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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER R. HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

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SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS,

Defendant.

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No. C 04-05262 CRB

ORDER

Now pending before the Court are several motions arising from disputes surrounding

defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Court has considered the extensive briefing

and rules as follows:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to stay the motion for summary judgment as to claim two, the 

Digital Millennium Copyright Act claim, is GRANTED. On May 27, 2005, in open court,

the Court definitively directed the parties to narrow discovery and defendant’s summary

judgment motion to the four prongs of the fair use doctrine under 15 U.S.C. section 107. See

Tr. 31:24-25; See also July 11 Order (Docket #75); July 6 Letter from James Chadwick

(Docket #67). Thus, at this time the Court will consider defendant’s motion for summary

judgment as it pertains to that claim only. 

2. Plaintiff’s motion to strike defendant’s reply and defendant’s motion for

administrative relief are DENIED. To the extent that defendant improperly introduced new

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arguments or evidence in its reply brief, plaintiff may file a sur-reply brief addressing the

new arguments and evidence of no more than 10 pages on or before November 29, 2005. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 22, 2005

 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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