Personalized User Model LLP v. Google Inc.

Filing 688

Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Karen Jacobs regarding Post Trial Briefing. (Jacobs, Karen)

MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT

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TUNNELL

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KAREN JACOBS
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April 16, 2014
The Honorable Leonard P. Stark
United States District Court
844 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Re:

VIA ELECTRONIC FILING

Personalized User Model, L.L.P. v. Google, Inc.
C.A. No. 09-525 (LPS)

Dear Judge Stark:
As Thursday, April 17, 2014 is the 28th day since the jury rendered its verdict in this
case, we write on behalf of PUM to confirm our understanding that the time for filing post-trial
motions pursuant to pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b) and 59 has not yet begun to run because no
judgment has yet been entered. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(b) (stating that the time for filing such
motions is “no later than 28 days after the entry of judgment”); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b)
(same). Thus, the jury verdict alone does not trigger the statutory time period for filing these
motions, and the time period for briefing to be set by the Court will only begin to run following
entry of judgment. PUM provided this letter to Google, and Google responded that it believes
this letter to be unnecessary as the deadlines are clear from the rules.
Respectfully,

/s/ Karen Jacobs
Karen Jacobs (#2881)
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