Code Revision Commission et al v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

Filing 13

SCHEDULING ORDER: re: #12 Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. Discovery ends on 3/18/2016. Signed by Judge Mark H. Cohen on 10/15/15. (jpa)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION

CODE REVISION COMMISION on
behalf of and for the benefit of THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA, and THE STATE OF
GEORGIA,
Plaintiff,

Civil Action No. 1:15-CV-2594-MHC

v.
PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.
Defendant.

JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN
1.

Description of Case:
(a)

Describe briefly the nature of this action.

This is an action for copyright infringement seeking injunctive relief based
on the defendant’s copying and distribution of the entire Official Code of Georgia
Annotated (“O.C.G.A.”) and a countersuit seeking a declaratory judgment that
Defendant did not infringe any copyrighted interest existing in the O.C.G.A.
(b)

Summarize, in the space provided below, the facts of this case. The
summary should not be argumentative nor recite evidence.

The State of Georgia enacts, promulgates, and amends the laws of the state
through its legislature, the General Assembly. The Georgia General Assembly is
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SCHEDULING ORDER
Upon review of the information contained in the Joint Preliminary Report
and Discovery Plan form completed and filed by the parties, the Court orders that
the time limits for adding parties, amending the pleadings, filing motions,
completing discovery, and discussing settlement are as set out in the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court, except as herein modified:
Discovery Opens: October 19, 2015
Parties to serve Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a) Initial Disclosures: October 19, 2015
Opening expert disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on issues for
which the disclosing party bears the burden of proof due: December 18,
2015
Any rebuttal expert disclosures or opening expert disclosures on issues for
which the disclosing party does not bear the burden of proof due: January
22, 2016;
Any rebuttal expert disclosures for any opening expert disclosures on issues
for which the rebutting party bears the burden of proof due: February 19,
2016;
Fact Discovery Close: February 19, 2016;

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Expert Discovery Close: March 18, 2016.
Motions for summary judgment shall be filed not later than sixty days after
the close of expert discovery.

15th
October
IT IS SO ORDERED, this _____ day of _______________________, 2015.

_________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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