A criminal case against some of the people implicated in <A HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133519-pg,1/article.html">the Hewlett-Packard pretexting scandal may wrap up Thursday</A> in a courtroom in San Jose, California.

A hearing is scheduled in Santa Clara County Superior Court in the cases against former HP legal counsel Kevin Hunsaker, private investigator Ronald DeLia and research consultant Matthew DePante.

At a hearing in March, a state judge said charges against the three defendants would be dismissed if they performed 96 hours of community service and paid restitution to the victims. At that same hearing, state charges against former HP chairman Patricia Dunn were dismissed altogether.