VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC, Case No. 17-cv-05671-BLF

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING VLSI'S MOTION v. FOR RELIEF FROM

NONDISPOSITIVE PRETRIAL ORDER

INTEL CORPORATION, OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Defendant. [Re: ECF No. 652]

12 Plaintiff VLSI Technology, LLC (“VLSI”) filed a Motion for Relief from Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins’ Nondispositive Pretrial Order (ECF No. 604 (“Order”)), which struck two of VLSI damages expert Dr. Ryan Sullivan’s theories on the grounds that VLSI did not disclose them in its damages contentions. ECF No. 652 (“Mot.”). VLSI asks this Court to reverse Judge Cousins’ Order on the grounds that it “overlooked that VLSI . . . disclosed and explained both of Dr. Sullivan’s theories, but used slightly different labels to do so.” Mot. at 1. VLSI’s motion is DENIED for the reasons described below. I. BACKGROUND VLSI accuses Intel…