Silvers v. Google, Inc.

Filing 105

REPLY/RESPONSE by Steven A. Silvers to [92-1] motion to compel privilege log from google Inc. (rb, Deputy Clerk)

Case 9:05-cv-80387-KLR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Palm Beach DIVISION STEVEN A. SILVERS, an individual, Plaintiffs ,
V. GOGGLE INC ., a Delaware corporati on, Defendant .

CASE NO . 05-80387-M (Ryskamp/ Vitunac)

GOGGLES INC ., a Delaware corporation, Counterclaimant, V. STEVEN A. SILVERS, an individual; STELOR PRODUCTIONS, INC ., a Delaware corporation ; STELOR PRODUCTIONS, LLC ; a business Entity of unknown form; and STEVEN ESRIG, An individual , Counterdefendants .

SILVERS' REPLY TO GOOGLE'S OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO COMPEL PRIVILEGE LO G Prior to moving to compel a privilege log for Google Inc ., Steven Silvers' counsel requested Google to verify that it was not claiming privilege or work product as to any documents it intended to use at trial . Google refused to do so ; thus Silvers filed the motion on the last day to file discovery motions pursuant to the Court's Scheduling Order . Google has now, in response to the motion, gone on record as having no such documents . This is inconsistent with Google's response to Silvers' discovery request, in which Google claimed it was withholding responsive documents . And, Google's counsel refused to confirm it

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would not seek to use withheld documents at trial . Now, given Googles ' s belated change of position , the relief sought by Silvers is not necessary. Silvers did not seek a preview of Google ' s exhibit li st; he merely sought to avoid being sand bagged at trial by, for example, Google withholding documents from discovery and then, withdrawing claims of work-product, using such documents at t ri al . The motion was filed only after Google insisted it could proceed in this fashion. Silvers respectfully requests an order in the form attached as Exhibit "A" be entered to reflect Google ' s position as stated on the record . Respectfull y submitted,

BY
Steven A. Silver s 8983 Okeechobee Blvd ., Suite 202 PMB 203 West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Email : gewrue@hotmail .com Phone : [phone] Fax : 561 - 784-995 9

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished rl+ Andrew P. Bri dges, Esq. Winston & Strawn, LLP 101 California Street, Suite 3900 San Francisco , CA 94111 E-mail : abridges@ winston.com Johanna Calab ri a, Esq. Perkins Coie, LLP 180 Townsend S treet, 3Td Floor San Francisco , CA 94107 E-mail.jcalabria @perkinscoie .com

by U.S . mail on this 2 8 day of July, 2006 upon :
Jan Douglas Atlas, Esq . Adorno & Yoss, LLP 350 East Las Olas Blvd ., Suite 1700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-4217 E-mail : jatlas@adomo .com

Kevin C . Kaplan, Esq . Burlington Well Schwiep Kaplan & Blonsky, PA 2699 S . Bayshore Drive, Penthouse A Miami, FL 3313 3 E-mail : kkaplan@bwskb .com Ramsay M . Al-Salam, Esq . Perkins Coie, LL P 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, WA 98101 E-mail :ralsalam@perkinscoie .com

Steven A. Silvers

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Palm Beach Divisio n STEVEN A . SILVERS, an individual, Plaintiff, V. GOOGLE INC ., a Delaware corporation, Defendant . GOOGLE INC ., a Delaware corporation, Counterclaimant , V. STEVEN A . SILVERS, an individual; STELOR PRODUCTIONS, INC ., a Delaware corporation ; STELOR PRODUCTIONS, LLC ; a business entity of unknown form; and STEVEN ESRIG, an individual, Counterdefendants .

CASE NO . 05-80387-CIV
(Ryskamp/Vitunac )

ORDER GRANTING SILVERS' MOTION TO COMPEL PRIVILEGE LO G THIS CAUSE having came on before the Court on Steven Silvers' motion to compel privilege log. Having reviewed the pleadings, and being duly advised, it is hereby and ADJUDGED that : I . The motion is granted in part and denied in part . 2 . Google Inc . shall not be required to provide a log of documents withheld from discovery on grounds of privilege or work-product . 3 . Google shall be precluded at trial from introducing as evidence any documents responsive to Silvers' discovery and not produced in discovery . DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Palm Beach County, Florida, this day of , 2006 . ORDERED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDG E
Copies furnished to :

Steven A. Silvers, Counsel of Record
3339/1021266915 2

EXHIBIT jt A