Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC v. Softlayer Technologies, Inc. et al

Filing 606

RESPONSE in Opposition re #589 Opposed MOTION for Leave to File Defendants Motion for Leave to Exceed Ten Motions in Limine filed by Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC. (Cawley, Douglas) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/21/2011: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (kls, ).

Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC v. Softlayer Technologies, Inc. et al

Doc. 606

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

BEDROCK COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plaintiff, v. SOFTLAYER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., CITIWARE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, GOOGLE INC., YAHOO! INC., MYSPACE INC., AMAZON.COM INC., PAYPAL INC., MATCH.COM, INC., AOL INC., AND CME GROUP INC., Defendants.

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CASE NO. 6:09-cv-269-LED Jury Trial Demanded

PLAINTIFF BEDROCK COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED TEN MOTIONS IN LIMINE [DKT. #589]

Plaintiff Bedrock opposes Defendants' Motion for Leave to Exceed Ten Motions in Limine [Dkt. #589] and would show the Court the following: The parties traded drafts of their proposed motions in limine on March 8, 2011. Defendants proposed 16 motions in limine, and Bedrock proposed 28 motions in limine. Thereafter, the parties engaged in telephonic meet and confers during which the parties reached agreement on a number of their proposals. On March 15, 2011, Bedrock filed nine motions in limine, and Defendants filed sixteen motions in limine. Bedrock argued its motions in limine within Local Rule 7's 15-page

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Defendants' Motion exceeded Local Rule 7's 15-page limit by almost three

times--Defendants' Motion is 44 pages long.1 Defendants seek to litigate the case and eliminate evidence on motions in limine. A review of Defendants' Motions in Limine show that Defendants not only disregarded the Court's ten-motion limit; the Defendants also ignored the Court's admonition that motions in limine are appropriate only for those things that will create the proverbial "skunk in the jury box" if mentioned in front of the jury before an evidentiary ruling can be made. See Docket No. 339. Because the Defendants used their motions in limine inappropriately and exceeded the number allotted by the Court, Bedrock opposes Defendants' Motion For Leave to Exceed Ten Motions in Limine.

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At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 16, 2011, Defendants filed amended motions in limine, decreasing the page count to 17, which number is still violative of the Court's Local Rule 7.

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Dated: March 16, 2011.

Respectfully submitted, McKOOL SMITH, P.C. _/s/ Douglas A. Cawley ________ Douglas A. Cawley, Lead Attorney Texas Bar No. 04035500 [e-mail] Theodore Stevenson, III Texas Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] Rosemary T. Snider Texas Bar No. 18796500 [e-mail] Scott W. Hejny Texas State Bar No. 24038952 [e-mail] Jason D. Cassady Texas Bar No. 24045625 [e-mail] J. Austin Curry Texas Bar No. 24059636 [e-mail] Phillip M. Aurentz Texas State Bar No. 24059404 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH, P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 214-978-4044 Sam F. Baxter Texas Bar No. 01938000 McKOOL SMITH, P.C. [e-mail] 104 E. Houston Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 0 Marshall, Texas 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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Robert M. Parker Texas Bar No. 15498000 Robert Christopher Bunt Texas Bar No. 00787165 PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 903-533-9687 E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF BEDROCK COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that, on March 16, 2010, the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a). As such, this notice was served on all counsel who have consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A).

/s/ Jason D. Cassady Jason D. Cassady

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