlling issues of law (paragraph 2(e)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦6) excerpts of deposition designations that are to be used ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦in a party's case-in-chief as to which there are ¦July 3, 2013¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦objections, including the basis for the objection and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦response thereto (paragraph 2(f)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦7) excerpts of responses to interrogatories and requests for ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦admissions that are to be used in a party's case-in-chief ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦as to which there are objections, including the basis for ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦the objection and response thereto (paragraph 2(g)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦8) list of objections to each exhibit in tabular form ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(paragraph 2(h)); ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦9) proposed special verdict forms (paragraph 2(j)); and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦10) all in limine briefing. ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Task ¦Due Date ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦File joint report regarding unresolved translation issues, ¦ ¦ ¦including ¦July 3, ¦ ¦ ¦2013 ¦ ¦competing translation and supporting reasons. ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
By: _______________
BROOKS M. BEARD
Attorneys for Plaintiff
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
By: _______________
John Williamson
Attorneys for Defendants
ABBYY USA SOFTWARE HOUSE,
INC., ABBYY SOFTWARE, LTD.,
ABBYY PRODUCTION, LLC, and
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ORDER
Based on the foregoing stipulation, it is so ORDERED.
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The Honorable Jeffrey S. White
United States District Judge