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-<wrap lo>//See also: [[discovery|Discovery]] and [[protective_order|Protective Order]]//</wrap>+<wrap lo>//See also: [[discovery_order|Court Orders Studios to Turn Over Documents]] and [[protective_order|Protective Order]]//</wrap>
  
-Axanar's attorneys sparred with [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]' counsel over documents relating to Star Trek fan fiction, and 50 years of financial and copyright ownership records, asking federal magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick to force the studios to produce relevant witnesses and evidence.+Axanar's attorneys sparred with [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]' counsel over documents relating to Star Trek fan fiction, and 50 years of financial and copyright ownership records, asking federal magistrate [[federal_magistrate_judge_charles_f._eick|Judge Charles F. Eick]] to force the studios to produce relevant witnesses and evidence. 
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 +In a 62-page joint filing September 29, 2016,  the two sides asked for an [[discovery_order|October 21 hearing]] before Eick to make arguments.((Notice of Motion and Motion to Compel Discovery from Plaintiffs filed by Defendants Axanar Productions, Inc., Alec Peters. Motion set for hearing on 10/21/2016 at 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick.))  Though Klausner is overseeing the entire case, Eick is the magistrate who granted the order to protect confidential information gathered through [[discovery]].
  
-In a 62-page joint filing September 29, 2016,  the two sides asked for an October 21 hearing before Eick to make arguments.((Notice of Motion and Motion to Compel Discovery from Plaintiffs filed by Defendants Axanar Productions, Inc., Alec Peters. Motion set for hearing on 10/21/2016 at 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick.))  Though Klausner is overseeing the entire case, Eick is the magistrate who granted the order to protect confidential information gathered through discovery. 
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   * The 50-year chain of title for Star Trek's copyrights may have broken links imperiling the studios' standing to bring suit.   * The 50-year chain of title for Star Trek's copyrights may have broken links imperiling the studios' standing to bring suit.
  
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 +<wrap lo>**PAGE-BY-PAGE** Attorney Janet Gershen-Siegel of the G&T Show walks through the Motion to Compel Discovery, including the plaintiffs' response, in a comprehensive [[http://www.gandtshow.com/axanar-motion-compel-discovery/|post on the G&T website]].</wrap>
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-<wrap lo>**FULL DISCLOSURE** AxaMonitor editor [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]] was a writer-producer for //Hidden Frontier// and //New Voyages//, and script supervisor for //Of Gods and Men//.</wrap>+<wrap lo>**FULL DISCLOSURE** AxaMonitor editor [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]] was a writer-producer for //Star Trek: Hidden Frontier// (2003-2006) and //Star Trek: New Voyages// (2006-2009), and script supervisor for //StarTrek: Of Gods and Men// (2007).</wrap>
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 === Star Wars Fan Films === === Star Wars Fan Films ===
  
-Curiously, the motion includes a request related to Star Wars fan productions, fan film guidelines used by Lucasfilm, and any communications between studio personnel and Lucasfilm employees. The plaintiffs argued this request was overly broad and irrelevant, particularly since //Axanar// is not a fan film.(("Discovery Motion, Joint Stipulation Regarding Defendants' Motion to Compel Discovery from Plaintiffs," pp. 45-46, 9/29/16.))+Curiously, the motion includes a request related to Star Wars fan productions, fan film guidelines used by Lucasfilm, and any communications between CBS or Paramount personnel and Lucasfilm employees. The plaintiffs argued this request was overly broad and irrelevant, particularly since //Axanar// is not a fan film.(("Discovery Motion, Joint Stipulation Regarding Defendants' Motion to Compel Discovery from Plaintiffs," pp. 45-46, 9/29/16.))
  
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