USA Video Technology Corporation v. Time Warner, Inc., et al, No. 2:06-cv-00239 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 29, 2006)

From the Opinion

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In an effort to prevent undue delays in this complicated case, the undersigned hereby enters the following Referral Order. It is ORDERED that discovery disputes and discovery motions, as well as certain other motions filed in this case, shall be REFERRED, at the discretion of, or in the absence of, the undersigned, to United States Magistrate Judge Earl S. Hines. The United States Magistrate Judge shall hear and determine such matters as are within the magistrate judge’s dispositive jurisdiction and proceed in accordance with 28 U.S.C.