Oracle Corporation et al v. SAP AG et al

Filing 1114

Statement Defendants' Statement Regarding Oracle's March 4, 2012 Letter to the Court by SAP AG, SAP America Inc, Tomorrownow Inc. (Froyd, Jane) (Filed on 3/5/2012)

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Robert A. Mittelstaedt (SBN 060359)
Jason McDonell (SBN 115084)
Elaine Wallace (SBN 197882)
JONES DAY
555 California Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone:
[phone]
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[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Tharan Gregory Lanier (SBN 138784)
Jane L. Froyd (SBN 220776)
JONES DAY
1755 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone:
[phone]
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[phone]
[e-mail]
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Scott W. Cowan (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Joshua L. Fuchs (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
JONES DAY
717 Texas, Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
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[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
SAP AG, SAP AMERICA, INC., and
TOMORROWNOW, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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ORACLE USA, INC., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Case No. 07-CV-1658 PJH (EDL)
DEFENDANTS’ STATEMENT
REGARDING ORACLE’S MARCH 4,
2012 LETTER TO THE COURT
(D.I. 1113)

SAP AG, et al.,
Defendants.

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DEFS.’ STATEMENT RE ORACLE’S 3/4/12 LETTER
Case No. 07-CV-1658 PJH (EDL)

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The Court is burdened with unsolicited letters and submissions on trial scheduling because

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Oracle wants more than what the Court has already determined was the maximum amount of

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damages supported by the evidence, and because Oracle apparently believes that endless delay

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will somehow help in that quest. Trial conflicts come and trial conflicts go. The new trial will be

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short and focused, and should not require months of advance preparation. The best approach here

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is what the Court has already ordered—hold the pretrial conference on May 24, 2012 so that this

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case is ready for trial, then start the trial on June 18 if existing, identified trial conflicts have

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resolved or trail the case if they have not. Experienced trial counsel can manage this, and Oracle

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should not be heard to complain that its day in court has come too soon.

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Dated: March 5, 2012

JONES DAY
By: /s/ Tharan Gregory Lanier
Tharan Gregory Lanier

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Counsel for Defendants
SAP AG, SAP AMERICA, INC., and
TOMORROWNOW, INC.

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DEFS.’ STATEMENT RE ORACLE’S 3/4/12 LETTER
Case No. 07-CV-1658 PJH (EDL)