Free Motion for Protective Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONFOILS, INC. Defendant. : : : : : : : : : Civil Action No. 07-226-JJF

ASTENJOHNSON, INC.'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER TO PROHIBIT THE DISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY REQUESTED IN VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG'S MARCH 14, 2008 SUBPOENAS Third-party, AstenJohnson, Inc. ("AstenJohnson"), by and through its undersigned attorneys, respectfully moves for a Protective Order pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(c) that prohibits: A. all discovery requested of AstenJohnson in the March 14, 2008 Subpoena served by Voith Paper GMBH & Co. KG ("Voith") on AstenJohnson; and B. the discovery requested in Topic No. 7 and Request No. 5 of the March 14, 2008 Subpoenas served by Voith on Abitibi Bowater, Inc. and International Paper Company. Support for this Motion is set forth in AstenJohnson's accompanying Brief and Exhibits.

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Respectfully submitted, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A. Dated: March 24, 2008 /s/ Patricia P. McGonigle _________________________________ George H. Seitz, III (DE #667) [email protected] Patricia Pyles McGonigle (DE #3126) [email protected] Kevin A. Guerke (DE#4096) [email protected] 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 P.O. Box 68 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 888-0600 - and Anthony S. Volpe John J. O'Malley Ryan W. O'Donnell Volpe and Koenig, P.C. United Plaza, Suite 1600 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 568-6400

Attorneys for Third Party AstenJohnson, Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONFOILS, INC. Defendant. : : Civil Action No. 07-226-JJF : : : : : : :

NOTICE OF MOTION TO: All Parties and Counsel Appearing on the Attached Certificate of Service

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that third-party AstenJohnson, Inc. seeks to present its Motion for Protective Order to Prohibit the Disclosure and

Discovery Requested in Voith Paper GMBH & Co. KG's March 14, 2008
Subpoenas to the Court on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Dated: March 24, 2008 Respectfully submitted, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A. /s/ Patricia P. McGonigle ______________________________ George H. Seitz, III (DE667) [email protected] Patricia P. McGonigle (DE3126) [email protected] Kevin A. Guerke (DE4096) [email protected] 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 P.O. Box 68 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 888-0600 - and -

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Anthony S. Volpe John J. O'Malley Ryan W. O'Donnell Volpe and Koenig, P.C. United Plaza, Suite 1600 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 568-6400

Attorneys for Third Party AstenJohnson, Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE VOITH PAPER GMBH & CO. KG Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONFOILS, INC. Defendant. : : : : : : : : : Civil Action No. 07-226-JJF

PROPOSED ORDER WHEREAS, third-party, AstenJohnson, Inc. ("AstenJohnson"), has filed a Motion for Protective Order; and the Court having considered the respective papers submitted by Plaintiff, Voith Paper GMBH & Co. KG ("Voith"), and AstenJohnson in support of, or in opposition to, said motion; and the Court having considered oral argument of counsel for the respective parties, if any; and the Court having considered the pleadings in this matter and the current status of the case; and for other good cause having been shown; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, on this ______ day of __________________, 2008, that AstenJohnson's Motion is GRANTED, and all discovery requested in Voith's March 14, 2008 Subpoena to AstenJohnson is prohibited. It is further ORDERED that the discovery requested in Topic No. 7 and Request No. 5 of the March 14, 2008 Subpoenas directed to Abitibi Bowater, Inc. and International Paper Company is prohibited. __________________________________ U.S.D.J.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Patricia P. McGonigle, Esquire, hereby certify that on this 24th day of March 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing pleading with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to counsel of record. Further, I caused a copy of the foregoing pleading to be served upon the following counsel as noted Plaintiff's Counsel: Via Hand Delivery Adam W. Poff, Esquire Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, LLP 1000 West Street, 17th Floor P. O. Box 391 Wilmington, DE 19899 Via Federal Express Neil F. Greenblum, Esquire Neal Goldberg, Esquire Michael J. Fink, Esquire Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC 1950 Roland Clarke Place Reston, Virginia 20191

Third-Parties: Via Federal Express AbitibiBowater, Inc. c/o Corporation Service Company 2908 Poston Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 Via Federal Express AbitibiBowater, Inc. c/o C T Corporation System 2394 E. Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85016 Via Federal Express International Paper Company c/o The Corporation Company 2000 Interstate Park Drive Suite 204 Montgomery, AL 36109

/s/ Patricia P. McGonigle _________________________________ Patricia P. McGonigle (DE3126) [email protected]

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