Opinion
3:21-CV-03269-VC3:20-CV-03754-VC
08-23-2023
SIMON AND SIMON, PC d/b/a CITY SMILES and VIP DENTAL SPAS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant. MISTY SNOW et al., individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant.
BERGER MONTAGUE PC Eric L. Cramer (pro hac vice) RADICE LAW FIRM, P.C. John Radice (pro hac vice) Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class in Simon and Simon, PC d/b/a City Smiles and VIP Dental Spas v. Align Tech., Inc. HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice) HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP Rio S. Pierce (SBN 298297) Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class in Snow, et al. v. Align Tech., Inc. PAUL HASTINGS LLP James Pearl (SBN. 198481) Attorneys for Defendant Align Technology, Inc.
BERGER MONTAGUE PC
Eric L. Cramer (pro hac vice)
RADICE LAW FIRM, P.C.
John Radice (pro hac vice)
Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class in Simon and Simon, PC d/b/a City Smiles and VIP Dental Spas v. Align Tech., Inc.
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
Steve W. Berman (pro hac vice)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
Rio S. Pierce (SBN 298297)
Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class in Snow, et al. v. Align Tech., Inc.
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
James Pearl (SBN. 198481)
Attorneys for Defendant Align Technology, Inc.
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER REGARDING AUTHENTICITY AND ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN NON-PARTY DISCOVERY
VINCE CHHABRIA JUDGE
The Stipulated Request Regarding Authenticity and Admissibility of Certain Non-Party Discovery Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1(b), 6-2, 7-12 (“Stipulated Request”), agreed to by plaintiffs Simon and Simon, PC d/b/a City Smiles and VIP Dental Spas (“Simon and Simon Plaintiffs”) and Misty Snow et al. (“Snow Plaintiffs”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and defendant Align Technology, Inc. (“Align,” and together with Plaintiffs, the “Parties”), was submitted for Court approval on August 8, 2023. Having considered the Stipulated Request, and all other pleadings and papers on file in this Action, the Court rules as follows:
WHEREAS, the Simon and Simon Plaintiffs filed their action on June 5, 2020, and the Snow Plaintiffs filed their action on May 5, 2021;
WHEREAS, the Simon and Simon Plaintiffs filed their operative Amended Complaint on August 14, 2020, and the Snow Plaintiffs filed their operative Fifth Amended Complaint on May 22, 2023;
WHEREAS, the Parties collectively served document subpoenas on more than fifty (50) non-parties and received productions comprising a significant number of documents from such non-parties;
WHEREAS, the Parties have coordinated to reduce the burden on many non-parties consistent with their need to develop evidence to adjudicate key issues in the cases;
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to cancel depositions of certain non-party witnesses contingent upon stipulating to the authenticity and/or admissibility of certain non-party documents, as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, and Federal Rules of Evidence 901 and 803, the Parties submit a stipulated request for this Order providing for the authenticity and/or admissibility of certain evidence set forth herein.
Good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. For nonparty 3Shape, 30 communications (emails, memos, etc.) chosen by each Plaintiffs and Align, and to be identified by the Parties (and exchanged on a date to be agreed upon), shall be deemed AUTHENTIC pursuant to FRE 901 and as BUSINESS RECORDS pursuant to FRE 803(6). All other objections, including hearsay within hearsay, are expressly reserved as to these documents.
2. For non-parties other than 3Shape, their documents and data produced in the Snow and Simon & Simon litigation will be treated as AUTHENTIC pursuant to FRE 901. All other objections as to admissibility are expressly reserved as to these documents.
3. The data of non-parties, the BATES numbers of which appear below, will be treated as AUTHENTIC pursuant to FRE 901 and as BUSINESS RECORDS pursuant to FRE 803(6). All other objections as to admissibility are expressly reserved as to these documents.
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SO ORDERED.