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Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 09:45 AM EST
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Well, here comes SCO, asking for more time again. It seems they are very busy preparing discovery responses. They don't know busy. Wait until they get all that code they asked for dumped on them. Here's their plea for two more weeks to answer IBM's Motion For Entry of Order Limiting Scope of IBM's Ninth Counterclaim, SCO's Motion and Memorandum for Extension to File Response [PDF]. They say they are asking for "an additional two-week period". Not to be petty, but they are actually asking for 15 days, from March 8 to March 23.
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Brent O. Hatch (5715)
Mark F. James (5295)
HATCH, JAMES & DODGE
[address, phone, fax]
Robert Silver (admitted pro hac vice)
Edward Normand (admitted pro hac vice)
Sean Eskovicz (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address, phone, fax]
Stephen N. Zack (admitted pro hac vice)
Mark J. Heise (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address, phone, fax]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
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SCO GROUP, Inc.
Plaintiff,
v.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION,
Defendant.
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MOTION AND MEMORANDUM FOR
EXTENSION TO FILE RESPONSE
Case No. 2:03CV0294DAK
Hon. Dale A. Kimball
Magistrate Judge Brooke C. Wells
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Plaintiff, The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") hereby moves the Court for an Order extending the deadline for SCO to respond to IBM's Motion For Entry of Order Limiting Scope of IBM's Ninth Counterclaim from March 8, 2005 to March 23, 2005.
As grounds for this Motion, SCO seeks an additional two week period for SCO to respond due to SCO's workload of preparing discovery responses and other matters currently at issue in the litigation. Counsel sought a stipulation to this extension from counsel for IBM, but such accommodation was refused.
SCO submits herewith a proposed Order reflecting the relief sought.
DATED this 4th day of March, 2005.
By: ___[signature]___
HATCH, JAMES & DODGE, P.C>
Mark F. James
BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
Robert Silver
Stuart Singer
Edward Normand
Sean Eskovitz
Counsel for Plaintiff The SCO Group, Inc.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Plaintiff, The SCO Group, Inc., hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of Plaintiff's Motion and Memorandum for Extension to File Response was served on Defendant International Business Machines Corporation on this 4th day of March, 2005, by U.S. Mail to:
Alan L. Sullivane, Esq.
Todd Shaughnessy, Esq.
Snell & Wilmenr L.L.P.
[address]
Evan R. Chesler, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
[address]
Donald J. Rosenberg, Esq.
[address]
__[signature]___
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| Authored by: seanlynch on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:26 AM EST |
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:27 AM EST |
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| Authored by: seanlynch on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:29 AM EST |
OT thread here please, because some members set their profile to block
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:30 AM EST |
| Surely with legal fee capped, any extra work not directly beneficial to SCO's
lawyer's "linux lottery" ticket is likely to be sluffed off on some poor junior
partner. Perhaps it's a question of which junior partner that cares not to
have
their reputation damaged? Perhaps they could draw straws.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:36 AM EST |
What will they do with all that IBM code once they get it?
Does anyone know?
What good will it do them?
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- Beg for (still) more time, naturally...n/t - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:39 AM EST
- What will they do with all that code once they get it? Anyone Know? - Authored by: Darth23 on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:41 AM EST
- What will they do with all that code once they get it? Anyone Know? - Authored by: DannyB on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:58 AM EST
- Discovery for discovery's sake? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:59 AM EST
- What will they do with all that code once they get it? Anyone Know? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:35 AM EST
- What will they do with all that code once they get it? Anyone Know? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:36 AM EST
- What will they do with all that code once they get it? Anyone Know? - Authored by: dmscvc123 on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:37 AM EST
- IBM already planned SCOG's next move - Authored by: Paul Shirley on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 12:50 PM EST
- I know what I'd do... - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 04:01 PM EST
- What will they do with all that code once they get it? Anyone Know? - Authored by: ikocher on Friday, March 11 2005 @ 09:20 AM EST
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:37 AM EST |
With the Canopy case(s) settled, I'm just waiting for Mr. Mustard to settle this
bogus bag of legal excrement with IBM.[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: rsteinmetz70112 on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:38 AM EST |
IBM no doubt noticed that SCOG refused a similar accommodation in the Novell
case, where the attorneys had a much better excuse.
I wonder what discovery SCOG is busy with?
What do they still owe IBM?
The only thing which comes to mind is the privilege logs.
Everything else was to have been done by now. I know discovery was extended but
surely SCOG could not have counted on that happening.
Besides if that stipulation was granted, then surely SCOG will be back looking
for more time when they get all the code from IBM. And will no doubt be peeved
that IBM granted this delay and refused a later one when much more material was
be "dumped" on them.
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Rsteinmetz
"I could be wrong now, but I don't think so."
Randy Newman - The Title Theme from Monk[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 10:53 AM EST |
It's all about delaying the inevitable now. When that mountain of code is sent
to them, they will ask for decades to review it all.
I wonder how much patience the Court will show them as times go by. As always,
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| Authored by: phooka.de on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:03 AM EST |
| As only reason, they state that "SCO's workload of preparing discovery
responses and other matters currently at issue in the litigation."
Now,
why would a judge grant this? They've been given a date to comply by. If they
feel they need more manpower, they can hire it. They don't state what these
"other matters" are, either. Man, I could have written that and I'm not
only no lawyer, I'm also not from the US and don't know who's doing what at
SCO.
So, why would any judge grant this apart from the fact that SCO
seems to get whatever they ask for from this judge and in this case? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: DannyB on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:08 AM EST |
Can SCO file a motion for more delay once they have all that mountian of code
dumped on them?
It will require 25,000 man years, and SCO only has a half-time person doing the
analysis. Since SCO is the victim, SCO should therefor be granted sufficient
time to stall the case in order to complete the analysis.
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| Authored by: seanlynch on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:14 AM EST |
IBM will not oppose this.
They are currently asking the Court for an interpretation of the delivery
ordered on January 18th. IBM wants the scope narrowed, and then a second round
of indepth delivery based on this narrowed scope (documents from fewer, but more
involved persons).
IBM will, as always, be reasonable. This will, as usual, make SCOX look like the
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:40 AM EST |
Ha, good catch PJ.
Amazing how you again manage to recognize, isolate and next emphasize what is
really important in this SCO Motion.
SCOG is indeed begging for mercy.
They don't know anymore how to react to the pressure that IBM is putting on
them.
They will soon be forced to surrender and then we will have won.
And you predicted it based on your unique sensitivity for detail.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts PJ.
PJ, you are great.
Why do other journalists fail to see things as they really are?
SCOG is clearly getting desperate here.
They are begging. BEGGING.
And you nailed them.
There is no escape anymore from your continuous and mercyless scrutiny to
discover all facts and details.
This is the end.
Thanks PJ.
From day one you saw through it all.
Groklaw is divine.
Just like you.
A Goddess.
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| Authored by: dcs on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 11:58 AM EST |
I swear, if my notebook fails because of all the water I spilled over it when I
read their excuse, I'll sue them! I know, I know... I'll have to get in line...
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Daniel C. Sobral
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| Authored by: tangomike on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 12:28 PM EST |
Hey folks... this is TSCOG! Two weeks is a mere eyeblink. It doesn't (yet)
change the case schedule.
Besides, with the Canopy side show into a new phase, there's a good chance some
juicy new bit will pop up to change the whole TSCOG/IBM game/suit.
Sometime soon TSCOG is going to run out of money. That's the start of the
end-game. Until then it's all just a dance contest.
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Nothing screams 'poor workmanship' like wrinkles in the
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 12:35 PM EST |
-what will they do with the code & hardware info from IBM?
Well, as SCO is in M$'s pocket, I wouldn't be surprised if some of that code
finds it's way into Bill's hands. M$'s bag of dirty tricks does not exclude such
a scenario, as past & current lawsuits indicate. And, because windoze has
"proprietary" code base, it's going to be very difficult for IBM to
prove theft. (I have an idea why windoze code is proprietary-it's such garbage
they are ashamed to share it!)
The hardware info (are they really asking for that, too?) may then find it's way
to another chip maker? SCO's business model supports the use of theft over
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 05:38 PM EST |
| It's now the 11th, in Australia at least, so did they get it? [ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 08:45 PM EST |
This has probably been asked before but,
Every time the parties in this case go before a judge, the state encores costs.
Who pays this bill if SCO goes bankrupt or the suit is settled out of court. Do
the tax payers foot the bill? Do the taxpayers as a whole have any recourse to
force the parties to reimburse the state for costs?
Robert[ Reply to This | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 08:59 PM EST |
Huh. Hardly.
Assuming that one person can analyze the 'methods and concepts' embodied in 1000
lines of code per day, and SCO has 100 engineers working on this analysis...
With roughly 1 billion lines of code this works out to (52 x 5 days per year) 38
years, at a cost of $3000000 per year, $114,000,000 total (assuming they pay
their engineers $30,000 per year -- ie: rather poorly)
There is no way that they could possibly analyze what they're going to receive
in any meaningful way, in the time allowed, with the financial resources they
have.
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| Authored by: Sunny Penguin on Friday, March 11 2005 @ 06:47 AM EST |
It has struck me that SCO-XE does have something patentable;
SCO-X has invented (or has become) the perpetual motion machine.
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Just Say No to Caldera/SCO/USL/?
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