SCO Grp v. Novell Inc

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Ex Parte (Not Sealed) MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages (Overlength Reply Memoranda) filed by Defendant Novell, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) Motions referred to Brooke C. Wells.(Sneddon, Heather)

SCO Grp v. Novell Inc

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Case 2:04-cv-00139-DAK-BCW

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Michael A. Jacobs (pro hac vice) Kenneth W. Brakebill (pro hac vice) Grant L. Kim (pro hac vice) 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] ANDERSON & KARRENBERG Thomas R. Karrenberg, #3726 John P. Mullen, #4097 Heather M. Sneddon, #9520 700 Chase Tower 50 West Broadway Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Novell, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION THE SCO GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff and CounterclaimDefendant, vs. NOVELL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant and CounterclaimPlaintiff.

NOVELL INC.'S EX PARTE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVERLENGTH REPLY MEMORANDA Case No. 2:04CV00139 Judge Dale A. Kimball

Defendant and Counterclaim-Plaintiff Novell, Inc., through its attorneys of record, and pursuant to DuCivR 7-1(e), hereby moves the Court for an order granting it leave to file four reply memoranda in support of its summary judgment motions filed on April 20, 2007, which

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exceed the page limitations of DuCivR 56-1(b). Novell requests that it be allowed to file the following overlength reply memoranda containing the specified number of pages: Reply in Support of Novell's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Copyright Ownership Portions of SCO's Second Claim for Breach of Contract and Fifth Claim for Unfair Competition, containing approximately 15 pages of argument; Reply in Support of Novell's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on SCO's NonCompete Claim in its Second Claim for Breach of Contract and Fifth Claim for Unfair Competition, containing approximately 20 pages of argument; Reply in Support of Novell's Motion for Summary Judgment on SCO's First Claim for Slander of Title and Third Claim for Specific Performance (Copyright Ownership), containing approximately 24 pages of argument; and Reply Memorandum in Support of Novell's Motion for Summary Judgment on SCO's First Claim for Slander of Title Based on Failure to Establish Special Damages, containing approximately 26 pages of argument.

Novell requires an extension of the page limitations specified in DuCivR 56-1(b) due to the length and breadth of the memoranda, declarations and exhibits filed by Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") in opposition to Novell's summary judgment motions. SCO's opposition memoranda are 21, 57, 92 and 62 pages long, respectively, with approximately 12, 31, 40, and 15 pages of argument. In addition, SCO filed the

Declarations of Mark F. James, and G. Gervaise Davis III, attaching a total of 122 exhibits numbering hundreds of pages. Novell has endeavored to be as concise as possible in drafting its arguments contained in its above-mentioned reply memoranda, but to adequately apprise the Court of the myriad of factual and legal issues raised in SCO's opposition papers, declarations and exhibits, overlength reply memoranda are necessary.

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For the foregoing reasons, Novell submits that good cause and exceptional circumstances exist for the filing of overlength reply memoranda, and respectfully requests that it be granted leave to file the requested reply memoranda in support of its pending summary judgment motions. DATED: May 25, 2007 ANDERSON & KARRENBERG /s/ Heather M. Sneddon Thomas R. Karrenberg John P. Mullen Heather M. Sneddon -andMORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Michael A. Jacobs (pro hac vice) Kenneth W. Brakebill (pro hac vice) Attorneys for Novell, Inc.

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