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`EXHIBIT A
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`EXHIBIT A
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`AO 88B (Rev. 02/14) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`for the
`__________ District of __________
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`Civil Action No.
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`))))))
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`Plaintiff
`v.
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`Defendant
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`SUBPOENA TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, OR OBJECTS
`OR TO PERMIT INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN A CIVIL ACTION
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`To:
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`(Name of person to whom this subpoena is directed)
`’ Production: YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce at the time, date, and place set forth below the following
`documents, electronically stored information, or objects, and to permit inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the
`material:
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`Place:
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`Date and Time:
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`’ Inspection of Premises: YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit entry onto the designated premises, land, or
`other property possessed or controlled by you at the time, date, and location set forth below, so that the requesting party
`may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it.
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`Place:
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`Date and Time:
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`The following provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 are attached – Rule 45(c), relating to the place of compliance;
`Rule 45(d), relating to your protection as a person subject to a subpoena; and Rule 45(e) and (g), relating to your duty to
`respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not doing so.
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`Date:
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`CLERK OF COURT
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`OR
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`Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
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`Attorney’s signature
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`The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name of party)
`, who issues or requests this subpoena, are:
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`Notice to the person who issues or requests this subpoena
`If this subpoena commands the production of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things or the
`inspection of premises before trial, a notice and a copy of the subpoena must be served on each party in this case before
`it is served on the person to whom it is directed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(4).
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`Civil Action No.
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`PROOF OF SERVICE
`(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)
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`I received this subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any)
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`on (date)
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`’ I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named person as follows:
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`’ I returned the subpoena unexecuted because:
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`on (date)
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`; or
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`Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also
`tendered to the witness the fees for one day’s attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of
`$
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`My fees are $
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`for travel and $
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`for services, for a total of $
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
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`Date:
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`Additional information regarding attempted service, etc.:
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`Server’s signature
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`Printed name and title
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`Server’s address
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`(c) Place of Compliance.
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`Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), (e), and (g) (Effective 12/1/13)
` (ii) disclosing an unretained expert’s opinion or information that does
`not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results from the expert’s
`study that was not requested by a party.
` (C) Specifying Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstances
`described in Rule 45(d)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or
`modifying a subpoena, order appearance or production under specified
`conditions if the serving party:
` (i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot be
`otherwise met without undue hardship; and
` (ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person will be reasonably compensated.
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` (1) For a Trial, Hearing, or Deposition. A subpoena may command a
`person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition only as follows:
` (A) within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or
`regularly transacts business in person; or
` (B) within the state where the person resides, is employed, or regularly
`transacts business in person, if the person
` (i) is a party or a party’s officer; or
` (ii) is commanded to attend a trial and would not incur substantial
`expense.
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` (2) For Other Discovery. A subpoena may command:
` (A) production of documents, electronically stored information, or
`tangible things at a place within 100 miles of where the person resides, is
`employed, or regularly transacts business in person; and
` (B) inspection of premises at the premises to be inspected.
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`(d) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena; Enforcement.
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` (1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or attorney
`responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps
`to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to the
`subpoena. The court for the district where compliance is required must
`enforce this duty and impose an appropriate sanction—which may include
`lost earnings and reasonable attorney’s fees—on a party or attorney who
`fails to comply.
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` (2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.
` (A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce
`documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or to
`permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the place of
`production or inspection unless also commanded to appear for a deposition,
`hearing, or trial.
` (B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible
`things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or attorney designated
`in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing, or
`sampling any or all of the materials or to inspecting the premises—or to
`producing electronically stored information in the form or forms requested.
`The objection must be served before the earlier of the time specified for
`compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made,
`the following rules apply:
` (i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the serving party
`may move the court for the district where compliance is required for an
`order compelling production or inspection.
` (ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the
`order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party’s officer from
`significant expense resulting from compliance.
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` (3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena.
` (A) When Required. On timely motion, the court for the district where
`compliance is required must quash or modify a subpoena that:
` (i) fails to allow a reasonable time to comply;
` (ii) requires a person to comply beyond the geographical limits
`specified in Rule 45(c);
` (iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter, if no
`exception or waiver applies; or
` (iv) subjects a person to undue burden.
` (B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by a
`subpoena, the court for the district where compliance is required may, on
`motion, quash or modify the subpoena if it requires:
`(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research,
`development, or commercial information; or
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`(e) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena.
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` (1) Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information. These
`procedures apply to producing documents or electronically stored
`information:
` (A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to produce documents
`must produce them as they are kept in the ordinary course of business or
`must organize and label them to correspond to the categories in the demand.
` (B) Form for Producing Electronically Stored Information Not Specified.
`If a subpoena does not specify a form for producing electronically stored
`information, the person responding must produce it in a form or forms in
`which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably usable form or forms.
` (C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only One Form. The
`person responding need not produce the same electronically stored
`information in more than one form.
` (D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information. The person
`responding need not provide discovery of electronically stored information
`from sources that the person identifies as not reasonably accessible because
`of undue burden or cost. On motion to compel discovery or for a protective
`order, the person responding must show that the information is not
`reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. If that showing is
`made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources if the
`requesting party shows good cause, considering the limitations of Rule
`26(b)(2)(C). The court may specify conditions for the discovery.
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`(2) Claiming Privilege or Protection.
` (A) Information Withheld. A person withholding subpoenaed information
`under a claim that it is privileged or subject to protection as trial-preparation
`material must:
` (i) expressly make the claim; and
` (ii) describe the nature of the withheld documents, communications, or
`tangible things in a manner that, without revealing information itself
`privileged or protected, will enable the parties to assess the claim.
` (B) Information Produced. If information produced in response to a
`subpoena is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as
`trial-preparation material, the person making the claim may notify any party
`that received the information of the claim and the basis for it. After being
`notified, a party must promptly return, sequester, or destroy the specified
`information and any copies it has; must not use or disclose the information
`until the claim is resolved; must take reasonable steps to retrieve the
`information if the party disclosed it before being notified; and may promptly
`present the information under seal to the court for the district where
`compliance is required for a determination of the claim. The person who
`produced the information must preserve the information until the claim is
`resolved.
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`(g) Contempt.
`The court for the district where compliance is required—and also, after a
`motion is transferred, the issuing court—may hold in contempt a person
`who, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey the
`subpoena or an order related to it.
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`For access to subpoena materials, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a) Committee Note (2013).
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`ATTACHMENT A
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`INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
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`If any request, instruction or definition is ambiguous or unclear to you, you are
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`requested to contact the undersigned counsel for clarification as soon as possible to avoid
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`unnecessary delays in discovery.
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`2.
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`The terms “Plaintiff” and “Acceleration Bay” shall mean Plaintiff Acceleration
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`Bay LLC, its present and former directors, officers, employees, parent organization(s),
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`subsidiary organization(s), predecessors in interest, successors in interest, divisions, servants,
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`agents, attorneys, consultants, partners, associates, investigators, representatives, accountants,
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`financial advisors, distributors and any other person acting on its behalf, pursuant to its
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`authority or subject to its control.
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`3.
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`The term “Activision” shall mean Activision Blizzard, Inc., its present and
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`former directors, officers, employees, parent organization(s), subsidiary organization(s),
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`predecessors in interest, successors in interest, divisions, servants, agents, attorneys, consultants,
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`partners, associates, investigators, representatives, accountants, financial advisors, distributors
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`and any other person acting on its behalf, pursuant to its authority or subject to its control,
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`including any and all joint ventures or other legal entities of any type whatsoever in which
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`Activision owns or owned any interest, receives or received any payments and/or participated or
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`now participates in any manner.
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`4.
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`The term “EA” shall mean Electronic Arts Inc., its present and former directors,
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`officers, employees, parent organization(s), subsidiary organization(s), predecessors in interest,
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`successors in interest, divisions, servants, agents, attorneys, consultants, partners, associates,
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`investigators, representatives, accountants, financial advisors, distributors and any other person
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`acting on its behalf, pursuant to its authority or subject to its control, including any and all joint
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`ventures or other legal entities of any type whatsoever in which EA owns or owned any interest,
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`receives or received any payments and/or participated or now participates in any manner.
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`5.
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`The term “Take Two” shall mean Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.,
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`Rockstar Games, Inc., and 2K Sports, Inc., both jointly and singularly, their present and
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`former directors, officers, employees, parent organization(s), subsidiary organization(s),
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`predecessors in interest, successors in interest, divisions, servants, agents, attorneys,
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`consultants, partners, associates, investigators, representatives, accountants, financial
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`advisors, distributors, and any other person acting on their behalf, pursuant to their authority
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`or subject to their control, including any and all joint ventures or other legal entities of any
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`type whatsoever in which Take Two own or owned any interest, receive or received any
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`payments and/or participated or now participates in any manner.
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`6.
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`7.
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`The term “Defendants” shall mean Activision, EA and Take Two.
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`The terms “You,” “Your” and “Microsoft” shall mean Microsoft Corporation,
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`its present and former directors, officers, employees, parent organization(s), subsidiary
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`organization(s), predecessors in interest, successors in interest, divisions, servants, agents,
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`attorneys, consultants, partners, associates, investigators, representatives, accountants, financial
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`advisors, distributors and any other person acting on its behalf, pursuant to its authority or
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`subject to its control, including any and all joint ventures or other legal entities of any type
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`whatsoever in which You own or owned any interest, receives or received any payments and/or
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`participated or now participates in any manner.
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`8.
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`The term “Accused Games” shall mean as to Activision, Call of Duty:
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`Advanced Warfare for both Windows and Xbox devices, Call of Duty: Black Ops III for both
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`Windows and Xbox devices, World of Warcraft for Windows and Destiny for Xbox devices; as
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`to EA, Crysis 3 for both Windows and Xbox devices, FIFA 15 for both Windows and Xbox
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`devices, FIFA 16 for both Windows and Xbox devices, NHL 15 for Xbox devices, NHL 16 for
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`Xbox devices, Plants v. Zombies: Garden Warfare for both Windows and Xbox devices, Rory
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`McIlroy PGA Tour and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 for Xbox devices; and as to Take-Two,
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`Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, NBA 2K15 and NBA 2K16 for both
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`Windows and Xbox devices. “Accused Games” further include all of the associated expansions,
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`updates, patches and continuations
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`9.
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`The term “Microsoft SDKs and/or APIs” shall mean all of the versions of the
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`SDKs and/or APIs used for or with the Accused Games going back to 2014.
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`10.
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`The term “MultiPlayer Functionality” shall mean functionality used to exchange
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`data between multiple participants in a game.
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`11.
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`The term “MultiServer Functionality” shall mean functionality used to exchange
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`data between a network of servers.
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`12.
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`The term “MultiPlayer Networks” shall mean networks, software and
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`hardware used to provide, support or enable peer to peer functionality and/or MultiPlayer
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`Functionality in any Accused Game.
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`13.
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`The term “MultiServer Networks” shall mean networks, software and hardware
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`used to provide, support or enable MultiServer Functionality in any Accused Game.
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`14.
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`The term “’344 Patent” shall mean United States Patent No. 6,701,344 entitled
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`3
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`“Distributed Game Environment,” the application leading to this patent and any related patent
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`application, including any WIPO, EPO or other foreign counterpart application or patents, any
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`continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or parents
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`thereof.
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`15.
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`The term “’966 Patent” shall mean United States Patent No. 6,714,966 entitled
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`“Information Delivery Service,” the application leading to this patent and any related patent
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`application, including any WIPO, EPO or other foreign counterpart application or patents, any
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`continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or parents
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`thereof.
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`16.
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`The term “’147 Patent” shall mean United States Patent No. 6,732,147 entitled
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`“Leaving a Broadcast Channel,” the application leading to this patent and any related patent
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`application, including any WIPO, EPO or other foreign counterpart application or patents, any
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`continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or parents
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`thereof.
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`17.
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`The term “’634 Patent” shall mean United States Patent No. 6,829,634 entitled
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`“Broadcasting Network,” the application leading to this patent and any related patent
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`application, including any WIPO, EPO or other foreign counterpart application or patents, any
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`continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or parents
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`thereof.
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`18.
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`The term “’069 Patent” shall mean United States Patent No. 6,910,069 entitled
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`“Joining a Broadcast Channel,” the application leading to this patent and any related patent
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`application, including any WIPO, EPO or other foreign counterpart application or patents, any
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`continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or parents
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`thereof.
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`19.
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`The term “’497 Patent” shall mean United States Patent No. 6,920,497 entitled
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`“Joining a Broadcast Channel,” the application leading to this patent and any related patent
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`application, including any WIPO, EPO or other foreign counterpart application or patents, any
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`continuations, continuations in part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, extensions or parents
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`thereof.
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`20.
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`The term “Patents-in-Suit” refers collectively to the '344 Patent, ‘966 Patent,
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`‘147 Patent, ‘634 Patent, ‘069 Patent and '497 Patent.
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`21.
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`The term “SWAN technology” shall mean the peer-to-peer technology that
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`embodies the Patents-in-Suit and is developed by The Boeing Company.
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`22.
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`The term “document” shall mean all “writings” and “recordings” as those
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`terms are defined in Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a) and Fed. R. Evid. 1001 as well as any writing or
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`recording of any type, whether written, printed, transcribed, recorded (mechanically or
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`electronically) or reproduced by hand, including, but not limited to, all letters,
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`correspondence, facsimiles, e-mail, telegrams, transcriptions and records of telephone
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`conversations, memoranda, notes, records, reports, statements, minutes, communications,
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`slide presentations, microfilm, microfiche, tape recordings, videotapes, photographs, studies,
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`policy manuals and statements, books, plans, analyses, computer records, runs, programs,
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`software and any code(s) necessary to comprehend the same, test plans, test results,
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`notebooks, diaries, agreements, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, advertisements,
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`marketing materials, offer letters, beta site testing agreements, third party or joint development
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`agreements, bills, statements and any other written, printed, typed, recorded or graphic matter,
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`however produced or recorded, including copies and drafts of same, and any handwritten or
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`typewritten notes of any kind thereon or attached thereto. The term “document” shall also
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`include all technical documents, defined as source code, specifications, schematics, flow
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`charts, artwork, drawing, pictures, pictorial representations, formulas, troubleshooting guides,
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`service bulletins, technical bulletins, production specification sheets, white papers, operator
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`manuals, operation manuals, instruction manuals and all other documents sufficient to show
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`the operation of any aspects or elements of Your products which includes all past and present
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`releases, revisions, versions and upgrades.
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`23.
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`24.
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`The term “thing” shall mean any tangible object, other than a document.
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`The term “communication” shall mean every manner or method of disclosure,
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`transfer or exchange of information, whether orally or by document, and whether face to face,
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`by telephone, mail, e-mail, facsimile, personal delivery or through another medium, including,
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`but not limited to, discussions, conversations, negotiations, conferences, meetings, speeches,
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`memoranda, letters, correspondence, notes, statements or questions.
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`25.
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`The terms “concerning,” “relating to,” “relate to,” “refer to” and “referring
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`to” mean alluding to, responding to, connected with, commenting on, in respect of, about,
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`regarding, discussing, showing, identifying, describing, mentioning, reflecting, analyzing,
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`comprising, constituting, evidencing, supporting, refuting, contradicting, memorializing,
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`pertaining to, bearing upon or illuminating the subject matter into which inquiry is made.
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`26.
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`The words “and” and “or” shall be construed conjunctively or disjunctively in a
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`manner making the request inclusive rather than exclusive.
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`27.
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`The singular of any word or phrase shall include the plural of such word or
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`phrase, and the plural of any word or phrase shall include the singular of such word or phrase.
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`The term “all” shall mean “any and all” and the term “any” shall mean “any and all.”
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`REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS
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`1.
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`The source code and documentation for the Microsoft SDKs and/or APIs used to
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`provide MultiPlayer Functionality, MultiPlayer Networks, MultiServer Functionality and
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`MultiServer Networks from 2010 to the present.
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`2.
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`All documents, things and communications exchanged between You and
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`Defendants regarding MultiPlayer Functionality, MultiPlayer Networks, MultiServer
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`Functionality and MultiServer Networks from 2010 to the present.
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`3.
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`Documents, things and communications sufficient to identify the MultiPlayer
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`Functionality, MultiPlayer Networks, MultiServer Functionality and MultiServer Networks
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`provided by You to developers, including developers of the Accused Games.
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`4.
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`Documents, things and communications sufficient to identify the topology of the
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`MultiPlayer Networks and MultiServer Networks offered by the Microsoft SDKs and/or APIs,
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`including those used in the Accused Games, and to identify for each such network if the network
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`is a peer-to-peer network, peer-hosted network, server-based network and/or server-to-server
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`network, the maximum number of participants and/or servers for each topology that are capable
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`of communicating with each other, the number of participants and/or servers that are directly and
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`not directly connected for each topology.
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`5.
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`Documents, things and communications sufficient to identify for each MultiPlayer
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`Network and MultiServer Network offered by the Microsoft SDKs and/or APIs, including those
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`used in the Accused Games, whether and how flooding is used, and whether and how load
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`balancing is performed.
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`6.
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`Documents, things and communications sufficient to show the process by which a
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`player is added to or dropped from a MultiPlayer Network or a server from a MultiServer
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`Network offered by the Microsoft SDKs and/or APIs, including those used in the Accused
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`Games.
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`7.
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`All documents, things and communications concerning the identity, location and
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`ownership of each server, client or computer used to host, facilitate or provide MultiPlayer
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`Networks or MultiServer Networks for the Accused Games.
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`8.
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`All documents, things and communications concerning the manner in which You
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`organize the source code for the Microsoft SDKs and/or APIs relating to MultiPlayer
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`Functionality, MultiPlayer Networks, MultiServer Functionality and MultiServer Networks.
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`9.
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`All documents, things and communications concerning your first awareness of the
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`Asserted Patents and/or SWAN technology, including any discussions between You and The
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`Boeing Company or any other third parties regarding licensing SWAN technology.
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`10.
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`All documents, things and communications concerning payments from
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`Defendants to You related to the Accused Games, including licensing fees.
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`11.
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`All documents, things and communications concerning studies, surveys or
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`analyses describing the relative use or popularity of multiplayer functionality.
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`12.
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`All documents, things and communications concerning identification of all
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`licensing agreements between You and any third party regarding patents, proprietary technology,
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`or know-how related to MultiPlayer Functionality, MultiServer Functionality, MultiPlayer
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`Networks, MultiServer Networks or the Asserted Patents.
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`EXHIBIT B
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`EXHIBIT B
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`AO 88A (Rev. 02/14) Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition in a Civil Action
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`for the
`__________ District of __________
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`Civil Action No.
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`))))))
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`Plaintiff
`v.
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`Defendant
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`SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY AT A DEPOSITION IN A CIVIL ACTION
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`To:
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`(Name of person to whom this subpoena is directed)
`’ Testimony: YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the time, date, and place set forth below to testify at a
`deposition to be taken in this civil action. If you are an organization, you must designate one or more officers, directors,
`or managing agents, or designate other persons who consent to testify on your behalf about the following matters, or
`those set forth in an attachment:
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`Place:
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`Date and Time:
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`The deposition will be recorded by this method:
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`’ Production: You, or your representatives, must also bring with you to the deposition the following documents,
`electronically stored information, or objects, and must permit inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the
`material:
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`The following provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 are attached – Rule 45(c), relating to the place of compliance;
`Rule 45(d), relating to your protection as a person subject to a subpoena; and Rule 45(e) and (g), relating to your duty to
`respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not doing so.
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`Date:
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`CLERK OF COURT
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`OR
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`Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
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`Attorney’s signature
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`The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name of party)
`, who issues or requests this subpoena, are:
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`Notice to the person who issues or requests this subpoena
`If this subpoena commands the production of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things before
`trial, a notice and a copy of the subpoena must be served on each party in this case before it is served on the person to
`whom it is directed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(4).
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`Civil Action No.
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`PROOF OF SERVICE
`(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)
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`I received this subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any)
`.
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`on (date)
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`’ I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named individual as follows:
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`’ I returned the subpoena unexecuted because:
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`on (date)
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`; or
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`Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also
`tendered to the witness the fees for one day’s attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of
`$
`.
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`My fees are $
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`for travel and $
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`for services, for a total of $
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`.
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`.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
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`Date:
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`Additional information regarding attempted service, etc.:
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`Server’s signature
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`Printed name and title
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`Server’s address
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`
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`Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), (e), and (g) (Effective 12/1/13)
`(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research, development,
`or commercial information; or
` (ii) disclosing an unretained expert’s opinion or information that does
`not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results from the expert’s
`study that was not requested by a party.
` (C) Specifying Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstances
`described in Rule 45(d)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or
`modifying a subpoena, order appearance or production under specified
`conditions if the serving party:
` (i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot be
`otherwise met without undue hardship; and
` (ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person will be reasonably compensated.
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`(c) Place of Compliance.
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` (1) For a Trial, Hearing, or Deposition. A subpoena may command a
`person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition only as follows:
` (A) within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or
`regularly transacts business in person; or
` (B) within the state where the person resides, is employed, or regularly
`transacts business in person, if the person
` (i) is a party or a party’s officer; or
` (ii) is commanded to attend a trial and would not incur substantial
`expense.
`
` (2) For Other Discovery. A subpoena may command:
` (A) production of documents, electronically stored information, or
`tangible things at a place within 100 miles of where the person resides, is
`employed, or regularly transacts business in person; and
` (B) inspection of premises at the premises to be inspected.
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`(d) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena; Enforcement.
`
` (1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or attorney
`responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps
`to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to the
`subpoena. The court for the district where compliance is required must
`enforce this duty and impose an appropriate sanction—which may include
`lost earnings and reasonable attorney’s fees—on a party or attorney who
`fails to comply.
`
` (2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.
` (A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce
`documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or to
`permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the place of
`production or inspection unless also commanded to appear for a deposition,
`hearing, or trial.
` (B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible
`things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or attorney designated
`in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing, or
`sampling any or all of the materials or to inspecting the premises—or to
`producing electronically stored information in the form or forms requested.
`The objection must be served before the earlier of the time specified for
`compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made,
`the following rules apply:
` (i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the serving party
`may move the court for the district where compliance is required for an
`order compelling production or inspection.
` (ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the
`order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party’s officer from
`significant expense resulting from compliance.
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` (3) Quashing o