Remember the Judicial Panel on MDL?

JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

This from second half of a May 10th Blog

The next meeting will be July 29, 2010 - in Boise, Idaho. (click on Hearing Information tab).  I expect to read the GreenShift case in the published schedule by the end of June.

Two weeks or so after that we know whats up and where the cases are headed for pretrial. Under current case law, centralization is available for pretrial purposes only. So if approved - the pretrial portion likely gets sent to a single location and all the motions are made and witnesses statements are taken. It then would be sent back to the original court for trial. I figure that by now in the scenario one might see where one is headed and that's why most of these patent cases are settled before it goes to a jury.

Well its tough sledding but I think this link shows the GreenShift case now ready to be assinged a judge and a location on the 29th of July. (Click on Docket Information and then  Intellectual Property)  We will find out within two weeks or so after that who and where.  The information  may very well be released in the 2Q - but I will try to get it first.

This is the best link - Here is schedule we are #2181 on page 9.  We are designated for oral arguments.

Got Press credentials?  Apply here to attend. 

SkunK

If you got the patience to message a sloooow server you can eventually find this on the MDL site.  ("Case management" - then "Query")You can see the unnannounced Adkins Energy case has been added on.