Free Order on Motion for Protective Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-01371-JJF Document 163 Filed 01/12/2006 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. , z
Plaintiff, E
v. ; Civil Action No. 04-1371-JJF
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR E
INTERNATIONAL, INC., and :
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR :
CORPORATION, :
Defendants. E
O R D E R
WHEREAS, Defendants have filed a Motion For Protective
Order Re Deposition Of Dell, Inc. (D.I. 159) requesting the Court
to order that Plaintiff’s deposition of Dell not take place as
scheduled on January 12, 2006;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 30.1 of this Court and
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) and 6(a), a party must
provide written notice of its intention to take a deposition to
every other party not less than five business days before the
date of the deposition;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff did not provide notice of its
intention to take the deposition of Dell on Thursday, January 12,
2006, until Monday, January 9, 2006, three business days before
the date of the deposition;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. Defendants’ Motion For Protective Order Re
Deposition Of Dell, Inc. (D.I. 159) is GRANTED;

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2. Plaintiff shall not take the deposition of Dell Inc.
on Thursday, January 12, 2006;
3. The parties shall meet and confer upon a mutually
agreeable date and location for the deposition. If they are
unable to reach agreement, they shall submit letters to the Court
specifying the issues in dispute.
4. If Plaintiff proceeds with the deposition of Dell
Inc. on January 12, 2006, with respect to other pending
litigation, no testimony from that deposition may be used by
Plaintiff for any purpose in this case.
January 12, 2006 '
DATE Uyl ED S ATES DISTRICT J 0 E