Judge Campbell Rules: IBM Stays on Hold; SCO Loses Again

“Judge Tena Campbell has today ruled against SCO, who had asked
to go forward against IBM in SCO v. IBM, without letting IBM go
forward on its most significant claims. “The court declines,” her
order says, to reopen anything now, because too much depends on
what happens in SCO v. Novell, and it doesn’t make sense to divide
the two cases. Until the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
rules on SCO’s recently filed appeal of its loss in SCO v. Novell,
therefore, the SCO v. IBM case stays closed.

“Here is the order:

“09/10/2010 – 1093 – ORDER: court declines to re-open the case
and resolve any motions – when the 10CCA has issued its decision in
the Novell litigation (No. 10-4122), either party may move the
court to re-open the case. Signed by Judge Tena Campbell on 9/10/10
(alt) (Entered: 09/10/2010)

“Here’s Groklaw’s report on the status hearing where this matter
was argued.

“Here’s the order as text, the first from Judge Campbell since
she was assigned to this case:”

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