Free Range Content, Inc. v. Google Inc.

Filing 121

ORDER RE 119 JOINT SCHEDULING SUBMISSION. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman. (blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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FREE RANGE CONTENT, INC., et al.,

Case No. 14-cv-02329-BLF

Plaintiffs,
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v.

ORDER RE JOINT SCHEDULING
SUBMISSION

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GOOGLE INC.,

[Re: ECF 119]

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The parties have submitted a joint scheduling submission with disputed dates for

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Defendant’s proposed International Class Motion, Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification, and

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Discovery and Summary Judgment. ECF 119.

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With regard to the first two disputes, the Court’s heavily impacted schedule can

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accommodate neither a hearing in August 2016 as requested by Defendant for the International

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Class Motion nor a continued date for the Motion for Class Certification as requested by Plaintiff.

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Therefore, the Court does not set dates for the International Class Motion. Defendant may file

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such a motion and have it heard on the Court’s next available date. In addition, the Court finds that

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a joint scheduling submission is not the proper vehicle for Defendant’s request regarding the

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preclusive effect of arguments brought in its International Class Motion on arguments available

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for its Opposition to Class Certification. As a result, the Court does not address this improper

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request.

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As for the Motion for Class Certification, the Court maintains the hearing date set in the
Case Management Order, see ECF 115, and therefore adopts Defendant’s proposed dates.

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Finally, the Court finds the later dates proposed by Plaintiff for discovery and summary

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judgment to be reasonable. However, the Court does not hear summary judgment and Daubert

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motions on the same day, and therefore sets the parties’ Daubert hearings for February 9, 2018. If

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the parties wish to set the dates for the Daubert briefing by Court order, they may submit a

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stipulated schedule and proposed order for those dates.

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Accordingly, the Court SETS the following schedule:

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Event

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Deadline for Google’s Answer to TAC

June 3, 2016

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Motion for Class Certification

October 6, 2016

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Opposition to Motion for Class Certification

November 17, 2016

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Reply in Support of Class Certification

December 22, 2016

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Class Certification Hearing

January 19, 2017

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Discovery Closes (Except for Expert Discovery)

July 20, 2017

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Opening Expert Merit Report(s)

July 27, 2017

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Rebuttal Expert Merit Report(s)

August 24, 2017

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Close of Expert Discovery

September 14, 2017

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Motions for Summary Judgment

September 14, 2017

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Summary Judgment Responses

October 5, 2017

Summary Judgment Replies

October 19, 2017

Summary Judgment Hearing

November 2, 2017

Deadline for Parties to Meet and Confer re Joint

February 1, 2018

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Pretrial Statement
Pretrial Statement and Proposed Order

February 8, 2018

Motions in Limine

February 8, 2018

Daubert Hearing

February 9, 2018

Responses to Motions in Limine

February 15, 2018

Submit Jury Instructions

February 15, 2018

Pre-Trial Conference

February 22, 2018

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Trial Briefs

March 12, 2018

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Trial

March 19, 2018

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 3, 2016
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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