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`Todd G. Miller (SBN 163200), miller@fr.com
`Michael A. Amon (SBN 226221), amon@fr.com
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`12390 El Camino Real
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Phone: 858-678-5070/Fax: 858-678-5099
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`Frank E. Scherkenbach (SBN 142549), scherkenbach@fr.com
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`One Marina Park Drive
`Boston, MA 02210-1878
`Phone: 617-542-5070/Fax: 617-542-8906
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`Keeley I. Vega (SBN 259928), kvega@fr.com
`Neil A. Warren (SBN 272770), warren@fr.com
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`500 Arguello St., Ste. 500
`Redwood City, CA 94063
`Telephone: 650-839-5070/Fax: 650-839-5071
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`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant NUVASIVE, INC.
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`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.;
`MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK U.S.A.,
`INC.; MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
`OPERATIONS CO.; and OSTEOTECH, INC.
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`NUVASIVE, INC.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Case No. 3:12-cv-02738 CAB (MDD)
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`NUVASIVE, INC.’S UNOPPOSED EX
`PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE
`EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
`CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATED DATES
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`Judge: Hon. Mitchell D. Dembin
`Courtroom: E
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`Defendant.
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`AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.
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`Pursuant to the Court’s December 6, 2012 Order Scheduling Early Neutral Evaluation
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`Conference [D.I. 45], and the Court’s calendar permitting, Defendant NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”)
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`files this ex parte request to continue the Early Neutral Evaluation Conference (“ENE”) (and
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`associated dates) from January 28, 2013 to February 21 or February 22, 2013. Counsel have met
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`and conferred and counsel for Plaintiffs has indicated that Plaintiffs do not oppose NuVasive’s
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`NuVasive’s lead counsel, Frank E. Scherkenbach, would like to attend this hearing in
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`person. Unfortunately, he has two previously scheduled claim construction hearings in other cases
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`pending in the District of Delaware, the first set for January 25, 2013, and the second set for January
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`31, 2013. See Declaration of Michael Amon in Supp. of Unopposed Ex Parte Application (“Amon
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`Decl.”) at ¶ 4. In addition, Mr. Scherkenbach has a separate commitment on January 28, 2013 on
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`the East Coast. As such, Mr. Scherkenbach is unable to attend the ENE in this case currently set for
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`January 28, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. Id. NuVasive respectfully requests the Court’s move the ENE
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`hearing to February 21 or 22, 2013, if either date is convenient for the Court.
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`Pursuant to this Court’s December 6, 2012 Order [D.I. 45] and Civil Local Rule 26.1,
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`NuVasive informed Plaintiffs’ counsel of Mr. Scherkenbach’s scheduling conflicts. Id. at ¶ 6. The
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`parties met and conferred regarding potential dates for a continued ENE. Id. at ¶¶ 6-7. During
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`discussions, counsel for Plaintiffs indicated that they are available on February 21 or February 22,
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`but are not available on other dates proposed by NuVasive (February 12 or February 13). Based on
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`the availability of all counsel, Plaintiffs represented that they would not oppose NuVasive’s ex parte
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`request to continue the ENE to February 21 or February 22, 2013. Id. at ¶ 7. Plaintiffs indicated
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`that they would, however, oppose a continuance of the ENE beyond February 22, 2013. Id.
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`Accordingly, if the Court is able to accommodate this request, NuVasive asks that the ENE
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`be continued from January 28, 2013, to either February 21, or February 22, 2013. In addition, if the
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`Court is able to accommodate NuVasive’s request to continue the ENE, NuVasive requests that the
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`dates contained in Section II and IV of the Court’s order of December 6, 2012, [D.I. 45] also be
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`continued accordingly.
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`Respectfully submitted.
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`Dated: December 18, 2012
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`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
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`By: s/ Michael A. Amon
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`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing
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`document has been served on December 18, 2012 to all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Civ LR 5.4(d). Any other
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`counsel of record will be served by U.S. mail or hand delivery.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
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`above is true and correct. Executed on December 18, 2012, at San Diego, California.
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