Free Scheduling Order - District Court of California - California

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

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Filed 06/25/2008

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1 2 3 4 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 LG ELECTRONICS, INC., 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 On June 16, 2008, the parties filed a joint report regarding 16 the selection of a Court-appointed expert. 17 parties' papers and good cause appearing therefor, the Court hereby 18 orders that, within one week of the date of this order, the parties 19 shall notify each other and the Court whether they agree that the 20 Court-appointed expert should be Dr. Burger. 21 make this decision based on Dr. Burger's qualifications, experience 22 and lack of conflict. 23 they do not so agree, they shall meet and confer in an attempt to 24 agree on another individual whom the Court could select as the 25 Court-appointed expert. 26 If the parties cannot agree on an individual to serve as the 27 Court-appointed expert within two weeks of the date of this order, 28 They do not need to await his report. If The parties should Having considered the Defendants and Counterclaimants. / v. HITACHI, LTD.; HITACHI AMERICA, LTD; HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION; and HITACHI COMPUTER PRODUCTS (AMERICA), INC., Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant, SCHEDULING ORDER No. C 07-6511 CW IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Case 4:07-cv-06511-CW

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Plaintiff shall provide Defendants with three nominees; Defendants shall provide Plaintiff with three nominees.1 Within three weeks

of the date of this order, the parties will provide the Court with commentary, no more than five pages per side, on why the Court should select one of their nominees, and not one of the opposing side's nominees. A further case management conference will be held on August 21, 2008. The parties shall file a joint case management statement

or separate statements one week before the conference. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6/25/08

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CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge

Consistent with their position in the June 16, 2008 report, Defendants may propose Dr. Burger as one of their nominees. 2

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