General Docket
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals Docket #: 18-15189 Docketed: 02/06/2018
Nature of Suit: 4320 Assault, Libel, and Slander
Open Source Security, Inc., et al v. Bruce Perens
Appeal From: U.S. District Court for Northern California, San Francisco
Fee Status: Paid
Case Type Information:
     1) civil
     2) private
     3) null
Originating Court Information:
     District: 0971-3 : 3:17-cv-04002-LB
     Court Reporter: Lydia Radovich Zinn, Official Court Reporter
     Trial Judge: Laurel D. Beeler, Magistrate Judge
     Date Filed: 07/17/2017
     Date Order/Judgment:      Date Order/Judgment EOD:      Date NOA Filed:      Date Rec'd COA:
     01/24/2018      01/24/2018      02/05/2018      02/05/2018
Prior Cases:
     None

Current Cases:
  Lead Member Start End  
     Companion
  18-15189  18-16082  06/12/2018   

OPEN SOURCE SECURITY, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation
                     Plaintiff - Appellant,
Rohit Chhabra
Direct: 650-564-7929
[COR LD NTC Retained]
Chhabra Law Firm
257 Castro Street
Suite 104
Mountain View, CA 94041
BRADLEY SPENGLER
                     Plaintiff - Appellant,
Rohit Chhabra
Direct: 650-564-7929
[COR LD NTC Retained]
(see above)
   v.

BRUCE PERENS
                     Defendant - Appellee,
Melody Drummond-Hansen, Esquire, Attorney
Direct: 650-473-2636
[COR LD NTC Retained]
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2765 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-7019

Aaron David Mackey
Direct: 415-436-9333
[COR NTC Retained]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

Jamie Lee Williams, Esquire, Attorney
[COR NTC Retained]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

OPEN SOURCE SECURITY, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation; BRADLEY SPENGLER,

                     Plaintiffs - Appellants,

   v.

BRUCE PERENS,

                     Defendant - Appellee.

02/06/2018 1
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DOCKETED CAUSE AND ENTERED APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL. SEND MQ: Yes. The schedule is set as follows: Mediation Questionnaire due on 02/13/2018. Transcript ordered by 03/07/2018. Transcript due 04/06/2018. Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler opening brief due 05/16/2018. Appellee Bruce Perens answering brief due 06/18/2018. Appellant's optional reply brief is due 21 days after service of the answering brief. [10753369] (RT) [Entered: 02/06/2018 11:37 AM]
02/09/2018  2 
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Filed (ECF) Appellants Bradley Spengler and Open Source Security, Inc. Mediation Questionnaire. Date of service: 02/09/2018. [10757646] [18-15189] (Chhabra, Rohit) [Entered: 02/09/2018 10:21 AM]
02/22/2018  3 
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MEDIATION ORDER FILED: This case is NOT SELECTED for inclusion in the Mediation Program. Counsel may contact circuit mediator to discuss services available through the court's mediation program, to request a settlement assessment conf, or to request a stay of the appeal for settlement purposes. Also, upon agreement of the parties, the brfing sch can be modified or vacated to facilitate settlement discussions. Csl are requested to send copies of this order to their clients. Info regarding the mediation program may be found at www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation. [10773074] (CL) [Entered: 02/22/2018 10:49 AM]
05/14/2018  4  Filed (ECF) Streamlined request for extension of time to file Opening Brief by Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler. New requested due date is 06/18/2018. [10871067] [18-15189] (Chhabra, Rohit) [Entered: 05/14/2018 10:54 AM]
05/14/2018  5  Streamlined request [4] by Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler to extend time to file the brief is approved in part. Streamlined requests only allow for a 30 day extension of time to file the brief. Amended briefing schedule: Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler opening brief due 06/15/2018. Appellee Bruce Perens answering brief due 07/16/2018. The optional reply brief is due 21 days from the date of service of the answering brief. [10871123] (JN) [Entered: 05/14/2018 11:07 AM]
05/24/2018  6 
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Filed (ECF) notice of appearance of Jamie Lee Williams for Appellee Bruce Perens. Date of service: 05/24/2018. [10885242] [18-15189] (Williams, Jamie) [Entered: 05/24/2018 03:44 PM]
05/24/2018  7  Added attorney Jamie Lee Williams for Bruce Perens. [10885265] (RL) [Entered: 05/24/2018 03:47 PM]
05/24/2018  8 
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Filed (ECF) notice of appearance of Aaron David Mackey for Appellee Bruce Perens. Date of service: 05/24/2018. [10885266] [18-15189] (Mackey, Aaron) [Entered: 05/24/2018 03:47 PM]
05/24/2018  9  Added attorney Aaron David Mackey for Bruce Perens. [10885276] (RL) [Entered: 05/24/2018 03:48 PM]
06/14/2018  10 
62 pg, 238.43 KB
Submitted (ECF) Opening Brief for review. Submitted by Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler. Date of service: 06/14/2018. [10909116] [18-15189] (Chhabra, Rohit) [Entered: 06/14/2018 01:09 PM]
06/14/2018  11 
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Submitted (ECF) excerpts of record. Submitted by Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler. Date of service: 06/14/2018. [10909134] [18-15189] (Chhabra, Rohit) [Entered: 06/14/2018 01:20 PM]
06/14/2018  12 
2 pg, 187.46 KB
Filed clerk order: The opening brief [10] submitted by Appellants is filed. Within 7 days of the filing of this order, filer is ordered to file 7 copies of the brief in paper format, accompanied by certification, attached to the end of each copy of the brief, that the brief is identical to the version submitted electronically. Cover color: blue. The paper copies shall be printed from the PDF version of the brief created from the word processing application, not from PACER or Appellate CM/ECF. The Court has reviewed the excerpts of record [11] submitted by Appellants. Within 7 days of this order, filer is ordered to file 4 copies of the excerpts in paper format, with a white cover. The paper copies must be in the format described in 9th Circuit Rule 30-1.6. [10909424] (GV) [Entered: 06/14/2018 02:31 PM]
06/18/2018  13 
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Filed (ECF) Errata to Opening Brief ([10] Brief Submitted for Review (ECF Filing)). Filed by Appellants Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler. Date of service: 06/18/2018. [10912852] [18-15189] (Chhabra, Rohit) [Entered: 06/18/2018 03:27 PM]
06/19/2018  14  Filed four paper copies of excerpts of record [11] in 3 volume(s) filed by Appellants. [10914025] (GV) [Entered: 06/19/2018 12:25 PM]
06/19/2018  15  Received 7 paper copies of Opening Brief [10] filed by Open Source Security, Inc. and Bradley Spengler. [10914056] (RG) [Entered: 06/19/2018 12:43 PM]
07/06/2018  16  Filed (ECF) Streamlined request for extension of time to file Answering Brief by Appellee Bruce Perens. New requested due date is 08/15/2018. [10933739] [18-15189] (Williams, Jamie) [Entered: 07/06/2018 02:24 PM]
07/09/2018  17  Streamlined request [16] by Appellee Bruce Perens to extend time to file the brief is approved. Amended briefing schedule: Appellee Bruce Perens answering brief due 08/15/2018. The optional reply brief is due 21 days from the date of service of the answering brief. [10934412] (JN) [Entered: 07/09/2018 07:48 AM]
08/15/2018  18 
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Submitted (ECF) Answering Brief for review. Submitted by Appellee Bruce Perens. Date of service: 08/15/2018. [10978547] [18-15189] (Williams, Jamie) [Entered: 08/15/2018 06:44 PM]
08/15/2018  19 
86 pg, 1.97 MB
Submitted (ECF) supplemental excerpts of record. Submitted by Appellee Bruce Perens. Date of service: 08/15/2018. [10978548] [18-15189] (Williams, Jamie) [Entered: 08/15/2018 06:47 PM]
08/16/2018  20 
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Filed clerk order: The answering brief [18] submitted by Bruce Perens is filed. Within 7 days of the filing of this order, filer is ordered to file 7 copies of the brief in paper format, accompanied by certification, attached to the end of each copy of the brief, that the brief is identical to the version submitted electronically. Cover color: red. The paper copies shall be printed from the PDF version of the brief created from the word processing application, not from PACER or Appellate CM/ECF. The Court has reviewed the supplemental excerpts of record [19] submitted by Bruce Perens. Within 7 days of this order, filer is ordered to file 4 copies of the excerpts in paper format, with a white cover. The paper copies must be in the format described in 9th Circuit Rule 30-1.6. [10979111] (SML) [Entered: 08/16/2018 11:33 AM]