Well, this is different. Remember when IBM asked for a 30-day extension in the pretrial schedule deadlines, or alternatively stipulated that after the Novell trial would be fine? They couldn't get SCO to agree to dates, remember? And then SCO opposed and still didn't offer any firm dates? And then the judge approved IBM's motion, giving them the 30 days, which would plunk SCO smack dab in the middle of the trial in Novell? Well, SCO must have really begged IBM to give them more time, and I gather IBM said OK but you have to write and file the stipulation. And so, here we have it, a stipulation [PDF] written by SCO's side, changing the schedule that was just ordered by the judge. Instead of deadlines in August and September, the first one now will be in October and judging from this schedule, the trial in IBM can't happen until 2008 now. They are a sketch, these SCO folk. IBM did not have to say yes, but knowing SCO, they probably figured if they refused, SCO would file a motion to reconsider the previous motion's order and simultaneously file an appeal and heaven only knows what else, and we're all sick of that. Mostly IBM is, and it's probably easier to just say fine, we stipulate. They didn't care anyway, as long as it was at least 30 days. Someday we'll find out what this was all about. It wasn't just about being ornery, I don't think. It smells more like some strategy playing out, but we don't have enough information yet to figure out what they were each looking for. In any case, IBM won, that's for sure, despite SCO's spinning opening line, which kind of comes across to me like SCO is thumbing its nose at the judge. My thanks to the wonderful Steve Martin for already providing the text for us.
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Brent O. Hatch (5715)
Mark F. James (5295)
HATCH, JAMES & DODGE, PC
[address]
[phone]
[fax]
David Boies (admitted pro hac vice)
Robert Silver (admitted pro hac vice)
Edward Normand (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
[phone]
[fax]
Devan V. Padmanabhan (admitted pro hac vice)
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
[address]
[phone]
[fax]
Stephen N. Zack (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
[phone]
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Stuart Singer (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
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Attorneys for Plaintiff, The SCO Group, Inc.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
THE SCO GROUP, INC.
Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant,
v.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION,
Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff. |
STIPULATION RE EXTENSION
OF DEADLINES
Case No. 2:03CV0294DAK
Honorable Dale A. Kimball
Magistrate Judge Brooke C. Wells |
(1)
As indicated in the memoranda regarding IBM's recent Motion for Extension of
Deadlines (dated July 18, 2007), considering SCO's request to avoid a conflict between the trial
in SCO v. Novell and the pretrial schedule in this case, the parties hereby stipulate to the
following pretrial schedule in this case:
Rule 26(a)(3) Disclosures shall be due on October 22, 2007;
Motions in Limine regarding expert testimony shall be due on November 5, 2007;
Objections and counter-designations to Rule 26(a)(3) Disclosures shall be due on
November 13, 2007;
All remaining Motions in Limine shall be due on November 20, 2007;
The deadline for exchanging jury instructions shall be December 4, 2007;
The Final Pretrial Order shall be due 45 days before trial;
The Special Attorney Conference and Settlement Conference shall be held 60 days before
trial; and
The Court will send to the parties a Trial Order setting further deadlines for the case
approximately six weeks prior to trial.
The parties submit herewith a proposed order confirming these deadlines.
(2)
DATED this 26th day of July, 2007.
HATCH, JAMES & DODGE, P.C.
Brent O. Hatch
Mark F. James
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
David Boies
Robert Silver
Stuart H. Singer
Stephen N. Zack
Edward Normand
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
Devan V. Padmanabhan
Counsel for Plaintiff, The SCO Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Edward Normand
DATED this 26th day of July, 2007.
SNELL & WILMER LLP
Alan L. Sullivan
Todd M. Shaughnessy
Amy F. Sorenson
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
Evan R. Chesler
David R. Marriott
Counsel for Defendant, International Business
Machines Corporation.
By: /s/ Todd M. Shaughnessy
(e-filed with authorization from counsel)
2 (3)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant, The SCO Group, Inc., hereby certifies that a true and
correct copy of the foregoing was served on Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff, International
Business Machines Corporation, on this 26th day of July, 2007, via CM/ECF to the following:
David Marriott, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
[address]
Todd Shaughnessy, Esq.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
[address]
/s/ Edward Normand
3 (4)
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