The court dealing with the May 3 Apple and Epic trial over App Store rules has used a motion denial to remind the two sides that the trial is meant for measured consideration of evidence, not "surprises." In the filing published on Monday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denies a motion by Apple to prevent Epic from allowing certain third-party witnesses from taking part in the Apple-Epic trial. Apple motioned to the court to exclude three third-party witnesses for Epic, namely Vivek Sharma of Facebook, Microsoft's Lori Wright, and Benjamin Simon of Yoga Buddhi. Apple reckoned that Epic violated rules for failing to disclose the witnesses as individuals, as it had instead listed their employers.