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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`IN RE PERSONALWEB
`TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, et al.,
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`PATENT LITIGTION
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`Case No. 18-md-02834-BLF (SVK)
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`ORDER FOLLOWING STUBBS,
`ALDERTON STATUS REPORT
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`Re: Dkt. No. 837
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`The Court is in receipt of the status report prepared by the Stubbs, Alderton law firm
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`(“SAM”) (Dkt. 837) pursuant to this Court’s order (Dkt. 836-1) following a hearing that was held
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`on January 5, 2023. The status report addresses Action Items Nos. 3-5 in Dkt. 836-1. The
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`information provided in response to Action Item Nos. 3 & 4 is responsive and thorough. The
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`response to Action Item No. 5 is incomplete, and the status of providing the required information
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`unclear.
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`Action Item No. 5 relates to documents identified pursuant to the search terms and
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`participants identified at the hearing on January 5, 2023, but for which, upon review, SAM has a
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`good faith belief either do not belong to Personal Web or implicate privileges held by third parties.
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`SAM was ordered to identify the number of documents at issue and to propose a timeline for
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`resolution. Dkt. 836-1 at 3. SAM does not provide this information but indicates that it is
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`provided elsewhere in the report. It is not. What is provided is a detailed status of SAM’s review
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`of sources of documents and a timeline to complete previously court-ordered productions.
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`Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows: Upon completion of the productions
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`referenced in Action Item No. 4, indicated by SAM to be finished no later than January 25, 2023,
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`SAM is to provide the information requested in Action Item No. 5: the number of documents at
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 842 Filed 01/23/23 Page 2 of 2
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`issue and a timeline to address any remaining issues regarding the documents covered by Action
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`Item No. 5. This further status report is to be filed no later than January 31, 2023. The Court
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`will ask for additional briefing from all parties on the remaining issues if needed.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: January 23, 2023
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`SUSAN VAN KEULEN
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