Merritt v. Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Splunk Inc.
Defendant: Clint Sharp
Petitioner: Douglas Merritt
Respondent: Cribl Inc.
Case Number: 3:2024mc80004
Filed: January 8, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: William Alsup
Nature of Suit: Patent
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER DENYING #1 MOTIONS TO QUASH SUBPOENA AND FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/25/2024)
January 9, 2024 Filing 7 Case transferred in from District of Texas Western; Case Number 1:23-mc-01467. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
January 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 TRANSFER ORDER. IT IS ORDERED this case TRANSFERRED is to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.Signed by Judge Dustin M. Howell. (jv2)
January 5, 2024 Motions No Longer Referred: #1 MOTION to Quash MOTION (jv2)
January 5, 2024 Case reassigned to Judge Dustin M. Howell. (jv2)
December 28, 2023 Filing 5 Correct Miscellaneous Filing fee received in the amount of $52.00, receipt number 1409 (jv2)
December 12, 2023 Filing 4 RESPONSE in Support, filed by Douglas Merritt, re #1 MOTION to Quash MOTION for Confidentiality/Protective Order filed by Movant Douglas Merritt (Ellis, John)
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #3 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Dustin M. Howell. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (DH)
December 6, 2023 MOTION REFERRED: referred #3 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document, #1 MOTION to Quash MOTION for Confidentiality/Protective Order. Referral Judge: Dustin M. Howell. (pg)
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Text Order REFERRING #3 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that Respondent's Motion for Leave to File Under Seal, (Dkt. 3), is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge Dustin Howell for disposition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, and Rule 1(c) of Appendix C of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Text Order REFERRING #1 Motion for Protective Order entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that Movant's Motion to Quash and Motion for a Protective Order, (Dkt. 1), is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge Dustin Howell for disposition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, and Rule 1(c) of Appendix C of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jllc)
December 6, 2023 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #1 MOTION to Quash MOTION for Confidentiality/Protective Order. This case was electronically filed as a Complaint and opened as a civil action. Pursuant to Section 5a(3) of the Western Districts Administrative Policies and Procedures, Motions to Quash are to be filed traditionally rather than electronically and are opened as a miscellaneous matter. The filing fee for a miscellaneous matter is $52.00. Please submit the correct filing fee. To request a refund for the $405 filing fee, please see the Standing Order dated October 5, 2023 on the Court's website under CM/ECF Policies and Procedures. (jv2)
December 5, 2023 Filing 3 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 5, #2 Proposed Order granting Motion to Seal) (Cole, Scott)
December 5, 2023 Filing 2 Opposition to Motion to Quash Subpoena and Motion for Protective Order ANSWER to #1 Complaint, . Attorney Scott L. Cole added to party Cribl Inc.(pty:res) by Cribl Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Smith Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13)(Cole, Scott) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/18/2023: #15 *SEALED* Exhibit 5) (pg).
December 1, 2023 Case assigned to Judge Docket II - Austin. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (jv2)
December 1, 2023 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Howell (jv2)
December 1, 2023 Filing 1 Motion to Quash Subpoena and Motion for Protective Order ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-18160530). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Douglas Merritt. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Affidavit of D. Merritt, #3 Affidavit of S. Wingard)(Wingard, Steven) Modified on 12/6/2023 to change filing event to Motion to Quash and added MOTION for Confidentiality/Protective Order on 12/6/2023 (jv2).

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Plaintiff: Splunk Inc.
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Respondent: Cribl Inc.
Represented By: Scott L Cole
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Defendant: Clint Sharp
Represented By: Scott L Cole
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Petitioner: Douglas Merritt
Represented By: John W. Ellis
Represented By: Stephen E. McConnico
Represented By: Steven J. Wingard
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