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J; 2 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT ·
_; 3 FOR THE DISTRTCT_OF DELAWARE· .4 _ · ‘ n
. · 1 4 —¥~— ——-——-———————~———~ ———x Chapter 11 A
_ 5 In re: ‘ ) Case Nos. 00-2299 (MFW)
6 . CORAM HEALTHCARE CORP. ) through OO—33OO (MEN) l
· 7 and CORAM, INC., _ A ) (Jointly Administered "
V ·.8_ ._ ` Debtors, ) Under Case No.
P 9 1 ——··—— j ——~~——-——~ r -—-———— x 00-3299 (MFW)) A
A , 9 10 ‘ _ · February 27, 2003 U '
V · . 11 V · ` .21 9:38 a.m. . _
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yr?} 13 l Deposition of DANIEL D. CROWLEY, held at
' ' 14 the law offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767
· n 15. Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, pdrsuant to
V _ 16 notice and agreement, before Donald R. DePew, an· ’
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` - ' . 2* follows: · · 2 · _ MRLEVY: Yes, objection by one is an ,
` . ·· ·· 3 EXAM]NATlOl$lBY . _ 3· objection but for all. · - _ 4 ` _
. , "Y" - ~ 4 MR. LEVY:. _ ` _ _ 4 Q. What documents did youjlook at? · , .. . ‘ .
4 . _ ‘ · 5 · Q._ Mr. Crowleyy U _ 4 `· ` 5 A. · The materials that had been provided by · 4. .
· I .Y ` .*-64, _ _ MR. MILLER: Richard, pointof order, - . 6 me_to_resp0nd to thesuhpoena byyonrselt; _ _. . 4 "
· ( ` _. . 7 please; 4" ' ·· ` . "_ ` Q. About how many documents werethose? __ _
` ' · I · ·· 81 " MR. LEVY: Yes, sir. _ _ 8 A. Several, _ . ' __ I ` _. · _
· · ’· 9 ‘ MR. MILLER: You said you diddtlmow · 9 · 4 Q. Hundred? . 4; ` - `_
' · - I ` 10 ifDrinLieberm·itt was the chairman. I · ` 4 10. A. Icloxft recall. _ . , i ‘
_ ‘ ‘ ‘ _ 11*, recall you telling the Court he was the_` '_ ·` 11_ ' Q. Sir,we've got,} believe, 1300 · ‘ ··
‘ ‘ · _ 12 = . chairman ofthe committee; has there beena '12 ' numbered pages with the Bates symbol CRX on it, 4 ·
·_ 44 . _ .1; ‘ change-; 4 · — ‘ _‘ -_ · 13 ineaning it had been produced byyou; is thatthe_ .
· ‘- ° . 14 . . · I'd just like to know whothe client ` 14 approximate number you looked at yesterday? ·_ ‘ i .
_` . , 15 ‘ is. ` ' · · ‘1S A..N¤. . · _ ‘ 4` ,
j · . 16 MR. LEVY: Idon't knowthstheis the _ 16 `· Q. Aboutwhatpart of that 1300 didyou. .° · ,
. ·_ . ‘ ' 17 'chainnan and your statement doesh't refresh ‘ ·. 17`look at? ` _' _, _
· _ Z 1 __ , 18 ..my reeollectiom 1'll be happy to straighten- T _ 18_ A. 25, 50, somethingiritl1at,neigl1borhood. ‘ ‘·
‘ _ _ _ ·, 19 'outwith you whether he is the chairmanor ` X19 I Q. This was yesterday, right, yes?_. . ,_ ‘ _
‘ 20` ’ _not,A1anl I'm¤ottryir¤gtckeepitiirg>m· · · 20 A. Yes. ·° ` _ , ,' ·
_ ‘· ·· ‘ ` *·~ · -21 ·` ‘you. I justdoxftknowatthis point. __ . .; 21 ' _' Q. Canyon describe to me anyoftlie * ‘ ' .·
- _ 4 gg I MR_M]L,LEl{;’.]1¤10wy6uwQuldn't‘tryt0 ·2z documents you looked az? -· · · .— .
` .‘ i i `_ '· 23 · hide anything, so thankyou. ‘ ` t 23 ` · -. Name one. · . _ · _
1 ' . E _ 24 _ 4 ~· MR.LEVY: You‘re welcbme.'_ - · ': ·24__ A. Correspondence betweenmyselfandniy . - · _
2 . - 25 ‘ 3 _ — ' 1 ‘_ _ Crowley — _ ` 1 ~ · . Crowley ·_ · . ‘ ·
· ·_ 3 J 2 . Crowley, did you spend some time ` _ 2. your bnieftc the court-. · ` , ‘ ‘ "
· . _ _ . 4 . 3‘ preparing for thisdeposition? . . 4 3 Q. " The letter dated May 6th about?· 4 · 44 ‘ ·
. -4 4 ·4 4‘ A_ YBS4 - _ , 4 > 4~ ·A, Aboutthat date. ` . ‘ 4 `· - '
4. 44 _4 5 . 4 Q_ wasauyqfrhattiynespentwith any_ _ -5 ‘ _ Itwas two versions oftheletterthat ‘ ` ._ `
; _ 6 'person present, other than`your attorney, 6 iwas one letter. yes. · ‘ . . .
. T · - 7 :M1<'WHfd,_Of your attorney,Mr[ Schreiber? 7 Q. During your meetinginprepexationin ·
‘ _ · 8 A.· ,Yes. T . ‘ 4 8` which Mr. Kipnes waspresent at who said let's 4 .
‘ · `· ' . · 9 Q. Who? _ — _ · ' ·9 discuss thisdocument? A ' · ’ ~ ‘_ ’ `
· 4 . ` _ 10 A. .Counsel·t`or the trustee. ' · 10 _ Whose idea was it'? _ · _ ·
' _ ‘ ll · Q: Who? ' · ‘ 11· A. My counsel. · " . _ ` '
. 12 ; A: Principally, Mr.-Kipnes. · - . _ M12 " MR. WARD: Objection. · · _ " · . ·
_ _ ° _ 13 'Y ' Q. 'How much time did you spendwith_ 13 · _ ~ ‘ The attorneys have ajoint interestin . ’ . ,
_ . - 14 Mr. Kipnes preparing for this deposition? ‘ 14· . this and‘I think thatis covered by ' · _
· . ' · 15 4 A; Acouple of hours. ‘ · -15 . ‘ privilege. ` ` · _ ` ' »
. , ‘ 16 _ . Q. When? _ _ * 16 Q. 1'meony. _ · ._ ` _
4 _ . 17 .· 4A. Yesterday. . _ _ · 17 ·A. ldontunderstnnd the proeedurewhen ·
,_ ’ '-~l8` Q. Yesterday? _ . _ ' ‘ 18, someone4objeets,arnIjust— ` ·’ - ·
. · ·l9 VA. Yes. ` 19 · LMR.WARD: lthinkwho saidwhatto . ' `_
· " 20 .' _Q. During the course of that preparation . - 20 whom inthismeeting would be privileged. _ .
_ . 21 _ didyoulookatany documents? ·21· ' Mr. Kipnes represents the trustee. ' .
· ` `4 22 A. ·Yes. — _ ' _ ' 22 4 Mr. Crowley is anernployee ofthe trustee. _
_ · · 5 23 _ Q.? What documents did you lookat? 23, Andlthink in this particular proceeding ' 4
_` _ 24 _ "MR. GODNICK: Objection} . _ 24` thereis ajoint interest. · ..
__ · 25 . MR.M[LLER: The same stipulation? 25 · MR.LEVY:4Are you going to instruct _ . ·‘
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. ‘ '2 thi: witness nut t¤_a,nsw¤r‘? j. ‘ ` ‘ 2 _' A. I work for the trustee, y8S. `_ · · I _ ' U 2 _
r 2 · ‘ MR, wmv; xwiu instgucthimnottc ‘3 Q. 1¤s¤.s‘¤ w¤ m¤1%<= ¤r¤¤¤r · V · 4 _ answer aj; to convprsations between and ¤m¤ng· ‘ ¢ ‘ me aslpyou this:} What did M1·.'Kipncs tcl? jiou or 4 "“":"
· ·‘— `5 ‘· himself and mc attorneys that were prcscnt ‘ $5 "say t¤ you abcutthc May 6ih ¤r May 8th d¤¤¤m¤nt - ·
· · 5 6 Y atthisscssion. _ ,` _ · · ·- 6 {hat you discussed? ‘ i " ' l- _ . ,· ‘ ·. `
` ` 7 ’ _ 4 MR. GODNICK: Iwould note f61‘the~ _ . _7 · ‘ MR. WARD: Objccticnto ihc extent it ` ·‘ _ ·; , `·
' · ` 8 · record, in accordance with FcdcxaI·Ru1c Qf . · 8 · . calls for anyrccounting of any statements · ‘_ _` "
_‘ _ Q . Evidence 612, Mr. Levy docsrff necessarily 9 ` `madc to or by yhc witness in this codcrcncg · . "
10 ‘ ‘ have 9. défmitivc right to know thcdqcumcnts 1-0 = with counsel, covered by thcjoint privilege. · " : _
· · 11_ · ‘ ·· that wcré shown to Mr. Crowley during the ¤ 11 _ Q. Do you rcihsc to answer, sir? I _ · _ ' ,·
_ 12 ‘ · tfcursc of his preparation, that is a product " 12 ` MIRJWARD; I instruct fha witness nov · · ‘
· 13 fufthc c¤unsél's work product, and thcrcf0rc,· · 13 toanswcr. · _ · _. _ ‘° . ·
_ 14_ , hc's not necessarily entitled tcp invade that 14 · MTR. Can wc agree, if I were to ` .
1,5 privilege. · _ _ · _ . ` 15 ask additional questions abbutwhat went on· ( » ,
16 MR.LEVY: Tha: gulc relates touzonc , 16 ' at§hatmcztingy0ix'dgivét}1¤saznc _ · . Q _· ‘ · .
-4 17 _ ‘ council. ·· ` . · I` - · 17 ; ihstructi0n?‘ , _ : A 4 · . ’
. ·18 A11ywa.y,wc’rcpast111at,hc'sT01dué. _ _ · .18 ' MR.V\/ARD: Iwuuld. _ _ ‘ -_ Y _ _ ‘ `
· 1 - IQ ` , `_ Mr. Kipncs, do you adoyit the position _ 19 " - _ · MR. SCHREIBER& It depends on the _ _> ' _
. · 20 Ol1bBh3lfDfthCtl’l1St8B'[l'1HtyOubBV€& , · . _20 · ·-‘qucstions,Ithink. . _ ° · _ _ -' . ` ·. ·* _ .
, · 21 joint interest and have a privilege? ·- · .21 _ ` .‘ MR. _lfyou take the question to . . ‘ ’
' ' _ ° 22 _ _ _MR.. KIPNES:.Wc dc. ' · 22 _ E¤Iatst0·c0nvarsati0ns thattookplacc ' , _
23 _ MR. LEVY: Is tbafc ·a.vv1*ittc11_agrcci11c111: ` 23 .bctvvc¢-m and among tha attorneys and the · · ‘ ` · . ' _· . __
. ‘ 24 · bciwccn c¤upsclrcgardi11gtl1isj0ixit‘ _ " ·_ 24 ~ witness at that mEBtiI`lg,ICRI'Xi!lfOIl;¥1 you ' ‘ _ . j . A .-
‘ ` _ 25 I interest, Mr, Ward? _ · - _ ` · 25 jhcrcyvcré no other nunattomaysg at'thc_ ‘ · __ .2 · ` · · ·· '
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. ._ ‘2 , ·._,`MR.`WARD: I'm110t aware ofawrittcxg ' 2 · ’ meeting. ' . _ ·_ f_ · ‘ _ ` ` . ‘ ,
_ · _ ‘ 3. _ agnjecnu-mtz ` _ _ · ·` Q ' _ 3_' _ AndIsupp0scify0uaskhimwhcth¤r,Hc .· ' ` 4
' 4 ·_ MR. LEVY: Mr. Ward, would yah tell me`, 4 had a cup of coffee, that may not bc - _· _.
‘ ·_ ' ' r 5 whether there was cvcravcrbul agreement . ·. 5 ·. objecticmable; Butltake your questionto ‘_ ‘ _ ' _ _·
6 . with respect to that. -- . ' · 6 bc what wcrc·thc discussions 'bctwcen aud. · _' _
`. ·. 7 = MRWARD: This particular maftcr was 'Z '. anicng thc cuunsclandthc witness. - V , . _· `
O 8 spccxcally discussed afncug counsel and I· · ' 8 ` . ` NIR. LEVY:·C0rrcct. ` " ‘ . ‘: '. ' _ '
_ · 9 tzkc that to bc an agreement between counsel » 9 ` ° MR. WARD: On that basis hc is- · ' _
_ 10 thai; we arc exercising ajoint privilege with ' 10 _ instructed not to answer. _ · , _ ‘ °
· · ‘11 · · respect to this motion, in which the trustee 11 ` · · MR. LEVY: Mr. Ward, would you alsp . ·
‘ · 12 ·· is thg movant and his employee is thc: " 12 · _ 'tcll me whenxhis joint privilege that y0u'rc ‘° · , ·_ · 4 · __
·_ ‘ ' ._ 13 . _ . 4 A _13 ` alleging came into being? ·` ,> ' ` · -
_ _ . 14 BYMR.LEVY`: I ' ‘ Q · · 14 MILWARD: Asalcgal matter, it dame: _ ` L - _, Y `
4 v · 15 ‘ Q.. Mr. Cmwlay, do you view yoursclfas an_ · 15 -_ into being thp moment the motion was flied . · _ ‘
` l6’ employee ofthe txustcciin this case? ·_ · " " 16 Q and thc wimcss was noticed for a deposition. _ , ` ·
_ ‘ ` I7 ` . MR,.WARD: Objcctipnto the axtentit 17 _Itwas spccifjcallydiscusscd among counsel _ 4 _ " _· I _
‘ l8' calls for a legal conclusion. " ` ' `. 18 at the beginning ofthe meeting we arc _ · . ` .
‘ ' 4 I9 You can answer; ' - . · . _ ` 4. 19 discussing fmm ycstcrday. There were also, · ' ‘ _
`- 4 4 20 4 A.· I am a subordinate ofthe Chapter 11 _ 20 ' · I believe, smhc: other discussions, but thafs · ° _. . `
. . _‘ . 21 trustee. ‘ »_ ‘ . » 21 . thebnc Pm personally aware oil ‘ ° ` " ‘
; _ . _ , Z2' Q., Sirgthaiwasmt my question. . 22 ` Q. Did you have any discussions at which _ · _ ' _ ,
. 23 Do you view yourself as an employee of _‘ 23- Mr. Kipnés or Mr. Brcsslcr were present cunceming ` _
_ _ ·. 24 the trustee in a laymarfs scnsc? _ ‘ _ ' _ 24 this motion prior tn yesterday'} . _ ' r- °
‘ ' V 25 if MR.WAR.D: Samcobjccticm _ 25 _ A. .Nb. _ _ _ ji N _ , ` .
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