Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Tellabs, Inc., No. 3:2014cv03350 - Document 76 (N.D. Cal. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER Granting Motion to Transfer. The Clerk shall TRANSFER the above-styled action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Califomia. The notice of transfer shall note that the cases have been consolidated for pretrial purposes. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 7/23/2014. (ar2) Modified document type on 7/23/2014 (ar2).
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A . he hert Cl m s M i htH a Be B r W t he ai g ve en oughti t N ort n Di t i t ofC alf ni n he her s rc i or a The ei no diput t tt sa ton c d ha bee br hti t N orhe n Dititof r s s e ha hi c i oul ve n oug n he t r src Ca ior a. or ove , lDef nt ha c e e t s tt r lf ni M e r al enda s ve ons nt d o ui he e. B.W hether Trans t t N ort fer o he hern D i ri ofC alf a i M ore C onveni t A l st ct i orni s ent o l Part es and W inesses i t 1 Conv e eo Wine s s . eninc f t s e The c onve e e oft wines e i pr bl t s ngl m os i po t ntf c ori a ni nc he t s s s oba y he i e t m ra a t n t a f ra l i . di ti tc ts d as e st r e nc a m a e i lt oft i onna i r ns e na ys s A sr c our houl s s he el va e nd t r a iy he nf ton e c w ines m ay pr de, a de enda nee nots i y e c l w ha t tm ony ea h ah t s ovi but f nt d pec f xa ty t es i c wine sm ihtofe orot r s i iy S y wine s . I r Ge ntch I . 566 F. t s g fr he wie dentf t ke t s es' n e ne e , nc, ' 3d 1 1 44( d.Ci. 338, 343- Fe r 2009) . De e nt ha na e pot nta wine s swih knowldgeoft W SS de ce oft f nda s ve m d e i l t s e t e he vi s he ac us d pr c e oduc sa have pr de e a tons oft r l ntt s i ony. t nd ovi d xpl na i he e eva e tm The na e J SU m d D e oye r ponsbl f t desgn,de l mpl es es i e or he i ve opme ,a t tng oft W SS de c r sdei nt nd esi he vies e i n t N orhem D it i tofCa ior a, do t i nt r a i ta pr e utng a t ne oft he t s rc lf ni as he nve o s nd nii l os c i tor ys he pa e s i s t The ot r W SS s i r a e a s he t nt -n- ui. he upple s r l o adqua t r d w ihi t N orhe n D i ti tof r e e t n he t r sr c Calf ni a s ar lke y t ha w ine s sw ih r l va i onna i t e. c or ngl ior a nd o e i l o ve t s e t e e nt nf ton her A c di y, - 8- Dee a t a s r temao i o p tnil t e s swihr lv n k o e g o teW SS fnd ns se th j rt f o e ta win s e t ee a t n wld e f h y de ce a el a e i t No t r Diti tofCaio ni . vi s r oc t d n he rhe n src lf r a I contas, n r t none oft pa te ha i ntted a wine s i Fl i wih r e nt he ri s ve de ii ny t s es n orda t elva i or ton. a em a potntalwines esa a t bel a e i t Norher Ditito nf ma i Bec us ny e i t s ppe r o oc t d n he t n src f Caio n abutnone i Fl i , hi f dorsr y f vor ta f r lf r i n orda t s a tongl a s r nse . 2 Ea eo c s t So r e o o f . s fAc es o u c s fpr o I paenti rnge tca e , hebul oft r eva e denc us l c esfom t n t nfi men s s t k he el nt vi e ualy om r he a us i rnger I r Gene e h,566 F. a 1 cc ed nf i . n e nt c 3d t 345.Her ,t r l va doc e a y e de e e he e e nt um nt r vi nc i s a tr i dif r ntl a i wher De e s c te ed n fe e oc tons e f ndant a ehe dquare e butnonei l t i s r a tr d, s ocaed n t Sout r DititofFl i On t o he ha m a De e n sha ofiesi t he he n src orda. he t r nd, ny f nda t ve fc n he Norhe n DititofCa ior a a t W SS s ir a ehe ua tr d t r t r src lf ni , nd he upple s r adq re e he e. Howe ,a Ca la s ver s pe l uggess doc e pr t, um nt oduci i lke yt beconduced ton s i l o t e e toni a l a t r i no i ca i n t tt s c e w ilr quie phys c e de e t twoul l c r c ly, nd he e s ndi to ha hi as l e r i al vi nc ha d be c be s m e t t a por . W iLAN US 201 W L 13 um r o o r ns t See A, 3 43535,a *3. ss h,t a ce s t A uc he c s t e de e f t i neutal o- vi nc ac or s r . Th Co e e eo hePa te e nv ninc ft ris W he eata f rsmpl s fst i r r ns e i y hit he nconve enc fo onepa t t a he ,apl i ifs ni e r m ry o not r antf c c off r s ul r m an undit be Ca la' c c off u i t Sout r Diti hoie o um ho d e i sur d. pel s hoi e or m n he he n srct ofFl i i caest ti i co nintf i.Howe r tansert t Norhe n Dititof orda ndi t ha t s nve e or t ve , r f o he t r src Calf ni w ilno i onveni nce Ca l a iscop or t he ior a l t nc e pela, s t a e adqua t r a c m s a e l a e r e s nd ot el r oc t d t e. her D e e nt ,on t ot rha a1 a a t be i onveni nce by t Sou he n D i ti t f nda s he he nd, l ppe r o nc e d he t r sr c ofFl i be a e none ha ofi esw ihi t s a e r l tng t t a us d pr orda c us ve fc t n he t t e a i o he cc e oduc s I t. n co r s ,whie De e nt m a notal be he dquare e i Calf ni ,m a ha ofi s nt a t l f nda s y 1 a t r d n ior a ny ve tce - 9- l t i t Norher Diti ofCalf ni ,a al ha c e e t ve t r . ocaed n he t n srd ior a nd l ve ons nt d o nue he e A c or ng y, he c c di l t onve enc - -he pa tesf c orw e ghsi f voroft a f r ni e of t - r i a t i n a r ns e . 4 Lo u o . c s fope aieFa t r tv c Thece erofg a t f apa e i rnge e c e i ge r ly wher t a cus nt r viy or t nt nfi m nt as s ne al e he c ed pr uc wa de i d a de ope Mot ol A/ // I .v. ir o Cor ,8 F. pp. od t s sgne nd vel d. or a bhïi nc M c osjt p. 04 Su y, 2d 1 ,1 ( D.Fl 2011 .Capel spladi a i rnge ntc e i empha i 271 276 S. a. ) la' e ngs nd nfi me ontntons sze t W SS, co pone oft RO A DM ,m aki i c e rt tt des g a de l e of he a m nt he ng t l a ha he i n nd ve opm nt W SS devi esa t i us i t a c ed R OA D M Sw ilbe ce r ope a i f t i t s c s c nd he r e n he c us l ntal r tve ac s n hi a e. ( e eg. Se Am.Compl ( 82(4Se , . , cond . DE- 1 20530) a 5!23;Pr i I rnge nt 1t elm. nfi me Co tn in ( 2 (4 20 29 )a 2.W hi teW SSd vc swe en t ul d sg da d n e to s DE- 5 1 - 5 ) t ) l h e e ie r o f l e ine n y de l ve oped i t N orhe n D i ti tofCalf ni ,t J SU he dquare s C COP bus nes n he t r src ior a he D a tr , i s s m e , e nee sc r nty r s eg nt and ngi r ure l e ponsbl f t de i a de l i e or he sgn nd ve opme oft de ce a e nt he vi s r l a e t r .I c r s ,ne t rt des g nort deve o e oft W SS devi est oc t d he e n ont a t ihe he i n he l pm nt he c ook pl c i Fl r da. ae n oi Cape l a guest tD e enda ss y RO A DM S f optc ne w or de oye i la r ha f nt uppl or i al t ks pl d n Fl r da. owe r D e e oi H ve , f ndan s of e t a cus pr t f r he c ed oduc sf r s e na i i ,w hi h doesnot t o al tonw de c gi r s t a s t nta i e es i a s cii ve ve i e o ubs a i l nt r t n ny pe tc nue. e I r Ac r Amer c Cor ,626 F. Se n e e i a p. 3d 1 1 ( d. r 201 . 252, 256 Fe Ci. 0) A c r ngl t l usofope atve f c i i t N orhe n D it i tofCalf ni ,not co di y, he oc r i a t s n he t r s rc ior a Fl i Thi f ct f vor t a f r or da. s a or a s r ns e . TheAv l lt o ocest Compe t Ate aiabiiy fpr s o l he tndanc o Unwilng Wine s s ef li t se Cour sge r ly ta f rca e whe i pora w ines esc d be s t ne a l r ns e s s n m t nt t s oul ubpoe e i t na d n he ta f r e f r m butnoti t orgi f u .W iLAN US 201 W L 1 r ns e e o u n he i nal or m A, 3 3435 a *4.M a 35, t ny oft potntalwines e a et r pary wine s i Ca ior a,whos ate ncet he e i t s s r hid t t s es n lf ni e t nda he - 10 - Norhe n Diti ofCaiom i c n c pe wih isRul 45 s t r srd lf a a om l t t e ubpoenapowe . TheSout r r he n DititofFl i ,howe r ca src orda ve , nnote or e c nf c ompulor pr es ove t s pot nta wine s s y oc s r he e e il t s es be a enoner i i Fl i Alhoug Ca l a gue t tde ii oft s wines e c us esde n orda. t h pela r s ha postons he e t s s coul beus d a ti ,vi a de ii a epoors tt esf lve wines e , es aly d e t ral deotped postons r ubsiut or i t s s peci l i c mp e pae tc s swh r t ej r r ma h vef lo u q sinsa trr drc n o lx tn a e ee h u o s y a ol w-p ueto fe e ie t e mi ton. c di y,t sf dorwei i f vorofta f r xa nai Ac or ngl hi a ghs n a r ns e . 6. TheReatveM e o hePari li ans ft tes Ca l s prnci la gum e i t ti i a s a lc pany t tne t pr e tis pela' i pa r nt s ha t s m l om ha eds o ot c t pae si af u t ti f se t n t Norhe n Diti ofCalf ni Howe r Ca lai tnt n or m ha s a t r ha he t r srct ior a. ve , pe l s onl s albe a ei decdedt s l isas e s a t dif r nc i tm ef pr e utng pa e y m l c us t i o el t s t, nd he fe e e n i or os c i t nt c s sbewe n t t ditit i a mos sx m ont whih c n ha dl be c i r a e t e he wo src s s t t i hs, c a r y onsde ed p o e a i A cc di y, hi f c ori a m os neuta . r bl m tc. or ngl t s a t s t t rl 7. X Forum ' Fam ii t wih t Gover ng Law s lariy t he ni Bot di t i t ar f m ii rw ih f r lpa en l w .Thi f t i ne r . h s rc s e a la t ede a t t a s ac or s ut al # Pl itf sChoc o r m . an i f' ie fFo u Gene a l t pl ntf sc c off r i gi n c i a e de e e e.Robi on v r ly, he ai if hoie o um s ve onsder bl f r nc ns . Gi mar o( BilP. ,74F. 253, ( t Ci.1 ( antf sc c off um s d ar c f l, C. 3d 260 11h r 996) pli if hoie or houl no bedit bedunls ii cla l out i dbyot rc i ai ) Howeve,onl t sur e s t s e ry weghe he onsdertons. r y mi ma def e ei rquiedwher ( apl ntf ha c e af m t ti no ishome ni l ernc s e r e a) ai if s hos n onz ha s t t f u or( t ope ai fcsundel ngt ca eofa in di notoc urwihi t f um or m b) he r tve a t ryi he us cto d c t n he or t pl n ifhasc e Ce l ar s on Tec .& Te l comm . L. v Alt lCor ,508 F. pp. he ai tf hos n. lul vii hs le , P. . le p. Su 2d 11 1 ( D. a.2007) WiLAN USA, 3W L 13 86, 889 S. Fl ; 201 43535,a *5. t - 11 - Ca l i aDelwa ec por ton wih isprncpal a e ofbusne si Sa J e, pela s a r or a i t t i i pl c i s n n os Caior a Iss ni m a ge e a l d c lf ni. t e or na m nt nd ea ouns a lr i i t Norhe n Dititof el l esde n he t r src Calf ni wih no ofiesoro r tonsl atd i Fl i . A spr ousy dicus e t l us ior a t fc pe a i oc e n orda evi l s s d, he oc ofope a i f ti i t Norher DititofCa ior a. Be us t Sout r D i ti tof r tve ac s n he t n src lf ni ca e he he n s r c Fl i i ne t rCa la' home f u nort l usofoper tvef t Cape l s c c i orda s ihe pe l s or m he oc a i ac , la' hoi e s entte t mi malde e e e, ndt sf dorwe g onl wea y a i tta f . ild o ni f r nc a hi a i hs y kl ga ns r nser # T il m ce ya t I e e t o sie . ra E inc nd he ntrss flu t c TheCour m us alo t ke i o c i r ton t publc i e es c i r tonsof t t s a nt onsde a i he i -nt r t onsde a i s tmi itgiya f ine s s ha j diil fiin y a dtef l m sae sc n e to t yse c ne xt nd ar s, uc s u ca e fce c n h o' tt' o n cin o u t diput Se M ot ol M obii , 80 F. he s e. e or a lt 4 Supp.2d a 1 y t 278. The N orher D it i ofCalf ni ' l ali e es i g e t rt n t So he n D it i t t n s rd ior a s oc nt r t s r a e ha he ut r s r c o Flrd ' itr s b c u etemao i o t pa t sa dt idp risha eete f o ia s n ee t e a s h j rt f he ri n hr a t v i r y e e h h a q a tr o mao o fc slc tdwi nteNo te Ditito Caio naa dal o d c e d u res r j r fi e o ae t h rh m src f lf r i n 1 c n u t hi busne st r .I c r s , di cus e above none oft pari sha s g tca co a t i s he e n ont a t as s s d he te ve i nii nt nt c s , wih t Sout r Diti tofFl i a alwines e r sde outi ofFl i . t he he n src orda nd l t s s e i sde orda Asf r u ca efce c t s c s sh v b e c ns ld tdf rp era c s o j diil fiin y,he e a e a e e n o o iae o rtil a e ma ge ntbe us t y i vet s m epa e sa s bsa ily smia is of na me ca e he nvol he n t nt nd u t nta l i lr s ues i rnge e , t y s d r i c oldae i eihe f r . W hie Ca la m a be nfi m nt and he houl ema n ons i td n t r o um l pe l y c r c i a s tngt tt Sout r DititofFl i sdoc ti mi maly l s conge t d, ore t n s eri ha he he n src orda' ke s ni l e s se t sc i r ton i out i he by t sdititslck ofc hi onsde ai s we g d hi src ' a onne i t t diput . See I re cton o he s e n Ge nt h,I .566F. a 1 (i t ti ma beaconsdeai i t ta fra l i ne ec nc, 3d t 347 tme o ral y i rton n he rnse nayss, buts dnotout ghs vealot r l ntf cor poi i t ot rwa . cor ngl o houl wei e r her eeva a t s ntng he he y) Ac di y, n b ln e teitr sso -u tc fco fv r ta se . aa c ,h nee t- fj sie a t r a o s r n fr - 12 - 1 11. Concl on usi W he a 1oft r lva f t sa e c i e , t Cour fndst tDef nda sha n 1 he ee nt acor r onsder d he t i ha e nt ve m e t rbur n ofs t hei de howi t tt a f r oft e f ur c est t N orher D i ti of ng ha r ns e hes o as o he t n s rct Ca iom i i a o i t ,pm iulry g ve t lm ie def r nceowe Ca la' c c ofa lf a s ppr pra e c a l i n he i t d e e d pe l s hoi e ve w hi h i neihe isr i nc nort l us ofope a i f c . Ac or ngl i i nue c s t r t es de e he oc r tve a t c di y, t s ORDERED t t ha l Ca l Pho oni s l v.Cic Sys,l ,Cas No.1 20529: n pela t c , nc. s o . nc. e 4- a Cic sM oint Trnse Ve ue( 1 )i GRANTED. . s o' to o a fr n DE- 9 s I Ca l Phot cs I v.Cina Cor ,e a .Cas No. 1 20530: n pela oni , nc. e p. t l, e 4- a Cina' M oto t Tr f Venueg 43ji GRANTED. . e s in o anser DE- s l Ca laPh tn c ,nc v. jtuNewo kCo 's Ca eNo 1 - 0 31 n pel oo is l . Fuis t r mmcn , s . 4 2 5 : a. FNC' M otont Tr frVenue( 251i GRANTED. S i o anse DE- s 4) I Ca l Phot cs I v.Te lbs l ,e a1,Cas No.1 60350: n pela oni , nc. la , nc. t . e 4- a TelbsOp a dCo in ' M oint Trnse Ve eg 6 )i . la s n ra ts to o a fr nu DE- 3 s GR AN TED . 5) TheClr s l TRAN SFER t f a e k ha l he our bove syl a tonst t Unie St t -t ed c i o he t d aes Diti tCour f t Norhe n DititofCalf i Thenotc ofta f r src t or he t r src iom a. ie r ns e s l not t tt ca e ha bee cons i t d f pr ralpur es ha l e ha he s s ve n olda e or eti pos . DONE a ORDERED i M im i Fl i t s nd n a , orda, hi 25 d ofJul 2014. / ay y, . . * PATRI A A .SEI CI TZ UN I TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE Al Couns lofRec d l e or
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