Software Rights Archive, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Filing 221

Joint MOTION for Protective Order to Govern the Production/Inspection of Google Source Code by Software Rights Archive, LLC, Google Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Walsh, Thomas) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/2/2010: # 3 REVISED PROTECTIVE ORDER) (ch, ).

Software Rights Archive, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Doc. 221

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION SOFTWARE RIGHTS ARCHIVE, LLC, Plaintiff, v. GOOGLE, INC.; YAHOO! INC.; IAC SEARCH & MEDIA, INC.; AOL, LLC; and LYCOS, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-511-TJW ) ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED ) ) ) ) ) ) )

SOFTWARE RIGHTS ARCHIVE, LLC AND GOOGLE INC.'S JOINT MOTION TO ENTER AGREED SUPPLEMENTAL PROTECTIVE ORDER TO GOVERN THE PRODUCTION/INSPECTION OF GOOGLE SOURCE CODE Plaintiff Software Rights Archive, LLC ("SRA") and Defendant Google Inc. ("Google") hereby move the Court for the entry of the Agreed Supplemental Protective Order to Govern the Production/Inspection of Google Source Code which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A." SRA and Google make this Joint Motion subject to the following: (1) The Agreed Supplemental Protective Order to Govern the Production/Inspection

of Google Source Code which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" shall govern the production/inspection of any Google source code in this matter until and unless further order of this Court. (2) SRA and the Defendants in this action (including Google) have not yet reached

agreement on a supplemental protective order to govern the production/inspection of all source code in this action.

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(3) SRA and Google will continue to attempt to negotiate an agreed supplemental protective order to govern the production/inspection of all source code in this case. However, if such an agreed supplemental protective order is not agreed to by SRA, on the one side, and the Defendants (including Google) on the other side, both SRA and Google agree that the entry of Exhibit " A" hereto is not a waiver of, and is without prejudice to, the respective rights of SRA and/or Google to later challenge any of the provisions of Exhibit " A" hereto should SRA and/or Google need to submit competing versions of any provisions of a supplemental protective order to govern the production/inspection of source code in this case to the Court in the future. Dated: February 1, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Lee L. Kaplan (by permission) Lee L. Kaplan LEAD ATTORNEY State Bar No. 11094400 SMYSER KAPLAN & VESELKA, L.L.P. 700 Louisiana, Suite 2300 Houston, Texas 77002 [phone] [phone] (fax) [e-mail] Victor G. Hardy State Bar No. 00790821 (Requesting Admission Pro Hac Vice) Andrew G. DiNovo State Bar No. 00790594 Adam G. Price State Bar No. 24027750 Jay D. Ellwanger State Bar No. 24036522 DINOVO PRICE ELLWANGER LLP P.O. Box 201690 Austin, Texas 78720 [phone] [phone] (fax) [e-mail] 2
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Of counsel: S. Calvin Capshaw State Bar No. 03783900 Elizabeth L. DeRieux State Bar No. 05770585 CAPSHAW DERIEUX 1127 Judson Road, Suite 220 P.O. Box 3999 Longview, TX 75606-3999 [phone] [phone] (fax) [e-mail] Robert M. Parker State Bar No. 15498000 Robert C. Bunt State Bar No. 00787165 Charles Ainsworth State Bar No. 0078352 PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 100 East Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 [phone] [phone] (fax) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF SOFTWARE RIGHTS ARCHIVE, L.L.C.

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By: /s/ Thomas B. Walsh, IV________ Ruffin B. Cordell - Lead Attorney Texas Bar No. 04820550 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 1425 K Street, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Thomas B. Walsh, IV Texas Bar No. 00785173 E-mail: [e-mail] Fish & Richardson P.C. 1717 Main Street, Suite 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Ramon K. Tabtiang Massachusetts BBO 663,943 E-mail: [e-mail] Stephen A. Marshall Massachusetts BBO 666,200 E-mail: [e-mail] Fish & Richardson P.C. 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-2804 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Harry L. Gillam, Jr. Texas Bar No. 07921800 E-mail: [e-mail] Melissa R. Smith Texas Bar No. 24001351 E-mail: [e-mail] GILLAM & SMITH, L.L.P. 303 South Washington Avenue Marshall, TX 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants GOOGLE INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served this 1st day of February, 2010, with a copy of this document via the Court`s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). /s/ Thomas B. Walsh, IV Thomas B. Walsh, IV

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