Nanometrics, Incorporated v. Optical Solutions, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., et al., Case No. 18-cv-00417-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING RESERVED
v. PORTION OF NANOMETRICS, INC.’S
MOTION IN LIMINE NO.
NANOMETRICS, INCORPORATED, et al., Re: ECF Nos. 163, 191 11 Defendants.
NANOMETRICS, INCORPORATED, et al., 13 Cross-Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 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 Nanometrics, Inc.’s motions in limine. The Court subsequently issued an order the (“MILs Order”) expanding on those oral rulings. See Order Re Nanometrics’s MILs, ECF No. 191. As explained in the MILs Order, the Court reserved its decision as to the portion of Nanometrics’s Motion in Limine No. 2 (“MIL No. 2”), ECF No. 163, seeking to exclude Richard Trissel from testifying as an expert witness for Optical Solutions, Inc. (“Optical”) regarding his opinion on whether a lens…