Opinion
Case No. C-11-2620 EMC Case No. C-11-3170 EMC
10-17-2011
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD., Plaintiff, v. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. Defendant.
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CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 and Civil Local Rule 16-10, THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES ARE HEREBY ORDERED:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦1. TRIAL ¦To be set later ¦ ¦DATE: ¦ ¦ +-------------+---------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Prior to completion of ADR, each party is limited to: ¦ ¦ ¦per stipulation in Joint Case Management Statement, pg. 6-13. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Interrogatories _ ¦ ¦2. DISCOVERY ¦ ¦ ¦LIMITATIONS: ¦Depositions _ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document Requests _ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(narrowly tailored to facilitate mediation) ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Requests for Admission _ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦After ADR, each party is limited to: Interrogatories _ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Depositions _ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document Requests Requests for Admission_ ¦ +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Court-sponsored mediation Court-sponsored ENE Mag. Judge ¦ ¦3. ADR: ¦Settlement Conf. Private mediation _ Private arbitration Other: ¦ ¦ ¦Parties to comply with ITC mandated ADR process; parties to ¦ ¦ ¦notify the Court if local ADR is desired. ¦ +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦4. LAST DAY ¦ ¦ ¦TO ADD ¦11/30/2011 ¦ ¦PARTIES: ¦ ¦ +------------+----------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦5. FURTHER ¦ ¦ ¦STATUS ¦01/27/2012, at 10:30 a.m. ¦ ¦CONFERENCE: ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
OTHER DEADLINES:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦6. INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS: ¦12/16/2011 ¦ +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------¦ ¦7. ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT ¦12/23/2011 ¦ ¦PRODUCTION: ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------¦ ¦8. INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS: ¦02/17/2012 ¦ +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------¦ ¦9. ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT ¦02/24/2012 ¦ ¦PRODUCTION: ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------¦ ¦10. EXCHANGE OF PROPOSED TERMS ¦ ¦ ¦AND CLAIM ELEMENTS FOR ¦03/16/2012 ¦ ¦CONSTRUCTION: ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Number of terms to be construed not to exceed¦ ¦ ¦ten (10). Parties shall comply with Pat. L.R.¦ ¦ ¦4-1(b). ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦11. EXCHANGE OF PRELIMINARY¦ ¦ ¦CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND ¦04/06/2012 ¦ ¦EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE: ¦ ¦ +---------------------------+-------------------------------------------------¦ ¦12. JOINT CLAIM ¦ ¦ ¦CONSTRUCTION CHART & ¦04/20/2012 ¦ ¦PREHEARING STATEMENT: ¦ ¦ +---------------------------+-------------------------------------------------¦ ¦13. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ¦05/04/2012 ¦ ¦DISCOVERY CUT-OFF: ¦ ¦ +---------------------------+-------------------------------------------------¦ ¦14. TUTORIAL: ¦09/06/2012 at 2:30 p.m. ¦ +---------------------------+-------------------------------------------------¦ ¦15. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ¦Hearing on 09/20/2012 at 2:30 p.m. Opening brief ¦ ¦HEARING: ¦to be filed by 07/20/2012 Opposition to be filed ¦ ¦ ¦by 08/03/2012 Reply to be filed by 08/10/2012 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EDWARD M. CHEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE