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 <fs smaller>Star Trek: Discovery//'s lead character, Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin Green), on trial.//</fs> <wrap indent><fs x-small>Image/CBS</fs></wrap> <fs smaller>Star Trek: Discovery//'s lead character, Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin Green), on trial.//</fs> <wrap indent><fs x-small>Image/CBS</fs></wrap>
  
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 ====== CBS Asks Judge to Dismiss Copyright Case Against Discovery ====== ====== CBS Asks Judge to Dismiss Copyright Case Against Discovery ======
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 Lawyers for CBS and Netflix have asked the judge in the case filed by game developer Anas Abdin for a meeting before their planned filing of a motion to dismiss in Abdin's [[tardigrade_october#second_amended_complaint|lawsuit]] alleging copyright infringement in the development of //Star Trek: Discovery//. Lawyers for CBS and Netflix have asked the judge in the case filed by game developer Anas Abdin for a meeting before their planned filing of a motion to dismiss in Abdin's [[tardigrade_october#second_amended_complaint|lawsuit]] alleging copyright infringement in the development of //Star Trek: Discovery//.
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-<fs smaller><wrap em>READ</wrap> the January 2, 2019, status letter that signaled a third amended legal complaint was expected to be filed by Anas Abdin. The 11-page letter also provides a brief recap of arguments in the case so far. Download the [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/nllmhj4lau60kmx/Status%20Letter%20010219.pdf?dl=0|status letter here]] (PDF).</fs> 
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 ===== Third Complaint Expected ===== ===== Third Complaint Expected =====
  
 <wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> On January 2, 2019, a status letter from both plaintiff and defendants to the new judge in the case revealed that a third [[tardigrade_october#second_amended_complaint|amended complaint]] was expected to be filed in the case; CBS' motion to dismiss won't be filed until after that amended complaint is filed, the letter stated. <wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> On January 2, 2019, a status letter from both plaintiff and defendants to the new judge in the case revealed that a third [[tardigrade_october#second_amended_complaint|amended complaint]] was expected to be filed in the case; CBS' motion to dismiss won't be filed until after that amended complaint is filed, the letter stated.
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 See also: [[tardigrade_october|Tardigrades Developer Raises Stakes in 'Discovery' Lawsuit]] and [[tardigrade_lawsuit_trouble|Tardigrades Copyright Lawsuit Gets off to Rocky Start]]//**</fs> See also: [[tardigrade_october|Tardigrades Developer Raises Stakes in 'Discovery' Lawsuit]] and [[tardigrade_lawsuit_trouble|Tardigrades Copyright Lawsuit Gets off to Rocky Start]]//**</fs>
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 +===== Conference Scheduled =====
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 +U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield scheduled a pre-motion conference regarding the defense's planned motion to dismiss the case. That conference will be January 8, 2019, in New York. Ahead of that meeting, each side must filed a status letter and case management plan by January 2.
  
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 <fs smaller>Schofield, a former federal prosecutor, was appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2012. Like Judge Buchwald, Schofield also requires a pre-motion conference, where "motions will be resolved … to the extent possible. If briefing is found to be necessary, the issues to be considered will be defined and a briefing schedule and return date set."(([[http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/cases/show.php?db=judge_info&id=1584|"Individual Rules and Procedures for Civil Cases,"]] Lorna G. Schofield United States District Judge, p. 7, retrieved 12/11/18.))</fs> <fs smaller>Schofield, a former federal prosecutor, was appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2012. Like Judge Buchwald, Schofield also requires a pre-motion conference, where "motions will be resolved … to the extent possible. If briefing is found to be necessary, the issues to be considered will be defined and a briefing schedule and return date set."(([[http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/cases/show.php?db=judge_info&id=1584|"Individual Rules and Procedures for Civil Cases,"]] Lorna G. Schofield United States District Judge, p. 7, retrieved 12/11/18.))</fs>
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-===== Conference Scheduled ===== 
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-U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield scheduled a pre-motion conference regarding the defense's planned motion to dismiss the case. That conference will be January 8, 2019, in New York. Ahead of that meeting, each side must filed a status letter and case management plan by January 2. 
  
 ===== Lawsuit Fails to State a Claim ===== ===== Lawsuit Fails to State a Claim =====