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The Pelican Case Inches Forward - Updated

By Pamela Jones et al.

The Pelican cases inches forward, with Robert V. Brazell, Stephen Norris, Talos Partners, and Rama Ramachandran filing their Answer with Counterclaim [PDF] to Pelican's First Amended Complaint. The counterclaim alleges fraud. Pelican has quickly filed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim [PDF]. And Darl McBride has filed a Reply Memorandum of Law [PDF] in support of his motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

I call it inching forward because it's still in the preliminary maneuvering stage, as the case gels, with the defendants having now separated themselves into three distinct groups, as I'll show you. It's about trying to narrow things down, figuring out what really needs to go forward, if anything, and what -- or who -- can be pared away from the case.

Thanks to Google Scholar, which now lets you search for judicial rulings, you can look for the rulings in the cases cited. I think you'll find it is a lot easier to find decisions than in plain search. For example, here's Lewis v. Rosenfeld. So have fun with that new research tool. Don't miss the advanced section. It's fun. They have only rulings, not complete dockets. Probably because rulings are free, I'm thinking, but whatever the reason, I'm really thrilled to see Google doing this.

Full post as published by Groklaw on November 21, 2009 (boomark / email).