Do you remember Computer Associates mentioning needing a protective order to protect CA's confidential materials before it would agree to submit to Novell's subpoena (not that it wanted to at all)? Well, the parties and CA have stipulated to a second addendum [PDF] to the original protective order in SCO v. Novell whereby CA's confidential materials can be viewed by outside counsel only. I guess that means CA will do the deposition and turn over the documents Novell asked for. It only took around four months to achieve. You can see the details in the Second Stipulated Addendum to Protective Order [PDF]. There was a first addendum to the protective order in March, for the benefit of IBM, you'll recall. The terms for CA's protection are identical to those IBM got, except that they apply to both parties, Novell and SCO. Only outside counsel for the parties can view CA's confidential materials. No doubt that means we don't get to see any of it, unless someone refers to it at a hearing, attaches it as an exhibit to a filing, leaks it by poor PDF control or whispers it to a friendly journalist or whatever. Like that would ever happen. Who'd do a thing like that?
Seriously, I think one can comprehend a little paranoia about confidentiality in the SCO litigation, given the history in the IBM case, and I'm not sure even outside counsel can be relied on. But the point is, CA negotiated for its privacy and wouldn't agree to the subpoena without the protection, and it's now entitled to it, so that's the result of the tug of war, and we'll respect it here at Groklaw. I think CA could have gotten it without a struggle, actually. It's quite normal to provide protection of that kind. The tug of war was more about not wanting to do the deposition or turn over documents at all, if possible.
And SCO and Novell have also agreed to give each other two more weeks for all expert discovery deadlines [PDF]. There could be a connection, of course, since Novell wanted to depose CA and get some documents, and likely they want their experts to dig a little into that pile of information. If so, then it would indicate to me that probably the deposition of CA will happen shortly. [Update: To refresh our memories as to topics that might come up, you might want to reread this article on CA's SCOsource license and various connections.] The change in dates in no way alters the trial date, which is still set for September. Wow. September. That's only a few months away. Can it really be -- a light at the end of the tunnel at last? **********************************
MORRISON & FOERSTER
LLP
Michael A. Jacobs, pro hac vice
Kenneth W. Brakebill, pro hac vice
[address, phone, fax]
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
Thomas R. Karrenberg, #3726
John P. Mullen, #4097
Heather M. Sneddon, #9520
[address, phone, fax]
Attorneys for Novell, Inc.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH |
THE SCO GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant,
vs.
NOVELL, INC., a Delaware corporation,
Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff. |
STIPULATION AND JOINT
MOTION FOR ENTRY OF SECOND
STIPULATED ADDENDUM TO
PROTECTIVE ORDER
Case No. 2:04CV00139
Judge Dale A. Kimball
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Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant The SCO Group, Inc. and Defendant and Counterclaim-Plaintiff Novell, Inc., pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), hereby stipulate to and jointly move the Court for entry of the attached Second Stipulated Addendum to Protective Order in this matter, to provide for the production in this litigation of certain confidential information by third-party CA, Inc.
Dated: April 19, 2007
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
By: /s/ Edward J. Normand
(Signed copy of document bearing
signature of Edward J. Normand is being
maintained in the office of filing attorney)
Attorneys for The SCO Group, Inc.
[address]
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
By: /s/ Heather M. Sneddon
Attorneys for Novell, Inc.
[address]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 19th day of April, 2007, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF SECOND STIPULATED ADDENDUM TO PROTECTIVE ORDER to be served to the following:
Via CM/ECF:
Brent O. Hatch
Mark F. James
HATCH JAMES & DODGE, P.C.
[address]
Stuart H. Singer
William T. Dzurilla
Sashi Bach Boruchow
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
David Boies
Edward J. Normand
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
Devan V. Padmanabhan
John J. Brogan
DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP
[address]
Via U.S. Mail, postage prepaid: Stephen Neal Zack
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
/s/ Heather M. Sneddon
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MORRISON & FOERSTER
LLP
Michael A. Jacobs, pro hac vice
Kenneth W. Brakebill, pro hac vice
[address, phone, fax]
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
Thomas R. Karrenberg, #3726
John P. Mullen, #4097
Heather M. Sneddon, #9520
[address, phone, fax]
Attorneys for Novell, Inc.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH |
THE SCO GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant,
vs.
NOVELL, INC., a Delaware corporation,
Defendant and Counterclaim-Plaintiff. |
SECOND STIPULATED ADDENDUM
TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
Case No. 2:04CV00139
Judge Dale A. Kimball
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WHEREAS, on August 1, 2006, this Court entered a Stipulated Protective Order ("Protective Order");
WHEREAS, Novell, Inc. has requested that third-party CA, Inc. (formerly Computer Associates International) produce documents in response to a subpoena issued on February 1, 2007;
WHEREAS, CA, Inc. will consent to such production provided the parties execute an addendum to the Protective Order allowing for the designation of CA, Inc.'s confidential and proprietary material as Outside Counsels' Eyes Only;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiff/CounterclaimDefendant The SCO Group, Inc. and Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff Novell, Inc. that the Protective Order shall be amended as follows, subject to the approval of the Court:
CA, Inc. may designate as Outside Counsels' Eyes Only those documents that could otherwise have been designated as Confidential under the Protective Order. Such material is entitled to the protections afforded by the Protective Order to the parties' Confidential material, with the following modifications:
i. "In-house counsel" is excised from the persons to whom disclosure is permitted under Protective Order paragraph 4(a).
ii. Disclosure is not permitted to the persons described in Protective Order paragraph 4(b).
iii. The Protective Order paragraph 8(a) designation for Outside Counsels' Eyes Only material shall be "Confidential - OUTSIDE COUNSELS' EYES ONLY Subject to Protective Order, SCO v. Novell, Civil Case No. 2:04CV00139 DAK."
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STIPULATION
Dated: April 19, 2007
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
By: /s/ Edward J. Normand
(Signed copy of document bearing
signature of Edward J. Normand is being
maintained in the office of filing attorney)
Attorneys for The SCO Group, Inc.
[address]
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
By: /s/ Heather M. Sneddon
Attorneys for Novell, Inc.
[address]
ORDER
DATED:_________________
______________________
Hon. Dale A. Kimball
United States District Court Judge
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MORRISON & FOERSTER
LLP
Michael A. Jacobs, pro hac vice
Kenneth W. Brakebill, pro hac vice
[address, phone, fax]
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
Thomas R. Karrenberg, #3726
John P. Mullen, #4097
Heather M. Sneddon, #9520
[address, phone, fax]
Attorneys for Novell, Inc.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH |
THE SCO GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation,
Plaintiff and Counterclaim-
Defendant,
vs.
NOVELL, INC., a Delaware corporation,
Defendant and Counterclaim-
Plaintiff. |
STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION
TO EXTEND ALL EXPERT
DISCOVERY DEADLINES
Case No. 2:04CV00139
Judge Dale A. Kimball
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Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant The SCO Group, Inc., through its undersigned counsel, and Defendant and Counterclaim-Plaintiff Novell, Inc., through its undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and jointly move the Court to extend all expert discovery deadlines by two weeks as follows:
(a) The deadline for parties bearing the burden of proof on issues to designate and submit the reports of its expert witnesses on those issues, if any, shall be extended to May 14, 2007.
(b) The deadline for submitting any opposing expert reports shall be extended to June 11, 2007.
(c) The deadline for submitting any rebuttal expert reports shall be extended to June 26, 2007.
(d) Expert depositions shall commence no earlier than July 2, 2007, and shall be completed by July 10, 2007. All expert depositions will be taken where the expert resides, unless otherwise agreed.
The September 17, 2007 trial date shall not change.
DATED: April 19, 2007
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
/s/ Heather M. Sneddon
Thomas R. Karrenberg
John P. Mullen
Heather M. Sneddon
Attorneys for Novell, Inc.
DATED: April 19, 2007
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
/s/ Edward J. Normand
(Signed by filing attorney with permission of
Edward J. Normand)
Edward J. Normand
Attorneys for The SCO Group, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 19th day of April, 2007, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND ALL EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES to be served to the following:
Via CM/ECF:
Brent O. Hatch
Mark F. James
HATCH JAMES & DODGE, P.C.
[address]
Stuart H. Singer
William T. Dzurilla
Sashi Bach Boruchow
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
David Boies
Edward J. Normand
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
Devan V. Padmanabhan
John J. Brogan
DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP
[address]
Via U.S. Mail, postage prepaid: Stephen Neal Zack
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
/s/ Heather M. Sneddon
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