MICROSOFT CORPORATION v. ION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Full title: Microsoft Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Ion Technologies Corporation, The…

Court: United States District Court, D. Minnesota

Date published: Jul 25, 2006

Civ. No. 05-1935 (JNE/SRN) (D. Minn. Jul. 25, 2006)

Opinion

Civ. No. 05-1935 (JNE/SRN).

July 25, 2006

ORDER

JOAN ERICKSEN, District Judge

This case is before the Court on a Report and Recommendation issued by the Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States Magistrate Judge, on June 15, 2006. Ion Technologies Corporation, The World Online Communications Corporation, and Paul Martin objected to the Report and Recommendation, and Microsoft Corporation responded. The Court has conducted a de novo review of the record. Based on that review, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. Plaintiff's Motion to Strike the Jury Demand of Defendants [Docket No. 102] is DENIED.

2. Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss the Abuse of Process Counterclaim (Count I) of Defendants [Docket No. 107] is GRANTED.

3. Counter-Defendants Randy Bradley and Bradley, Andrew, Christopher Kaye's Motion to Dismiss the Conversion (Count II) and Civil Conspiracy (Count III) Counterclaims [Docket No. 111] is DENIED.

4. Count I of Defendants' Counterclaims [Docket No. 95] is DISMISSED.