Here's SCO's response [PDF] to IBM and Novell's Objections to SCO's proposed sale to unXis and Novell's opposition to SCO's Notice of Cure, as text. The most interesting detail is that Darl McBride admits, or should I say claims, that he paid Stephen Norris $100,000 out of Darl's personal funds for Mr. Norris' efforts to "put together a group of investors".

Novell has responded [PDF] to SCO's Objections to Novell's Bill of Costs, submitted as the prevailing party in SCO v. Novell.

Novell has responded to SCO's Objections to Novell's Bill of Costs for the two trials. Novell did not fail to notice and point out to the court SCO's cheeky move, asking that the court deny the entire bill, when some of it was costs the first Utah trial that had already been authorized by the court

"SCO has filed a Memorandum in Opposition to Novell's Evidentiary Objections with exhibits. It's all under seal, but it will help us understand a couple of things."

Novell anticipates certain questions SCO is likely to ask two of its experts, and rather than having long sidebars, which the judge has already said he doesn't like, they have filed objections they figure they'll be raising, along with a new case that supports their position, TK-7 Corp. v. Estate of Barbouti. This way things can be hashed out in advance.

The chickens have flown home and are circling SCO, looking for a place to roost, with SCO doing its dance to postpone the inevitable. Judge Ted Stewart, who presided over the SCO v. Novell second trial has denied SCO's motion to stay taxation of costs, a motion which Novell opposed.

Novell's trial brief and proposed jury instructions have been filed in SCO v. Novell. Of course, the parties were asked to try to file the latter jointly, and they have done so a little bit on two instructions, but on others, they couldn't agree so they tell the court they will file separately the rest of the proposed jury instructions. Novell has done so.

Well, here we go again. Novell now accuses SCO of trying to smuggle in some evidence and expert reports after the deadline in the Novell case too. That gives you the tone in this extraordinary filing, Novell's Evidentiary Objections to SCO's Exhibits Submitted in Support of its Summary Judgment Oppositions Filed May 18, 2007 [PDF].

Well, well...IBM and Novell have each filed motions in the SCO bankruptcy to convert the SCO Chapter 11 cases to Chapter 7. That makes three such motions. Here's the US Trustee's motion, if you are new. We're working on text versions.