Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et al

Filing 169

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: setting case specific deadlines, including docket call and final pretrial on 2/2/09 at 9:00 am and jury selection and trial on 2/9/09 at 9:00 am. Signed by Judge Ron Clark on 12/17/07. (djh, )

Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et al

Doc. 169

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION § § § § § Hon. Ron Clark § § Civil Action No.: 9:06-CV-00158-RC § § § § §

ANASCAPE, LTD., Plaintiff, v. MICROSOFT CORP. and NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. Defendants.

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER (Patent Case) DEADLINES February 11, 2008 Parties with burden of proof to designate Expert Witnesses other than claims construction experts, and provide their expert witness reports, to include for ALL experts all information set out in Rule 26(2)(B). Fact Discovery Deadline. All discovery must be served in time to be completed by this date. Parties to designate Expert Witnesses on issues for which the parties do not bear the burden of proof, and provide their expert witness reports, to include for ALL experts all information set out in Rule 26(2)(B). File Dispositive Motions and any other motions that may require a hearing. Regardless of how many dispositive motions a party files, each party is limited to a total of sixty pages for such motions. Each individual motion shall comply with Local Rule CV-7. Responses to motions shall be due in accordance with Local Rule CV-7(e). Note: Objections to any expert, including Daubert motions, shall be filed within 3 weeks after the expert's Report has been disclosed. Such objections and motions are limited to ten pages each.

February 22, 2008 March 3, 2008

March 17, 2008

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March 20, 2008

All expert discovery regarding reports must be completed by this date.

Deadlines for May 12, 2008 Trial ('525 and '700 Patents) March 28, 2008 March 28, 2008 Notice of intent to offer certified records. Counsel and unrepresented parties are each responsible for contacting opposing counsel and unrepresented parties to determine how they will prepare the Joint Final Pretrial Order (See Local Rule CV-16(b)) and Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form (or Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in nonjury cases). Video Deposition Designation due. Each party who proposes to offer a deposition by video shall serve on all other parties a disclosure identifying the line and page numbers to be offered. All other parties will have seven calendar days to serve a response with any objections and requesting cross examination line and page numbers to be included. Counsel must consult on any objections and only those which can not be resolved shall be presented to the court. The party who filed the initial Video Deposition Designation is responsible for preparation of the final edited video in accordance with all parties designations and the court's ruling on objections. Motions in limine due. File Joint Final Pretrial Order. See Local Rules Appendix D (Obtain form for Exhibit List from District Clerk's Office, or create an Exhibit List form that mirrors the District Clerk's form). Exchange Exhibits and deliver copies to the court. At this date, all that is required to be submitted to the court is a hyperlinked exhibit list on disk (2 copies) and no hard copies. Response to motions in limine due. File objections to witnesses, deposition extracts, and exhibits, listed in pre-trial order. (This does not extend the deadline to object to expert witnesses). If numerous objections are filed the court may set a hearing prior to docket call. File Proposed Jury Instructions/Form of Verdict (or Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law). 2
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April 4, 2008

April 11, 2008

April 18, 2008

May 1, 2008

Docket call and Final Pretrial at 9:00 a.m. Date parties should be prepared to try case. Provide court with two copies of most updated Exhibit list. Absent agreement of the parties, this should not have exhibits which were not listed in the Final Pre-Trial Order, but may have some deletions depending on rulings on objections. At this date, the parties should be prepared to give the Deputy Clerk one hard copy of the exhibits. 9:00 a.m. Jury Selection and Trial Deadlines for February 9, 2009 Trial ('084, '802, '886, '991)

May 5, 2008

January 5, 2009 January 5, 2009

Notice of intent to offer certified records. Counsel and unrepresented parties are each responsible for contacting opposing counsel and unrepresented parties to determine how they will prepare the Joint Final Pretrial Order (See Local Rule CV-16(b)) and Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form (or Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in nonjury cases). Video Deposition Designation due. Each party who proposes to offer a deposition by video shall serve on all other parties a disclosure identifying the line and page numbers to be offered. All other parties will have seven calendar days to serve a response with any objections and requesting cross examination line and page numbers to be included. Counsel must consult on any objections and only those which can not be resolved shall be presented to the court. The party who filed the initial Video Deposition Designation is responsible for preparation of the final edited video in accordance with all parties designations and the court's ruling on objections. Motions in limine due. File Joint Final Pretrial Order. See Local Rules Appendix D (Obtain form for Exhibit List from District Clerk's Office, or create an Exhibit List form that mirrors the District Clerk's form). Exchange Exhibits and deliver copies to the court. At this date, all that is required to be submitted to the court is a hyperlinked exhibit list on disk (2 copies) and no hard copies. Response to motions in limine due. 3

January 9, 2009

January 16, 2009

January 26, 2009
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File objections to witnesses, deposition extracts, and exhibits, listed in pre-trial order. (this does not extend the deadline to object to expert witnesses). If numerous objections are filed the court may set a hearing prior to docket call. File Proposed Jury Instructions/Form of Verdict (or Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law). February 2, 2009 Docket call and Final Pretrial at 9:00 a.m. Date parties should be prepared to try case. Provide court with two copies of most updated Exhibit list. Absent agreement of the parties, this should not have exhibits which were not listed in the Final Pre-Trial Order, but may have some deletions depending on rulings on objections. At this date, the parties should be prepared to give the Deputy Clerk one hard copy of the exhibits.

February 9, 2009

9:00 a.m. Jury Selection and Trial

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 17 day of December, 2007.

___________________________________ Ron Clark, United States District Judge

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