Nanometrics, Incorporated v. Optical Solutions, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NANOMETRICS, INCORPORATED, et Case No. 18-cv-00417-BLF al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER REGARDING NANOMETRICS, INC.’S MOTIONS IN v. LIMINE 1-5 10 OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., et al., Re: ECF Nos. 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 11 Defendants.
OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., et al., Cross-Plaintiffs, v.
NANOMETRICS, INCORPORATED, et al., 16 Cross-Defendants. 17 On October 20, 2023, the Court held a pretrial conference in this action, during which it issued oral rulings on Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Nanometrics, Inc.’s (“Nanometrics”) motions in limine. The Court here expands upon those oral rulings. I. NANOMETRICS’S MOTIONS IN LIMINE Nanometrics filed five motions in limine. See ECF Nos. 162–66. Defendant and Cross- Plaintiff Optical Solutions, Inc. (“Optical”) opposed all five motions. See ECF Nos. 178–82. The Court considers each motion in limine in turn. A. Nanometrics’s Motion in Limine No. 1 to Exclude…