Free Motion to Preclude - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) QUARK, INC., CREO, INC., EASTMAN ) KODAK COMPANY, AND KODAK ) GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS ) COMPANY, ) ) Defendants. )

C.A. No. 06-032-JJF

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO PRECLUDE DEFENDANTS FROM RELYING ON UNDISCLOSED CONTENTIONS Plaintiff R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company hereby moves to preclude Defendants Creo, Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, and Kodak Graphic Communications Company from relying on contentions that they failed to disclose before the Court-ordered December 11, 2006 deadline for the completion of contention interrogatories. The bases for this motion are set forth in the Opening Brief filed herewith. MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Rodger D. Smith II _________________________________________ Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Rodger D. Smith II (#3778) 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 Attorneys for Plaintiff R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

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OF COUNSEL: Bradford J. Badke Stuart W. Yothers ROPES & GRAY LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (212) 596-9000 Steven A. Kaufman ROPES & GRAY LLP One International Place Boston, MA 02110 (617) 951-7000 January 3, 2007
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RULE 7.1.1 CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that counsel for plaintiff has discussed the subject of the foregoing motion with counsel for defendants, and the parties have not been able to reach agreement on the issues raised in the motion.

/s/ Rodger D. Smith II ____________________________________ Rodger D. Smith II

January 3, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on January 3, 2007, he caused the foregoing to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing(s) to the following: Frederick L. Cottrell III Richards Layton & Finger I also certify that copies were caused to be served on January 3, 2007, upon the following in the manner indicated: BY EMAIL AND HAND Frederick L. Cottrell III Richards Layton & Finger One Rodney Square 920 N. King Street Wilmington, DE 19801

BY EMAIL AND FEDERAL EXPRESS Richard McMillan, Jr. Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004-2595

/s/ Rodger D. Smith II (#3778) MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 [email protected]