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Case 1 :07—cv—00178-GIVIS Document 65 Filed 11/16/2007 Page 1 of 3
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November 16, 2007
BY ELECTRONIC FILING
The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, Chief Judge
United States District Court
for the District of Delaware
844 North King Street
Locltbox 19
Wilmington, Delaware 1980i
Re: Dezrrsc/1er· T emits Bzmnl et nl. v. ATP Tour, Inc. et cz].,
CA. No. 07—l78—C}MS
Dear Judge Sieet:
In anticipation ofthe discovery teleconference scheduled for Tuesday, November
20, 2007, at 3:30 pm. (EST) in the above matter, the parties jointly submit the following items to
be presented to the Court:
Plaintift`s’ Issues:
l. Whether an extension ofthe Cou1ts’ scheduling order deadlines relating to expert
reports and discovery is appropriate given that the Defendants have yet to provide
requested, expert-related discovery including, inter alia, the production ofthe
nompriviieged documents or the supplementation of their document production,
as previously discussed with the Court, and the deposition of key Defense-
controlled witnesses essential to the completion and production of expert reports.
2. Vtfhether the Defendants should produce requested, responsive, relevant e—mail
and business documents in the possession of the Defendants and the ATP’s key
officers relating to the development and implementation ofthe Brave New World
at least seven days prior to the depositions of "Key Players” Flip Gailoway,
Etienne de Villiers, Mark Young and Charles Pasarell, including inter alia, these
individuals’ own documents and e-mails relating to the subject matter of this
litigation and created, modified or obtained since May 2007 as part ofthe
Defendants’ ongoing implementation ofthe Brave New World plan.
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3. Whether the Defendants should make ATP officers Silva, Anderton and Anson
available for deposition.
4. Whether the Defendants should provide a designee for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition
properly noticed for Wednesday, November 21, 2007.
5. Whether the Defendants should cooperate and provide dates for the depositions of
the A’1`P’s agents at Deloitte & Touche, BrandDriver and Cornperio Research.
6. Whether the Defendants should reopen depositions upon the Defendants’
supplementation of their document production with material documents relevant
to the prior testimony of an ATP-controlled witness.
Defenda.nts’ Issues:
E. Whether Plaintiffs failed to properly preserve potentially responsive documents,
including emails, and destroyed emails after the litigation commenced.
2. Whether Plaintiffs properly searched for, gathered, and produced both electronic
and hard—copy responsive documents from their files and the files of agents under
their control, including the tiles of Messrs. Schroetter and Steeb and ofthe DTB
accounting/finance department.
3. Whether Plaintiffs should provide a designee for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition with ·—
respect to the new QTF Plaintiff within the fact discovery period.
4. Whether Plaintiffs should he permitted to schedule or demand depositions beyond
the fact discovery deadline without consent.
5. Whether Plaintiffs should produce their tournament director, Mr. Steeh, for the
continuation of a single day of deposition after the production of his documents
(none of which had been produced at the time ofthe initial session of the
deposition).
Re ctfully submitted,
Z/rée
had S.C. Stover (No. 4919)
CSC:cac
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Youivo CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
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November 16, 2007
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Philip Trainer, Jr., Esquire (by electronic filing/hand delivery)
Bradley R. Ruskin, Esquire
Jennifer R. Scullion, Esquire
Robert D. MacGill, Esquire
Hamish S. Cohen, Esquire
C. Barr Flinn, Esquire
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