Due to the time limitations between the procedural steps of the precontroversy discovery schedule, we are requiring that all discovery requests and responses to such requests be served by hand o r fax on the party to whom such response or request is directed. Filing of requests and responses with the Copyright Office is not required. Filing and service of all precontroversy motions, petitions, objections, oppositions and replies shall be as follows. The form and content of all motions, petitions, objections, oppositions and replies filed with the Office must be in compliance with Sec. As provided in Sec.
Replies are due five business days from the date of filing of such oppositions.
Service of all motions, petitions, objections, oppositions and replies must be made on counsel or the parties by means no slower than overnight express mail on the same day the pleading is filed. The regulations do not provide how much time must separate precontroversy discovery from initiation of arbitration. In order to give the parties as much of the month of December as possible for proceedings before the CARP, the Library will initiate arbitration on December 2, 1996. The schedule of the arbitration proceeding will be established by the CARP after the three arbitrators have been selected. Marilyn J. Kretsinger, Acting General Counsel.