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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No.

01-cv-2056-JLK

UNITED STATES AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC., a New York corporation; PAUL LEADABRAND, an Idaho resident; and JEFLYN AVIATION, INC. dba ACCESS AIR, an Idaho corporation, Plaintiffs, vs. PILATUS BUSINESS AIRCRAFT, LTD., a Colorado corporation; PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a Swiss corporation; PILATUS AIRCRAFT, LTD., a Swiss corporation; PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA, INC., a Canadian corporation; and DOES 1 through 500, Inclusive, Defendants.

PLAINTIFFS' OBJECTIONS TO "DEFENDANTS' DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITION TESTIMONY FOR TRIAL" (Doc. 167)

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USAU v. Pilatus

Plaintiffs' Objections to Deposition Excerpts
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Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3) and this Court's "Instructions Concerning Preparation for Final Trial Preparation Conference" (3/05), plaintiffs respectfully submit their objections to "Defendants' Designation of Deposition Testimony for Trial" (Doc. 167). 1. Paul Leadabrand (May 6, 2002) A. Plaintiffs object to the following designated excerpts: i. B. 101:5-10 (Hearsay)

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 6:20 - 7:6 12:24 - 13:15 14:1-22 2. 16:4-6 53:14 - 55:20 56:22 - 57:17 105:4-25 112:11 - 113:17

James Hutchens (May 7, 2002) A. Plaintiffs object to the following designated excerpts: i. ii. B. 59:12-25 and 60:1-2 (Relevance; Fed.R.Evid. 403) 77:17-25 and 78:1-15 (Relevance; Fed.R.Evid. 403)

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 42:5-14 /// /// 45:1-13

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3.

James Hutchens (December 3, 2002) A. Plaintiffs object to all of the excerpts designated by the defendants, because the page numbers used by the defendants do not exist in this transcript.

4.

James Hutchens ­ Access Air Rule 30(b)(6) ­ (December 3, 2002) A. Plaintiffs have no objections to the excerpts designated by the defendants

in Doc. 167.

B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 44:8-21

5.

Haruko Kikukawa (September 15, 2004) A. Plaintiffs have no objections to the excerpts designated by the defendants

in Doc. 167.

B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 6:18 - 6:25 7:6 - 7:14 8:23 - 9:10 11:3-7 17:12-17 16:23-25 13:8-10 13:18-23 20:3-12 20:21-24 21:5-16 22:4-11 22:18 - 23:5 26:22 - 27:6 29:22 - 30:3 30:16 - 30:22 33:3-24 34:11-18 -3Access Air 0NR/PO/WO Lg24186/20070605

36:2-16 37:15 - 42:11 46:21 - 47:10 55:19 - 57:10 60:15-18 64:22-25 82:18 - 87:12 89:3-13

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6.

Arinori Yamagata (September 15, 2004) A. Plaintiffs have no objections to the excerpts designated by the defendants

in Doc. 167.

B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 7:15-18 8:10-18 9:16-20 10:4-7 14:2-9 15:4-11 22:25 - 23:3

7.

Katsuyoshi Ida (September 16, 2004) A. Plaintiffs have no objections to the excerpts designated by the defendants

in Doc. 167.

B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 5:25 - 6:22 7:23 - 8:5 8:17-23 9:23 - 10:10 10:20 - 11:8 11:16 - 13:14 14:12-16 15:17 - 16:2 18:18 - 19:15 20:3-6

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8.

Arinori Yamagata (September 16, 2004) A. Plaintiffs have no objections to the excerpts designated by the defendants

in Doc. 167.

B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 38:10-23 40:22 - 41:3 45:17 - 46:11 46:21 - 47:19 60:22 - 61:3 63:7-19 64:8-11 67:25 - 68:19 69:21 - 70:12 70:25 - 76:19 82:9-18 113:23 - 115:12 116:6 - 117:2 125:11 - 126:15

9.

Katsuyoshi Ida (September 17, 2004) A. Plaintiffs have no objections to the excerpts designated by the defendants

in Doc. 167.

B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 42:2-7 43:25 - 44:4 56:4-11 59:20-25 60:12-22 61:8-14 /// 61:23 - 63:22 65:21 - 66:25 67:8-18 68:23 - 69:7 70:5 - 71:21 73:14-22 74:10 - 76:18 92:14 - 93:14 93:15-21 95:14 - 96:7 104:17-21 105:2-17

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10.

Don Simplot (May 10, 2005) A. Plaintiffs object to all of the excerpts designated by the defendants in Doc.

167. This witness has no personal knowledge of any facts other than the ownership and lease of the subject airplane, and those facts are immaterial to any issues in this trial. The probative value of this deposition testimony is substantially outweighed by the risk of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay and waste of time.

11.

Chester Waite (May 10, 2005) A. Plaintiffs object to all of the excerpts designated by the defendants in Doc.

167. In Doc. 88, this Court held that it could not conclude as a matter of law that this flight should have been conducted under Part 135. The deposition testimony from this witness is irrelevant until such time as the defendants meet their burden of proving that this flight should have been conducted under Part 135. Until that burden has been met, evidence of alleged violations of Part 135 are irrelevant and immaterial. The probative value of this deposition testimony is substantially outweighed by the risk of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay and waste of time.

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B.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 32(a)(4), plaintiffs demand that the defendants

offer the following additional excerpts of this deposition: 5:12 - 6:4 6:9 - 7:9 9:5-9 11:16 - 12:7 30:7 - 34:25 Respectfully Submitted, Dated: June 5 , 2007 s/ Jeffrey J. Williams Jon A. Kodani, Esq. Jeffrey J. Williams, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JON A. KODANI Attorneys for Plaintiffs United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. et al. 2200 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404-3906 Tel: (310) 453-6762 Fax: (310) 829-3340 Email: [email protected] 35:16 - 36:11 39:1-3 39:8 - 41:3 41:24 - 42:16 49:8 - 49:25 50:17 - 50:24 58:11 - 58:18

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE U.S. Aviation Underwriters et al. v. Pilatus Business Aircraft etc. et al. D.Colorado Case No. 01-K-2056 [XXXXX] I hereby certify that on June 5, 2007 , I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: For Defendant Pratt & Whitney Thomas J. Byrne, Esq. Byrne, Kiely & White 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1300 Denver, CO 80203 Tel. (303) 861-5511 Fax (303) 861-0304 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

For Pilatus Defendants Robert B. Schultz, Esq. Law Offices of Robert B. Schultz 9710 W. 82nd Avenue Arvada, CO 80005 Tel. (303)456-5565 Fax (303)456-5575 Email: [email protected]

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I hereby certify that on , I have mailed or served the document or paper to the following non CM/ECF participants in the manner (mail, hand delivery, etc.) indicated by the non-participant's name: s/ Jeffrey J. Williams Jeffrey J. Williams, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JON A. KODANI Attorneys for Plaintiffs United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. et al. 2200 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90404-3906 Tel: (310) 453-6762 Fax: (310) 829-3340 Email: [email protected]

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