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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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`PATENT LITIGATION.
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`Case No. 18-md-02834-BLF (SVK)
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`ORDER DENYING ALL REQUESTS
`TO APPEAR REMOTELY AND
`CONTINUING DISCOVERY HEARING
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`Dkt. Nos. 818, 821, 822
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`On December 2, 2022 this Court ordered identified parties to appear, in-person, on
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`December 14, 2022 to address a myriad of overlapping discovery issues. Dkt. 816. The hearing is
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`continued to either January 5 or January 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. The identified parties are to
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`meet and confer and inform the Court of the selected date (by emailing
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`SVKCRD@cand.uscourts.gov) no later than December 13, 2022. If the parties are unable to
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`agree, the Court will select the date.
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`The Court further ORDERS as follows:
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`• Because of the interrelated nature of the disputes, all parties identified in Dkt. 816
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`must appear at the hearing in-person, without exception.
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`• All identified parties are to continue to fulfill their discovery obligations in good
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`faith, notwithstanding the continuance or the intervening holidays. The Court
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`expects that all outstanding productions will either be completed or substantially
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`completed by the next hearing date. Failure to comply with this Court’s orders
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`regarding production may be addressed by monetary sanctions.
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`• Any identified party may file an updated status report, not to exceed two pages, 48
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`hours prior to the hearing.
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 826 Filed 12/09/22 Page 2 of 2
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`• The December 14, 2022 hearing is vacated. Amazon’s request for a video
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`conference with counsel on that date is denied without prejudice. The Court will
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`set a remote hearing for counsel, in addition to the in-person hearing discussed
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`above, as it deems necessary.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: December 9, 2022
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`SUSAN VAN KEULEN
`United States Magistrate Judge
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