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Today's Bankruptcy Hearing Was Cancelled; Patent Sold, Order Signed - Updated

By Pamela Jones et al.

Bankruptcy court gets more and more weird. Today's scheduled hearing in SCO's bankruptcy was cancelled at the last minute. No one told the U.S. Trustee's Office, I gather, since our reporter showed up and so did that office's representative. Meanwhile, the order approving the sale of the patent was approved and signed by the judge.

They should just skip hearings. Why would the public need to know what is going on behind closed doors? Just sign SCO's proposed orders, and let's get this show on the road.

Yes. I'm kidding. There is a notice that a hearing was "cancelled/rescheduled." I have no clue. But if they mean there will be another hearing on this later, it makes no sense, because the order says that there was adequate notice of the motion, and everyone had ample opportunity to be heard, including the U.S. Trustee's Office, that the order is final and immediately effective and no one can argue against it now.

Full post as published by Groklaw on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).