Under the newly agreed proposal (not yet signed by the able judge), all discovery will be concluded by November 15, 2018 -- instead of mid-October 2018. [Earlier backgrounder on the agreed delays, here.]
As I've repeatedly said, I suspect that there are on and off discussions of a global settlement, and master cross license of some sort, underway. And having a stretched discovery schedule is nice cover for that -- while not letting go of the trial dates, should negotiations fail. Here's a bit, and the full two page PDF letter -- with a complete set of revised deadlines:
. . . .The parties submit this joint letter to request a one month extension of the current discovery schedule. The parties have been working diligently to narrow and resolve their discovery disputes and have made significant progress.
However, unresolved disputes remain and are the subject of ongoing meet-and-confer discussions. Postponing the current April 12 deadline for raising fact discovery disputes is likely to reduce the need for judicial resolution of those issues. The parties are also in the process of conducting depositions, but witness availability has pushed certain deposition dates into June. Extending the current discovery deadlines by a month should give the parties sufficient time to complete outstanding depositions. . . .
Now you know -- onward, on a cooler but hopeful Friday, assuming that Bobby Three Sticks got some audio tapes from Mr. Cohen. If so, game. . . essentially over, for 45's
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recordings...classic. Did no one learn from the Nixon years? Or, was Cohen so 'aware' that he was working with someone who would throw him under the bus as soon as it fit him to do so?
Get a six-pack. This avalanche is going to be something to watch.
Cohen seems like... a mob lawyer.
Now we wait for 45 to fire Rosenstein...
Pass the icy Coke — and hot fries!
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