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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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AMENDED RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER
The Rule I6 Scheduling Order dated August IS, 2005 (D.I. l98), as previously modified
(D,]. 291, 364), is hereby further amended as follows:
I. Paragraph 4(e) ofthe Scheduling Order is amended to provide that non-expert and
third party discovery 77 including all depositions, as well as interrogatories and document
discovery by Defendants directed to new claims —shall be completed by March 30, 2007.
2. Paragraph 4(d) of the Scheduling Order is amended to allow each Defendant to
propound l0 additional interrogatories, including contention interrogatories; and I0 requests for p
admission; and I0 document requests. i
3. Paragraph 4 ofthe Scheduling Order is further amended to add subparagraph 4(h)
as lollows:
(h) Special Master Vincent J. Poppiti` (the "Special Master") will conduct
discovery status conferences commencing at ll:30 a.m. (Eastern time) on January l9, i
if iflie Order Appointing Vincent J. Poppiti as Special Master was entered on February 25, 2005 and is docketcd as l
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2007; February 9, 2007; March 2, 2007; March 23, 2007; April 13, 2007; and on such
additional dates as set by the Special Master. Parties may submit discovery motions
using a 3-page short form, with opening submissions due two weeks before ~ and
oppositions due one week before e the scheduled status conference date at which the
motion is requested to be heard. The parties will submit to the Special Master a joint
informational status letter on the Monday before each scheduled status conference unless
that day is a holiday, in which case the joint status letter will be submitted on the Tuesday
before thejoint status conference.
4. Paragraph 5 of the Scheduling Order is amended to provide that reports from
experts on which the party bears the burden of proof shall be served by July 15, 2007; expert
depositions shall be completed by July 30, 2007; and rebuttal reports and/or reports on issues on
which the party does not bear the burden of proof shall be served by August 21, 2007.
5. Paragraph 8 of the Scheduling Order is amended to provide that the claims chan
shall be updated by April I5, 2007 to address the new claims. Opening Markmcm Briefs for each
party will be filed by April 30, 2007 and Response Briefs will be filed by May I5, 2007.
6. Paragraph S of the Scheduling Order is further amended to add subparagraph 8(c)
as follows:
(e) The Special Master is assigned to provide an initial decision regarding
claim construction issues presented by the parties by June 2 l, 2007. A Mctrkman Hearing
will be held no later than May 30, 2007, at a date and time to be set by the Special
Master.
7. Paragraph 9 of the Scheduling Order is amended to add subparagraph 9(b) as
follows:
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(b) 'l`he Special Master is assigned to provide an initial decision regarding any
case dispositive motion submitted by the parties.
8. This amended order makes no other changes to the Scheduling Order. All other
dates referred to in the Scheduling Order remain fully effective.
SO ORDERED.
this J .1_£;_.:jday of January, 2007.
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