Free Motion to Take Deposition - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMPEX CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ALTEK CORPORATION, and CHINON INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendants.

C.A. No. 04-1373 (KAJ)

APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER REQUIRING DEPOSITIONS OF EMPLOYEES OF EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY AT THE AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL OSAKA-KOBE, JAPAN Plaintiff Ampex Corporation ("Plaintiff"), by counsel, hereby applies to the District Court Judge for issuance of an Order directed to any Consul or Vice Consul of the United States of America at Osaka-Kobe, Japan, requiring the depositions of Messrs. Hideki Akiyama, Hiroshi Yamagata, Sumito Yoshikawa, Manabu Kiri, Takeshi Domen, and Masaki Izumi, commencing on or about January 17, 2006 and terminating on or about January 20, 2006, at the American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, in Osaka, Japan. Messrs. Hideki Akiyama, Hiroshi Yamagata, Sumito Yoshikawa, Manabu Kiri, Takeshi Domen, and Masaki Izumi are employees of Eastman Kodak Company ("Kodak"). These witnesses are being produced voluntarily in response to Plaintiff's individual Notices of Deposition. Pursuant to Consulate rules, a court order/commission, among other things,

identifying the deponents is required before a deposition may be scheduled (Copy attached hereto as Exhibit A). Accordingly, Plaintiff hereby respectfully submits the following proposed Order. Japan also requires the non-Japanese citizens participating in the depositions to obtain

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special visas for entry into Japan, and requires presentation of a copy of the court order as part of the visa application process. For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the District Court Judge enter the attached Order. Plaintiff will then obtain a certified copy of the order as soon as possible so that it may be forwarded to the American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe and used to obtain visas at the Japanese Embassy and various Japanese consulates in the United States. In light of the scheduling constraints imposed by the Consulate's rules, and the

turnaround time for the visa application process, Plaintiff respectfully requests that entry of the Order be expedited. MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL

OF COUNSEL: Jesse J. Jenner Sasha Rao Ropes & Gray LLP 1251 Ave of the Americas New York, NY 10020 USA (212) 596-9000 Norman H. Beamer Gabrielle E. Higgins Ropes & Gray LLP 525 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 617-4000 James E. Hopenfeld Ropes & Gray LLP One Metro Center 700 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 508-4600 Dated: December 8, 2005
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/s/ Julia Heaney (#3052) Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Julia Heaney (#3052) 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 Attorneys for Plaintiff Ampex Corporation

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Julia Heaney, hereby certify that on December 8, 2005, I caused to be electronically filed the foregoing Application For An Order Requiring Depositions Of Employees Of Eastman Kodak Company At The American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, Japan with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing(s) to the following: Paul M. Lukoff, Esquire David E. Brand, Esquire Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A. and that I caused copies to be served upon the following in the manner indicated: BY HAND Paul M. Lukoff, Esquire Prickett, Jones, Elliott, 1310 King Street Wilmington, DE 19899

BY FEDERAL EXPRESS Michael J. Summersgill, Esquire Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109

/s/ Julia Heaney Julia Heaney (#3052) [email protected]