19-08-21 Case Management Order in Continental v. Avanci
19-08-21 Case Management Order in Continental v. Avanci
19-08-21 Case Management Order in Continental v. Avanci
SYSTEMS, INC.,
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Plaintiff,
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AVANCI, LLC, et al.,
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Defendants.
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18 Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Stephen Korniczky, Martin Bader, Matthew Holder, and Michael
Scarborough.
19 Defendants Avanci, LLC and Avanci Platform International Ltd.’s Attorneys: Aldo Badini, Ian
Papendick, Jeanifer Parsigian.
20 Defendants Nokia Corp., Nokia of America Corp., Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC, Nokia
Solutions and Networks OY, and Nokia Technologies OY’s Attorneys: Cassandra Johnson, Mark
21 McCarty, Matthew Richardson, Ryan Koppelman, Teresa Bonder.
22 Defendant Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL’s Attorneys: James Kress, Peter Huston.
Defendants Optis UP Holdings, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology, LLC, and Optis Wireless
23 Technology, LLC’s Attorney: Jason Sheasby.
Defendant Sharp Corp.’s Attorney: Christopher Kao.
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An initial case management conference was held on August 21, 2019. A further case
25 management conference is set for December 18, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall file their joint
26 case management statement by December 11, 2019. In their joint case management statement, the
parties shall propose limits on the number of testifying expert witnesses.
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The parties shall file a proposed protective order by August 28, 2019 for the signature of
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The Defendants’ request to stay discovery is denied.
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The parties shall exchange initial disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
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Plaintiff has 140 hours to depose non-expert witnesses associated with Defendants, and 60
6 hours to depose non-expert, non-party witnesses. Defendants collectively have 140 hours to
depose non-expert witnesses associated with Plaintiff, and collectively have 60 hours to depose
7 non-expert, non-party witnesses.
8 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33 shall govern the interrogatories each party may
propound. Specifically, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33(a)(1) permits each party to propound
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at most twenty-five interrogatories on any other party.
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The Court set the following case schedule:
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Scheduled Event Date
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Northern District of California
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Deadline to Exchange Initial Disclosures September 11, 2019
14 Further Case Management Conference December 18, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.
15 Last Day to Amend the Pleadings/Add Parties February 3, 2020
16 Close of Fact Discovery December 11, 2020
Opening Expert Reports January 11, 2021
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Rebuttal Expert Reports February 19, 2021
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Close of Expert Discovery March 29, 2021
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Last Day to File Dispositive Motions May 6, 2021
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Oppositions to Dispositive Motions June 3, 2021
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Replies to Dispositive Motions June 24, 2021
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Hearing on Dispositive Motions July 15, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
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Final Pretrial Conference September 30, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.
24 Bench Trial October 15, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.
25 Length of Trial 10 days
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