On Tuesday, without fanfare, Judge Chin entered a new scheduling order in the Authors Guild case. The new deadlines are:
- The authors file their response to Google’s motion to dismiss by February 6; Google replies by February 17. [Previously, these dates were January 23 and February 3, respectively.]
- Google responds to the authors’ motion for class certification by February 8; the authors reply by April 3. [Previously, these dates were January 26 and March 12, respectively.]
- Discovery closes on April 13. [Previously, this date was March 30.]
Thus, this new order slows down the current round of dueling motions by two weeks.