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Netsphere, Inc, et al v. Baron and Ondova Limited Company

Netsphere, Inc, et al v. Baron and Ondova Limited Company
(lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas)

Order Clarifying and Revising 10 January 2012 Order [PDF, 17 KB] 18 January 2012
ICANN's Motion for Clarification [PDF, 79 KB] 17 January 2012
Second Order Granting Receiver's Second Motion to Enforce Stay [PDF, 52 KB] 10 January 2012
Order Granting Receiver's Second Motion to Enforce Stay [PDF, 52 KB] 10 January 2012
Receiver's Reply in Support of Second Motion to Enforce Stay [PDF, 276 KB] 5 January 2012
ICANN's Response to Receiver's Second Motion To Enforce Stay [PDF, 2.1 MB] 3 January 2012
ICANN's Supplemental Response to Order Denying Motion to Vacate and Notice of WIPO's Termination of Proceeding [PDF, 75 KB] 22 December 2011
Receiver's Response to ICANN's Notice and Request for Finding of Contempt [PDF, 13 KB] 19 December 2011
ICANN's Response to Order Denying Motion to Vacate and Certifying Notification [PDF, 1.4 MB] 16 December 2011
Receiver's Second Motion to Enforce Stay [PDF, 17.15 MB] 13 December 2011
Order Denying ICANN's Motion to Vacate [PDF, 387 KB] 13 December 2011
ICANN's Reply to Receiver's Response [PDF, 841 KB] 12 December 2011
Court's Advisory on Order to Show Cause [PDF, 21 KB] 9 December 2011
Receiver's Response to Order to Show Cause [PDF, 4.3 MB] 8 December 2011
Non-Party ICANN's Response to Order to Show Cause [PDF, 170 KB] 5 December 2011
Order to Show Cause [PDF, 17 KB]

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2 December 2011
Order Granting Receiver's Emergency Motion to Enforce Stay [PDF, 22 KB]

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28 November 2011
Emergency Motion by Receiver to Enforce Stay [PDF, 2.64 MB]

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21 November 2011
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