Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et al

Filing 341

REPLY to Response to Motion re 334 MOTION to Expedite Consideration of Motion to Preclude Admission of Untimely Evidence filed by Function Media, L.L.C.. (Grinstein, Joseph)

Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google, Inc. et al

Doc. 341

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION

FUNCTION MEDIA, L.L.C., Plaintiff,
vs.

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Civil Action No.

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GOOGLE,INC. AND YAHOO' INC.,
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JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

FUNCTION MEDIA'S REPLY TO GOOGLE'S RESPONSE TO FUNCTION MEDIA'S MOTION TO EXPEDITE CONSIDERATION OF' MOTION TO PRECLUDE ADMISSION OF UNTIMELY EVIDENCE
Google's opposition to Function Media's Motion to Expedite fails to establish a basis for

slow-rolling Google's briefing. Google complains about the burden associated with responding
quickly to Function Media's motion. But this burden, such as it is, is of Google's own making

it

if

Google did not wish to have to brief this motion so quickly, and during the holidays, then

should not have (a) produced 22,000 new computer files on the Saturday before Christmas; and (b) identified Ben Lee as a "will call" witness on the Tuesday before Christmas.

By contrast, the burden on Function Media is substantial in having to prepare for trial for
several more weeks, not knowing whether these 22,000 files

will be let into evidence

and not

knowing whether Ben Lee will be permitted to testiff. It will require extraordinary amounts of
last-minute work for Function Media to fully analyze those 22,000 files (the relevance of which Google has STILL not explained to Function Media) and to prepare to cross-examine Ben Lee

(without the benefit of his prior, timely deposition or any of the documents from his files).

As such, as between Google and Function Media, the party who should be made to bear
the "burden" here is plainly Google. Google should be required to respond to Function Media's
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motion to exclude in such time that the matter can be taken up at the pretrial hearing on January

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Joseph S. Grinstein Max L. Tribble, Jr. State Bar No. 20213950 Email : mtribble@susmangodfrey. com SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas, 77002 Telephone : [phone] Facsimile: (7 13) 654-6666 Lead Attorney for Plaintiff OF COUNSEL: Joseph S. Grinstein State Bar No. 24002188

Aimée Robert State Bar No.24046729 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77 002-5096 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] j grinstein@susmangodfrey. com arobert@susman godfrey. com

Jeremy Brandon State Bar No. 24040563 Warren T. Burns State Bar No. 240531 19 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 901 Main Street, Suite 5100 Dallas, Texas 7 5202-317 5 Telephone : [phone] Fax: [phone] j brandon@susmango dfrey. com wburns@susmangodfrey. com

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Justin A. Nelson State BarNo.24034766 SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, Washington 98 1 0 I -3000 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] j nelson@susmangodfrey. com Robert Christopher Bunt State Bar No. 00787165 Charles Ainsworth PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 100 East Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Telephone: (903) 53 l-3535 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]
S. Calvin Capshaw State Bar No. 037839000

Elizabethl-. DeRieux State Bar No. 05770585 D. Jeffrey Rambin CAPSHAW DEzuEUX, LLP
Energy Centre lI27 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 (75606-3999) Longview, Texas 7 560I-5157 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] ccapshaw@capshawlaw. com ederieuxlD cap shawl aw. com j rambin@cap shawlaw. com

Otis Carroll State Bar No. 03895700 Collin Maloney State Bar No. 00794219 IRELAND, CARROLL & KELLEY, P.C. 6101 S. Broadway, Suite 500 Tyler, Texas 75703 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] otiscarroll@ icklaw. com cmalone)¡@icklaw.com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 29,2009,I electronically filed the foregoing document with the clerk of the court for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, using the electronic filing system of the court. The electronic case filing system sent a "Notice of Electronic Filing" to the attorneys of record who have consented in writing to accept this Notice
as service of this document by electronic means'

/s/ Joseph S. Grinstein Joseph S. Grinstein

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