Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corporation

Filing 138

MOTION to Dismiss OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES filed by Apple Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 9/24/2009 08:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Notice of Motion)(Boroumand Smith, Mehrnaz) (Filed on 9/11/2009)

Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corporation

Doc. 138

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page1 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP JAMES G. GILLILAND, JR. (State Bar No. 107988) MEHRNAZ BOROUMAND SMITH (State Bar No. 197271) MEGAN M. CHUNG (State Bar No. 232044) J. JEB B. OBLAK (State Bar No. 241384) Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant APPLE INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION APPLE INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff, v. PSYSTAR CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. CV 08-03251 WHA MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES Date: Time: Courtroom: Trial Date: September 24, 2009 8:00am 9 January 11, 2010

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

Dockets.Justia.com

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page2 of 20

1 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

3 I. 4 I. 5 A. 6 7 8 9 10 11 B. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 c) 19 20 2. 21 22 23 C. 24 25 26 27 28
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 STATEMENT OF FACTS .............................................................................................2 The California Action Was Filed First and Puts at Issue All the Disputes Between Apple and Psystar..................................................................2 The Florida Action Duplicates Already Pending Copyright, DMCA and Breach of Contract Claims, Defenses and Counterclaims .....................................................................................................4

B.

II.

LEGAL ARGUMENT ....................................................................................................7 A. This Court Has the Authority to Act in Response to the Filing of Duplicative Litigation .....................................................................................7 All of the Claims in Dispute Are Presented in the First-Filed California Action.................................................................................................8 1. Psystar's Antitrust Claims in the Florida Action Already Have Been Addressed and Dismissed by This Court........................................................................................................9 a) Psystar's tying and exclusive dealing allegations merely restate claims that already were dismissed. .........................................................................10 Psystar's repackaged monopolization claim remains fatally flawed. ..............................................................11 Psystar's antitrust claims in Florida were compulsory counterclaims it was required to file in California. .......................................................................13

b)

Psystar's Other Claims In Florida Also Duplicate Existing Claims In The California Action ............................................14 Psystar Concealed Its Efforts To Have Snow Leopard Run On Its Computers...........................................................................15

3.

Proposed Action Sought By Apple ...................................................................15

i

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page3 of 20

1 2 3 CASES 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page

Adams v. Calif. Dept. of Health Services, 487 F. 3d 684 (9th Cir. 2007).............................................................................................. 8, 13 Albright v. Gates, 362 F.2d 928 (9th Cir. 1966)................................................................................................... 13 Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., 586 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (N.D. Cal. 2008) ........................................................................... passim Asset Allocation & Mgmt. Co. v. Western Employers Ins. Co., 892 F.2d 566 (7th Cir. 1989)..................................................................................................... 7 Baker v. Golden Seal Liquors, Inc., 417 U.S. 467, 94 S. Ct. 2504 (1974) ....................................................................................... 13 Church of Scientology of Cal. v. United States Dep't of Army, 611 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1979)..................................................................................................... 9 Crawford v. Bell, 599 F.2d 890 (9th Cir. 1979)..................................................................................................... 8 Decker Coal Co. v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 805 F.2d 834 (9th Cir. 1986)..................................................................................................... 7 Del Mar Avionics v. Quinton Instruments Co., 645 F.2d 832 (9th Cir. 1981)..................................................................................................... 8 Fakespace Labs, Inc. v. Robinson, No. C99-05258 WHA, 2000 WL 1721061 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 6, 2000) ...................................... 7 Ferens v. John Deere Co., 494 U.S. 516, 110 S.Ct. 1274, 108 L. Ed. 2d 443 (1990) ......................................................... 8 First City Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Simmons, 878 F.2d 76 (2d Cir. 1989)................................................................................................ 7, 8, 9 Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, Inc., 547 U.S. 28, 126 S.Ct. 1281, 164 L.Ed.2d 26 (2006) ............................................................. 12 In re Crown Vantage, Inc., 421 F.3d 963 (9th Cir. 2005)................................................................................................... 13 In re Lazar, 237 F.3d 967 (9th Cir. 2001)............................................................................................. 13, 15
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

ii

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page4 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

London v. Coopers & Lybrand, 644 F.2d 811 (9th Cir. 1981)............................................................................................. 13, 14 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Haydu, 675 F.2d 1169 (11th Cir. 1982)............................................................................................. 7, 9 Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 989 F.2d 1002 (8th Cir. 1993)............................................................................................... 7, 8 Pacesetter Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., 678 F.2d 93 (9th Cir. 1982)............................................................................................... 7, 8, 9 Pochiro v. Prudential Ins. Co., 827 F.2d 1246 (9th Cir. 1987)................................................................................................. 13 Psystar Corp. v. Apple Inc., No. 09-22535 CIV Hoeveler (hereafter "Florida Complaint") ......................................... 3, 5, 6 SASCO v. Byers, C 08-5641 JF, 2009 WL 1010513 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2009) ...................................... 9, 13, 15 Seattle Totems Hockey Club, Inc. v. Nat'l Hockey League, 652 F.2d 852 (9th Cir. 1981)..................................................................................................... 7 Sutter Corp. v. P&P Indus., Inc., 125 F.3d 914 (5th Cir. 1997)..................................................................................................... 8 United States v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 351 U.S. 377 (1956) ................................................................................................................ 12 STATUTES

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

15 U.S.C. § 1 ................................................................................................................................. 10 15 U.S.C. § 14 ............................................................................................................................... 10 15 U.S.C. § 2 ................................................................................................................................. 11 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13(a)(1)...................................................................................... 13 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(e) .......................................................................................... 15 Local Rule 3-13(b) and (d)............................................................................................................ 16

iii

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page5 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

I.

INTRODUCTION On August 27, 2009, defendant Psystar Corporation ("Psystar") filed a new lawsuit against

plaintiff Apple Inc. ("Apple") in the Southern District of Florida with allegations that are virtually identical to the issues that have been actively litigated in this case for more than a year. By doing so, Psystar is brazenly attempting to avoid rulings made against it by this Court, and admissions it previously made to this Court. Psystar's duplicative lawsuit was filed one day before Apple released to the public the newest version of its Macintosh operating system software, Mac OS® X ver.10.6 (called Snow Leopard). Shortly thereafter Psystar revealed for the first time that it was offering to sell generic, non-Apple computers running Snow Leopard in direct violation of Apple's license restrictions and copyrights. All of the allegations in Psystar's new Florida lawsuit are subsumed by the existing claims filed against Psystar in the case pending before this Court. Specifically, Psystar's Florida action seeks a declaratory judgment concerning the enforceability of Apple's Software License Agreements and a determination of whether Psystar is violating federal copyright laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. These precise issues have been pending before this Court since July, 2008, and will be resolved through trial within a few months. In addition, the newlyfiled Florida action asserts antitrust claims against Apple based upon theories that this Court previously considered and then dismissed. See Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., 586 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (also available at Dkt. No. 33). There is absolutely no valid reason for two actions to be pending 3,000 miles apart, in two different federal courts, raising the same issues. Such blatant forum-shopping should not be countenanced within the federal court system. To conserve judicial resources, avoid possibly conflicting results, and halt duplicative litigation, Apple seeks an Order dismissing or staying the Florida action and preventing Psystar from filing further lawsuits based on legal theories already at issue in, or already resolved by, this Court. In addition, Apple requests that discovery in this case be re-opened for 45­60 days for very limited purposes so that all the disputes between the parties regarding the legality of Psystar's actions can be resolved in one forum, once and for all.

MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

1

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page6 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

I.

STATEMENT OF FACTS A. The California Action Was Filed First and Puts at Issue All the Disputes Between Apple and Psystar

On July 3, 2008, Apple filed the instant lawsuit against Psystar alleging copyright and trademark violations, and breach of Apple's Software License Agreement. Apple claims its rights are being violated by Psystar's unauthorized use and sale of Apple's operating system software, on non-Apple computers. On August 28, 2008, Psystar answered and filed antitrust counterclaims against Apple alleging unlawful tying of Apple's operating system software, Mac OS, to Apple's hardware, illegal exclusive dealing, and monopolization. (Psystar's Answer and Counterclaims, Dkt. No. 12.) In September of last year, Apple moved to dismiss all of Psystar's counterclaims. After reviewing the parties' papers and hearing lengthy oral argument, this Court, in an extensive and carefully reasoned opinion, dismissed Psystar's antitrust and unfair competition counterclaims for failure to state a plausible claim. Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1204 (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 17).1 The Court explicitly provided Psystar an opportunity to amend its counterclaims, giving it a second chance to "plead its best case." Id. However, Psystar chose not to amend its antitrust counterclaims, specifically informed the Court that it was not attempting to restate those claims and asserted counterclaims under a copyright misuse theory instead. (See Psystar's Motion for Leave to Amend Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 40, at 9 n.1.) On December 2, 2008, Apple amended its Complaint. The allegations in the Amended Complaint and the relief sought are not limited to Psystar's use or sale of a specific version of Apple's operating system software. (Am. Compl., Dkt. No. 38.) Rather, the Amended Complaint alleges, inter alia, infringement of the copyrights in Apple's Mac OS X software, irrespective of the particular version of that software, and breach of the "applicable License Agreement[s]" that govern the use of Mac OS X. (Id. at 8-10, 12-14.) The Amended Complaint also adds a claim for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). The DMCA claim asserts that Specifically, the Court held that Psystar's antitrust counterclaim "does not plausibly allege that Mac OS is an independent market" (id. at 1200) and "Psystar's claim that Mac OS-compatible computer hardware systems constitute a distinct submarket or aftermarket contravenes the pertinent legal standards" (id. at 1203).
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA 1

2

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page7 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Apple's copyrighted work, Mac OS X, is protected by a technological protection measure, and that Psystar unlawfully circumvented that protection by writing its own software code to decrypt Apple's encrypted software. (Id. ¶¶ 46-49.) In its prayer for relief, Apple seeks, among other things, an injunction against any further copyright infringement by Psystar, "a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against the sale or distribution of any software or device, . . . that allows for the installation or running of Apple software on non-Apple computers," and an order "requiring Psystar to recall all such products and software sold or distributed to the public as a result of Psystar's circumvention of an access control measure and/or trafficking in circumvention devices." (Id. ¶¶ 2, 4.) Neither the allegations nor the relief sought in the Amended Complaint are limited to a specific version of Apple's Mac OS operating system software. More than nine months after this Court dismissed Psystar's antitrust claims, and even though it specifically elected to not file amended antitrust allegations here, Psystar filed a brand new lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida. (See Original Compl., Psystar Corp. v. Apple Inc., No. 09-22535 CIV Hoeveler (hereafter "Florida Complaint"), attached as Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Mehrnaz Boroumand Smith). In its Florida Complaint, Psystar attempts to repackage and reassert the same antitrust claims that this Court already dismissed. Psystar once again alleges that, "By tying its operating system to Apple-branded hardware, Apple restrains trade in personal computers that run Mac OS X, collects monopoly rents on its Macintoshes, and monopolizes the market for `premium computers.'" (Florida Complaint ¶¶ 6, 23.) In addition, Psystar seeks a declaratory judgment or injunction that will allow it to use version 10.6 of Apple's operating system software on Psystar's computers, contending that such actions do not violate the Copyright Act or the DMCA or breach Apple's license agreements. (Florida Complaint ¶¶ 4-5, 15-20, 29.) Psystar attempts to justify filing these duplicative claims in a completely different forum by knowingly misrepresenting that the California action does not cover Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, and that Psystar's circumvention of the technological mechanism used by Apple to restrict access to Mac OS X Snow Leopard is not part of the California litigation. (Florida Complaint ¶ 13.) That rationalization is groundless; these very issues already are pending before this Court or already have been decided by this Court.
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

3

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page8 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

B.

The Florida Action Duplicates Already Pending Copyright, DMCA and Breach of Contract Claims, Defenses and Counterclaims

Psystar baselessly claims that Apple's allegations in the California action do not cover Apple's version 10.6 of Mac OS X, known as Snow Leopard. That is clearly wrong; Apple's Amended Complaint is not limited to any specific version of Mac OS X and Psystar knows it is not so limited. Among other things, Apple alleges that: "[I]n October, 2008, Psystar announced that it is planning to sell in commerce additional computers, servers, laptops, and/or hard drives that are preinstalled with or which will run a modified, unauthorized, version of Mac OS X operating system . . . '" (Background Allegations, ¶15.) ***

10 11 12 *** 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 *** 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against the sale or distribution of any software or device . . . that allows for the installation or running of Apple Software on non-Apple computers. . . ." (Prayer For Relief, ¶¶ 2, 4.) (Emphasis added.) These and other references in Apple's Complaint and Amended Complaint show that all versions of the Mac OS operating system software, including all versions of Mac OS X, as well as all of Psystar's activities related to all versions of Mac OS X, are included
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

"Apple has never authorized Psystar to install, use, or sell the Mac OS software on any non-Apple-labeled hardware." (General Allegations, ¶24.)

"Mac OS, Mac OS X, Mac OS X version 10.5, and Mac OS X Server, individual files constituting components of Mac OS, Mac OS X, Mac OS X version 10.5, and Mac OS X Server, as well as various files constituting components of other Apple software and firmware found on Apple-labeled computers are each original works of authorship created by Apple constituting copyrightable subject matter (hereafter, `the Copyrighted Works')." (First Claim For Relief, Copyright Infringement, ¶26.) *** "Defendant has admitted that Apple's Mac OS X normally `will not operate on anything other than Apple-labeled computer hardware' but that Defendant has `developed [its] own code that allows it to operate on a non-Apple-labeled computer system' and that such code overrides or gets around Apple's embedded codes." (Third Claim For Relief, Violation of the DMCA, ¶46.)

4

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page9 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

within the California action. Likewise, Psystar's Answer and Counterclaim in this action, filed over a year ago, encompass versions of Mac OS X beyond Leopard. Psystar refers to "Mac OS" throughout its Answer and Counterclaim ­ without reference to a specific version number of Apple's operating system. (See Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12.) Psystar defined "Mac OS" broadly to include all versions of Mac OS X: "APPLE markets the Macintosh Computer and the OS X Operating System (the `Mac OS')." (Id. ¶13.) Psystar further alleged that Apple's purported anticompetitive conduct began with the "release of Mac OS 8" and continued with "Mac OS 9--up to and including Mac OS 9.2.2 on December 6, 2001" and "with respect to Mac OS X." (Id. at ¶¶52, 54, 55.) It is beyond disingenuous for Psystar to accuse Apple of anticompetitive conduct that spanned more than a dozen years and three major releases of Apple's operating system software (Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X) but now claim these allegations ­ while covering MAC OS X versions 10.0 through 10.5 and their incremental variants ­ do not cover Mac OS X version 10.6. Discovery already undertaken in this litigation by both Apple and Psystar plainly includes versions of Mac OS X other than Leopard. Apple has repeatedly inquired about Psystar's use of "the operating system Mac OS X, including all versions and updates thereof."2 Apple also has inquired about Psystar's use of "APPLE SOFTWARE," which is defined to mean "any software licensed by APPLE to third parties, including but not limited to versions of MAC OS X, any prior versions of APPLE operating system software . . . ."3 Indeed, Apple's Interrogatory No. 1 asked Psystar to specify all Apple software that can run on each Psystar product, including products that Psystar was contemplating selling. (Boroumand Smith Decl. Ex. 4-5 (Apple's Interrogatory No. 1 and Psystar's responses respectively).) In its responses dated December 4, 2008, and March 6, 2009, Psystar stated that its computers can run "Mac OS X Tiger [10.4] and Leopard [10.5]." (Id. See Boroumand Smith Decl. Ex. 2 (definitions of "MAC OS X" and "APPLE SOFTWARE" used in Apple's discovery) and Ex. 3 (Apple's Request for Production Nos. 12, 17, 28 and 53). Apple's First Set of Interrogatories (served on 11/04/08); Apple's First, Second and Third Requests for Production (served 11/04/08, 11/11/08 and 12/3/08, respectively); Apple's First, Second and Third (served 11/04/08, 11/11/08 and 12/3/08, respectively).
3 2

Ibid. 5

MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page10 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

at Ex. 5.) Notably, Psystar did not say its computers could run Snow Leopard (10.6) or that it was trying to cause version 10.6 to run on its computers. Similarly, Psystar's own discovery sought broad information about "MAC OS," which Psystar initially defined as "all versions and updates of the operating system Mac OS including, without limitation, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Mac OS 8" and subsequently defined as "all versions and updates of the operating system Mac OS X."4 Indeed, both parties previously agreed that Snow Leopard is a part of this case.

After all this discovery was finished, and after Apple had served its expert reports analyzing the operation of Psystar's computers, Psystar publicly announced for the first time that it was offering for sale computers running Mac OS X ver. 10.6 (Snow Leopard). And, at the same time, Psystar filed its mirror-image lawsuit against Apple in Florida. Since all versions of Mac OS X unlawfully copied by Psystar are part of this lawsuit, the issues raised by Psystar in the Florida action duplicate those already at issue here. In the present action Apple specifically requests a preliminary and/or permanent injunction that prohibits further infringement of its copyrights, prevents the sale or distribution of any device that allows installation of Apple's software on non-Apple computers or that allows for the installation by See, e.g., Boroumand Smith Decl. Ex. 2 at 2 (citing Psystar's definitions of "MAC OS" and "MAC OS X" in Psystar's First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Admission and Requests for Production (served on 11/26/08) and Psystar's Second, Third and Fourth Requests for Admission (served on 3/10/09, 3/20/09, and 4/8/09, respectively) (emphasis added). "Beta" software is software that is still being tested before it is officially released to the public. Apple made a beta version of Snow Leopard available to registered developers who signed a license agreement restricting its use so they could become familiar with the soon-to-be-released software.
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA 5 4

6

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page11 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

circumventing Apple's access control measures. Psystar's later-filed complaint in Florida specifically asks that court to allow the sale and distribution of such infringing computers. The waste of judicial resources and the risk of diametrically opposed judicial rulings are obvious and should be prevented. II. LEGAL ARGUMENT A. This Court Has the Authority to Act in Response to the Filing of Duplicative Litigation

When two overlapping lawsuits are filed, the court in which the first action was filed has the discretion, and the authority, to determine which lawsuit should proceed and where. Decker Coal Co. v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 805 F.2d 834, 843 (9th Cir. 1986) (district court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss and transfer to the later-filed forum and properly granted the plaintiff's motion to enjoin the second-filed action); Pacesetter Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., 678 F.2d 93, 95 (9th Cir. 1982) ("when two identical actions are filed in courts of concurrent jurisdiction, the court which first acquired jurisdiction should try the lawsuit"); cf. Fakespace Labs, Inc. v. Robinson, No. C99-05258 WHA, 2000 WL 1721061, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 6, 2000) ("[T]he court in which the second suit is filed may either transfer, stay or dismiss the second suit. This allows the court in which the action was first filed to decide whether to try the case.").6 When, as here, the district court has jurisdiction over all parties involved, "it may enjoin later filed actions." Decker Coal, 805 F.2d at 843 (citing cases); Seattle Totems Hockey Club, Inc. v. Nat'l Hockey League, 652 F.2d 852, 855-56 (9th Cir. 1981) (affirming district court's decision to enjoin a subsequent lawsuit in Canada when the breach of contract claim asserted there should have been asserted as a counterclaim in the first-filed action); see also Asset Allocation & Mgmt. Co. v. Western Employers Ins. Co., 892 F.2d 566, 572 (7th Cir. 1989) ("[T]here is overwhelming

See also First City Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Simmons, 878 F.2d 76, 79 (2d Cir. 1989) ("where there are two competing lawsuits, the first suit should have priority"); Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 989 F.2d 1002, 1006 (8th Cir. 1993) (the first-to-file rule "gives priority, for purposes of choosing among possible venues when parallel litigation has been instituted in separate courts, to the party who first establishes jurisdiction"); Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Haydu, 675 F.2d 1169, 1174 (11th Cir. 1982) ("the court initially seized of a controversy should be the one to decide the case").
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

6

7

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page12 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

case authority that the first court has power, independently of the equitable doctrine that bars vexatious litigation, to enjoin the defendant from bringing a separate suit against the plaintiff in another court, thereby forcing the defendant either to litigate his claim as a counterclaim or to abandon it") (citing cases). "[T]he decision to enjoin rests in the sound discretion of the trial judge, and will rarely be overturned." Del Mar Avionics v. Quinton Instruments Co., 645 F.2d 832, 836 (9th Cir. 1981). The Supreme Court has "made quite clear that `[t]o permit a situation in which two cases involving precisely the same issues are simultaneously pending in different District Courts leads to the wastefulness of time, energy and money.'" Ferens v. John Deere Co., 494 U.S. 516, 531, 110 S.Ct. 1274, 108 L. Ed. 2d 443 (1990) (citations omitted). Accordingly, the first-filed rule gives priority to the first forum in order to conserve judicial resources and avoid conflicting rulings. See e.g., First City Nat'l Bank & Trust Co., 878 F.2d at 80; Northwest Airlines, Inc., 989 F.2d at 1006. A district court may order that the second-filed action be stayed or dismissed when, as here, it asserts the same claims against the same parties as a prior action. Adams v. Calif. Dept. of Health Services, 487 F. 3d 684, 692-93 (9th Cir. 2007) (both actions filed in the Central District of California). Similarly, in Sutter Corp. v. P&P Indus., Inc., 125 F.3d 914 (5th Cir. 1997), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that "the `first to file rule' not only determines which court may decide the merits of substantially similar cases, but also establishes which court may decide whether the second suit filed must be dismissed, stayed or transferred and consolidated." Id. at 920 (internal citations omitted). Moreover, the Ninth Circuit has stated that a district court has inherent authority in the interest of judicial efficiency to dismiss duplicative actions which involve similar factual allegations and legal claims. See Crawford v. Bell, 599 F.2d 890, 892-93 (9th Cir. 1979). B. All of the Claims in Dispute Are Presented in the First-Filed California Action

"Normally sound judicial administration would indicate that when two identical actions are filed in courts of concurrent jurisdiction, the court which first acquired jurisdiction should try the lawsuit and no purpose would be served by proceeding with a second action." Pacesetter Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., 678 F.2d 93, 95 (9th Cir. 1982). This first-to-file rule "serves the purpose
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

8

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page13 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

of promoting efficiency well and should not be disregarded lightly." Id. (quoting Church of Scientology of Cal. v. United States Dep't of Army, 611 F.2d 738, 750 (9th Cir. 1979)); see also First City Nat'l Bank & Trust Co., 878 F.2d at 80; Merrill Lynch, 675 F.2d at 1174 (first-filed rule applies "[i]n absence of compelling circumstances"). There is no doubt the lawsuit filed by Apple deserves priority. Apple filed suit in this Court more than a year before the Psystar filed suit in Florida. The California action and Florida action involve the exact same parties ­ Apple and Psystar. The parties, and this Court, have spent an enormous amount of time and effort to advance this case to its current stage. And, despite Psystar's efforts to manufacture artificial differences, the California action and Florida action involve virtually identical legal and factual issues; far more similarity than the law requires. "The relevant lawsuits need only be substantially similar, rather than identical, to trigger the rule." SASCO v. Byers, C 08-5641 JF, 2009 WL 1010513, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2009) (internal citations omitted); see also Alltrade, 946 F.2d 622, 626-628 (9th Cir. 1991). Consequently, this Court should stop further proceedings in Florida. 1. Psystar's Antitrust Claims in the Florida Action Already Have Been Addressed and Dismissed by This Court

Psystar should not be allowed to re-assert in a new action the antitrust claims that this Court dismissed and that Psystar chose not to amend. (See Psystar's Motion for Leave to Amend Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 40, at 9 n.1.) When instructed by this Court to "plead its best case," Psystar clearly stated: "PsyStar does not re-plead its Sherman and Clayton Act antitrust claims (and related state claims) in the context of the present motion and amended counterclaim." Psystar later emphasized this position: "[N]o antitrust claim is presented in Psystar's first amended complaint.") (emphasis in original). (Psystar's Reply Brief ISO Motion for Leave to Amend Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 48, at 1.) Yet, in complete disregard of this Court's prior order Psystar has tried to revive its unfounded antitrust claims in Florida rather than amending them here. Apple licenses version 10.6 of Mac OS X in the same manner it licenses version 10.5. (See Boroumand Smith Decl. ¶9 and Exs. 12 and 13.) Hence, the mere fact that Snow Leopard is a new version (10.6) of the Mac OS X operating system does not raise any new antitrust issues.
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

9

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page14 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

a)

Psystar's tying and exclusive dealing allegations merely restate claims that already were dismissed.

For all intents and purposes the antitrust allegations Psystar asserts in Florida are the same as the ones this Court already rejected. Here, Psystar previously alleged a claim "brought pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1 (the Sherman Act) to seek redress for APPLE's illegal tying of the Mac OS [not limited to any specific version] to Apple-Labeled Computer Hardware Systems as those products and markets are defined below." (Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12, at ¶2.)7 In Florida, Psystar re-asserts the same tying claim: "Apple violated § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, by tying and attempting to tie Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Macintosh computers . . . ." (Psystar's Florida Complaint ¶21).8 Similarly, Psystar makes the exact same "exclusive dealing" claim in the Florida action as it did in this action. Here Psystar asserted a claim "pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 14 (the Clayton Act) to seek redress for APPLE's illegal requirements of its customers to exclusively deal with APPLE as it pertains to the Mac OS [not limited to any specific version] and Apple-Labeled Computer Hardware Systems in domestic, interstate commerce." (Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12, ¶4.)9 In Florida, Psystar reiterates the same allegations: "[Apple's software license agreement] further constitutes an illegal exclusive-dealing arrangement under § 3 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 14, because it purports to condition sales of Mac OS X Snow Leopard on an agreement that the purchaser will not deal with those who compete with Apple in selling personal computers . . . ." (Psystar's Florida Complaint ¶21).10
7

See also Psystar Counterclaim ¶¶63 and 86 ("PSYSTAR, on information and belief, alleges that APPLE has tied and will continue to tie the Mac OS to Apple-Labeled Computer Hardware Systems in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1.") (emphasis added). See also Florida Complaint ¶6 ("Apple's conduct violates the Clayton and Sherman Acts in that Apple is . . . illegally tying Mac OS X to Macintoshes and thereby substantially decreasing competition in the market for hardware for premium personal computers . . . ."). 9 See also Psystar Counterclaim ¶69 ("PSYSTAR is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that APPLE's conduct with respect to the Mac OS requires its end users, therefore, to deal exclusively with APPLE through the purchase and use of only Apple-Labeled Computer Hardware Systems.") and ¶ 107. See also Florida Complaint ¶6 ("Apple's conduct violates the Clayton and Sherman Acts in that Apple is . . . entering into illegal exclusive-dealing agreements that prevent buyers of Mac OS X from buying their hardware from competitors like Psystar.").
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA 10 8

10

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page15 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

This Court already dismissed these allegations as failing to state a claim on which relief could be granted, 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1200, 1203 (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 12, 17), and Psystar chose not to replead them. It should not be allowed to pursue those exact same claims now in a different court. b) Psystar's repackaged monopolization claim remains fatally flawed.

In the Florida action Psystar has alleged that "Apple restrains trade in personal computers that run Mac OS X, collects monopoly rents on Macintoshes, and monopolizes the market for `premium computers.'" (Florida Complaint ¶ 6.) Psystar's allegation that Apple restrains trade in "personal computers that run Mac OS X" is no different than Psystar's previous attempt to define a relevant product market by a single brand ­ the supposed market for "Mac OS compatible hardware." This Court already ruled that Mac OS-compatible computer hardware systems do not constitute a distinct submarket or aftermarket under applicable antitrust laws and dismissed these claims. See 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1203 ("Psystar's claim that Mac OS-compatible computer hardware systems constitute a distinct submarket or aftermarket contravenes the pertinent legal standards . . . .") (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 17). Psystar vainly attempts to re-package its previously-dismissed monopolization claim by redefining the relevant market. But Psystar's new market definition is equally invalid. Psystar previously claimed that Apple had attempted to "maintain its monopoly and control prices in the Apple-Labeled Computer Hardware Systems submarket and to destroy competition in the Mac OS Capable Computer Hardware Systems market . . . (and submarkets)" (Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12, ¶3.)11 Psystar now has alleged an equally unreal relevant market and implausible claim: "Apple violated § 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2, by monopolizing and attempting to See also Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12, ¶ 17 ("For the purposes of the present Counterclaim, PSYSTAR is informed and believes, and thereon alleges, that there are two relevant product markets. The first product market is that of the Mac OS. The second product market is that of computer hardware capable of executing the Mac OS (`Mac OS Capable Computer Hardware Systems'). Within the Mac OS Capable Computer Hardware Systems market is a subsidiary market artificially created, dominated, and maintained by APPLE--the Apple-Labeled Computer Hardware Systems submarket. The relevant geographic market is, in both instances, the United States of America.")
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA 11

11

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page16 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

monopolize the market for premium personal computers, that is, personal computers priced above $1,000. . . . Apple has the power to control prices and exclude competition from the market for premium personal computers because it has the exclusive right to Mac OS X Snow Leopard and uses that right to prevent competitors such as Psystar from selling competing personal computers that run Mac OS X Snow Leopard." (Psystar's Florida Complaint ¶¶22, 23.) Even though groundless, Psystar's new allegation that the relevant product market should be defined as "the market for premium computers ­ computers priced over $1,000" could ­ and should ­ have been raised in this California action. Since it was not, Psystar is barred from litigating it in the Florida action. Nor is there any legal or factual basis for Psystar's "premium computer" market definition. Psystar has not alleged, and cannot allege, that a $999 personal computer is not reasonably interchangeable with a $1,001 personal computer. As this Court already ruled in this case, relevant product markets are defined by "`reasonable interchangeability' of use" ­ not by an arbitrary dollar figure or a single brand. 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1198-99 (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 9). Indeed, Psystar's market definitions in the Florida action contradict its prior pleadings and cannot be made in good faith. In this action, Psystar previously alleged a $1,099 Apple MacBook was a "counterpart" to a $674 Dell laptop. (See Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12, ¶36.) Now, in direct contradiction of this prior allegation, according to Psystar's new, contrived, market definition in Florida, these "counterpart" computers are in entirely separate relevant product markets. Nothing could be further from reality. "The market is composed of products that have reasonable interchangeability for the purpose for which they are produced -- price, use and qualities considered." Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., supra, 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1199 (citing United States v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 351 U.S. 377, 406 (1956)) (emphasis in original) (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 10).12 Psystar's new monopolization theory is just as flawed as its old one. Nor does it make any sense to allege monopolization of a market based upon the licensing of a new product ­ Snow Leopard ­ that was released to the public just two weeks ago. Psystar cannot contend that Apple has any market power just because it has the copyright in Snow Leopard There is no presumption of market power by virtue of a patent or copyright. Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., supra, 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1197 n.3 (citing Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, Inc., 547 U.S. 28, 126 S.Ct. 1281, 164 L.Ed.2d 26 (2006) (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 9 n.3).
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA 12

12

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page17 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

c)

Psystar's antitrust claims in Florida were compulsory counterclaims it was required to file in California.

Psystar's Florida claim undeniably is a compulsory counterclaim that it voluntarily dismissed when this Court gave Psystar the opportunity to amend its counterclaims nine months ago. Psystar previously admitted this, stating "[t]his Counterclaim is a compulsory counterclaim brought in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13(a)(1) in that the aforementioned causes of action arise out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of APPLE's claim and does not require adding another party over which the Court cannot acquire jurisdiction." (See Psystar's Counterclaim, Dkt. No. 12, at ¶12.). "Federal courts will not permit an action to be maintained where the claims asserted should have been brought as a compulsory counterclaim in an earlier action." Baker v. Golden Seal Liquors, Inc., 417 U.S. 467, 469 n.1, 94 S. Ct. 2504 (1974); SASCO, supra, 2009 WL 1010513, at *4 (quoting In re Crown Vantage, Inc., 421 F.3d 963, 973 n.7 (9th Cir. 2005)). A district court may dismiss litigation if its claims are "sufficiently related to subject matter of the original action," such that they are "barred as compulsory counterclaims." Pochiro v. Prudential Ins. Co., 827 F.2d 1246, 1251 (9th Cir. 1987); accord Albright v. Gates, 362 F.2d 928, 929 (9th Cir. 1966); see Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(a). "A logical relationship exists when the counterclaim arises from the same aggregate set of operative facts as the initial claim, in that the same operative facts serve as the basis of both claims or the aggregate core of facts upon which the claim rests activates additional legal rights otherwise dormant in the defendant." SASCO, 2009 WL 1010513, at *4 (quoting In re Lazar, 237 F.3d 967, 979 (9th Cir. 2001)). Moreover, when it dismissed Psystar's counterclaims, this Court instructed Psystar that if it did not successfully seek and obtain leave to file new counterclaims then "all inadequately pled claims will be dismissed without further leave to amend." 586 F. Supp. 2d at 1204 (also available at Dkt. No. 33 at 19). Psystar did not seek from this Court leave to amend its antitrust claims so it cannot now circumvent the Court's prior ruling by asserting them in a second lawsuit. Adams, supra, 487 F. 3d at 688, 692-693; London v. Coopers & Lybrand, 644 F.2d 811, 814 (9th Cir. 1981).
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

13

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page18 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

2.

Psystar's Other Claims In Florida Also Duplicate Existing Claims In The California Action

Psystar seeks declaratory relief that its activities "do not constitute copyright infringement," (Psystar's Florida Complaint ¶ 16) and "do not constitute a violation of the anticircumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Ac." (id. ¶ 17). Psystar also seeks a ruling that Apple's Software License Agreement restricting the use of Apple's software is unenforceable. (Id. ¶¶ 19-20.) These are the exact same issues that have been pending before this Court for fourteen months.

Psystar adds a Lanham Act claim in the Florida action based entirely on the premise that Apple is stating, falsely, that Mac OS X can only be run lawfully on a Mac. (Florida Complaint ¶¶ 26-27.) Once again, of course, that is the exact issue presented in this lawsuit: Apple believes it has the right to decide how to license its intellectual property and specifically has the right to not license its intellectual property to a direct competitor. Any contention that Apple may not say this is entirely dependent on the outcome of this case. If Psystar truly believed Apple's statements were a misrepresentation causing it any harm then Psystar should have asserted this claim as a

MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

14

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page19 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6

mandatory counterclaim in this action -- the assertion arises out of exactly the same nucleus of operative facts as Apple's claims against Psystar. SASCO, 2009 WL 1010513, at *5 (quoting In re Lazar, 237 F.3d 967. 979 (9th Cir. 2001)). 3. Psystar Concealed Its Efforts To Have Snow Leopard Run On Its Computers

Despite active discovery proceedings for more than one year, Psystar never disclosed its intention or effort to run version 10.6 of Mac OS X on Psystar's computers. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Significantly, Psystar never disclosed during discovery any information about its plans to run 14 Snow Leopard on its computers or any communications with others about that version of 15 Mac OS X ­ all of which are responsive to numerous Apple document requests. (See, e.g., 16 Boroumand Smith Decl. ¶4, Ex. 3 (Apple's Request for Production Nos. 12, 17, 28 and 53).) 17 Instead of supplementing its interrogatory responses as required by Federal Rule of Civil 18 Procedure 26(e) to reveal that Psystar was taking actions to run Snow Leopard on its computers, 19 Psystar concealed its work. Indeed, when asked by Apple's counsel as recently as August 19, 20 2009, whether Psystar was going to enable Snow Leopard to run on non-Apple computers, 21 Psystar's counsel declined to answer that question. (See Boroumand Smith Decl. ¶7.) And 22 Psystar never disclosed to Apple any computers running Snow Leopard or any source code for 23 software that would allow Psystar computers to run Snow Leopard. 24 25 26 being relevant to Apple's claims and responsive to many of Apple's discovery requests. Then, 27 28
13

C.

Proposed Action Sought By Apple

Psystar deliberately concealed its intention to run Snow Leopard on its computers despite

Snow Leopard was released to the public on August 28, 2009. 15

MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA

Case3:08-cv-03251-WHA Document138

Filed09/11/09 Page20 of 20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

rather than litigate the legality of its conduct in this Court, where the issues already are pending, Psystar has attempted an end-run around this Court's prior rulings by filing a duplicative and baseless lawsuit 3,000 miles away. Consequently, Apple requests that the Court issue an "appropriate order" either directing Psystar to dismiss the Florida action outright or, at a minimum, enjoining Psystar from pursuing the Florida action. Local Rule 3-13(b) and (d). Psystar also should be prohibited from filing any other similar actions outside of this Court. Apple further requests that the Court briefly re-open discovery for 45-60 days for very limited, narrowlytailored inquiry about how Psystar is causing Mac OS X ver. 10.6 to run on its computers.14 For Apple's part, this would only require examination of Psystar's new source code and potentially one deposition. Apple's expert would then supplement his expert report to address Snow Leopard. In turn, Apple would make an Apple witness available for deposition to testify about Apple's technological protection measure in Snow Leopard and the extent, if any, it differs from Leopard.15 DATED: September 11, 2009 Respectfully submitted, TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

By:

/s/ James G. Gilliland, Jr.

JAMES G. GILLILAND, JR.
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant APPLE INC.

If necessary, Apple would not oppose a continuance of the trial date for an equivalent period of time so Psystar cannot assert any prejudice to it. Apple also seeks leave to supplement its Initial Disclosures as necessary, now that Psystar has announced it is selling computers running Snow Leopard.
MEMORANDUM OF APPLE INC. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS OR ENJOIN PROSECUTION OF THE RECENTLY-FILED FLORIDA ACTION AND TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED PURPOSES CASE NO. CV 08-03251 WHA 15

14

16