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SCO Group, Inc. vs. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Case 2004-056587-CK, Michigan Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Oakland County, Judge Rae Lee Chabot

2005-02-03 Update: An overview of the last few events in the case.

Docket listing: the bits of text FORMATTED AS CODE are the abbreviated captions from the clerk's docket listing (here's a raw listing as of 2004-12-23).

• 2004-03-03 COMPLAINT FILED /JURY DEMAND
  pdf html "COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND"
  • A. pdf 1988-09-02 "AT&T INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. SOFTWARE AGREEMENT", Agreement Number SOFT-01341
    • (In this filing, SCO did not include the "Supplement 1" that had been attached to the original agreement, but did include the schedule that had been attached to the supplement. See attachment A of the 2004-06-17 Broderick affidavit for the missing Supplement 1.)
      • pdf 1987-05-22 "Schedule for UNIX System V, Release 3.0 and UNIX System V, Release 3.0 International Edition"
  • B. pdf 2003-12-18 Letter "Re: AT&T / SCO License No. Soft-01341" from Bill Broderick of "THE SCO GROUP, INC." to "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION"
• 2004-03-03 SUMMONS ISSUED
  pdf "SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT"
• 2004-03-04 P/S ON SUMMONS FILED
  pdf "PROOF OF SERVICE"
• 2004-03-15 MOTION FILED ADMISS PRO HAC VICE/PLF
  pdf "MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF ROBERT SILVER AND SCOTT E GANT"
  • A. pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT SILVER"
  • B. pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF SCOTT E. GANT"
  • C. pdf "ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF ROBERT SILVER AND SCOTT E GANT" (Proposed)
• 2004-03-26 APPEARANCE FILED DAIMLERCHRYSLER
  pdf "APPEARANCE" of Dykema Gossett PLLC, by James P. Feeney, Thomas S. Bishoff and Stephen L. Tupper, on behalf of DaimlerChrysler Corporation
• 2004-04-15 MOTION FILED SUM DISP/DAIMLERCHRYSLER
  pdf html "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION"
• 2004-04-15 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "NOTICE OF HEARING": for summary disposition motion, on a date to be determined
• 2004-04-15 ANSWER TO COMPLAINT FILED /AFM/DAIMLERCHYRSLER
  pdf "ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES OF DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION""
• 2004-04-15 MEMORANDUM FILED SUPPT MTN SUM DISP/DAIMLERCHRYSLER
  pdf "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION"
  • A. pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF PAUL R EICHBAUER"
    • 1. pdf 2004-04-06 Letter "RE: Your letter to 'Chrysler Motors Corporation' dated December 18, 2003 regarding 'AT&T/SCO License No. SOFT-01341'" from Susan Unger of DaimlerChrysler to Bill Broderick of SCO Group.
      • pdf 2004-04-06 Letter "Re: Software Agreement SOFT-01341 between DaimlerChrysler Corporation, formerly known as 'Chrysler Motors Corporation', and UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. ('USL'), successor to AT&T Information Systems Inc.('AT&T-IS')" from Norman Powell of DaimlerChrysler Corporation to Unix Systems Laboratories, Inc..
  • B. pdf Hesse v. Chippewa Valley Schools, No. 209080, 2001 WL 789540 (Mich App, Jan. 12, 2001)
  • C. pdf Podorsek v. Lawyers Title Ins. Co., No. 241450, 2003 WL 22928819 (Mich App, Dec. 11, 2003)
  • D. pdf LoPiccolo Homes, Inc. v. Grand/Sakwa of Brooklane, No. 241386, 244800, 2003 WL 23018549 (Mich App, Dec. 23, 2003)
• 2004-05-04 SCHEDULING ORDER FILED SUM DISP
  pdf "SUMMARY DISPOSITION SCHEDULING ORDER": answer brief due 2004-05-19, reply due 2004-05-26, to be heard 2004-06-09.
• 2004-05-22 SCHEDULING ORDER WRITTEN
  I've been told by people at the clerk's office and at Judge Chabot's chambers that there is no signed order corresponding to this item and the seven items that follow. It is an automatically-generated case schedule.
• 2004-05-22 08/27/2004 EXPERT DATE.
  
• 2004-05-22 10/27/2004 CASE EVALUATION DATE.
  
• 2004-05-22 08/27/2004 WITNESS DATE.
  
• 2004-05-22 11/26/2004 MOTION DATE.
  
• 2004-05-22 09/27/2004 DISCOVERY DATE.
  
• 2004-05-22 01/11/2005 TRIAL DATE.
  
• 2004-05-22 DATE ASSIGNED FOR APPEARANCE FOR 050111 T 08 30 AM
  
• 2004-05-28 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "RE-NOTICE OF HEARING": summary disposition motion to be heard 2004-07-21 08:30 -0400
• 2004-06-02 SCHEDULING ORDER FILED AMENDED SUM DISP
  pdf "AMENDED SUMMARY DISPOSITION SCHEDULING ORDER": answer brief due 2004-06-16, reply due 2004-06-30.
• 2004-06-17 AFFIDAVIT FILED OF WILLIAM BRODERICK
  pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM BRODERICK"
  • A. pdf 1988-09-02 "AT&T INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. SOFTWARE AGREEMENT", Agreement Number SOFT-01341
    • 1. pdf "AT&T INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. SOFTWARE AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT", Supplement Number 1
      • pdf 1987-05-22 "Schedule for UNIX System V, Release 3.0 and UNIX System V, Release 3.0 International Edition"
  • B. pdf 2003-12-18 Letter "Re: AT&T / SCO License No. Soft-01341" from Bill Broderick of "THE SCO GROUP, INC." to "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION"
  • C. pdf 2004-04-06 Letter "Re: Software Agreement SOFT-01341 between DaimlerChrysler Corporation, formerly known as 'Chrysler Motors Corporation', and UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. ('USL'), successor to AT&T Information Systems Inc.('AT&T-IS')" from Norman Powell of DaimlerChrysler Corporation to Unix Systems Laboratories, Inc..
  • D. pdf 1992-04-14 "UNIX SYSTEM LABORATORIES, INC. SOFTWARE AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT" Supplement 2 to Agreement SOFT-01341, designating the CPU in attachment A as a replacement to the CPU in attachment B
    • A. pdf Cray Y-MP2E/216 Serial 1604
    • B. pdf Cray XMP/14se Serial 511
  • E. pdf 1992-04-14 "UNIX SYSTEM LABORATORIES, INC. SOFTWARE AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT" Supplement 3 to Agreement SOFT-01341, designating the CPU in attachment A as a replacement to the CPU in attachment B
    • A. pdf Cray X-MP8i/464 Serial 1702
    • B. pdf Cray Y-MP2E/216 Serial 1604
• 2004-06-17 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE" (for the opposition memo and for the affidavit)
• 2004-06-17 MEMORANDUM FILED PLF/OF LAW IN OPP TO MTN FOR SUM DISP
  pdf "THE SCO GROUP, INC.'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION": This is just the table of contents and table of authorities for the following memorandum.
• 2004-06-18 MEMORANDUM FILED OF LAW/PLF
  pdf "THE SCO GROUP, INC.'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION"
  • A. pdf Vitale v. Buffalino, No. 230560, 2002 WL 1011761 (Mich. App. May 17,2002)
  • B. pdf Whitmer v. Johnston, No. 239953, 2003 WL 21958213 (Mich. App. Aug. 14, 2003)
  • C. pdf Spry v. The Grand Hotel, No. 181447, 1996 WL 33348731 (Mich. App. Oct. 25, 1996)
  • D. pdf Kammerer v. Meadowbrook, No. 193261, 1997 WL 33353302 (Mich. App. Mar. 11, 1997)
  • E. pdf Gaines v. Shell Oil Company, No. 218659, 2001 WL 689910 (Mich. App. Apr. 10, 2001)
  • F. pdf Saldana v. Smith, No. 214282, 2000 WL 33417387 (Mich. App. July 11, 2000)
  • G. pdf Stuttman v. Nedow, No. 204421, 1999 WL 33454999 (Mich. App. Feb. 2, 1999)
  • H. pdf Portable Spas Plus, Inc. v. Integrated Software Sys., Inc., No. 242300, 2003 WL 22976523 (Mich. App. Dec. 18, 2003)
• 2004-06-22 MOTION PRAECIPE FILED FOR 040721
  The clerk does not make copies of filed praecipes available. The blank form is here.
• 2004-06-30 MOTION FILED DFT/STRIKE CERTAIN PARAGRAPHS OF AFF
  pdf "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STRIKE CERTAIN PARAGRAPHS OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM BRODERICK"
• 2004-06-30 MEMORANDUM FILED DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SUPPT MTN TO STRIKE P
  pdf "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO STRIKE CERTAIN PARAGRAPHS OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM BRODERICK"
  • A. pdf Reinhold Group, Inc v Dep't of Treasury, No 248025, 2004 WL 790438 (Mich App, Apr 13, 2004)
  • B. pdf Tugender v Henry Ford Health Sys, Inc, No 225554, 2002 WL 433352 (Mich App Mar 19, 2002)
  • C. pdf McDonald v Vaughn, No 2444687, 2004 WL 1103926 (Mich App May 18, 2004)
  • D. pdf Faraj v Hadous, No 213144, 2000 WL 33418843 (Mich App June 13, 2000)
  • E. pdf Sanit AIt, Inc v Safety King, Inc, No 203852 1999 WL 33409645 (Mich App Nov 30, 1999)
• 2004-06-30 BRIEF FILED DAIMLERCHRYSLER/REPLY/SUPPT MTN FOR S/D
  pdf "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION"
  • A. pdf Pinnacle Express Inc v Trout, No 01-441 CZ, 2002 WL 1547540 (Mich Cir Ct Jun 16, 2002)
• 2004-06-30 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "NOTICE OF HEARING": Motion to strike parts of Broderick Affidavit to be heard 2004-07-21 08:30 -0400
• 2004-07-06 MOTION PRAECIPE FILED FOR 040721
  The clerk does not make copies of filed praecipes available. The blank form is here.
• 2004-07-13 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "NOTICE OF HEARING": Matuschak pro hac vice motion to be heard 2004-07-21 08:30 -0400
• 2004-07-13 BRIEF FILED SUPPT OF MTN TO ADM M G MATUSCHAK
  pdf "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO ADMIT MARK G. MATUSCHAK PRO HAC VICE"
• 2004-07-13 MOTION FILED DFT TO ADMIT M G MATUSCHAK PRO HAC VICE
  pdf "DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION TO ADMIT MARK G. MATUSCHAK PRO HAC VICE"
  • 1. pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF MARK G. MATUSCHAK"
  • 2. pdf "ORDER ADMITTING MARK G. MATUSCHAK PRO HAC VICE" (proposed)
• 2004-07-14 MOTION PRAECIPE FILED FOR 040721
  
• 2004-07-14 MOTION PRAECIPE FILED FOR 040721
  
• 2004-07-14 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "NOTICE OF HEARING": Silver & Gant and Froot & Heise pro hac vice motions to be heard 2004-07-21 08:30 -0400
• 2004-07-14 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE" for SCO's pro hac vice motions, notice of hearing, and praecipe.
• 2004-07-14 MOTION FILED PLF/FOR ADMSSN PRO HAC VICE
  pdf "MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF STEVEN I. FROOT AND MARK J. HEISE"
  • A. pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF STEVEN I. FROOT"
  • B. pdf "AFFIDAVIT OF MARK J. HEISE"
  • C. pdf "ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF STEVEN I. FROOT AND MARK J. HEISE" (proposed)
• 2004-07-16 AFFIDAVIT FILED WILLIAM BRODERICK
  pdf "SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM BRODERICK"
  • A. pdf 2002-10-21 Computerworld article "Chrysler adopts Linux for vehicle crash testing"
• 2004-07-16 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE" of opposition memo and supplemental Broderick affidavit
• 2004-07-16 MEMORANDUM FILED SCO/IN OPPOS TO DFT MTN TO STRIKE
  pdf "THE SCO GROUP, INC.'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STRIKE"
  • A. pdf Smith v. City of Detroit, No. 238927, 2003 WL 21995211 (Mich App Aug 21, 2003)
  • B. pdf Midland Mut. Life Ins. v. Robinson, No. 185868, 1997 WL 33353689 (Mich App Feb 21, 1997)
  • C. pdf J.L. Dumas & Co v Forty-Nine Highland Ltd. Dividend, No 186016, 1996 WL 33357155 (Mich App Sep 27, 1996)
  • D. pdf Lease Corp. v. Milazzo Enterprises, Inc., No. 214273, 2001 WL 733450 (Mich App Feb 20, 2001)
  • E. pdf Jones v. Keene, No. 229281, 2002 WL 14827 (Mich. Ct. App. Jul 9, 2002)
  • F. pdf Borum v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad, No. 204332, 1999 WL 33454907 (Mich App Feb 5, 1999)
• 2004-07-21 MOTION FOR SUM DISP-GRNTD
  It's not clear to me whether or not some more lucid official minutes or summary of the proceeding exist. In any case, this is all the clerk will give me.
  • [not on the official docket:]
    
    • pdf 2004-07-27 "REQUEST FOR TRANSCRIPT FROM VIDEO or COPY of VIDEOTAPE"
      • pdf txt 2004-07-27 Letter re: "Videotape of July 21, 2004 Motion hearing" from Alan P Petrofsky (scofacts) to Judge Chabot.
    • Recording (20 minutes): 110 MB mpeg1.
• 2004-08-03 TRANSCRIPT FILED MTN HEARING 07/21/04
  pdf html "MOTION HEARING BEFORE THE HONORABLE RAE LEE CHABOT, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE"
• 2004-08-06 MOTION PRAECIPE FILED FOR 040818
  The clerk does not make copies of filed praecipes available. The blank form is here.
  
• 2004-08-06 DATE ASSIGNED FOR APPEARANCE FOR 041027 E 9:20 AM
  I understand this to be an automatically generated time-of-day assignment for the Case Evaluation that was automatically scheduled on 2004-05-22.
• 2004-08-06 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "NOTICE OF HEARING" SCO's objections to Daimler's proposed summary disposition order to be heard 2004-08-18 08:30 -0400.
• 2004-08-06 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE" of objections to order, praecipe, and notice of hearing.
• 2004-08-06 OBJECTION FILED PLF/NTC OF SUBMIT ORD GRNT DFT MTN SD
  pdf "PLAINTIFF'S OBJECTIONS TO DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION"
  • pdf "ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION" (proposed).
• 2004-08-06 NOTICE FILED ENTRY ORD/7 DAY
  pdf "NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER" for the Froot and Heise pro hac vice motion.
• 2004-08-06 ORDER FILED ADMISSION PRO HACE VICE
  pdf "ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF STEVEN I. FROOT AND MARK. J. HEISE"
• 2004-08-06 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE" of notice of order entry.
• 2004-08-09 ORDER FILED GRANT/DENY RE MTN FOR SUM DISP
  pdf html "ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION".
• 2004-08-12 NOTICE FILED SUBMISSION OF ORD
  pdf "NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF ORDER FOR ENTRY PURSUANT TO MCR 2.602(B)(3)" for the following order. Notice is marked as received by the court on July 30.
• 2004-08-12 ORDER FILED GRNT MTN SUM DISP
  pdf "ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION".
  • A. pdf "MOTION HEARING" transcript of July 21 hearing.
• 2004-08-26 ADJOURNED PER CASE EVALUATION CLERK FROM 041027
• 2004-08-26 DATE ASSIGNED FOR APPEARANCE FOR 041130 E NO TIME SET
• 2004-08-30 SCHEDULING ORDER FILED AMD
  pdf "AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER"
• 2004-09-03 DATE ASSIGNED FOR APPEARANCE FOR 041130 E 1:20 PM
• 2004-10-04 ORDER FILED ADMIT MARK MATUSCHAK PRO HAC VICE
  pdf "ORDER ADMITTING MARK G. MATUSCHAK PRO HAC VICE"
• 2004-10-04 ORDER FILED DNY DFT MTN TO STRIKE PARAGRAPHS OF AFF
  pdf "ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STRIKE CERTAIN PARAGRAPHS OF THE AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM BRODERICK"
• 2004-10-27 WITNESS LIST FILED DFTS
  pdf "DEFENDANT'S WITNESS LIST"
• 2004-10-27 EXHIBIT LIST FILED DFTS
  pdf "DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT LIST"
• 2004-11-17 MOTION PRAECIPE FILED FOR 041124
• 2004-11-17 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE" of SCO's motion to stay, notice, and praecipe.
• 2004-11-17 NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  pdf "NOTICE OF HEARING": Motion to stay to be heard 2004-11-24 08:30 -0500.
• 2004-11-17 MOTION FILED PLF/STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
  pdf html "MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS"
  • pdf 2004-04-06 "MEMORANDUM ORDER" staying Red Hat v. SCO
  • pdf 2004-08-06 "ORDER" staying SCO v. AutoZone
• 2004-11-18 DATE ASSIGNED FOR APPEARANCE FOR 050107 T 08 30 AM
• 2004-11-18 ADJ-JUDGE 01112005 TO 01072005 TRL BY NTC
• 2004-11-19 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/OPPOSITION TO MTN FOR STAY FILED/POS
  pdf html "DEFENDANT DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION'S OPPOSITION TO SCO'S MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS"
• 2004-11-22 MEMORANDUM FILED PLF/REPLY/SUPPT MTN FOR STAY OF PROCE
  pdf html "REPLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS"
• 2004-11-22 AFFIDAVIT/PROOF OF SERVICE FILED
  pdf "CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE" of SCO's reply memorandum.
• 2004-11-24 MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS DENIED
  • [not on the official docket:]
    
    • pdf 2004-12-07 "REQUEST FOR TRANSCRIPT FROM VIDEO or COPY of VIDEOTAPE"
      • pdf txt 2004-07-27 Letter re: "Videotape of July 21, 2004 Motion hearing" from Alan P Petrofsky (scofacts) to Judge Chabot.
    • Recording (10 minutes): 2MB mp3 audio, 4MB ogg audio, 56MB mpeg1 video.
      • html An unofficial transcript.
• 2004-12-06 ORDER FILED DENY PLTFS MOTION
  pdf html "ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF THE SCO GROUP, INC.'S MOTION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS"
• 2004-12-21 FINAL DISP-DIMISS-BY PARTIES
• 2004-12-21 STIP/ORD FILED DISMISSAL
  pdf html "STIPULATED ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE"
• 2004-12-29 CLAIM OF APPEAL FILED
  pdf html "CLAIM OF APPEAL"
  • pdf 2004-12-21 "STIPULATED ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE"
• 2004-12-29 STATEMENT OF ORDERING TRANS FILED
  pdf html "STATEMENT OF ORDERING OF TRANSCRIPT" of the 2004-07-21 hearing
  • pdf Docket listing of the case as of 2004-12-28
• 2004-12-30 CERTIF CT REPORTER FILED
  pdf "REPORTER/RECORDER CERTIFICATE OF ORDERING OF TRANSCRIPT ON APPEAL"

SCO Group, Inc., Appellant vs. DaimlerChrysler Corp., Appellee

Case 260036-C, Michigan Court of Appeals.

Docket listing directly from the court's website. Local copy as of 2005-02-03.

• 2004-12-29 1. Claim of Appeal - Civil
• 2004-12-21 2. Order Appealed From
• 2005-01-10 4. Appearance - Appellee
• 2005-01-18 5. Submitted On Special Motion Docket
• 2005-01-21 6. Order: Dismissal - Administrative - Jurisdiction
  pdf html "ORDER"
• 2005-01-28 7. Miscellaneous Receipt
• 2005-02-01 8. Order: Amend Prior Order
  pdf html "ORDER" (dated 2005-01-31)

2005-02-03 Update: An overview of the last few events in the case.

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