Free Motion to Strike - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:04-cv-01551-JJF

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Filed 05/11/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: STUDENT FINANCE CORPORATION, Debtor. CHARLES A. STANZIALE, JR., CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE OF STUDENT FINANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. PEPPER HAMILTON LLP, ET AL., Defendants. ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. PEPPER HAMILTON LLP, ET AL., Defendants. MOTION OF DEFENDANTS PEPPER HAMILTON LLP AND W. RODERICK GAGNÉ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS AN ATTORNEY PRACTICING AT PEPPER HAMILTON LLP, TO STRIKE EXPERT REPORTS AND PRECLUDE TESTIMONY OF DOUGLAS M. BRANSON, NANCY J. MOORE AND STEVEN L. SCHWARCZ For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Brief, defendants Pepper Hamilton LLP and W. Roderick Gagné, in his capacity as an attorney practicing at Pepper Hamilton LLP, respectfully move this Court to enter an Order in the form attached hereto (a) striking the expert reports of Douglas M. Branson, Nancy J. Moore and Steven L. Schwarcz, (b) precluding all three witnesses from testifying at the trial of this action, and (c) granting such further and other relief as is just and proper. Civil No. 05-165 (JJF) Civil No. 04-1551 (JJF) Chapter 7 Case No. 02-11620 (KJC)

Case 1:04-cv-01551-JJF

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Dated: May 11, 2007 Wilmington, Delaware

MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ William H. Sudell William H. Sudell, Jr. (No. 0463) Donna L. Culver (No. 2983) Daniel B. Butz (No. 4227) 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 (302) 658-3989 (facsimile) - and Elizabeth K. Ainslie Nicholas J. LePore, III Bruce P. Merenstein Stephen J. Shapiro SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP 1600 Market Street, Suite 3600 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 (215) 751-2000 (215) 751-2205 (facsimile) Attorneys for defendants Pepper Hamilton LLP and W. Roderick Gagné, in his capacity as an attorney practicing at Pepper Hamilton LLP - and Charles A. Gilman David G. Januszewski Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Eighty Pine Street New York, New York 10005 (212) 701-3000 (212) 269-5420 (facsimile) Attorneys for defendant Pepper Hamilton LLP

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