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SCO Ordered to File Objections to Novell's Bill of Costs. Novell Files Motion to Dismiss with SCOTUS

By Pamela Jones et al.

The chickens have flown home and are circling SCO, looking for a place to roost, with SCO doing its dance to postpone the inevitable. Judge Ted Stewart, who presided over the SCO v. Novell second trial has denied SCO's motion to stay taxation of costs, a motion which Novell opposed.

"Motion to stay taxation of costs" is legalese for "SCO doesn't want to have to pay what they owe Novell for dragging them through another pointless trial that found exactly what the first trial found, so it would like to figure out what the costs are later, much, much later." SCO asked for a postponement until all their appeals were decided. But the judge wasn't buying it.

Note they don't have to pay within ten days. They have to tell the court within ten days if there are any items on Novell's bill it thinks it should not have to pay at all.

Full post as published by Groklaw on August 17, 2010 (boomark / email).