Gray v. Novell, Inc. et al

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MEMORANDUM in opposition re 38 Motion to unseal filed by Novell, Inc.. (Thompson, E.)

Gray v. Novell, Inc. et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION WAYNE R. GRAY, Plaintiff, v. NOVELL, INC., THE SCO GROUP, INC., and X/OPEN COMPANY LIMITED, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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NOVELL, INC.'S JOINDER IN X/OPEN'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DECLASSIFY THE 1996 SCO-NOVELL-X/OPEN CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT Defendant Novell, Inc. ("Novell") respectfully joins in X/Open's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Declassify the 1996 SCO-Novell-X/Open Confirmation Agreement ("X/Open's Opposition"), filed on June 4, 2007. As set forth in X/Open's Opposition, and contrary to Plaintiff's implications, counsel for Plaintiff has been in possession of the Confirmation Agreement on an attorneys' eyes only basis for quite some time. Novell agreed to the production of the Confirmation Agreement to Plaintiff, provided only that he agree not to disclose the agreement to third parties or use it for purposes other than this litigation due to the agreement's confidential nature. Such terms are not onerous, extraordinary, unreasonable or "highly restrictive" ­ they are standard terms in stipulated protective orders, used to protect the confidential nature of documents. Indeed, Novell would not object to a protective order allowing Gray to see and use the Confirmation Agreement, under the foregoing standard restrictions, with a provision permitting Gray to move the Court for

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permission to disclose or use the agreement for purposes beyond those allowed in the protective order upon a showing of good cause. For the foregoing reasons, and those discussed in X/Open's Opposition, Novell respectfully requests that the Court deny Plaintiff's Motion to Declassify the 1996 SCO-NovellX/Open Confirmation Agreement. DATED: June 4, 2007

/s/ E. Colin Thompson Fredrick McClure [e-mail] Florida Bar No. 0147354 E. Colin Thompson [e-mail] Florida Bar No. 0684929 DLA PIPER US LLP 101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2000 Tampa, FL 33602 T: [phone] F: [phone] and Thomas R. Karrenberg (admitted pro hac vice) [e-mail] John P. Mullen (admitted pro hac vice) [e-mail] Heather M. Sneddon (admitted pro hac vice) [e-mail] ANDERSON & KARRENBERG 700 Chase Tower 50 West Broadway Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Attorneys for Defendant Novell, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 4th day of June, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to David Lee Partlow, George R. Coe, Karen C. Dyer, William Cooper Guerrant, Jr., Mark Sommers, Evan A. Raynes, Fredrick H. L. McClure, E. Colin Thompson, Thomas R. Karrenberg, John P. Mullen, and Heather M. Sneddon.

/s/ E. Colin Thompson

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