Synopsys, Inc. v. Library Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SYNOPSYS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-07014-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO
v.
AMEND
LIBRARY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendant.
In 2020, Plaintiff Synopsis, Inc. sued Defendant Library Technologies, Inc. (LTI) for, inter alia, violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Compl. (dkt. 1). In the two years since, LTI has requested and been granted repeated extensions of time as it has gone through multiple counsel (against whom its CEO has made extravagant accusations in multiple letters sent to the Court). After employing its current counsel, LTI filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, even though Synopsis pleaded a claim arising under federal law. See MTD (dkt. 105); Order Denying MTD (dkt. 124). LTI now moves for leave to amend its answer and add twelve counterclaims. See Mot. for Leave (dkt. 130); see generally Counterclaims (CC) (dkt. 130-3). Running the gamut from trespass to chattels to RICO…