Southern District Judge Denise Cote (See Profile) on Thursday rejected arguments by Apple Inc. that an upcoming damages trial in the e-books price-fixing litigation shouldn’t be held in her courtroom.

“Apple’s motion is made for tactical purposes of delay,” Cote wrote in In re: Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, 11 MD 2293. “By its statements and conduct throughout this litigation, Apple has repeatedly manifested its consent to a single trial on damages and to that trial occurring in this venue.”

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