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Google Antitrust Case Schedule to Come by Year-End, Says Judge

The judge in DOJ and states’ antitrust case against Google wants to plot an initial schedule before the December holidays, said U.S. District Court in Washington Judge Amit Mehta on a telephonic status conference Wednesday. Mehta asked parties to file…

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Dec. 11 their proposed case management order and outstanding issues for the judge to resolve. It mightn’t include a concrete trial date if parties are planning to seek summary judgment, he said. The judge scheduled an 11 a.m. Dec. 18 telephonic hearing on the proposed scheduling order. Before committing to a schedule, Google wants more information about the third-party investigation done by the government, including a list of the third parties that provided information, said Google attorney John Schmidtlein. DOJ attorney Kenneth Dintzer said that kind of information isn’t usually given until discovery starts but noted the government plans to provide information including 100 potential witnesses in its initial disclosure due Friday. Mehta agreed that disclosure should provide Google sufficient information about the extent of the investigation. Wednesday's conference followed an Oct. 30 meeting (see 2010300027).